Tag: lectures
N. Korean ramps up ideological lectures for youth despite growing disinterest
North Korea has increased ideological lectures for young people in Chongjin, North Hamgyong province. These sessions, previously held once or twice monthly, are now...
N. Korea tightens teacher training with new mandatory tests
North Korean authorities have intensified teacher training programs with stricter tests, following calls for "educational improvements" at last year's ruling party plenary meeting.
According to...
N. Korean college students face punishment for questioning S. Korean politics...
Students at Haeju Teachers College in South Hwanghae province faced disciplinary action for questioning content from a lecture about South Korean politics, Daily NK...
N. Korea spreads virus fears about southern balloons
North Korean authorities are conducting lectures warning citizens to avoid items from South Korean balloons, claiming they are contaminated with viruses.
According to a source...
Death sentence: Senior state security official sold secrets to Chinese trader
A senior official from North Korea’s Ministry of State Security was recently executed on charges of leaking state secrets to a Chinese trader, Daily...
North Korean lectures paint Russia as friend, US as warmonger
North Korean officials conducted public ideological lectures to bolster support for Russia while stoking anti-U.S. sentiment, using external tensions to promote internal unity. The...
N. Korea touts modernized poultry farms as symbol of Kim’s leadership
North Korea's Kwangchon Chicken Farm, praised in state propaganda as a beacon of food security, is instead underscoring the disparity between governmental pledges and...
Investigation: North Korea extends three repressive laws to workers abroad
North Korea is strictly enforcing three recently enacted laws on its citizens working abroad: the Reactionary Ideology and Culture Rejection Law, the Youth Education...
North Korea launches military-wide ideological campaign
North Korea is conducting special ideological lectures across its military units, emphasizing the need for strong ideological armament.
A source in South Pyongan province told...
N. Korea orders nationwide study of Kim Jong Un’s rare statement
North Korea has launched a nationwide campaign to study Kim Jong Un's rare personal statement published in the Rodong Sinmun newspaper on Oct. 11.
A...