North Korean stalls selling foreign DVDs in Pyongyang

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North Korean stalls selling foreign DVDs in Pyongyang

Disney, Russian and Indian films, on sale from state-run DVD stalls

Hamish Macdonald June 3, 2016

North Korean stalls selling foreign DVDs in Pyongyang

Mokran Video Company, KCTV

North Korean government-run stalls are selling foreign films and animations on the streets of Pyongyang, a video published by a photographer in May showed.

The 9-minute point-of-view video shows photographer and former Pyongyang resident Jaka Parker reviewing a number of DVDs including Disney titles such as Aladdin, Finding Nemo and Beauty and the Beast.

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Hamish Macdonald

Hamish Macdonald is an Associate Fellow at RUSI who formerly worked on Project SANDSTONE and formerly a journalist and researcher who has focused uniquely on North Korea related topics and affairs. He was previously the COO of the Korea Risk Group, which produces the NK News and NK Pro. Specialising in this area, his investigations covered topics including North Korean sanctions evasion activities, domestic economic development and human rights.

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