Tag: youth
N. Korea offers study opportunities for top Chinese language test scorers
North Korea has ordered Pyongyang University of Science and Technology to send students who excel on China's standardized Chinese proficiency test to study in...
N. Koreans bristle at government’s push for wedding frugality
North Korea has ordered the public to simplify weddings and funerals to better fit the socialist lifestyle. But since North Koreans have already cut...
North Korea’s Taegye island becomes budget alternative to Wonsan resort
Taegye island, North Korea's largest reclaimed tideland, has become a popular tourist destination for locals, with young people eager to take day trips to...
Hamhung pharmacy college cracks down on campus dating with vague directive
Hamhung College of Pharmacy in South Hamgyong province recently issued a warning to students about campus dating, ordering them to date in an "experienced...
N. Korea launches youth indoctrination drive amid growing dissent
North Korea has ordered mandatory weekly indoctrination sessions for young people nationwide, deploying revolutionary slogans and historical lessons to counter growing youth dissatisfaction with...
N. Korea expands anti-Seoul propaganda with video production unit
North Korea's Institute of Enemy State Studies is solidifying its role as the regime's main vehicle for promoting the "hostile two-state theory" and creating...
Photos: ‘Agricultural revolution’ falls short as rural poverty persists
Despite North Korea's promises of an "agricultural revolution" announced at a key party meeting in late 2021, the country's rural areas remain mired in...
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...
Some N. Koreans angered by government directive supporting ethnic Chinese population
North Korean authorities issued urgent directives to party and administrative organizations in each region to support the winter preparations of ethnic Chinese residents of...
N. Korea cracks down on ‘I love you’ as decadent expression
North Korea has stepped up crackdowns on young people's love letters, condemning the phrase "I love you" as a sign of "decadent lifestyles."
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