Tag: north hamgyong province
North Korea cracks down on youths using South Korean-style word for...
Authorities in Chongjin, North Hamgyong province, summoned three young people to a provincial youth league office this month over their use of the South...
N. Korea shifts school repair bills from parents to factories
Attendance is improving at schools in Kimchaek city, North Hamgyong province. Authorities there have eased a longstanding practice that forced students and parents to...
Wealthy North Korean youth hide old players to dodge crackdowns
Young North Koreans from wealthy families are deliberately buying old, worn-out video players instead of newer models. They can easily afford better devices. Instead,...
In China, North Koreans hear they’re the poor ones
North Korean authorities boast of the country's rising international standing. But in 2026, a very different story is spreading among North Korean people in...
North Korean beauty salons, saunas embrace premium services
North Korean beauty salons and sauna houses are increasingly rebranding themselves as premium service providers in 2026, bundling haircuts, massages, skin care treatments and...
Elderly North Koreans recall Kim Il Sung era fondly despite hardship...
Elderly North Koreans in several regions are voicing nostalgia for the era of founding leader Kim Il Sung. They unfavorably compare today's economic hardship...
Chongjin fishermen struggle to secure fuel before squid season
Fishermen in Chongjin, North Hamgyong province, are struggling to secure fuel ahead of North Korea's squid fishing season, which begins in earnest in late...
Chongjin party boss dodges inspection
The Workers' Party of Korea secretary at a munitions factory in Chongjin, North Hamgyong province, checked into a sanatorium for 40 days just as...
North Korea targets housing material theft
North Hamgyong province's party committee has launched a targeted inspection campaign in 2026 to root out the concealment of construction materials and illicit wealth...
Satellite images reveal flooded rail line in Ryanggang province
I analyzed high-resolution satellite imagery of Paekam county, in North Korea's Ryanggang province, and found that a hydroelectric dam has flooded part of a...
