Tag: younger generation
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...
Young North Koreans embrace modern dating as generational divide deepens
A striking generational shift is emerging in North Korea as young people develop dramatically different views on marriage and relationships compared to their parents.
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North Korean elders mourned lost unification dreams on Aug. 15 anniversary
Unification became a popular conversation topic among North Koreans leading up to Liberation Day, on Aug. 15, with a definite generational divide on the...
Royal reality show: How Kim Jong Un is using his family...
North Korea is making an unusual media move by including family members and children of high-ranking officials at "Kim Jong Un's priority events" and...
N. Korean leadership seminar orders new focus on Kim’s teachings
North Korea's premier party institution, the Pyongyang Central Cadres Training School, recently conducted a seminar focused on implementing Kim Jong Un's latest political theories...
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...
How to counter N. Korea’s garbage balloon campaign
Since late May, North Korea has been launching balloons filled with fecal matter into South Korea, an act both irrational and inhumane. The South...
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...
Young N. Koreans question why the state demands absolute loyalty
North Korea organized a second training seminar for party officials in charge of propaganda at the People’s Palace of Culture in Pyongyang from Apr....
Young North Koreans are taking pains to avoid military service
Editor's Note: In Sep. 2021, North Korea’s Supreme People’s Assembly adopted the “Youth Education Guarantee Act,” one of the “big three” oppressive laws passed...
