State media this week reported that 1.4 million young North Koreans have volunteered to enlist in the army as tensions between the two Korea’s increased following an alleged ROK drone incursion over Pyongyang. Dailies and TV bulletins featured interviews with workers who stated that they would channel their anger toward South Korea into hard work. 

North Korea amended a law to reward personnel in the science and technology field with homes after Kim Jong Un previously emphasized the importance of educating sci-tech talents for the success of the country. 

The foreign ministry on Sunday issued