Tag: jagang province
Lockdown in Manpo lifted, but some 100 people have died of...
The lockdown in Manpo, Chagang Province, which was implemented amid fears COVID-19 had entered the city, was lifted this past Saturday, but over 100...
N. Korea moves to merge education colleges nationwide
North Korea has begun merging education colleges throughout the country as part of an effort to reduce education-related expenditures, Daily NK has learned.
The country's...
N. Korean enlistees face tougher road to becoming soldiers
Faced with concerns over the novel coronavirus, North Korea's military has toughened the hurdles new recruits need to pass to become soldiers and have...
Why did N. Korea relocate its National Defense University?
This article is part of a series written by Daily NK journalist Kim Jeong Hyun entitled "North Korea's Secret Stories."
In the early 2000s, students...
