Tag: quotas
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...
Yanggang Province criticizes companies that failed to fulfill economic plans for...
Commercial entities in Yanggang Province that failed to fulfill their economic plans for the first half of the year were rebuked during a recent...
Kaesong hands down “unreasonable” new quota for scrap metal collection
There is discontent among some Kaesong Special City residents after municipal authorities recently handed down an “unreasonable” quota for collecting “scrap metal” after the...
N. Korea orders factories to produce their own raw materials
North Korea recently issued an order that directs factories throughout the country to resolve supply shortages on their own and to devise measures for...
