Tag: south hamgyong province
South Hwanghae Province residents catch leeches, earthworms to earn money
Residents of North Korea's South Hwanghae Province are eager to catch leeches and earthworms to make money, Daily NK has learned.
"People in Haeju and...
N. Korea completes almost 70% of rice transplanting as of early...
Amid the travails of a chronic food shortage, North Korea has identified increasing grain production as its top economic priority for the year and...
North Koreans seek out cold noodles as weather heats up
An increasing number of market goers have been seeking out Chongsu naengmyeon (cold noodles) in some North Korean cities, Daily NK has learned.
“Chongsu naengmyeon...
North Korea’s imports of oil from China and Russia are going...
North Korea is increasing oil supplies to naval units based in Nampo and Nason as the nation imports massive amounts of petroleum from China...
A glimpse into the future of surveillance technology in North Korea
North Korea may be infamous for being “decades in the past,” but its technology is not nearly so far behind. North Korea has trained...
Why was the term “Day of the Sun” barely used on...
North Korean media this year hardly used the term “Day of the Sun,” the name for the holiday marking the birthday of the country’s...
Four N. Korean stationmasters arrested for failing to show loyalty to...
The North Korean Ministry of State Security has recently informed senior officials at provincial bureaus about the punishment given to people arrested in connection...
Abuse of opium remains a problem in N. Korea amid economic...
Several opium addicts have died recently in Kilju County, North Hamgyong Province, Daily NK has learned.
Speaking on condition of anonymity, a Daily NK source...
N. Korea installed facial recognition devices at major train stations during...
In 2021, at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the North Korean government sought technologies that could help it better track the movements of...
Parents of school children turn to second-hand stores amid N. Korea’s...
Driven by economic hardships, a large number of parents of school-age children shopped at second-hand clothing stores in Hamhung markets before the start of...
