Tag: party membership
North Korean orphans receive better care than children with living parents
North Korea has been boosting support for orphans to underscore the regime's benevolent leadership, but some see that policy as amounting to reverse discrimination...
Youth shock brigade members offered rare path to Workers’ Party membership
North Korea is accelerating efforts to grant party cards to select members of youth shock brigades mobilized for large-scale construction projects, timing the initiative...
N. Korean military revamps combat record books to boost morale
North Korea's General Political Bureau is now using "combat record books" as an effective political work tool. The military aims to boost morale and...
Brutal assault exposes tensions within N. Korea’s elite guard unit
A brutal beating occurred in a unit under the Supreme Guard Command, which reports directly to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. A soldier,...
Why N. Koreans remain skeptical of domestically-made goods
North Korean authorities are restricting the distribution of foreign products in markets while encouraging the sale of domestically produced items. However, people are responding...
N. Korean doctors face harsh punishment in public struggle session for...
Two North Korean doctors faced a public struggle session after being caught selling medicine supplied to their hospital.
"Two doctors at the Third Prevention Hospital...
Surveillance mandate breeds discontent among N. Korean party ranks
The North Korean authorities have ordered crackdowns on the distribution of "impure" South Korean media and foreign electronic documents, while pushing party members to...
N. Korea grapples with internal pushback over Russian alliance
North Korea's leadership is working to address concerns within the ruling party and military about the country's deepening alliance with Russia.
"There's been pushback from...
N. Korean food ministry cracks down on corruption in grain collection
Officials at North Korea's Ministry of Food Procurement and Administration gathered recently for a study session focusing on corruption between ministry officials and collective...
Study or else: N. Korean workers face daily memorization drills on...
North Korean authorities have mandated nationwide study sessions on the outcomes of December's 11th Plenary Meeting of the Eighth Central Committee, requiring workers to...
