North Koreans are now paid about 2, 000 North Korean won a month, instead of 100-150 won.

BBC: North Korea brings in 'market reform'

The DPRK's official currency is the North Korean won, but Jang said everything in North Korea was pegged on the U.S. dollar, including the black market economy.

CNN: How does North Korea make its money?

More sanctions and increased naval exercises in the region won't help everyday North Koreans, and they won't make the Korean peninsula safer.

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In North Korean banks, one euro buys 171 won.

ECONOMIST: North Korea

South Korean government officials have said that the North's personal barbs against Ms. Park won't have any impact on how the South approaches inter-Korean relations.

WSJ: North Korea Severs Major Line to South

During a storied, often controversial career, he won five NBA championships a feat that quickly overshadowed his antics for at least one small North Korean group of basketball fans.

NPR: Dennis Rodman Worms His Way Into North Korea