Tag: state-run stores
North Korea launches app-based digital grain voucher system to control distribution
North Korea is launching an app-based system for rice distribution, with grain vouchers added to an electronic payment app on a trial basis in...
Shortened market hours push N. Korean vendors toward home delivery services
Marketplaces in parts of North Korea continue operating only in the afternoon, months after the official reason for shorter hours has ended.
While some view...
Cabinet price controls backfire as North Korean market costs surge
The recent surge in North Korean marketplace prices appears to stem from government-ordered price controls that have had the opposite of their intended effect.
Multiple...
North Korea’s model blueberry factory leaves locals without a taste
North Korea touts the Samjiyon Blueberry Drink Factory—which makes products from the blueberries that grow around the Mount Paektu region—as a model regional factory....
Grain prices surge as N. Korea enters annual spring food shortage
Grain prices across North Korean markets have begun climbing since mid-February, reversing the downward trend observed since December. With the arrival of the annual...
Kaechon stores raided over private salt trade as winter approaches
Inspectors from Kaechon's commerce department have confiscated goods from state-run stores after discovering they were selling privately-sourced salt and salted seafood. The crackdown comes...
N. Korean rice prices in Pyongyang surge to highest level since...
North Korean food prices are rising, with rice in Pyongyang reaching 6,300 North Korean won per kilogram on Sept. 15. This is the highest...
North Korea extends reduced market hours, fueling public anxiety
North Korean authorities have maintained the shortened market hours implemented last month, initially justified as a post-flood recovery measure. The decision to continue the...
N. Korea slaps temporary ban on sales of rice in some...
Food shortages are so severe in North Korea this spring that some regions have banned the sale of rice in markets to regulate the...
Steep rise of N. Korean grain prices appears to be leveling...
The North Korean authorities have been distributing food from state-run grain stores, which appears to have driven down the market price of grain, Daily...
