North Korean authorities have held up a Hyesan family that skipped a traditional 60th birthday celebration in late January as a model of socialist frugality ahead of the Ninth Party Congress — but people say the family simply couldn’t afford the feast. A source in Ryanggang province who requested anonymity for security reasons told Daily NK that city party officials learned of the family’s…
2026-02-24T21:57:25Z
by DailyNK(North Korean Media)