Tag: countryside
Abandoned babies found in N. Korean countryside amid worsening rural conditions
Several cases of infant abandonment have emerged across North Korea in recent months, with babies being discovered in remote rural areas of the country.
Multiple...
Malnutrition spreads across North Korea as food prices surge over 50...
As food prices skyrocket across North Korea, hunger is spreading rapidly among the country's most vulnerable populations. Sources report that children are fainting from...
China intensifies surveillance of N. Korean defectors in urban areas
Chinese police continue to keep a close eye on North Korean defectors in the country. While surveillance intensity varies by region, defectors in cities...
Why N. Koreans prefer a Chinese TV series over their own...
The North Korean art house film "A Life Full of Ups and Downs" has been a television staple for years. Yet North Korean audiences...
N. Koreans grow tired of potato-heavy diet
While the summer harvest brings relief from wondering where the next meal will come from, many North Koreans have grown tired of eating mostly...
Exposing reality: North Korea’s surprising new rural drama
North Korea has unveiled its first new television drama in two years, surprisingly featuring candid portrayals of official corruption and rural discontent. "A New...
Concrete promises: N. Korea’s rural upgrade
North Korea has announced plans to construct 20,000 housing units across 130 agricultural areas this year, according to the regime's Rodong Sinmun newspaper.
The official...
Economic crisis drives North Korean city dwellers to countryside
Urban residents in North Korea's city of Hamhung are relocating to rural areas like Hongwon and Riwon counties due to severe economic hardships making...
“Divorced from reality”: North Koreans reject state’s rural housing claims
North Koreans are scoffing at government claims that tout rural housing projects as ushering in a "new era" for countryside development, particularly as officials...
Desperate for Pyongyang: University grads compete in high-stakes bribery race
Provincial graduates of North Korea's prestigious Kim Chaek University of Technology are competing fiercely and resorting to bribery to secure job placements in Pyongyang....
