As North Koreans busily prepare for winter, the number of households making their own coal briquettes for heating in cities such as Sinuiju, North Pyongan province, has plummeted this year. Not only is making briquettes a hassle, but people have fewer places to dry them, so more people are purchasing them from marketplaces. According to a Daily NK source in North Pyongan province recently…
November 18, 2025 at 01:38PM
by DailyNK(North Korean Media)