Tag: quotas
Spring hunger forces N. Korean rural families to borrow grain at...
The number of "food-poor families" has recently grown as North Korea's spring hunger season intensifies, worsening the already severe seasonal food shortages.
"The number of...
N. Korea’s ‘Arbor Day paradox’: How tree-planting initiatives are destroying forests
North Korea promoted nationwide tree-planting initiatives for Arbor Day (March 14) as part of a reforestation campaign. However, these efforts damaged forests as people...
N. Korean students’ vacation spent hauling manure as ‘patriotic duty’
North Korean university students are spending their month-long vacation hauling manure to farms. While authorities tout this as a "manifestation of patriotism," students have...
N. Korea pays farm workers in devalued currency instead of grain
North Korea has taken an unprecedented step: paying farm workers in devalued local currency instead of their usual share of crops.
A source in North...
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...
Kaechon stores raided over private salt trade as winter approaches
Inspectors from Kaechon's commerce department have confiscated goods from state-run stores after discovering they were selling privately-sourced salt and salted seafood. The crackdown comes...
Chongjin drivers face growing police shakedowns
Traffic police in Chongjin, North Hamgyong province, are increasingly extorting bribes from taxi and motorcycle drivers. Drivers report feeling distressed as officers demand payments...
N. Pyongan province suffers setback in self-sufficiency efforts amid poor harvest
North Korea aims to increase self-sufficiency and living standards by building more factories in the provinces, supported by local raw materials. In North Pyongan...
N. Korean security officers extort loyalty funds from ordinary people
North Korean security officers are brazenly demanding money from people under the guise of raising "loyalty funds," Daily NK has learned.
Speaking on condition of...
Exclusive: False eyelashes sold in China are assembled in North Korea
Various types of false eyelashes assembled in North Korean prisons are being packaged in China and sold online, Daily NK has learned.
When Daily NK...
