March 29, 2024
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With the leader away on business, some N. Korean officials refrain from drinking

Sources previously observed similar trend during Kim Jong Un's January visit to China

Kim Jong Un’s extended trip to Vietnam for meetings with U.S. President Donald Trump this week has seen North Korean officials at home discouraged from drinking alcohol, a Pyongyang-based source told NK News on Tuesday.

The development follows two other sources telling NK News that North Korean citizens had refrained from drinking alcohol during Kim Jong Un’s visit to Beijing in January, citing the leader’s departure from the country as the reason.

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