Tag: youth

Young North Koreans are shelling out $345 to copy a look that signals power: "gaeteol-shuba," the dog-fur padded coats worn by soldiers, state security...

North Korea has dramatically increased the frequency of ideological indoctrination lectures for young people ahead of the Ninth Party Congress. However, young people are...

So-called documentary study sessions praising the greatness of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un are underway in South Hamgyong province, with authorities harshly criticizing...

With North Korea expected to expand its overseas workforce, more young women are taking lessons in singing and musical instruments with the hope of...

Ryanggang province authorities now require overseas candidates to be married with children, tightening selection criteria as regime seeks to prevent defections by holding family...

Socialist Patriotic Youth League organizations are conducting large-scale ideological campaigns at factories, but young workers react indifferently to calls for double shifts and overtime...

Leather jackets and military-style boots are the season's hottest sellers at North Korean markets, with young people emulating the leader's televised wardrobe and vendors...

The Socialist Patriotic Youth League has ordered immediate investigations and forced labor punishments for members skipping assigned work to pursue personal business in Wonsan's...

Leather jackets and military-style boots are flying off marketplace shelves as North Koreans emulate Kim Jong Un's televised wardrobe, with vendors celebrating rebounding sales...

For North Korean young people, a handwritten letter remains the chief means of expressing feelings of passion. Despite the growing adoption of mobile phones...