Just five years ago, Mr. Kim (not his real name) was a member of a new social group in North Korea known as "tonju," or "masters of money."
This term describes the country's new rich, whose fortunes now often reach six-digit figures, who actively invest in the fast-growing market sector of the economy and who are a driving force behind the minor consumption boom so noticeable in North Korean cities nowadays.
Just five years ago, Mr. Kim (not his real name) was a member of a new social group in North Korea known as "tonju," or "masters of money."
This term describes the country's new rich, whose fortunes now often reach six-digit figures, who actively invest in the fast-growing market sector of the economy and who are a driving force behind the minor consumption boom so noticeable in North Korean cities nowadays.
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