Tag: chongjin
North Korea cracks down on youths using South Korean-style word for...
Authorities in Chongjin, North Hamgyong province, summoned three young people to a provincial youth league office this month over their use of the South...
Chongjin fishermen struggle to secure fuel before squid season
Fishermen in Chongjin, North Hamgyong province, are struggling to secure fuel ahead of North Korea's squid fishing season, which begins in earnest in late...
Chongjin party boss dodges inspection
The Workers' Party of Korea secretary at a munitions factory in Chongjin, North Hamgyong province, checked into a sanatorium for 40 days just as...
North Korea targets housing material theft
North Hamgyong province's party committee has launched a targeted inspection campaign in 2026 to root out the concealment of construction materials and illicit wealth...
Soaring fuel costs are pushing North Koreans toward electric bikes and...
Imports of Chinese-made electric bicycles and motorcycles are rising at border crossings in North Korea in 2026, driven by surging fuel prices that have...
North Korean households squeezed by human waste quotas as state touts...
Neighborhood watch units in parts of North Korea have ordered each household to submit 50 kilograms of dried human waste as fertilizer by mid-July...
North Korea charges teacher with ‘destruction of state property’ over scratched...
A North Korean teacher in Chongjin was accused of "destroying state property" in June 2026 after inspectors found a minor scratch on a tablet...
Connections decide North Korea’s top children’s award, parents complain
A nepotism controversy is brewing in North Korea after a student with no notable achievements received the country's prestigious Children's Honor Award, fueling criticism...
North Korea makes parents pay to feed students forced into rice...
Parents across North Korea are being pressured to supply food for their children mobilized for rice planting season, bearing costs the state is unwilling...
Young North Koreans turn to flexible 8·3 labor as state wages...
Young workers in North Korea are increasingly using a practice known as "8·3 labor" — paying a fee to their state-assigned workplace in exchange...
