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November 15, 2024
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Chinese real estate firm no longer hiring N. Korean waitresses in Dandong

Conversations with locals suggest some DPRK workers in Chinese city are returning to the North

Wanda Group, the largest commercial real estate company in China, no longer employs North Korean waitresses at its hotel in Dandong on the DPRK-PRC border, a visit by NK News to the area has revealed.

The Wanda Realm Dandong, part of the company’s group of luxury hotels, previously hired a team of at least eight North Korean waitresses to serve tables and perform on stage every evening at the hotel’s buffet restaurant.

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