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Dagyum Ji
Dagyum Ji was a senior NK News correspondent based in Seoul. She previously worked for Reuters TV.
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News New anti-tobacco smoking products available in North Korea: photosClove cigarettes and nicotine patches seen on sale at the Pyongyang Autumn International Trade Fair
Products to help curb smoking and reduce its harmful effects appear to be increasingly available in North Korea, photos from a recent trade fair in the country’s capital have shown. Among other products at the 13th Pyongyang Autumn International Trade Fair – held between September 25 and 28 – the Susong Trading Corporation was seen selling a “Clove-smoking rod (Jong-hyang Heub-yeong-bong).” “The smoking rod can treat a cough and sputum which heavy smokers commonly have and remove halitosis, and it is effective in preventing a variety of respiratory diseases caused by smoking,” an advertisement reads. Users are told © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |