Tag: south hamgyong province
S. Hamgyong Province’s rural areas suffer from severe food shortages
Some rural areas of South Hamgyong Province have recently experienced severe food shortages. With little sign of improvement, people are even taking their own...
N. Korean teachers increasingly turn to students’ parents for help
North Korean teachers facing severe financial hardship are turning to parents for help. While schools harshly criticize teachers for such behavior, some teachers are...
N. Korea’s educational divide worsens with increase in private tutoring
More and more parents are turning to private tutoring for their children as the quality of education in North Korean schools declines, Daily NK...
North Korean military engineering units ordered to construction sites
The General Staff Department of the Korean People's Army (KPA) recently ordered engineering units to be dispatched to construction sites in North Korea's provinces....
Why one North Korean educator was deemed a “first-class reactionary”
At the Second National Meeting of Elementary Propaganda Workers in 2019, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sent a letter to participants entitled "Let's...
Tanchon sees rise in homeless children begging for food
The number of homeless children begging for food on the streets is on the rise in Tanchon, South Hamgyong Province, Daily NK has learned.
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Recent lectures in Hamhung refocus attention on anti-reactionary thought law
Officials in Hamhung, South Hamgyong Province, recently conducted lectures that refocused attention on the country’s law to eradicate “reactionary thought and culture.” This suggests...
North Korea to double the number of construction workers at Yonpo...
With North Korean authorities continuing to push the construction of Yonpo Greenhouse Farm despite the country’s COVID-19 outbreak, the government has recently begun efforts...
Many N. Koreans upset about having to bear the costs of...
Many North Koreans are quite upset about being forced to bear the cost of building a large-scale greenhouse farm in Hamju County, South Hamgyong...
Gomdok Mine is in the midst of a “90-day battle”
Gomdok Mine, which experienced significant damage from typhoons last year, recently began a "90-day battle" to boost production, Daily NK has learned.
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