Tag: youth

Thirty students accepted into the Hamhung College of Pharmacy, a prestigious state-run university in North Korea's South Hamgyong province, declined to enroll this year....

North Korea has recently intensified television inspections in the border city of Haeju to ensure locals are keeping their channels locked and avoiding South...

North Korean officials in Nampo are forcing unmarried women over 28 into arranged marriages, declaring that remaining single is a "non-socialist act" that shirks...

Campus couples at Pyongyang's universities have begun creating joint savings accounts, a trend that's slowly catching on. These "couple accounts" symbolizing commitment and genuine...

North Korea is smuggling used vehicles, including four-door trucks and motorcycles, into Hyesan. These vehicles are in high demand among private businesspeople who use...

The North Korean authorities have launched a sweeping campaign to encourage young people to "volunteer" for life in tougher parts of the country. In...

North Korea has increased ideological lectures for young people in Chongjin, North Hamgyong province. These sessions, previously held once or twice monthly, are now...

North Korean workers mobilized for the construction of large greenhouses are complaining about not being allowed to visit home for family matters, such as...

The North Korean authorities have ordered crackdowns on the distribution of "impure" South Korean media and foreign electronic documents, while pushing party members to...

Young North Koreans are bidding farewell to loved ones as they prepare to enlist in the military this spring. Relatives, friends and teachers are...