North Korean schools will go on vacation in August
North Korea’s education ministry recently issued orders regarding this year’s summer vacation during a virtual meeting with the education departments of the nation’s 13...
N. Hamgyong Province organizes “secret disciplinary units” to crack down on anti-socialist behavior
North Korean authorities have recently established "secret disciplinary units" led by Socialist Women's Union of Korea organizations and members in North Hamgyong Province to...
Some North Koreans are too poor to buy rice sold by the government at...
North Korean authorities have recently begun selling rice to citizens at prices lower than those found in markets, but some destitute families are still...
Three Haeju university students brought to court for watching and distributing S. Korean videos
Three university students in Haeju, South Hwanghae Province, were tried in a public court late last month for watching and distributing South Korean videos.
According...
North Korea begins selecting new residents for Pyongyang’s 10,000 new homes
North Korean authorities have already begun selecting families to move into 10,000 newly constructed homes in Pyongyang this autumn.
The move follows a recent order...
North Hamgyong Province’s party committee holds meeting to address food provisions for locals
The North Hamgyong Province Party Committee recently held an emergency enlarged meeting to address food provisions for local residents.
The meeting came after North Korean...
Few signs in North Korea that the government is releasing military rice stores to...
In several places in North Korea, there are few signs the authorities are moving to release military stores of rice to local people despite...
Hyesan residential housing complex set alight after gas explosion
A gas explosion set off a major fire recently at a residential housing complex in Hyesan, Yanggang Province. This is the second gas-related fire...
North Korea creates new “social order disciplinary units” to squash “non-socialist behavior”
North Korea is creating new “social order disciplinary units” to bolster efforts to control and squash “non-socialist behavior” occurring throughout North Korean society.
A source...
North Korea rails against women using nannies to take care of their children
North Korean authorities have ordered an end to the largely urban practice of hiring nannies to look after children. The order comes amid North...
