April 25, 2024
Ask A North Korean

Ask a North Korean: is North Korea environmentally-friendly?

"'Nature' in North Korea is so bleak I am ashamed to even call it that."

Greetings, NK News readers! Welcome back to Ask a North Korean, where you, yes you, can email in your questions and have them answered by our very own North Korean defector writers.

This week's question comes from Kay, who asks about the environment, rivers, and pollution in the DPRK.

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