Tag: poverty
Pet shop in Pyongyang sparks anger and envy among North Korea’s...
North Koreans outside Pyongyang are reacting with resentment and disbelief after state media broadcast footage of Kim Jong Un and his daughter, Ju Ae,...
North Korean students mobilized to farm school land as rations dry...
North Korean students have barely settled into the new school year before being pulled out of class to expand school farmland plots, with parents...
Flu outbreak overwhelms North Korean hospitals as children develop pneumonia
A flu outbreak is sweeping parts of North Korea, overwhelming hospitals and forcing parents to seek private doctors as children as young as one...
North Korean parents forced to feed laborers renovating schools
North Korean parents in Chongjin are being forced to cover meals, snacks and cigarettes for laborers mobilized to renovate school facilities. The costs fall...
North Korea’s poorest youth are choosing brutal labor brigades over life...
Young North Koreans facing poverty and an unrelenting burden of workplace levies are volunteering for the country's much-dreaded labor brigades in growing numbers, choosing...
Viral phrase mocks North Korea’s untouchable wealthy class
A satirical phrase mocking North Korea's wealthy class has been making the rounds in Ryanggang province marketplaces, blending lyrics from two well-known songs into...
Birthday cake trend widens wealth gap among N. Korean schoolchildren
A growing birthday cake trend among North Korean elementary school students is deepening social divides, with children from poorer families being excluded from parties...
North Hamgyong city mobilizes neighbors to help families facing deadly cold
As residents of the northern highlands of North Hamgyong province suffer from firewood shortages amid freezing winter temperatures, the city of Hoeryong launched a...
Desperate North Koreans sell blood for food as hunger crisis deepens
As North Korea endures a severe food shortage, desperate North Koreans have been selling their blood, a practice that has surged recently after the...
N. Korean money changers profit from currency fluctuations
North Korean money changers have reaped substantial profits from recent currency fluctuations. While money changers have increased their foreign currency assets in a short...
