For some North Koreans, harvest duty becomes a picnic

North Korea’s 2026 fall harvest mobilization looks very different depending on where people work. At some well-funded state agencies and enterprises in South Pyongan province, workers finish harvesting by midday. They then spend the afternoon eating and relaxing outdoors, turning a compulsory chore into something close to a company picnic. Sideline farms are plots that […]

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