In North Korea’s Hyesan, men’s new income is tearing families apart

2026-03-23 - 13:50

North Korean women in Hyesan who used their market savings to buy vehicles for their husbands are now divorcing them after the men spent their new earnings on drugs and mistresses, a source in Ryanggang province told Daily NK on Thursday. A source in Ryanggang province said a growing number of men in their 40s and 50s have started driving taxis now that the regime has loosened restrictions on... Source