Tag: chongjin

A Workers’ Party official in North Hamgyong province was left red-faced after a middle-aged farmer openly rebuffed his call to emulate the heroes of...

A Chongjin medicine trader lost her entire stock in October 2026 after refusing a police officer’s demand for free drugs, winning back her goods...

Education authorities in North Korea’s North Hamgyong province have ordered teachers to compete in a “multilingual contest” in 2026. Teachers in Chongjin say it...

Small groups of North Korean women with a little money to spare are embracing domestic tourism this fall. Leisure trips of this kind were...

North Korea has expelled a Chongjin railway official from the ruling Workers’ Party of Korea in an October 2026 party school bribery case. The...

Young North Koreans in cities such as Chongjin are embracing a subtle, natural South Korean makeup style in 2026 that arrived through people who...

North Korea is building model hospitals and pharmacies across the country while widening a new medical insurance program meant to ease the cost of...

Poor road conditions across North Korea's North Hamgyong province are driving up tire costs for drivers in 2026. Cracked asphalt, deep potholes and long...

North Hamgyong province has launched a consumer goods design competition for light industry factories across the region, but the mandate is drawing complaints from...

North Korean authorities in Chongjin, North Hamgyong province, staged a large scale public criticism session last month targeting nine young people in their 20s...