Tag: students
Two Sariwon teenagers publicly tried for distributing S. Korean songs, photos
Two teenage boys in Sariwon were recently sentenced in a public trial on charges of distributing South Korean songs and photos, Daily NK has...
N. Korean school demands dollars from students unable to engage in...
North Korean students are being mobilized to help transplant rice seedlings in South Hwanghae Province, one of the country’s main breadbaskets, as part of...
Sinuiju educational authorities conduct surprise inspections at the city’s schools
Sinuiju's education department is conducting surprise inspections at the city's schools, Daily NK has learned.
Speaking on condition of anonymity, a Daily NK source in...
N. Korean support-the-troops program gets a failing grade due to “unethical...
The North Hamgyong Province branch of the Socialist Patriotic Youth League gave a negative review to a recent support-the-troops program conducted in Chongjin, Daily...
North Korea intensifies crackdown on private education
The North Korean authorities have recently tightened restrictions on private education, with several offenders facing legal consequences, Daily NK has learned.
“A woman in her...
N. Korea’s monitoring of political tendencies won’t work
In late April, North Korea’s ruling party ordered all organizations to place the highest priority on monitoring trends among the general public, and among...
N. Korean government demands students collect scrap paper for new textbooks
North Korea's government has ordered students to collect scrap paper for use in printing new textbooks for a new curriculum that will soon be...
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...
Students in Chongjin put under greater non-tax burdens than ever before
Ahead of the new semester this year, North Korea has forced students to pay more so-called "non-tax burdens" than ever before, Daily NK has...
N. Korean university student threatened with expulsion for not meeting school...
A North Korean university student in South Pyongan Province complained to his professor and university officials after he was threatened with expulsion for failing...
