Unmarried N. Korean woman dies after receiving abortion at doctor’s home
An unmarried woman in her 30s recently died after receiving an abortion at a doctor’s home in Hamhung, Daily NK has learned.
Speaking on condition...
N. Korean families move into 10,000 new homes in Pyongyang’s Hwasong District
North Korean families are moving into 10,000 homes in the Hwasong District of Pyongyang, Daily NK has learned.
“Families allotted housing units in the first...
Pyongsong levies KPW 4,000 tax on residents to replace factory equipment
Pyongsong recently levied non-tax burdens (quasi-taxes) on its residents as part of efforts to implement the country’s new infant child care policy, Daily NK...
N. Korea spreads propaganda about high school students’ act of loyalty
North Korean authorities have been encouraging students to model their behavior on a widely reported act of loyalty by high school students in North...
S. Pyongan Province orders residents to send supplies to Pyongyang construction projects
As construction efforts in Pyongyang's Songsin-Songhwa, Hwasong, and Sopho areas continue, the authorities in South Pyongan Province are forcing people to send supplies to...
N. Korean clothing exhibition melds western designs with “socialist cultural sensibilities”
North Korea’s Ministry of Light Industry caused a stir by offering prize money in the lead-up to the “2023 Spring Women’s Clothes Exhibition,” which...
N. Korea’s Prodigy Education Law leads to reorganization of educational curriculum
North Korea has reorganized its educational curriculum after enacting the so-called “Prodigy Education Law,” which is part of a strategy to accelerate national development...
N. Korean defector’s family member and remittance broker arrested
A North Korean defector’s family member and a remittance broker were recently arrested in North Hamgyong Province while exchanging money, Daily NK has learned.
Speaking...
N. Korea recirculates video criticizing one woman’s illegal religious activities
Correction: A previous version of this translated article did not make clear that the video mentioned in this article was created several years ago....
Two Sinuiju teenagers arrested for watching South Korean films
A pair of teenagers in Sinuiju were recently arrested and detained for watching South Korean films, Daily NK has learned.
Speaking on condition of anonymity,...
