Tag: Ryanggang Province
N. Korean car smugglers face heavy losses as Chinese traders inflate...
Used car smugglers in Hyesan are growing increasingly frustrated over mounting debts caused by Chinese sellers charging excessive prices for vehicles.
"Large cargo trucks carrying...
Satellites show North Korean wheat, barley cultivation up 22% under Kim’s...
Since 2021, when Kim Jong Un ordered a shift in grain production to address food shortages, North Korea has been promoting wheat and barley...
N. Korean students question Kim’s gifts, alarming parents and teachers
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's gift of musical instruments to schools in flood-damaged regions has become part of state propaganda highlighting the "supreme...
No hospital, no hope: Maternal death highlights rural healthcare gap in...
A woman in Ryanggang province died from blood loss while giving birth at home after eight months of pregnancy. The tragedy occurred because, as...
N. Korean farmers lack basic resources to implement potato farming method
North Korea is heavily promoting the "Samjiyon-style potato farming method" to increase potato production nationwide, but farmers report severe shortages of essential resources including...
Hunger trumps trees: N. Koreans uproot state reforestation for food crops
As North Korea's spring tree-planting season reaches its peak, residents in Ryanggang province are removing newly planted trees to grow food crops instead. This...
N. Korean official arrested for erasing defector records in bribery scheme
A residence registration guidance official in Ryanggang province is under investigation by provincial police for allegedly erasing information about defectors from official records.
According to...
Power trap: Hyesan residents suspect electricity inspections are bribery scheme
Residents of Hyesan in North Korea's Ryanggang province are facing intensified inspections of their electricity usage, particularly targeting households using power-hungry appliances. These crackdowns...
N. Korea reforms security oversight after agent’s abuses in Russia exposed
North Korea has overhauled its standards and selection criteria for security officers working overseas after allegations of abuse came to light involving recently repatriated...
Knee-length leather coats: N. Korea’s latest status symbol for the elite
Knee-length leather coats have become a sartorial trend among young North Koreans, Daily NK has learned.
"Leather coats have recently become a trend among young...
