Laser beauty treatments highlight growing wealth gap in N. Korea

Laser skin treatments are gaining popularity in North Korea's major cities, drawing significant interest among women, Daily NK has learned. According to a source in...
yuan, exchange, market, street, border, surveillance

Sinuiju streets empty as authorities draft people for forced labor

North Korean authorities are stopping pedestrians in border areas and forcing many to work on greenhouse construction projects. These daytime roundups are occurring in...
winter, military, drills, draft

N. Korean parents offer desperate bribes to save children from military draft

North Korean parents are desperately trying to keep their children out of the army ahead of the country's spring draft, with mounting concerns over...
test, school, education

N. Korean schools too under-resourced to join technical education program

North Korea's recent initiative to boost technical education through a pilot program at select middle and high schools has hit an obstacle: most schools...
drugs, flu, infection, disease, medicines

Amid flu surge, N. Koreans skip doctors for self-prescribed medicines

North Korea is experiencing a surge in influenza cases, but rather than seeking medical care, many residents are turning to self-prescribed medicines from local...
construction

Fatal accidents prompt new safety measures in N. Korean construction projects

North Korea is implementing stricter safety measures in construction work after documenting numerous fatal accidents during flood reconstruction efforts last summer in North Pyongan,...
struggle session, criticism, punishment, foreign media,

N. Korean university’s year-end purge: From foreign songs to USB drives

North Korea's University of Technology of Songrim conducted a campus-wide review last month of violations against the country's anti-reactionary thought law, Daily NK has...
clinics, doctor

Free flu shots in N. Korean city highlight urban-rural healthcare divide

Free flu vaccines are being distributed in Hoeryong, North Hamgyong province, but a Daily NK source reports this program highlights medical inequality, with services...
paramilitary

Classroom politics: N. Korean teacher loses position after failed attempt to skip militia drills

A young teacher in Hoeryong, North Hamgyong province, faced public criticism and lost her teaching position after attempting to dodge mandatory militia drills –...
party, meeting

Study or else: N. Korean workers face daily memorization drills on party policies

North Korean authorities have mandated nationwide study sessions on the outcomes of December's 11th Plenary Meeting of the Eighth Central Committee, requiring workers to...

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