Tag: North Korean economy
Health problems plague a growing number of female farmers in N....
An increasing number of female farmers in North Korea are unable to work due to health problems, Daily NK has learned.
"When a farm in...
N. Korea’s shortage of scrap metal highlights its inefficient economic system
Kim Jong Un's ambitious 20x10 regional development plan is already running into problems. In addition to the shortage of common materials such as cement...
Some thoughts on Kim Jong Un’s outdated “20×10 regional development policy”
Kim Jong Un recently admitted that his country's regional economy is in a "pitiful state." He confessed that "our party and state are facing...
N. Korea’s bizarre propaganda slogan: “Love the future”
There was a time when it was possible to take pictures of North Korea by crossing the Yalu and Tumen rivers. After the border...
N. Korea orders workers in China to stay until end of...
North Korea recently ordered its workers in China to stay in the country until at least the end of this year, Daily NK has...
N. Korean real estate prices remain stable despite economic downturn
North Korea’s real estate prices have remained stable amid global fears of price falls due to the economic stagnation caused by the spread of...
N. Koreans hurting economically due to border shutdown
North Koreans are complaining that their government's shutdown of trade over the Sino-North Korean border due to fears over the Wuhan coronovirus is causing...
Superstition makes getting loans difficult in January, sources
Many North Koreans in of business loans are unable to get them due to the country’s economic downturn and a custom of avoiding loans...
North Korea Market Prices Update: January 17, 2020
All prices are in KPW and current as of January 17, 2019.
Data: Daily NK
North Korea Market Prices Update: December 6, 2019
All prices are in KPW and current as of December 6, 2019.
Data: Daily NK
