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Tragedy in Hoeryong: Young woman’s murder rattles community

A horrific crime has shaken the city of Hoeryong in North Hamgyong province, where a university student allegedly raped and murdered his boarding house...

N. Korean youth shift to low-key end-of-year celebrations as cultural restrictions...

North Korean youth are holding more subdued end-of-year celebrations compared to previous years, according to a source in North Hwanghae province. The parties, scheduled between...

N. Korean parents protest after school abruptly removes college entrance test...

Parents in Hamhung, North Hamgyong province, were outraged when a local high school posted and then quickly removed student results from the "preliminary exam"...

N. Korean college students face punishment for questioning S. Korean politics...

Students at Haeju Teachers College in South Hwanghae province faced disciplinary action for questioning content from a lecture about South Korean politics, Daily NK...

N. Korean youth face explusion over ‘unauthorized hairstyles’

North Korea's youth league chapter in Chongjin, North Hamgyong province, recently held a struggle session targeting young people with unauthorized hairstyles, Daily NK has...

World Cup success sparks soccer fever in N. Korean schools, but...

Elementary schools in North Korea are actively operating after-school soccer clubs, likely mirroring the public enthusiasm for the North Korean women's team's consecutive victories...

North Korean students face earlier college prep test

North Korea’s education ministry announced recently that a preparatory exam for college applicants will be held two weeks early. “Education departments at provinces, cities and...

N. Korea holds lectures condemning Yoon, S. Korean politics

North Korean officials in North Hamgyong province are holding special lectures analyzing South Korea's political climate and criticizing President Yoon Suk-yeol. The lectures focus...

Drug crisis persists in N. Korea as officials join distribution networks

Despite heightened crackdowns and stricter punishments following new anti-narcotics legislation, drug abuse remains widespread in North Korea, particularly among officials. A source in Kangwon...

Mounting fatigue among N. Korean students over increased indoctrination lectures

North Korean authorities have stepped up ideological indoctrination by increasing mandatory class-consciousness lectures for middle and high school students from monthly to weekly sessions...

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