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Society

Daily NK’s Society section pulls back the curtain on everyday life in North Korea — the kind of reporting that state media suppresses and outside observers rarely see. From shifting youth culture and black market habits to crackdowns on foreign media and the quiet erosion of ideological conformity, our sources inside the DPRK reveal how ordinary North Koreans actually live.

Families of around 30 former military officers expelled from Pyongyang for “inappropriate speech and...

Ha Yuna - April 5, 2021

North Korean authorities have reportedly expelled around 30 discharged North Korean military officers and their families to areas outside of the capital city. A...

An elementary school classroom in North Korea.

North Korean students to start new school semester on April 1 at home

Ha Yuna - March 30, 2021

With the spring semester starting on Apr. 1, North Korean authorities have decided to begin the new academic year without bringing children back to...