Author: Li Spring, Vice President of the China Asian Economic Development Association
Source: Northeast Asia Studies Newsletter
Third,High level phenomenon in North Korea
Before the epidemic, North Korea also had department stores similar to Beijing's Lufthansa. At that time, only Daesung Department Store in Pyongyang could be called a high-end department store. This time, it was found that during the epidemic, more high-end shopping malls than Dacheng Department Store opened one after another, such as Liujing Jinguang Commercial Center and Lelang Patriotic King Kong Garden. These two shopping malls are comprehensive service organizations, including shops, restaurants, coffee shops, children's playground, swimming pools, gymnasiums, etc. Liujing Jinguang Commercial Center and hotel rooms. It is indeed as high-end and magnificent as Lufthansa Department Store, and the high price is simply "surprising". The price of each product is similar to that of China3~7The price of a Chinese shirt.178Dollar, the new super-thin Huawei10Inch laptop price tag2300Dollars, other TVs, refrigerators, air conditioners and other electrical appliances are at least.2~3It is possible that international sanctions are caused, the goods need to be imported, but there are not many goods for normal importation, electrical appliances can only enter through abnormal channels, the rise in prices is a inevitable phenomenon, and it is surprising that there are many North Koreans who consume.
PyongyangThe King Kong Business.center
The restaurant is even more surprising, the decoration is not high, the variety of dishes is complete, the meal, the western meal, the day meal, the hiking and so on, and the recipe price is quite high.100gPriced40In the US dollars, North Koreans eat, and there are few foreigners eating, because foreign tourists are not able to travel to North Korea normally.2There is a big beer house in the neighborhood.2024It has been described in Pyongyang in, but the "new world" discovered this time is the "Hesheng King Kong Pavilion" built in the third residential area.
"Hesheng King Kong Pavilion" is a residential building on both sides of the road17The high-rise bridge restaurant, viewed from the distance is a large door pillar, very atmospheric, very similar to Singapore's Hall of Kings Hotel. Two tower-style pillar inside the elevator is directly accessible.17The floor floor, long.90Meters and wide.10The high-rise space is a transparent restaurant, luxuriously decorated. There is a bow-shaped bridge shelf between two tower-style pillars, with large clocks hanging in the middle, adding to the luxury of North Korean architectural design. This restaurant is this year's4month25It is said that the location of the windows on both sides can not be booked without prior appointment, and the residential community on both sides of the high sky is truly spectacular. There are various modern service facilities such as Aramco Car Technology Service Shop, Aramco Electronic Game Hall, and Aramco Parks barbecue store. The table is underneath the chair is steel glass, you can see the road below and the river-flowing vehicles, with a little sense of horror.
Pyongyang and Hong Kong
The Japanese Garsi dish, raw fish and barbecue are the main dishes, and the price is much cheaper than the "Long Wave Patriotic King Kong Garden",300gThe black cow is18The price is also acceptable. French red wine is a must-see, the sound of a beautiful red wine cup at the touch of the cup is clear, as if it felt in a luxury restaurant in a hotel in Europe. The impression is the after-meal ice cream, regardless of shape and taste can be called "pleasure". The quality of life of the Koreans has indeed significantly improved, and the smile on the face of the person who ate seems to say "living in the era of happiness."
Actually, these two are "King Kong" stores, which are famous in North KoreaKKGThe company is known to all of the North Koreans, is a comprehensive state-owned large enterprise, with hotels and restaurants, as well as taxis and shopping malls, specifically serving high-end consumers.
Lelang Patriotic King Kong Pavilion in Pyongyang, the most high-end comprehensive shopping in North KoreaOne of the physical centers。
Four,Changes in North Korea
August28The day is the youth festival in North Korea, this day the youth throughout the country has been through the "revolutionary festival", sporting activities, jumping collective dance is an indispensable program, of course, not less entertainment life, such as cooking, drinking beer, etc. This time again discovered another "new continent", is the new beer house opened in the Dawn Street during the epidemic, which opens the eyes, to see the scene atmosphere of the beer house, simply unimaginable scene in front of the eye.
approximately have500The outer walls of the square beer are hanging with the sign "Ourdan store", the entrance is not obvious, the first and second floors are small ordinary shops, up to3Floor is this beer house, many North Koreans know this beer house, showing that the store is a little famous. entered the store clear colored young people have blown up, seats are vacant, every table is placed with5The scene is spectacular. It is said that there are no seats here without reservation in advance. On the two hollow walls hung three largeLEDThe screen, come back to play the TV series of North Korea, China, Russia, the music sound is great. Surprising is the young people drinking while singing the screen broadcast the series plays, the music after the end of the music together applause the shout, then the next one, drinking all night, singing all night, the celebration is unforgettable tonight. These are like thinking of the early "rock" boom of China's reform and opening up, the young people in North Korea sing while freeing, relaxing themselves.1Dollars is/Better than beer.2Draft beer2.5Dollars is/In comparison, it is more affordable for young people.
