Tag: youth
Pyongyang’s new strategy: Exploiting S. Korea’s political divisions and weakened NGOs
North Korea has adopted a cautious approach to the new South Korean administration's conciliatory gestures—including suspending loudspeaker broadcasts at the border, asking private groups...
N. Korea’s rural youth program fails as workers abandon farm posts
Despite North Korean authorities calling for the creation of all-youth work squads to help young people settle in agricultural communities, many young people still...
N. Korean women drive booming cross-border trade in Chinese jewelry
Smugglers in North Hamgyong province have been working overtime importing accessories from China this summer, driven by surging demand among young people who are...
N. Korean teachers skip mandatory indoctrination sessions, face public criticism
North Korean authorities have emphasized the importance of ideological indoctrination for youth, the future generation, but on the educational front lines, ideological education for...
N. Korea youth defy state crackdowns with bold fashion, hairstyle trends
North Korean authorities have intensified crackdowns on young people's clothing and hairstyles since enacting the "Youth Education Guarantee Act," but North Korea's youth —...
S. Pyongan province proposes new approach to tackle youth unemployment
The South Pyongan province people's committee conducted a study on youth unemployment and briefed the Central Committee on ways to address the problem.
A source...
Pyongyang police crackdown on teen mobile payments
Police in Pyongyang have started an emergency crackdown after discovering that high school students in the capital's central districts made over 150 mobile payments...
Smuggled, expired, and deadly: Inside N. Korea’s contraceptive underground
Last year, Daily NK reported that black market merchants in Chongjin, North Hamgyong province, were secretly selling expired Chinese-made contraceptives to teenagers and young...
Chinese MP7 becomes hot item among N. Korean youth
A Chinese-made portable media player called the MP7 has recently become a hot commodity among North Korean young people and university students, Daily NK...
N. Korean youth choose black market driving lessons
A growing number of young North Koreans are turning to private driving instructors. These private lessons are seen as far more efficient and affordable...
