Tag: performance
N. Korean workers face systemic violence from farm managers
Physical abuse of North Korean workers by low-level managers has become a widespread, systemic problem beyond simple workplace disputes.
A source in North Pyongan province...
N. Korea pressures major firms to show results before key political...
North Korea's biggest companies are being forced to submit detailed progress reports on key economic projects as the country's leadership tries to showcase achievements...
N. Korean trade officials face political pressure to boost performance
North Korean authorities have gathered Pyongyang's trade officials to pressure them into raising state quotas for the second half of the year. This was...
North Korean agents pressure Chinese phone users as quarterly reviews loom
State security agents in North Korea's border region are ramping up efforts to catch Chinese mobile phone users ahead of their upcoming quarterly performance...
North Korean police ordered to write essays on Kim Jong Un...
North Korean police officers have been tasked with writing essays about a video of Kim Jong Un honoring fallen North Korean soldiers, an exercise...
N. Korean teacher reprimanded over poor student test scores
A math teacher at a high school in the North Korean city of Hyesan was recently reprimanded by his principal after students performed poorly...
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...
N. Korea to evaluate farm managers based on crop production results
North Korea is planning to evaluate farm managers based on how well their operations perform as part of an effort to boost agricultural production.
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N. Koreans criticize mass arrests after destroyer launch disaster
As North Korea continues arresting officials responsible for the failed launch of a new destroyer at Chongjin Shipyard, some North Koreans are criticizing the...
Well-connected students use propaganda troupes to dodge N. Korean farm labor
With rice transplanting season underway at farms across North Korea, party committees at Pyongyang universities have been enrolling well-connected students in mobile artistic propaganda...
