19 Dollars a Month Means Three Corn Meals a Day

Daily NK Han Young Jin 4/2/2007 “100,000 won (approx. US$32.2) doesn’t cut it.” This is a sigh-ridden comment of a North Korean citizen, who states that even if he has 100,000 won, it is not much to spend. The recent currency depreciation of the North Korean won has been exacerbating the North Korean citizens’ burdens … Continue reading 19 Dollars a Month Means Three Corn Meals a Day