Tag: south korean culture
North Korea opts for re-education over prison for South Korean content...
Four young North Koreans caught watching a South Korean romance drama were subjected to a public criticism session rather than criminal prosecution, a response...
North Korea’s wealthy keep using South Korean rice cookers despite crackdowns
Despite intensifying crackdowns on South Korean goods, North Korea's wealthy elite continue to use Cuckoo brand electric rice cookers, treating the South Korean appliances...
Bag inspections and struggle sessions fail to stop Pyongyang students from...
South Korea's unique custom of couples and friends exchanging pairs of stick-shaped snacks on Nov. 11 has arrived in Pyongyang. Aware of this, the...
Breaking the mold: How North Korean youth resist authoritarian restrictions
North Korea enacted the Youth Education Guarantee Act during the Fifth Meeting of the 14th Supreme People's Assembly in September 2021. The law aimed...
Chinese factories fuel North Korea’s underground electronics market
Small electronics factories are sprouting up across Chinese border towns, quietly manufacturing devices specifically for North Korean consumers. These operations produce everything from portable...
North Korean youth risk arrest for speaking like South Koreans
North Korean authorities are doing everything they can to stop the spread of South Korean pop culture, or hallyu, but young people keep using...
N. Korea executes 23 defense workers in brutal crackdown
North Korea's state security department has taken an ultra-hardline stance against "counterrevolutionary acts" at munitions factories in Jagang province earlier this year.
Families of security...
Chinese MP7 becomes hot item among N. Korean youth
A Chinese-made portable media player called the MP7 has recently become a hot commodity among North Korean young people and university students, Daily NK...
Chinese MP8 players popular among N. Korean youth
Chinese-made MP8 media players are gaining popularity among North Korean youth, entering the country in small quantities through border areas despite restrictions.
According to a...
N. Korean youth drive surge in Chinese bag imports
Demand for Chinese-made bags has surged among North Koreans in their teens through 30s. The trend of choosing Chinese bags over domestic alternatives —...
