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The father, whose surname was Lee, was arrested in Wonsan, Gangwon province, for illegally selling music and films before being executed in front of a crowd of 500 people.

SEOUL, May 28 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's official newspaper on Friday called on people to make greater efforts to brace for typhoons and flooding, saying they should take preventive measures with the thought that such natural disasters could happen tomorrow. "Only with such a mindset that typhoons and flooding can take place even tomorrow will we be able to draw up thorough anti-damage measures," the Rodong Sinmun, the organ of the North's ruling...

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has banned skinny jeans, mullets and certain body piercings as symbols of a "capitalistic lifestyle".

North Korea has just banned... skinny jeans.

North Korea Bans Skinny Jeans, Piercings in War on Capitalistic Lifestyle On 5/27/21 at 3:11 PM EDT North Korea and Generation Z seem to have one common opinion: skinny jeans have got to go. The secretive Asian nation has reportedly instituted a ban on Western fashion trends including mullets, certain body piercings, and skinny jeans in a self-proclaimed "war on capitalism." Yonhap News Agency, a North Korean outlet published an appeal to citizens to do away with capitalistic culture. "History ...

news N.K. touts national education of pro-Pyongyang group in Japan on 66th founding anniversary SEOUL, May 25 (Yonhap) -- North Korea touted an organization of pro-Pyongyang residents in Japan for its efforts to hand down the Korean national identity and patriotism on the 66th anniversary of its founding on Tuesday. The General Association of Korean Residents in Japan, or Chongryon, has "established a national education system from kindergarten to college and successfully fostered talents to le...

North Korea shuns ‘capitalistic lifestyle’ with more fashion bans MalaysiaNow 2 hrs ago © Provided by MalaysiaNow Kim Jong Un is taking further steps to ensure that the citizens of his hermit country are not enticed by the influences of outside cultures by enacting a new round of bans on fashions and passions deemed part of Capitalist culture. Among the latest things banned are “non-socialist” haircuts. These include mullets, spiked cuts and dyed hair. Western fashion trends like sk...

Views: Visits 15 North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong Un recently banned mullets and other “non-socialist” haircuts as well as skinny jeans over fears the fashions would lead to capitalistic urges among the closed-off nation’s young people.  “We must be wary of even the slightest sign of the capitalistic lifestyle and fight to get rid of them,” Rodong Sinmun, a North Korean state newspaper wrote. Along with the mullet, other styles, like spiked or dyed hair, have also been banne...

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and Gen Z have something in common: They both hate skinny jeans. According to various reports, the North Korean dictator has banned skinny jeans and other “decadent” Western trends like the mullet, the controversial haircut that has had a resurgence of sorts in recent months. “We must be wary of even the slightest sign of the capitalistic lifestyle and fight to get rid of them," Rodong Sinmun, the North Korean state newspaper, said, quoting the totalitari...

North Korea bans mullets, nose piercings, and skinny jeans Updated East Coast Radio Share this: Kim Jong-un bans mullet hairstyles, nose piercings, and skinny jeans, over fears that the decadent Western culture will influence the youth in North Korea.   Twitter/@2wishbb Weve heard of people shying away from certain trends because it goes against their values or beliefs, but we havent heard of a country banning them completely! Kim Jong-un, the North Korean Supreme Leader, has created a ban ...