Tag: hamhung

As North Korean schools prepare for the new academic year, a significant change in uniform distribution has created additional burdens for teachers across elementary,...

North Korea is cracking down on corrupt provincial officials, but many people don't believe it is having much effect. Multiple sources in North Korea told...

North Korea's recent initiative to boost technical education through a pilot program at select middle and high schools has hit an obstacle: most schools...

A professor at Hamhung University of Pharmacology was arrested in December for manufacturing and distributing methamphetamine, with investigators discovering he had used students to...

Amid persistent rumors of currency redenomination, North Koreans are increasingly shunning the domestic won in favor of foreign currencies. This growing distrust is accelerating...

Parents in Hamhung, North Hamgyong province, were outraged when a local high school posted and then quickly removed student results from the "preliminary exam"...

Elementary schools in North Korea are actively operating after-school soccer clubs, likely mirroring the public enthusiasm for the North Korean women's team's consecutive victories...

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...

A recent incident in Hamhung revealed tensions between the Ministry of State Security and Ministry of Social Security as they competed to arrest a...

Gangs of teenagers and young adults are terrorizing women in Hamhung, mugging them in alleyways and sparking community fears about escalating violence. The gangs, dubbed...