While North Korean state media continues to push daily reminders of current “unprecedented” economic challenges and demands that people mobilize to “difficult” worksites, foreign-facing propaganda is promoting the rise of golf hobbyists and a new luxurious golf course.

The English-language Pyongyang Times reported on Tuesday that more “amateur” golfers have been regularly honing their skills and enjoying their leisure time at the Pyongyang Golf Course. 

The course, located 15 miles (25 kilometers) west of the capital, was expanded in 2019, doubling its daily capacity to up to 200 golfersand providing more luxurious lodgings and other