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3 weeks ago | 
myemail.constantcontact.com | Park Jae-hyuk |Kim Seung-yeon |Eun Seol |Jeong Seo-yeong
Quotes of the Day:"The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to control it."– H. L. Menchen"A wise man will be the master of his mind, a fool will be its slave."– Publilius Syrus“Think about it. Politics is just a name for the way we get things done .. without fighting.
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Jan 16, 2025 | 
dailynk.com | Eun Seol
A power struggle over a loudspeaker vehicle has disrupted propaganda activities at a North Hamgyong province mining equipment factory, highlighting tensions between party officials. The conflict came to a head during economic propaganda campaigns promoting the 11th Plenary Meeting of the Eighth Central Committee.
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Jan 16, 2025 | 
dailynk.com | Eun Seol
North Korean university students are spending their month-long vacation hauling manure to farms. While authorities tout this as a “manifestation of patriotism,” students have expressed dissatisfaction with the mandatory labor. According to a Daily NK source in North Hamgyong province, Chongjin O Jung Hup University of Education ordered all students last month to deliver a daily bucket of manure to designated farms. The mandate extends through Feb.
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
dailynk.com | Eun Seol
North Korean authorities in North Hamgyong province have launched a crackdown on medical facilities issuing fraudulent medical certificates in exchange for bribes. The clampdown comes as officials grow increasingly concerned about people using these fake documents to travel to border regions for illegal activities, including receiving money from abroad.
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Jan 9, 2025 | 
dailynk.com | Eun Seol
Truck drivers in the North Korean city of Hoeryong are traveling to Chongjin for tire purchases. Despite steep prices, drivers are willing to take on debt to acquire these essential items for their work. “Truck drivers from Hoeryong have been making the journey to Chongjin after hearing that tires cleared customs at Rajin-Sonbong,” a North Hamgyong province source told Daily NK on Tuesday.
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Jan 8, 2025 | 
dailynk.com | Eun Seol
Pyongyang’s Taedonggang Beer Hall is drawing steady crowds despite winter weather, with customers to the bar rising amid New Year festivities, Daily NK has learned. “Even in the cold, people keep coming to the bar for drinks. For Pyongyang residents, beer isn’t just a beverage – it’s become a vital social activity that keeps pubs busy throughout winter,” a Pyongyang source told Daily NK on Monday. The bar has evolved into a cultural hub where small groups gather to build friendships over beer.
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Jan 7, 2025 | 
dailynk.com | Eun Seol
A horrific crime has shaken the city of Hoeryong in North Hamgyong province, where a university student allegedly raped and murdered his boarding house owner, a woman in her 30s. “The incident occurred in mid-December,” a Daily NK source in North Hamgyong province reported Friday.
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Dec 11, 2024 | 
dailynk.com | Eun Seol
A new Bluetooth fitness tracker advertised on North Korean telecom Kangsong’s mobile app has received starkly different reactions from residents in Pyongyang versus those outside the capital. The advertisement appeared on Oct. 1, 2023, on the Kangsong Mobile Communications 3.0 app.
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Dec 10, 2024 | 
dailynk.com | Eun Seol
An increasing number of young North Koreans are choosing to live together before marriage, despite this being prohibited behavior that carries legal consequences, Daily NK has learned. “Young people today prefer cohabiting over getting married, even when their parents arrange matches. The regime considers cohabitation non-socialist behavior and monitors for it during nighttime home inspections,” a source in Ryanggang province told Daily NK recently.
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Dec 6, 2024 | 
dailynk.com | Eun Seol
North Korea is pushing to expand its tourism industry in North Hamgyong province to generate foreign currency despite international sanctions. Last month, the central government’s tourism promotion agency ordered the North Hamgyong province’s local government to support the Mount Chilbo Tourism Agency’s operations and increase foreign currency earnings through improved connections with Rason city, a source in the province told Daily NK recently.
