1.0North Korea News — Daily NK | Latest DPRK Updates 2026https://www.dailynk.com/englishKim Yong Hunhttps://www.dailynk.com/english/author/kim-yong-hun/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="PQ2JEpMzbm"><a href="https://www.dailynk.com/english/ministry-strikes-out-currency-swap/">Ministry Strikes Out Currency Swap</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.dailynk.com/english/ministry-strikes-out-currency-swap/embed/#?secret=PQ2JEpMzbm" width="600" height="338" title="“Ministry Strikes Out Currency Swap” — North Korea News — Daily NK | Latest DPRK Updates 2026" data-secret="PQ2JEpMzbm" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.dailynk.com/english/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://www.dailynk.com/english/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2011/12/DNKF00008476_List.jpg12095The Ministry of Unification has concluded that the currency redenomination implemented by the North Korean government two years ago was, as is already widely accepted, an utter failure in most regards. According to the ministry, which revealed its assessment today, North Korea intended to use the currency redenomination to weaken the role of the markets, […]