Tag: homeless
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.
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N. Hamgyong Province takes measures to help wandering graduates of schools...
North Hamgyong Province's party committee recently ordered officials to find and support wandering graduates of secondary schools for orphans, some of whom have been...
N. Korea’s national police agency cracks down on homeless in Pyongyang
The Ministry of Social Security recently issued a special order regarding homeless beggars — or kkotjebi — who have sneaked into Pyongyang, Daily NK...
Tanchon sees rise in homeless children begging for food
The number of homeless children begging for food on the streets is on the rise in Tanchon, South Hamgyong Province, Daily NK has learned.
"There are...
N. Korea orders period of intense crackdowns on the border region’s...
North Korea’s Ministry of Social Security recently issued an order calling for intense crackdowns on the border region’s rapidly growing number of homeless people.
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N. Hamgyong Province witnesses soaring prices and more homeless on the...
With the hardships of people in border regions growing ever more severe as prices skyrocket amid the government's harsh disease control measures, an unprecedented...
North Korea rounds up people with “unclear residence”
North Korea's Ministry of Social Security was recently ordered by the central government to round up anyone with "unclear residence" by Oct. 10, a...
N. Korea takes further measures to control homeless
The number of homeless on the streets of North Korea is growing as people face increasingly severe economic struggles in the wake of the...
Behind the rise of homeless people in North Korea
Daily NK has reported on the increase of homeless people in North Korea over the past several months. In February, there were reports that...
