Tag: poverty
Desperate North Koreans sell blood for food as hunger crisis deepens
As North Korea endures a severe food shortage, desperate North Koreans have been selling their blood, a practice that has surged recently after the...
N. Korean money changers profit from currency fluctuations
North Korean money changers have reaped substantial profits from recent currency fluctuations. While money changers have increased their foreign currency assets in a short...
Abandoned babies found in N. Korean countryside amid worsening rural conditions
Several cases of infant abandonment have emerged across North Korea in recent months, with babies being discovered in remote rural areas of the country.
Multiple...
N. Korean women drive booming cross-border trade in Chinese jewelry
Smugglers in North Hamgyong province have been working overtime importing accessories from China this summer, driven by surging demand among young people who are...
Pay to stay: N. Korean schools sell farmwork exemptions to students
North Korean schools are openly charging fees to excuse students from farmwork as the country's annual rice transplantation begins.
According to a source in South...
Pyongyang’s housing project: Potemkin villages with skywalks
North Korea is racing to slap together the final 10,000 apartments of its ambitious five-year housing project in Pyongyang, with state media breathlessly reporting...
N. Korean community mourns disabled woman and child after fatal carbon...
A disabled woman in her 40s and her daughter recently died from carbon monoxide poisoning in the North Korean city of Rason, leaving local...
Kim Il Sung University graduate trades love for social advancement
A Kim Il Sung University graduate has surprised his friends by prioritizing career prospects over his long-term romantic relationship, Daily NK has learned.
"University students...
Deadly harvest: N. Korean man killed for gleaning corn
A man in North Korea's Musan county died from a police beating after collecting fallen corn from a recently harvested field, sparking local outrage.
A...
Blueberry bandits: Crime spikes as North Koreans forage for survival
North Koreans near Samjiyon, Ryanggang province, have faced various mishaps while blueberry picking to supplement their income amid the country's ongoing food crisis. In...
