Tag: women
Economic desperation drives surge of North Korean women into hazardous mining...
Several North Koreans who had resorted to gold mining as a last resort in the face of economic difficulties recently died when mines collapsed,...
North Korea begins recruiting young women for dispatch to Chinese factories
South Pyongan province in North Korea has begun selecting workers to be dispatched to China following orders from the Central Committee of the Workers'...
N. Korean couple divorces over disagreement on having children amid economic...
A North Korean couple in their 20s quarreled so severely about having children that they eventually divorced, as severe economic hardship causes more couples...
North Korea holds public trials for breast augmentation doctors and patients
As growing numbers of North Koreans become curious about breast augmentation surgery, the regime is seeking to quash the practice by holding public trials...
N. Korean women’s organization caught dodging mandatory political sessions
Authorities investigated a Socialist Women's Union of Korea (SWUK) organization in Chongjin after it failed to regularly hold mandatory criticism sessions.
"The SWUK organization in...
Abandoned babies found in N. Korean countryside amid worsening rural conditions
Several cases of infant abandonment have emerged across North Korea in recent months, with babies being discovered in remote rural areas of the country.
Multiple...
N. Korean youth embrace motorcycles as income source, status symbol
For young North Koreans, motorcycles have become a means to earn a living, a symbol of wealth and a necessity for dating.
"Young people nowadays...
New housing projects divide N. Korean opinion between optimism and doubt
North Korean media frequently cover newly built housing complexes nationwide, attempting to demonstrate improving living standards. While these reports raise hopes among some people,...
N. Korean women swept up in Chinese investigation of online dissent
Chinese police investigating online criticism of a military parade celebrating the 80th anniversary of "Victory Day" are targeting North Korean female defectors—who are illegal...
N. Korean overseas workers face systematic control from selection to workplace
With Kim Jong Un's visit to China for the 80th anniversary of China's victory over Japan drawing attention to strengthened North Korea-China cooperation, the...
