N. Korea hands out bonuses to some workers at the end of 2023
Some factories and companies in North Korea paid workers "socialist competition assessment bonuses" late last year to encourage an increase in production, Daily NK...
N. Korean security agents demand large sums from remittance brokers
North Korean security agents in North Hamgyong Province demanded large sums of cash from remittance brokers ahead of recent holidays, including Lunar New Year...
N. Korea’s educational divide worsens with increase in private tutoring
More and more parents are turning to private tutoring for their children as the quality of education in North Korean schools declines, Daily NK...
What’s behind the decline in the incomes of market sellers?
The incomes of North Korean market sellers continue to decline even though trade with China and Russia has partially resumed with the easing of...
Education ministry cracks down on universities’ careless dispensing of funds, travel passes
Anxiety is in the air after North Korea's education ministry disciplined the scientific research departments of three prominent universities for carelessly providing research funds...
Songjin Steel Mill workers face struggle session after enjoying South Korean music
Two female switchboard operators who were caught engaging in non-socialist behavior last year recently faced a struggle session at the cultural center of the...
Drunken brawlers take to the stage to celebrate Kim Jong Il’s birthday
Workers at the Kilju Pulp and Paper Factory got into a drunken brawl ahead of the Feb. 16 holiday marking the birthday of late...
N. Korean grain prices rise amid concerns about the “barley hump”
Grain prices in North Korean marketplaces faltered briefly before the Lunar New Year in early February, but they are now moving upward again. The...
Non-tax burdens on Kim Jong Il’s birthday arouse anger among many
North Korean authorities issued orders for special guard duty throughout the country on Feb. 16, the 82nd anniversary of Kim Jong Il's birth, also...
N. Korea’s distribution of gifts for Kim Jong Il’s birthday saw various disparities
North Korea distributed holiday gifts to cadres of party and government organizations on the Day of the Shining Star (Feb. 16, Kim Jong Il's...
