Tag: south hamgyong province
A glimpse into the future of surveillance technology in North Korea
North Korea may be infamous for being “decades in the past,” but its technology is not nearly so far behind. North Korea has trained...
Why was the term “Day of the Sun” barely used on...
North Korean media this year hardly used the term “Day of the Sun,” the name for the holiday marking the birthday of the country’s...
Four N. Korean stationmasters arrested for failing to show loyalty to...
The North Korean Ministry of State Security has recently informed senior officials at provincial bureaus about the punishment given to people arrested in connection...
Abuse of opium remains a problem in N. Korea amid economic...
Several opium addicts have died recently in Kilju County, North Hamgyong Province, Daily NK has learned.
Speaking on condition of anonymity, a Daily NK source...
N. Korea installed facial recognition devices at major train stations during...
In 2021, at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the North Korean government sought technologies that could help it better track the movements of...
Parents of school children turn to second-hand stores amid N. Korea’s...
Driven by economic hardships, a large number of parents of school-age children shopped at second-hand clothing stores in Hamhung markets before the start of...
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....
