Pyongsong crackdown leaves shelves bare as North Korea pushes state commerce drive

2026-03-10 - 15:03

North Korea’s crackdown on private markets is intensifying as the regime designates March a “month of commercial revolution,” triggering sharp price spikes and supply shortages across the country. A Daily NK source in South Pyongan province reported Tuesday that the provincial people’s committee has declared the state commercial network must “completely overwhelm” the jangmadang... Source