AFP - Thousands of North Korean women staged a rare street protest early this month against a government crackdown on illegal market vendors, an aid group said Wednesday, amid worsening food shortages. ... SEOUL (AFP) - The protest was reported on March 4 in Chongjin, a...
NKorean women demonstrate against crackdown: aid group Wed Mar 26, 4:01 AM ET Thousands of North Korean women staged a rare street protest early this month against a government crackdown on illegal market vendors, an aid group said Wednesday, amid worsening food shortages. The protest was...
North Korea is increasingly cracking down on market traders to reassert control over the country's economy, prompting rare protests from citizens, a South Korean aid group said Thursday. ... The communist North introduced economic reforms in 2002 such as regular markets....