Tag: mobilization
S. Hwanghae bans forest access through mid-December, naming deputy chairs as...
South Hwanghae province establishes checkpoints at forest entry points and deploys lookout teams with inspection authority as regime warns starting fires "amounts to an...
Winter warfare preparations expose North Korea’s chronic military supply crisis
North Korea's II Corps has ordered nutritious food for soldiers ahead of winter exercises beginning Dec. 1, but the directive has sparked complaints from...
State television touts mechanized farming while blackouts force workers to thresh...
As farmers around North Korea wrap up the fall harvest, most farms in Ryanggang province have been unable to use their threshing machines because...
North Korean farm workers moonlight as paid replacements during harvest mobilization
As North Korea's national mobilization for the fall harvest nears its conclusion, a bizarre trend has emerged of farm workers being paid to serve...
North Korea launches market crackdown as Chinese imports surge
With imports rising following the recent expansion of trade between North Korea and China, North Korean authorities have launched a crackdown on the illegal...
North Korean students sacrifice studies to work odd jobs for family...
Many North Korean students take on odd jobs such as making coal briquettes or transporting their parents' market goods due to hardships at home....
N. Korea launches youth indoctrination drive amid growing dissent
North Korea has ordered mandatory weekly indoctrination sessions for young people nationwide, deploying revolutionary slogans and historical lessons to counter growing youth dissatisfaction with...
Pyongyang enacts comprehensive labor law to eliminate private economic activity
North Korea has enacted a comprehensive labor management law aimed at bringing all work activities under state control, including targeting people engaged in illegal...
N. Korea battles skin disease outbreak blamed on China
A skin disease outbreak in parts of North Pyongan province has prompted provincial authorities to launch emergency quarantine and treatment measures.
According to a Daily...
Parents struggle as potato harvest costs shift to mobilized students
Students in Ryanggang province have been mobilized for this year's potato harvest, facing unprecedented financial burdens due to severe inflation.
According to a Daily NK...
