Tag: south hamgyong province
Farm workers drop rice bundles to steal grain
North Korean farm workers are siphoning off grain during the 2026 fall harvest by secretly dropping rice bundles on the way to threshing grounds....
Hamhung sellers push pricey “export” health supplements
Private sellers in Hamhung, North Korea, are aggressively pushing pricey health supplements on local people in 2026. They claim the products come from North...
North Korean teen defies mother to join army
A widowed mother in Tanchon, South Hamgyong province, has begged her son’s school to keep him off North Korea’s 2026 conscription rolls. The teenager,...
Hamhung teachers ordered to wear skirts during School Support Month
Hamhung teachers must now wear skirts in the classroom during North Korea’s October 2026 School Support Month, a rule that has angered female educators...
Kim Jong Un’s party orders chief secretaries to take charge of...
North Korea has ordered its top provincial, city and county party officials to personally lead party school study in 2026. The move tightens Kim...
North Koreans shun paid Rodong Sinmun app but still pay for...
North Korea's flagship newspaper can now be read through a paid Rodong Sinmun app on smartphones in 2026. According to a source in South...
North Korean province launches student tracking app, but glitches pile up
North Korean education officials in South Hamgyong province have launched a student tracking app for high schools. Students can now borrow library books and...
University mobilizes students to dig trenches for campus intranet
A university in Hungnam district in Hamhung city, South Hamgyong province, mobilized students for three days of trench-digging work in late August 2026. The...
Satellite imagery shows reservoir drought worsening across North Korea
I analyzed satellite imagery from the European Space Agency's Sentinel satellites throughout August 2026. My goal was to assess the condition of major agricultural...
North Korea military officer discharged over wife’s Chinese relative
North Korean authorities recently discharged a military officer stationed in Hamhung after discovering that his wife has a relative in China who is an...
