Tag: south hwanghae province
N. Korea expands local trade but imposes tighter controls
Regional trade has significantly increased since North Korean authorities began implementing the "20×10 regional development policy." Rising imports are also boosting business in rural...
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...
South Hwanghae Province factory under probe for corruption
The Haeju Condiments Factory in South Hwanghae Province is under investigation by the authorities for corruption. It has been alleged that the factory graded...
N. Korea builds horse-riding tracks on former Myohyangsan Airfield
North Korean authorities have demolished Kim Jong Un's private airfield near Mt. Myohyang and replaced it with horse-riding tracks.
Daily NK confirmed through Maxar satellite...
N. Korean school demands dollars from students unable to engage in...
North Korean students are being mobilized to help transplant rice seedlings in South Hwanghae Province, one of the country’s main breadbaskets, as part of...
N. Korea cracks down on farm volunteers drinking alcohol on the...
North Korean authorities have taken issue with the consumption of alcohol on the job by volunteers helping on farms, Daily NK has learned.
Speaking on...
South Hwanghae Province’s rural areas are facing serious electricity shortages
South Hwanghae Province, North Korea's main grain-producing region, is facing a severe power shortage, Daily NK has learned.
"The residents of rural counties such as...
N. Korea orders farms to adopt new irrigation system to optimize...
North Korea has ordered wheat and barley farms to adopt "underground drip irrigation systems" to optimize crop production, Daily NK has learned.
Speaking on condition...
N. Korean soldiers forced to gather supplies for factory construction projects
Soldiers in a unit mobilized under North Korea's new 20x10 regional development policy to build factories in South Hwanghae Province's Unchon County are being...
