In a phone conversation with Daily NK on Tuesday, a source in North Hamgyong Province said children in local elementary schools and kindergartens in Hoeryong were given sweets and school supplies on Feb. 14 to mark the 79th “Day of the Shining Star,” as the holiday is called in North Korea. “As the gifts were … Continue reading North Korea provides gifts to children for Kim Jong Il’s birthday The authorities reportedly gave school supplies only to children entering elementary school from the upper class of kindergarten