No social distancing? North Koreans ring in the New Year with Pyongyang concert



News No social distancing? North Koreans ring in the New Year with Pyongyang concert A live state media broadcast showed thousands of people wearing masks and cheering at a scaled-down New Years event Colin Zwirko December 31, 2020 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON KCTV, Dec.31, 2020 While countries around the world canceled their New Years celebrations because of COVID-19, thousands of North Koreans donned face masks and braved the cold for a midnight New Year’s Eve concert and fireworks show in downtown Pyongyang. But the events were scaled down and celebrations were subdued compared to North Korean New Year’s Eve events of the past, possibly as a result of the country’s own anti-epidemic policies or the tough economic hurdles it faced in 2020. While countries around the world canceled their New Years celebrations because of COVID-19, thousands of North Koreans donned face masks and braved the cold for a midnight New Year’s Eve concert and fireworks show in downtown Pyongyang. But the events were scaled down and celebrations were subdued compared to North Korean New Year’s Eve events of the past, possibly as a result of the country’s own anti-epidemic policies or the tough economic hurdles it faced in 2020. 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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No social distancing? North Koreans ring in the New Year with Pyongyang concert

A live state media broadcast showed thousands of people wearing masks and cheering at a scaled-down New Years event

Colin Zwirko December 31, 2020

No social distancing? North Koreans ring in the New Year with Pyongyang concert

KCTV, Dec.31, 2020

While countries around the world canceled their New Years celebrations because of COVID-19, thousands of North Koreans donned face masks and braved the cold for a midnight New Year’s Eve concert and fireworks show in downtown Pyongyang.

But the events were scaled down and celebrations were subdued compared to North Korean New Year’s Eve events of the past, possibly as a result of the country’s own anti-epidemic policies or the tough economic hurdles it faced in 2020.

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