Tag: factories
Hoeryong factory workers face mandatory herb collection quotas
Workers in Hoeryong have been ordered to collect 3-5 kilograms of medicinal herbs per person by the end of the month. Workers say they...
Unbearable conditions drive N. Korean soldiers to desert regional factory projects
North Korean soldiers assigned to regional factory projects in North Pyongan province are frequently deserting their units due to unbearable working conditions, including malnutrition,...
N. Korea launches factory inspections to enforce localization laws
North Korean authorities are inspecting factories and enterprises in North Hamgyong province to verify compliance with localization laws for supplies, equipment, and raw materials....
Investigation: North Korea extends three repressive laws to workers abroad
North Korea is strictly enforcing three recently enacted laws on its citizens working abroad: the Reactionary Ideology and Culture Rejection Law, the Youth Education...
Triple tragedy strikes North Korean doctor after home purchase
A radiologist in his 30s at the Munitions Factory No. 26 Clinic in Kanggye, Jagang province, recently lost his home, his fortune and his...
Floods prompt ambitious rebuilding plan for Jagang province
North Korea has pledged extensive government support to rebuild Jagang province after the summer floods and make it a model of economic development. Joint...
N. Pyongan province suffers setback in self-sufficiency efforts amid poor harvest
North Korea aims to increase self-sufficiency and living standards by building more factories in the provinces, supported by local raw materials. In North Pyongan...
N. Korean workers in China face severe stress due to repatriation...
North Korean workers in China are complaining of severe stress due to continued delays in their return home and their stifling lives confined to...
Kim’s mandate triggers urgent inspection of construction projects in South Pyongan...
Following Kim Jong Un's announcement of three new construction tasks at a recent meeting of the Regional Development Project Council, South Pyongan province’s party...
Free food, forced thanks: Inside N. Korea’s flood relief efforts in...
Following heavy rains in July, North Korea distributed two batches of food rations to residents of the flood-stricken Uiju county in North Pyongan province...
