Tag: chongjin
North Korea distributes propaganda materials criticizing Yoon administration
North Korea's government recently handed out political lecture materials to workers' organizations that criticize South Korea's Yoon administration, Daily NK has learned.
Speaking on condition...
Chongjinites angry about government pressure to meet scrap metal quota
Authorities in Chongjin have recently been pressuring people to submit their quota of scrap metal for the first quarter, Daily NK has learned.
"Citizens of...
N. Hamgyong Province’s crackdown on generators causes panic
North Hamgyong Province's police agency is requiring people to update their power generator registrations, which has caused panic not only among seafood wholesalers, who...
Mixed-gender soccer match held in Chongjin on International Women’s Day
A mixed-gender soccer match was held in the Ranam district of Chongjin, North Hamgyong Province, on International Women's Day. The female athletes, who showed...
Unfounded rumors lead some N. Koreans to cancel weddings this year
A number of North Korean weddings have recently been delayed or canceled for superstitious reasons, Daily NK has learned.
"A rumor is circulating in Chongjin...
N. Korean woman drinks herbicide after father opposes marriage
In Kyongwon County, North Hamgyong Province, a teacher recently tried to commit suicide because her father, a powerful official, strongly opposed her marriage to...
Kim Jong Un’s new car from Putin sparks resentment among North...
News that Russian President Vladimir Putin gave North Korean leader Kim Jong Un a luxury car has sparked resentment among some North Koreans, Daily...
Poisoned N. Korean elderly couple revived through narcotics
An elderly couple in Kyongwon County, North Hamgyong Province, was brought to consciousness with the help of narcotics after collapsing from carbon monoxide poisoning,...
Chongjin renews crackdown on rampant “superstitious behavior”
With superstitious behavior such as fortune-telling running rampant, authorities in Chongjin recently launched a campaign to eliminate superstitious practices, Daily NK has learned.
Speaking on...
Chongjin authorities clamp down on street commerce
Chongjin's “unified command on non-socialist and anti-socialist behavior” is using the present peak of the winter preparation season to ramp up their “mop up”...
