Tag: mobilization
N. Pyongan Province falls behind in rice seedling transplanting campaign
North Pyongan Province has fallen behind in the national rice seedling transplanting campaign, prompting local authorities to step up efforts to gather information and...
N. Korean school demands dollars from students unable to engage in...
North Korean students are being mobilized to help transplant rice seedlings in South Hwanghae Province, one of the country’s main breadbaskets, as part of...
N. Korea cracks down on farm volunteers drinking alcohol on the...
North Korean authorities have taken issue with the consumption of alcohol on the job by volunteers helping on farms, Daily NK has learned.
Speaking on...
Young North Koreans are taking pains to avoid military service
Editor's Note: In Sep. 2021, North Korea’s Supreme People’s Assembly adopted the “Youth Education Guarantee Act,” one of the “big three” oppressive laws passed...
N. Korea’s shortage of scrap metal highlights its inefficient economic system
Kim Jong Un's ambitious 20x10 regional development plan is already running into problems. In addition to the shortage of common materials such as cement...
North Pyongan Province orders a stop to illegal home additions
The North Pyongan Province People's Committee has begun to crack down on people who illegally build additions to their houses to accommodate two families....
N. Korea conducts major personnel reshuffle in Ministry of Defense’s logistics...
North Korea recently carried out a major personnel reshuffle in the Ministry of Defense's Rear Services General Bureau, an important agency that organizes, directs,...
North Korea’s cruel response to the spread of COVID-19
One day in August 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic spread throughout the world, a fever of unknown origin began to sweep through the dwellings...
N. Korean military: February and March are critical periods for war...
The North Korean military has designated February and March as a critical period for completing preparations for war, Daily NK has learned.
The move follows...
North Korean military engineering units ordered to construction sites
The General Staff Department of the Korean People's Army (KPA) recently ordered engineering units to be dispatched to construction sites in North Korea's provinces....
