North Korea's 7.27 cigarettes selling at higher prices than foreign brands: menu



News North Korea’s 7.27 cigarettes selling at higher prices than foreign brands: menu Well-known brand reportedly smoked by Kim Jong Un Chad O'Carroll May 25, 2017 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Eric Lafforgue North Korea's premium 7.27 brand of cigarettes are being sold at higher prices than well-known foreign brands, a tobacco menu from a bar at a downtown Pyongyang hotel shows, an exceptional example of a domestic product costing more than those imported from overseas. The cigarette brand, which Kim Jong Un has been photographed smoking by state media numerous times, cost around 17% more than the most expensive Western brands, Marlboro and Parliament, a menu from the Pothonggang Hotel showed in a photo taken this Spring. North Korea's premium 7.27 brand of cigarettes are being sold at higher prices than well-known foreign brands, a tobacco menu from a bar at a downtown Pyongyang hotel shows, an exceptional example of a domestic product costing more than those imported from overseas. The cigarette brand, which Kim Jong Un has been photographed smoking by state media numerous times, cost around 17% more than the most expensive Western brands, Marlboro and Parliament, a menu from the Pothonggang Hotel showed in a photo taken this Spring. Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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North Korea’s 7.27 cigarettes selling at higher prices than foreign brands: menu

Well-known brand reportedly smoked by Kim Jong Un

Chad O'Carroll May 25, 2017

North Korea’s 7.27 cigarettes selling at higher prices than foreign brands: menu

Eric Lafforgue

North Korea's premium 7.27 brand of cigarettes are being sold at higher prices than well-known foreign brands, a tobacco menu from a bar at a downtown Pyongyang hotel shows, an exceptional example of a domestic product costing more than those imported from overseas.

The cigarette brand, which Kim Jong Un has been photographed smoking by state media numerous times, cost around 17% more than the most expensive Western brands, Marlboro and Parliament, a menu from the Pothonggang Hotel showed in a photo taken this Spring.