Tag: water
Daily water delivery services become routine in North Korean cities as...
Tokchon residents pay 6,000–8,000 won for daily shipments of drinking and mineral water as aging infrastructure and pollution drive year-round demand beyond traditional monsoon...
Sunchon dog meat restaurant closure reveals North Korea’s utility shortages
A state-run dog meat restaurant in North Korea has been shut down after about 10 customers suffered food poisoning during the peak summer dining...
Heat wave deaths mount in N. Korea’s agricultural regions
A string of recent deaths in North Korea's rural areas has been linked to extreme heat during weeding operations.
According to a source in South...
N. Korea cracks down on water park corruption
Prosecutors in Pyongyang have launched intensive inspections of the city's water parks as North Koreans flock to the facilities during the sweltering summer heat,...
N. Korea’s Yesong River power plants and carbon credit challenges
During a National Assembly Diplomatic and Unification Committee audit on Oct. 13, 2017, a lawmaker asked the South Korean government, "North Korea is secretly...
Drought alert: N. Korean reservoirs shrink as rice planting season looms
According to meteorological forecasts, the Korean Peninsula's northern regions may experience temporary drought and unseasonably cold temperatures this spring due to La Niña effects....
Holiday cruise: N. Korean sightseeing boats return to Yalu River after...
North Korean sightseeing boats were spotted from Dandong, China, cruising the waters of the Yalu River near Sinuiju recently.
According to a Daily NK source...
North Korea detains Chinese fishing boat as maritime patrols intensify
A North Korean patrol boat seized a Chinese fishing vessel near Cholsan county, North Pyongan province, last month and detained its six-member crew for...
Mud, sweat, and tears: The hidden face of North Korean flood...
Two months after devastating floods hit North Korea, recovery efforts are still in full swing. Daily NK has obtained images revealing the harsh conditions...
North Korea’s Ansok Tideland struggles with poor rice harvest after flood...
Recent satellite imagery analysis has revealed that rice production in Ansok Tideland, Onchon county, South Pyongan province, was not particularly good. Ansok Tideland was...
