Tag: rodong sinmun
Concrete promises: N. Korea’s rural upgrade
North Korea has announced plans to construct 20,000 housing units across 130 agricultural areas this year, according to the regime's Rodong Sinmun newspaper.
The official...
Wonsan-Kalma facilities must register foreign currency payment systems
North Korea has ordered all commercial facilities in the Wonsan-Kalma Coastal Tourist Zone to register their electronic foreign currency payment systems by May 14.
The...
N. Korean students question Kim’s gifts, alarming parents and teachers
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's gift of musical instruments to schools in flood-damaged regions has become part of state propaganda highlighting the "supreme...
Power play: Why Kim Jong Un finally owned up to troops...
North Korea recently broke its silence and acknowledged deploying troops to Russia, despite previously maintaining silence amid reports from Ukraine and South Korea. This...
N. Korean smartphones add screenshot function with notable exceptions
North Korean smartphones have added a screenshot function, though it doesn't work with certain content or applications related to the country's leaders.
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Forced relaxation: N. Korean reporters struggle to fund state-granted hot spring...
Local newspaper reporters in North Korea are struggling financially despite receiving government-granted vacation rights to use hot springs. Some journalists are even borrowing money...
N. Korean tech giant secures critical electronics deal with Chinese firm
The Mangyongdae Trading Company, a leading North Korean tech company, has reached an agreement with a Chinese high-tech electronics firm to acquire large numbers...
Starting young: N. Korean textbook reveals indoctrination of kindergarteners
Daily NK has obtained a 2022 kindergarten textbook published by North Korea's Education Newspaper that reveals how the regime shapes young minds through political...
Sing for the regime: N. Korea’s mandatory song sessions face public...
The South Hwanghae provincial party committee has made weekly "song dissemination" sessions mandatory at all workplaces, leaving many North Koreans frustrated as they're forced...
Kim Jong Un prohibits unofficial fees after model farmers barred from...
The party committee of Ryongchon county in North Pyongan province recently held an executive council meeting to address an order directly from Kim Jong...
