North Korea’s wealthy youth buy cars they can’t drive, hire drivers to profit

2026-03-17 - 11:00

Young North Koreans with wealthy parents are buying vehicles they cannot drive and hiring drivers to run them as taxis or freight haulers, turning private car ownership into a key income-generating asset, multiple Daily NK sources inside North Korea reported Monday. The trend has been spreading across several parts of the country in recent months, particularly among North Koreans in their... Source