Foie gras, puppies, water parks: North Korea gets a glow-up

Coffee bars. Water parks. Retail therapy.

⁠North Korea – a country few would associate with leisure or pleasure – is experiencing an ⁠unlikely outbreak of fun.

Leader Kim Jong-un, himself no stranger to indulgence, is orchestrating new ways for his citizens to spend ⁠their wealth.

North Korea’s imports of massage equipment have surged 40-fold over the past decade, according to Chinese customs data. Treadmill shipments jumped over 600 per cent. The...

Pianos and even bumper cars are pouring in, too.