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. |