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October 13, 2024
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Happy North Korean ‘slaves’ in Vladivostok

Confident Northern workers speak openly in Russia, unlike their secretive counterparts in China

Among Northeast Asia’s major cities, Vladivostok presents an unusual kind of openness for overseas North Koreans.

DPRK workers in the city, branded “slave labor” by some media outlets, have greater independence than in neighboring China and will happily talk to locals.

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