Tag: south pyongan province
N. Korea embraces foreign term ‘saunas’ in rare linguistic exception
North Korea has decided to call all steam bath businesses "saunas" and is replacing signboards accordingly. The North Korean authorities—who demand linguistic purity through...
N. Korean students face pressure to give expensive graduation gifts to...
As graduation day approaches, North Korean students are busily preparing gifts for their homeroom teachers. While the custom of giving graduation presents has taken...
N. Korea launches crackdown as market prices surge nationwide
North Korean authorities have begun taking aggressive action against nationwide price increases that started in mid-February, Daily NK has learned.
"The government has launched a...
Behind the cold exile: How N. Korea punishes ‘hostile class’ citizens
Recent reports indicate that the North Korean Workers' Party continues its harsh discrimination against citizens who hold views different from the regime.
According to a...
Empty promises, empty stomaches: The plight of N. Korean farmers under...
North Korean farmers are growing increasingly resentful as the ruling party's interference in their autonomy reaches new extremes. While authorities boast of an unprecedented...
Anxious countdown: N. Korean spring recruits hope to avoid combat units
North Korean recruits preparing to enter military service this spring are worried about being assigned to front-line units or those requiring rigorous training.
A source...
N. Korean parents spend small fortunes on misrepresented growth supplements
Like their counterparts south of the border, more North Korean parents are buying supplements to help their children grow taller, Daily NK has learned.
With...
Kim Jong Un orders munition factories to accelerate five-year defense plan...
Major munition factories in South Pyongan province have received an order from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to quickly achieve five key tasks...
N. Korean parents go into debt for private tutoring as education...
Private education is flourishing in North Korea, with tutoring now available not just in traditional subjects like foreign languages, music, and art, but even...
Laser beauty treatments highlight growing wealth gap in N. Korea
Laser skin treatments are gaining popularity in North Korea's major cities, drawing significant interest among women, Daily NK has learned.
According to a source in...
