Kang Mi-Jin, a defector who runs a company analyzing North Korea’s economy, said even family members of soldiers sent to Russia could be given benefits such as good houses or entrance to good universities.
North Korea troops sent to Russia may be pleased to be there, even as they face ferocious fighting
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“North Koreans know so many people around the world have died because of COVID-19, so they have fear that some of them could die, too,” said Kang Mi-jin, a North Korean defector, citing her phone calls with contacts in the northern North Korean city of Hyesan.
Tea and infomercials: N. Korea fights COVID with few tools
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