Tag: Ryanggang Province
N. Korean military unit cracks down on soldiers using private barbers
Units of the 25th Brigade of the North Korean border guard based in Hyesan, Ryanggang province, have recently begun cracking down harder on its...
N. Koreans struggle to obtain wind blockers as winter approaches
Many households in North Korea’s Ryanggang province — where winter temperatures plummet to close to 30 degrees Celsius below freezing — lack wind blockers...
Economic collapse forces parents to advise daughters against marriage
A North Korean woman died as a homeless beggar on the streets of Hyesan in Ryanggang province after her parents and siblings refused to...
State television touts mechanized farming while blackouts force workers to thresh...
As farmers around North Korea wrap up the fall harvest, most farms in Ryanggang province have been unable to use their threshing machines because...
Homeroom teachers compete over student bribes as class ceremonies become status...
North Korean high school students in their final year are increasingly putting on a variety of "graduation parties," leaving parents who must now prepare...
North Korean security agents raid homes of past Chinese phone users...
North Korean state security agents in border regions are raiding the homes of people with records of having used Chinese-made mobile phones in the...
North Korea’s wealthy pay premium for imported winter coats as status...
Puffer coats from foreign brands imported by state-authorized smugglers have become very popular with affluent North Korean customers at marketplaces in Hyesan, Ryanggang province,...
North Korean flood victims complain of neglect as reconstruction stalls in...
Flood victims in Kujang county, North Pyongan province, are complaining that Kim Jong Un doesn't care about their area as reconstruction work stalls months...
North Korean police turn on each other as corruption probe spirals...
The prosecutor's office in Ryanggang province has launched an investigation into police corruption targeting year-end performance goals, but the probe is spiraling in unexpected...
North Korean women turn to subtle manicures to evade beauty crackdowns
Young North Korean women are increasingly turning to light-colored nail polish as a form of "modest adornment" that allows them to express individuality while...
