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North Korean food prices soar as currency crisis deepens
North Korean food prices have hit record highs, deepening hardship across the country.
According to Daily NK's regular market survey, rice prices exceeded 8,000 North...
N. Korea expels money changers amid currency crackdown
North Korea has intensified its crackdown on foreign currency exchanges as market rates continue to climb. In recent weeks, authorities have banished multiple money...
Currency crisis drives North Koreans to dollar, yuan
The North Korean won has lost half its value against the dollar and yuan this year, driving more citizens to conduct marketplace transactions in...
Safety ignored as North Korea rushes to complete housing for flood...
Racing to showcase flood recovery before a key party meeting, North Korean authorities have pushed construction workers into dangerous conditions while cutting corners on...
Market shock as North Korean won-dollar rate breaks records
North Korea's market exchange rates have soared to unprecedented levels. After stabilizing for two months following a peak in early September, the US dollar...
Fear grips currency earning sites as inspectors begin sweeping probe
State security agents launched a probe of foreign currency earning centers in North Pyongan province on Nov. 4, sparking anxiety among workers there.
While these...
Death sentence: Senior state security official sold secrets to Chinese trader
A senior official from North Korea’s Ministry of State Security was recently executed on charges of leaking state secrets to a Chinese trader, Daily...
Aid theft undermines N. Korean flood recovery efforts
Officials overseeing flood recovery efforts in North Korea's North Pyongan province are embezzling aid supplies meant for reconstruction, a source in the province told...
N. Korean flood victims seek shelter as housing promises fall short
North Korean flood victims in Sinuiju, initially promised swift housing reconstruction, are now abandoning their temporary shelters as hopes of moving into new homes...
Unbearable conditions drive N. Korean soldiers to desert regional factory projects
North Korean soldiers assigned to regional factory projects in North Pyongan province are frequently deserting their units due to unbearable working conditions, including malnutrition,...