The socialist construction of North Korea, of course, is inseparable from the role and contribution of the youth strike forces, including the military builders, Pyongyang and local construction, all dependent on the military builders and the youth strike forces to complete.2024In the summer of the year, when a flood occurred in New Jersey, the youth assault forces across the country were activated.30Thousands of times to rebuild the disaster area workplace, created short4Construction for over a month.2The new residential complex "miracle" with more than 10,000 people occupying.
The beer shop of Yongxing Peony Store in Pyongyang
Young people accept the new way of life is the world is basically the same small, so the future is the world of young people, in North Korea is no exception. North Korea and the world is not a big difference is the longevity of the elderly is gradually increasing, the community has a lot of elderly people gather outside to talk and spend time; young people marriage extended, after marriage forced birth of a child becomes the norm. So the state is trying to find a way to let young people have more children after marriage, many children mothers can become the country "heroes", the state declared the legal preference for many children families.
The Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly of the DPRK2024yearly8Month promulgated the Multi-Child Families Preferential Law, the law stipulates3A family of children (including adopted children.Parallel to the Women’s Rights Guarantee Act, women who have three or more children are entitled to professional medical services and receive free housing and medicines, food and household supplies.8Women with two or more children under the age of two can shorten working hours and take twice as many holidays as others.
The role of young people included the contribution of soldiers, here speaking only of the military victims in the Russian conflict, Secretary-General Kim Jong-un personally attended the commemoration conference, condolences to the families of martyrs who died in overseas military operations, inspired the patriotism of the Korean people throughout the country. In the peace period they went away from his country to the foreign country to fight the heroic sacrifice, many people began not to understand, now the country holds a massive ceremony of meditation for the martyrs who have been sacrificed, has produced the magnificent devotion to the country is worthy of resonance.
In his speech, Secretary-General Kim Jong-un pointed out that he was deeply guilty that every general and soldier who failed to bring their lives back to his homeland, once again forgiving their families, and expressed his deep condolences. Listening to the party's call to the battlefield, the heroism of the country will give the best living conditions for the family of martyrs, and announce the establishment of a martyr monument in the most beautiful tree garden. At the same time, promising to the newly built residential buildings of the family of martyrs, the project has been launched and has been named "New Star Street", and in the near future there will be a grandiose new house entrance ceremony.
North Korea is also known as a "youth power". Young people all over the country are burning their youth in important posts of socialist construction, completing various tasks put forward by the Eighth National Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea, and welcoming the victory of the Ninth National Congress with higher fighting spirit.
Liu Xiaobo Commercial Center in Pyongyang
Five isconclusion
During this trip, I saw the dynamicNorth Korea, advanced North Korea, advanced North Korea, a thousand miles forward North Korea. Dare to acknowledge existing difficulties and some of the life conditions behind other countries, but not inclined to backward, courageous to pursue, on the road to self-reliance and self-reliance, take a difficult step. North Korea people have a united heart, have an uncomfortable youth team, there is no reason to believe that the tomorrow without North Korea will be better, and look forward to the prosperity of North Korea.
Individual speaking about the future of China-DPRK relations has an optimistic attitude, because the foundation of China-DPRK traditional friendship is firm.Solid, the scope of inheriting friendship is extremely wide, especially in the field of economic cooperation, the role of Chinese elements is indispensable. There is no conflict between North Korea's economic development route of self-reliance and invigorating its foreign economy. North Korea's laws related to its foreign economy are relatively sound and highly operable. As long as the general environment improves, China's elements (Investment, technology and raw materialsIt will definitely be the east wind of the Korean economy, the effect of fast-trapping will be undoubted. Of course, the mind does not necessarily overheat, to do according to the laws of the economy, to use the good protection of the law, to establish good friendship with the Korean comrades, North Korea will become China's entrepreneurs show new stage of development.
Pyongyang and Hong Kong.