Tag: youth

Coffee shops have proliferated across North Korea in recent years, becoming common fixtures not only in Pyongyang and major cities but even in rural...

North Korea enacted the Youth Education Guarantee Act during the Fifth Meeting of the 14th Supreme People's Assembly in September 2021. The law aimed...

With Kim Jong Un's visit to China for the 80th anniversary of China's victory over Japan drawing attention to strengthened North Korea-China cooperation, the...

Four college students in Chongjin, North Hamgyong province, were detained by security authorities after making critical remarks about North Korea's "two hostile states" policy,...

Housing has become the primary obstacle preventing young people from getting married, not just in South Korea, but across the border in North Korea...

A group of Pyongyang teenagers were recently hauled before a public struggle session for painting their nails. A source in Pyongyang told Daily NK that...

North Korean young people are engaging in a dangerous cat-and-mouse game with authorities as they continue secretly consuming South Korean media despite increasingly strict...

Circular sightseeing boats recently launched on Pyongyang's Taedong River represent a strategic blend of foreign currency generation and regime promotion, offering wealthy North Koreans...

North Korea is accelerating efforts to grant party cards to select members of youth shock brigades mobilized for large-scale construction projects, timing the initiative...

A striking generational shift is emerging in North Korea as young people develop dramatically different views on marriage and relationships compared to their parents. During...