Tag: south hwanghae province
South Hwanghae grain store managers escape punishment after hiking rice prices
Managers of state-run grain stores in North Korea's South Hwanghae province pushed rice prices well above market rates in September 2026. Provincial authorities summoned...
Satellite imagery shows reservoir drought worsening across North Korea
I analyzed satellite imagery from the European Space Agency's Sentinel satellites throughout August 2026. My goal was to assess the condition of major agricultural...
Satellite images show mine drainage nearing North Korea’s Kangnyong Bay
Satellite imagery shows yellow-tinted mine drainage spreading from North Korea's Bupo mine toward farmland and a saltworks in South Hwanghae province's Kangnyong county, with...
North Korea taps reserve grain stocks as farm workers in South...
North Korean authorities urgently released state reserve grain to farms in South Hwanghae province, the country's principal grain-producing region, after a growing number of...
North Korea farm workers caught between contradictory orders
Farm workers in North Korea are voicing complaints after getting caught between two contradictory directives amid record heat. One directive calls for preventing crop...
North Korea targets university students in media crackdown
North Korea's state youth organization has ordered a special crackdown on banned foreign media. It has named university students as the "primary target," a...
Hunger drives North Korean children to raid state orchards
Hunger is driving teenagers in Kwail county, South Hwanghae province, to sneak into state orchards this summer. They pick peaches and plums to eat...
North Korea’s rural transit gap leaves a daughter unable to say...
A woman in North Korea lost both parents in a traffic accident in Kumya county, South Hamgyong province, but was unable to attend their...
Satellite imagery reveals North Korea’s transmission tower network
High-resolution satellite imagery of three transmission tower sites in North Korea — located in Gujang county, North Pyongan province; Namsan, Kaesong city; and Anak...
North Korea marks Russia treaty anniversary with lectures glorifying troops killed...
North Korea held week-long ideological lectures for officials in June 2026 to mark the second anniversary of its comprehensive strategic partnership treaty with Russia,...
