Tag: poverty

A disabled woman in her 40s and her daughter recently died from carbon monoxide poisoning in the North Korean city of Rason, leaving local...

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...

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...

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...

A band of robbers operating in Wonsan, Kangwon Province, was recently arrested and put on public trial in early April, Daily NK has learned.  “Earlier...

Some rural areas of South Hamgyong Province have recently experienced severe food shortages. With little sign of improvement, people are even taking their own...

Some North Korean women have been expressing their discontent with an editorial that ran in the Rodong Sinmun on International Women’s Day (Mar. 8)...

As North Koreans face continuing economic hardship in the wake of the pandemic, more and more young people are skipping work. Employers are issuing...

North Koreans are suffering from worsening food shortages amid a recent spike in the price of rice. Speaking on condition of anonymity for security reasons,...

A woman who recently gave birth at a maternity center in Yanggang Province immediately put the baby up for adoption, a source in the...