Tag: pyongyang
North Korea replaces all foreign student dormitory staff at Kim Il...
North Korea's ruling Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) central committee ordered a full replacement of staff managing foreign student dormitories at Kim Il Sung...
Pyongyang targets software developers in crackdown on unauthorized programs
North Korea gathered more than 30 software developers in Pyongyang in mid-April 2026 to take part in what authorities billed as a technical training...
North Korea’s pet industry takes off as Kim Jong Un visit...
North Korea's state-linked trading companies imported dozens of pet dogs from China in 2026, in a significant and unusual expansion of the country's nascent...
North Korea’s market price surge shows signs of easing
North Korean market prices, which had nearly doubled since early February 2026, showed signs of easing in late April, according to Daily NK's latest...
North Korea’s black market dollar rate breaks all-time record as China...
North Korea's black market exchange rate for the U.S. dollar broke 70,000 North Korean won for the first time in recorded history in April...
Pet shop in Pyongyang sparks anger and envy among North Korea’s...
North Koreans outside Pyongyang are reacting with resentment and disbelief after state media broadcast footage of Kim Jong Un and his daughter, Ju Ae,...
North Korea courts Chinese private investors for Pyongyang commercial complex
North Korea is pushing to develop a large commercial complex in Pyongyang's Hwasong district and is actively courting Chinese private investors to fund it.
According...
Air China’s Beijing-Pyongyang resumption stirs economic hopes inside North Korea
North Korea resumed its first direct Air China flights from Beijing in six years on March 30, and the news has spread quickly inside...
North Korea fuel prices surge 20% as Iran war squeezes oil...
North Korea's market prices have surged for the second consecutive month, with fuel costs leading the way as gasoline and diesel prices each jumped...
Beijing agency launches North Korea tour packages on direct Pyongyang flights
A Beijing travel agency has begun recruiting tourists for direct-flight package tours to North Korea, with two departure dates set for May, as Chinese...
