His country awash in poverty and prisons, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un presides over the opening of a shiny new resort city reportedly built with forced labor.
Poverty-Stricken North Korea Unveils Mountain Ski Town
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A drone-eye's view of Samjiyon, a North Korean city that state media says will be able to house 4,000 families.
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The mountain town, near the border with China, was “opened” by Kim Jong Un on December 2. The opening ceremony marks the end of the second stage of construction, with final completion scheduled for October 2020.
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A line-up of communist officials flank Kim during the opening ceremony. The statue is of Kim Jong Il, the second leader of the communist country and Kim Jong Un’s late father.
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A rooftop view of the regimented opening celebrations. State-run media described the city as “an example of a mountainous modern city under socialism, an epitome of modern civilization.”