A fleet of 80 new Chinese-made taxi cabs has entered service in Pyongyang, dramatically increasing the size of the capital cities local taxi capacity.

The new taxis emerged on the streets of Pyongyang three months ago and are sometimes referred to as “Beijing taxis”  – due to their yellow and body colors – Simon Cockerell, a regular visitor to North Korea told NK News.

The taxis charge a fixed starting fee of 400 won per ride, which includes the first 4km of travel, then an additional 100 won for each km of the journey.

But the taxi prices are quoted in “hard currency” rates,