Tag: north hamgyong province
N. Hamgyong Province women ordered to collect chickens
Members of the Socialist Women's Union of Korea (SWUK) in North Hamgyong Province were recently ordered to cook chicken soup with ginseng (samgyetang) dishes...
Pyongyang General Hospital project hits a snag: defective insulators
One-third of the electrical insulators sent to the Pyongyang General Hospital construction project from a single factory in North Hamgyong Province were recently deemed...
Kim Jong Un criticizes Ministry of Social Security for confusion over...
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un recently weighed in on the failure of the Ministry of Social Security to properly handle confusion surrounding vehicle...
N. Korea’s Central Committee orders Foundation Day events to be toned...
According to a North Hamgyong Province-based source yesterday, North Korea's Central Committee ordered events celebrating Foundation Day today to be "reduced by half" of...
Pyongyang deploys “capital party member divisions” to typhoon-ravaged areas
Daily NK has confirmed that Pyongyang has organized "capital party member divisions" to be deployed to typhoon-damaged areas in North and South Hamgyong provinces....
Facing divorce for being infertile, woman sets fire to house
A woman in North Hamgyong Province who faced divorce for being infertile recently set the house of her in-laws on fire, killing everyone inside,...
Female dolgyokdae worker commits suicide after repeated sexual assault
A woman in a forced labor brigade, or dolgyokdae, working on a northern section of the Pyongyang-Manpo-Hyesan railway line committed suicide earlier this month...
North Korea rounds up people with “unclear residence”
North Korea's Ministry of Social Security was recently ordered by the central government to round up anyone with "unclear residence" by Oct. 10, a...
N. Hamgyong Province faces potential shortage of vegetables following rains
Monsoon rains have led to growing concerns among locals in North Hamgyong Province about the upcoming fall harvest of vegetables, Daily NK has learned.
“Fields...
N. Korea orders investigation into shortage of teachers in rural schools
In the process of investigating the state of education across the country, North Korean authorities recently discovered a shortage of teaching staff at schools...
