Tag: elderly
N. Korea executes young woman in public display meant to deter...
A young North Korean woman was publicly executed by firing squad in late January in Sinuiju, North Pyongan province, following her conviction for murder,...
Amid flu surge, N. Koreans skip doctors for self-prescribed medicines
North Korea is experiencing a surge in influenza cases, but rather than seeking medical care, many residents are turning to self-prescribed medicines from local...
Unsolved murder of elderly couple haunts North Korean city
A brutal double homicide of an elderly couple has sparked fear throughout Sunchon, South Pyongan province. Despite discovering the bodies of the victims, both...
Elderly North Koreans toil in Russian city
About 70 North Korean workers, most of them over the age of 60, have been sent to the Russian city of Blagoveshchensk in the...
Heatwave claims victims young and old in N. Hwanghae province
A series of incidents attributed to a severe heatwave have recently emerged in North Hwanghae province.
Speaking anonymously, a Daily NK source in the province...
North Korean burner phone prices soar amid government crackdown on purchases
The price of "daepo" phones — mobile phones falsely registered under another person's name, similar to "burner phones" — is soaring in North Korea...
N. Korean teenage thieves skip school to rob elderly vendors
Teenage thieves have recently been robbing elderly street vendors in Pyongsong, South Pyongan Province, Daily NK has learned.
Speaking on condition of anonymity for security...
Elderly man in N. Hamgyong Province returns to labor brigade after...
In an episode that has aroused sympathy from many people, a man in his sixties who received a medical release from a disciplinary labor...
N. Korea initiates drive to identify and register elderly “vagrants”
North Korean authorities have launched a nationwide effort to identify and register elderly “vagrants” who are aged 60 and over and have announced plans...