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Mixed messages on smoking restrictions in North Korea

Pyongyang pushing anti-smoking measures, however in-country sources see mixed applications

Conflicting reports are emerging from North Korea regarding the enforcement and application of new smoking restrictions as part of a nationwide anti-smoking campaign launched earlier this year.

North Korean state media announced in May that a non-smoking campaign was under way, with headlines such as “No-smoking Campaign Brisk in DPRK” featuring on the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).

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