Plant and fruit-based alcohol gain popularity
North Korean food and beverage factories have ramped up production of alcoholic beverages using medicinal plants and fruits, Daily NK has learned.
“There’s a wider...
North Korea intensifies prostitution crackdown
Prostitution has been on the rise in tandem with increasing economic difficulties in North Korea. The government is now taking wider steps to crackdown...
North Korea ramps up honey production
The number of beekeepers producing honey and beeswax in North Korea is being ramped up across the country, including near major cities such as...
Foreign expert notes flaws in North Korea’s medical system
Training for mid- to high-level managers at hospitals in Ryanggang Province to discuss the region’s medical system included participation by a foreign expert, Daily...
Gold mining entices prospectors near state-run Taebong Mine
UMG: I’m here today with Daily NK’s Kang Mi Jin to talk about North Korea’s market trends. Today were going to talk about gold,...
Orphan at North Korean boarding school dies from exhaustion, malnutrition
As part of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s efforts to show his “love for the people,” the regime set about rebuilding boarding schools...
North Korea’s Rason area suffers significant damage from flooding
The Tumen River has flooded due to intense rains in the Rajin-Sonbong area in north-eastern North Hamgyong Province, submerging houses in the area, according...
Authorities in North Hamgyong Province blamed for electrocutions
A number of electrical transmission poles have recently collapsed in North Korea due to torrential rain, resulting in the fatal electrocutions of a child...
Factories in provincial areas of North Korea collaborating with trading companies
At least some food factories located in North Korea’s provinces are addressing their financial troubles by collaborating with trading companies to enable the purchase...
North Korea Market Prices Update: August 20, 2019
All prices shown in KPW and current as of August 20, 2019. Data: Daily NK
