Tag: rations
N. Korea hands out eight months’ worth of rations to major...
North Korea has recently provided workers at eight major munitions factories in Pyongyang, North Pyongan Province, and other areas of the country with eight...
Pyongyang probes how well companies handed out rations ahead of Labor...
The Pyongyang People's Committee recently tallied the rations that workers employed in the city have received from their employers ahead of Labor Day, Daily...
Many N. Korean soldiers fail to meet requirements for extended service
In March, the North Korean military authorities announced plans to extend the service of some military specialists by one year, but in the course...
China in talks with N. Korea about providing raw materials and...
China plans to provide raw materials and food to North Korea through a loan, Daily NK has learned.
Speaking on condition of anonymity, a high-ranking...
Yanggang Province begins registration drive for new market stalls, commercial shops
The Yanggang Province People's Committee is registering new market stalls and commercial shops, Daily NK has learned.
Speaking on condition of anonymity, a source in...
Controversy grows in N. Korea over disparity in grain prices
The huge disparity between the prices at which ruling party officials and ordinary people buy grain is causing controversy. The general public pays more...
N. Korean security officials increasingly turn to extortion of money changers,...
North Korean security officials in the China-North Korea border region are increasingly turning to extortion of money changers and remittance brokers to make money,...
N. Korea cuts supply of rations to regional security bureaus by...
Following an announcement by the Ministry of State Security that rations to regional security bureaus would be cut by one-third this year, the Yanggang...
N. Korean teachers increasingly turn to students’ parents for help
North Korean teachers facing severe financial hardship are turning to parents for help. While schools harshly criticize teachers for such behavior, some teachers are...
N. Korean security agents demand large sums from remittance brokers
North Korean security agents in North Hamgyong Province demanded large sums of cash from remittance brokers ahead of recent holidays, including Lunar New Year...
