Tag: students
N. Korea puts capital city on alert following alleged S. Korean...
North Korea put Pyongyang on emergency alert after claiming that South Korea sent drones into the country on Oct. 11. The order came immediately...
Forbidden melodies: Two young North Korean K-pop listeners sent to prison
In early September, two 15-year-old North Korean boys were sent to a political prison camp for listening to K-pop, according to a source in...
Stage fright: The exodus from North Korea’s premier drama school
The Pyongyang University of Dramatic and Cinematic Arts is grappling with a surge in dropout rates, particularly in its drama department. The university administration...
North Korean parents vie to support mobilized students in disaster zone
North Korean students from Kim Il Sung University of Politics have been mobilized for flood-recovery work in North Pyongan province's Uiju county since early...
Blueberry bandits: Crime spikes as North Koreans forage for survival
North Koreans near Samjiyon, Ryanggang province, have faced various mishaps while blueberry picking to supplement their income amid the country's ongoing food crisis. In...
Chongju officials conduct inspection of local schools for “excessive mobilization” of...
North Korean officials in Chongju, North Pyongan province, conducted a five-day inspection of local schools in early September to check for excessive mobilization of...
Forbidden fashion: N. Korean youth punished for mimicking Kim Jong Un’s...
As North Korean authorities intensify a crackdown on youth fashion, they've begun targeting young people who imitate Kim Jong Un's clothing and hairstyle, particularly...
Elderly North Koreans toil in Russian city
About 70 North Korean workers, most of them over the age of 60, have been sent to the Russian city of Blagoveshchensk in the...
Sink or swim: North Korea’s war prep hits the pool
North Korean authorities have intensified swimming education in Pyongyang's middle schools, citing war preparedness, as teachers face unprecedented scrutiny of their aquatic skills.
Speaking anonymously,...
Pyongyang parents bear burden of schools’ modernization projects
North Korean parents in Pyongyang are increasingly displeased with the state imposing non-tax burdens for school modernization projects, Daily NK has learned.
Speaking anonymously, a...
