Tag: vehicles
North Korea launches multi-child family inspection campaign as officials visit homes...
North Korea's Central Committee has ordered provincial party committees to pay special attention to families with multiple children, dispatching "visitation teams" to homes to...
Satellite imagery reveals unauthorized expansion of South Korean bus operations in...
North Korea has continued using South Korean buses from the Kaesong Industrial Complex in an unauthorized fashion even after the complex was closed, and...
Passengers pay twice as Cabinet cracks down on N. Korea’s private...
North Korea's Cabinet has ordered Pyongyang city people's committee to fix private bus operations and overhaul its fare system. This appears aimed at closing...
Motorcycle couriers become the new hustle for N. Korean youth
A new way to make money has emerged among young North Koreans—"quick delivery" services using motorcycles. This type of work is becoming increasingly popular...
Border traders lose thousands as three-wheel vehicle middlemen go rogue
Border smugglers are making good money importing three-wheel vehicles called sambari into North Korea, but some are getting burned by intermediaries who vanish with...
N. Korean military officials’ wives help choose official drivers
North Korean military officials have begun involving their wives in choosing military drivers for official vehicles as soldiers graduate from the driver's school at...
Leaked documents reveal N. Korea’s push for digital taxi payments
Daily NK has obtained the complete text of North Korea's taxi operation rules, which were enacted in 2022. The rules require taxis to be...
Wealthy youth dominate N. Korea’s private transport business
In some areas of North Korea, running a personal vehicle transportation business has become a lucrative opportunity for young people. But with the sector...
N. Korea’s vehicle smuggling halt drives used car prices through the...
Used car prices have skyrocketed in the North Korean border city of Hyesan since smuggling operations were suspended in mid-May. Dealers are exploiting the...
Kaesong cracks down on unlicensed drivers after industrial complex accidents
Following a series of accidents involving unlicensed drivers in the Kaesong Industrial Complex, local party authorities have ordered inspections of drivers throughout the city.
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