Tag: Ryanggang Province
N. Korea begins enforcing price controls in local markets
North Korean authorities have begun enforcing price controls after commodity prices spiked following the closure of the Sino-North Korean border, Daily NK has learned.
"Officials...
Commodity prices spike in N. Korea following border shutdown
Commodity prices have skyrocketed at local markets throughout North Korea following the North Korea's closure of the country's border with China as part of...
Ryanggang Province accelerates disease control efforts
North Korean public health officials are making serious efforts to improve disease control procedures at hospitals in Ryanggang Province as the country faces a...
Ryanggang Province’s top party official replaced due to old age
The chief secretary of Ryanggang Province's Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK) committee was recently replaced in what some view as part of North Korean...
N. Korean sentenced to two years in labor camp for assault
A woman in her 40s was sentenced to two years in a labor camp after assaulting a teenage girl who she suspected was having...
Alleged leaker of Kim Jong Un’s whereabouts executed
An alleged leaker of information about Kim Jong Un's visit to Samjiyon last October was executed in Pyongyang in late December, Daily NK has...
Taxes soar in agricultural regions as farming season wraps up
Following the completion of the farming season and annual payments in kind for workers in agricultural regions, North Korean authorities have imposed a number...
Electric appliances altering winter prep in North Korea
The way North Koreans are preparing for winter is changing as they increasingly use electric appliances and shift away from kimchi making and firewood...
N. Korea cracks down on teenage opium use, sources report
In an attempt to counter a rise of opium use among North Korean teenagers, authorities in Ryanggang Province are now conducting physical examinations in...
Parents of dead N. Korean soldier barred from viewing remains
The parents of a soldier, who died at the Samsok District training camp in Pyongyang, were denied access to his remains. Instead, they only...
