Tag: ninth party congress
Over 20 young people sentenced at Sunchon public trial after Ninth...
North Korean authorities sentenced more than 20 young people to prison in early March at a public trial in Sunchon, a city in South...
Ninth Party Congress purge signals sweeping overhaul of provincial party officials
The sweeping personnel overhaul launched at the Ninth Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) is now pushing into the provinces. The North...
North Korea orders 400 housing units built in North Hamgyong in...
North Korea is pushing a sweeping housing construction drive across the country under the banner of "regional development," and central party officials traveled to...
North Korea’s military-civilian solidarity rallies draw public frustration
North Korea held a military-civilian solidarity rally in the city of Hamhung on March 6, but some people in South Hamgyong province say the...
North Korea unveils next-stage public health goals at party congress
North Korea's health ministry used the Ninth Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea earlier this month to announce an ambitious new phase in...
North Korea targets currency traders with undercover operatives as won crisis...
North Korea has drawn its sharpest response yet to a currency crisis, deploying undercover security cadets and newly assigned officers to crack down on...
North Korea’s new school stalls draw student fans but leave vendors...
Small vendor stalls have begun appearing outside schools in parts of North Korea, offering students and teachers a convenient place to buy snacks, stationery,...
N. Korean students face more ideology sessions as regime tightens grip...
North Korean schools have sharply increased mandatory political study sessions for students at all levels following the Ninth Congress of the Workers' Party of...
North Korea scrambles for raw materials to revive light industry
Two North Korean trade bureaus are scrambling to source raw materials as part of a state-driven push to revitalize the country's light industry sector.
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North Korea orders officer unity training after party congress
North Korea's VIII Corps held three-day training sessions for junior officers across its units in early March, ordering them to cultivate closer bonds with...
