North Koreans went on an unusual consumer spending spree over an extended holiday weekend in mid-February, when the conjunction of Kim Jong Il’s birthday on Feb. 16 and the Lunar New Year on Feb. 17 gave residents of North Pyongan province more time and motivation to visit bathhouses, stock up on groceries, and book karaoke rooms. According to a source in North Pyongan province recently…
February 27, 2026 at 01:25PM
by DailyNK(North Korean Media)