Tag: families
N. Korean flood victims fear missing annual kimchi season
North Korean flood victims along the Yalu River fear missing their annual kimchi-making as home reconstruction extends beyond an October deadline. Despite Kim Jong...
Ryanggang scrutinizes volunteer retention at socialist construction sites
Ryanggang province's party committee is conducting a comprehensive survey of this year's volunteers at socialist construction sites to assess their adjustment to local conditions....
N. Korea’s grave removal order reshapes Chuseok traditions
North Korea's order to remove hillside graves and cremate remains has led to a decline in traditional Chuseok cemetery visits, with many families opting...
Parents of twins cry foul over N. Korea’s triplet-focused benefits
North Korean parents of twins are protesting the state's policy of providing benefits only to families with triplets or multiple children, arguing that raising...
Tragedy in Hamhung: A child’s death exposes N. Korea’s childcare crisis
A 5-year-old child in Hamhung, South Hamgyong province, died in late August after collapsing while left alone at home without a guardian. The parents...
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...
N. Korean tech researchers arrested for watching foreign media
Eight employees of Pyongyang’s Kwangbok Cutting-Edge Product Development and Exchange Company were arrested by the domestic counterespionage bureau of the Ministry of State Security...
Hyesanites ordered to donate to flood relief campaign
Hyesan residents have recently been ordered to “donate” to the relief campaign for flood victims along North Korea’s northern border, Daily NK has learned.
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A glimpse into the summer vacations of elite North Koreans
As ordinary North Koreans endure the sweltering summer heat without respite, the country's elite are quietly enjoying lavish vacations, highlighting the stark class divisions...
N. Korea’s political prison camps: Shrinking populations amid tightening control
The populations of North Korea's infamous political prison camps, long criticized as hotbeds of human rights violations, has decreased by about 9,000 inmates compared...



















