Tag: hoeryong

Young North Koreans are shelling out $345 to copy a look that signals power: "gaeteol-shuba," the dog-fur padded coats worn by soldiers, state security...

Operators in border regions carry sweets and underwear to mask their use of Chinese mobile phones for money transfers, as state security intensifies surveillance...

Authorities in provinces along the Chinese border are levying fines up to $280 on families with hillside graves, citing damage to national image and...

The number of child beggars in the North Korean border city of Hoeryong is surging, with homeless youngsters increasingly visible near train stations and...

Chanel cosmetics and perfumes are becoming the latest status symbol among North Korea’s elite, as wealthy people in cities like Hoeryong and Chongjin increasingly...

Amid persistent economic hardship, it is becoming more common for elderly North Koreans to long for the days of Kim Jong Il, as an...

North Korean state security agents in border regions are raiding the homes of people with records of having used Chinese-made mobile phones in the...

As high school seniors apply for spots at North Korea's universities, bribery in the admission process is once more coming into the spotlight. Party...

Many North Korean students take on odd jobs such as making coal briquettes or transporting their parents' market goods due to hardships at home....

News of a North Korean soldier's recent defection to the South is quietly spreading among people living along the North Korea-China border. Due to...