1.0North Korea News — Daily NK | Latest DPRK Updates 2026https://www.dailynk.com/englishDaily NKhttps://www.dailynk.com/english/author/dailynk/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="X0vt5HWsKw"><a href="https://www.dailynk.com/english/north-korean-city-agencies-promote/">North Korean city agencies promote business to grab taxes</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.dailynk.com/english/north-korean-city-agencies-promote/embed/#?secret=X0vt5HWsKw" width="600" height="338" title="“North Korean city agencies promote business to grab taxes” — North Korea News — Daily NK | Latest DPRK Updates 2026" data-secret="X0vt5HWsKw" 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/2/2017/09/DNKF00014704_List.jpg250200Unification Media Group (UMG): In an effort to boost tax income, local government officials in North Korea are encouraging privately run businesses. As such, the number of small businesses like beauty salons is on the rise. The more luxurious privately-run beauty shops can cost more than 50 times the price of the state-run shops due […]