Activity at Pyongyang’s May Day Stadium hints at August start for mass games



News Activity at Pyongyang’s May Day Stadium hints at August start for mass games Floor covering installed in recent days, imagery shows, as public practices have reportedly increased this month Colin Zwirko July 10, 2020 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Rodong Sinmun Preparations are underway at North Korea’s May Day Stadium to host this year’s “mass games” propaganda event, satellite imagery shows, suggesting the show could begin as early as next month. The field of May Day Stadium was on July 9 in the process of being covered in white protective material that has been used for the events since 2018, Planet Labs medium-resolution satellite imagery shows. Preparations are underway at North Korea’s May Day Stadium to host this year’s “mass games” propaganda event, satellite imagery shows, suggesting the show could begin as early as next month. The field of May Day Stadium was on July 9 in the process of being covered in white protective material that has been used for the events since 2018, Planet Labs medium-resolution satellite imagery shows. 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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Activity at Pyongyang’s May Day Stadium hints at August start for mass games

Floor covering installed in recent days, imagery shows, as public practices have reportedly increased this month

Colin Zwirko July 10, 2020

Activity at Pyongyang’s May Day Stadium hints at August start for mass games

Rodong Sinmun

Preparations are underway at North Korea’s May Day Stadium to host this year’s “mass games” propaganda event, satellite imagery shows, suggesting the show could begin as early as next month.

The field of May Day Stadium was on July 9 in the process of being covered in white protective material that has been used for the events since 2018, Planet Labs medium-resolution satellite imagery shows.

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