North Korean state airline Air Koryo appears to have begun managing a famous department store in Pyongyang and is producing new beverages and food products, photos recently obtained by NK News show.
A recent receipt from the city's Pothonggang Department Store, which opened in 2010 and was visited by the late leader Kim Jong Il before his death, includes the Air Koryo logo next to the words "sales statement," suggesting the company is involved in a management role there.
North Korean state airline Air Koryo appears to have begun managing a famous department store in Pyongyang and is producing new beverages and food products, photos recently obtained by NK News show.
A recent receipt from the city's Pothonggang Department Store, which opened in 2010 and was visited by the late leader Kim Jong Il before his death, includes the Air Koryo logo next to the words "sales statement," suggesting the company is involved in a management role there.
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Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll is the founder of NK News/NK Pro and related holding company Korea Risk Group. In addition to being the group's CEO, O'Carroll is a frequent writer and commentator about the Koreas, having written about the two nations since 2010. He has visited the DPRK multiple times, worked and lived in Washington, D.C. with a focus on peninsula issues, and lived in the ROK since 2016.