The Daily NK sees North Korea’s concern for their disabled as “half-truth” propaganda used for to acquire foreign currency, despite recent announcements of greater investment into welfare for the disabled.
The pro-North General Association of Korean Residents in Japan (Chongryon) recently announced in the Chosun Sinbo that the North is constructing a Braille Information Technology Center, a publisher and university catering solely to the blind, along with a national facility connecting three schools for the blind in Pyongyang, Hannam and Hwangnam.
The Daily NK sees North Korea’s concern for their disabled as “half-truth” propaganda used for to acquire foreign currency, despite recent announcements of greater investment into welfare for the disabled.
The pro-North General Association of Korean Residents in Japan (Chongryon) recently announced in the Chosun Sinbo that the North is constructing a Braille Information Technology Center, a publisher and university catering solely to the blind, along with a national facility connecting three schools for the blind in Pyongyang, Hannam and Hwangnam.
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