Tag: Ryanggang Province
N. Korean youth defy marriage norms, opt for prohibited cohabitation
An increasing number of young North Koreans are choosing to live together before marriage, despite this being prohibited behavior that carries legal consequences, Daily...
N. Korean won-dollar rate stabilizes while won-yuan continues climb
The soaring won-dollar exchange rate at marketplaces in North Korea appears to have paused, at least for the moment. But the won-yuan market exchange...
N. Korean state shops near China allow food purchases in foreign...
North Korean state-run grain shops near the Chinese border have begun accepting foreign currency for food purchases, despite official restrictions on foreign currency use.
This...
North Korean food prices soar as currency crisis deepens
North Korean food prices have hit record highs, deepening hardship across the country.
According to Daily NK's regular market survey, rice prices exceeded 8,000 North...
Man arrested for posing as nephew of N. Korean foreign minister...
A man in his 30s was recently arrested by the Ministry of State Security for scamming people out of money by pretending to be...
Currency crisis drives North Koreans to dollar, yuan
The North Korean won has lost half its value against the dollar and yuan this year, driving more citizens to conduct marketplace transactions in...
Market shock as North Korean won-dollar rate breaks records
North Korea's market exchange rates have soared to unprecedented levels. After stabilizing for two months following a peak in early September, the US dollar...
Death sentence: Senior state security official sold secrets to Chinese trader
A senior official from North Korea’s Ministry of State Security was recently executed on charges of leaking state secrets to a Chinese trader, Daily...
N. Korean youth drive demand for smuggled Chinese coats
Chinese-made padded coats are selling rapidly in markets in Hyesan, according to a source in Ryanggang province recently.
The source said that Chinese winter coats...
North Korean miners defy order for mutual criticism sessions
Workers at North Korea's Hyesan Youth Copper Mine have pushed back against orders to intensify mandatory criticism sessions, according to a source in Ryanggang...
