News Kim Jong Un secretly visits new luxury mall in Pyongyang with China connectionsAmid ‘communism’ revival, North Korea signals elite class remains priority and driver of sanctions evasion efforts ![]() North Korean leader Kim Jong Un secretly visited a recently-opened department store in the capital selling foreign luxury goods from brands like Dior, Gucci and Tissot, according to photos posted to social media by members of a Chinese entrepreneur delegation visiting the DPRK in January. NK Pro has also found that Chinese nationals created a new company last year claiming to have received rights to supply the newly-opened Ryugyong Golden Plaza in Pyongyang, raising questions over possible U.N. sanctions violations. Construction on the Ryugyong mall, located on the Taedong River waterfront in southwest Pyongyang © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |