Being impressed that they have almost 2 decades old technology is kind of telling of how bad it is. Smartphones today can be had as low as $50! Not really a sign of wealth or progress to have 20 year old technology that has now become dirt cheap.

Are you factoring in the most rigorous sanctions on any state ever just to pursue sovereignty?

This is probably simply prestige projects by the regime, to try to force a development that makes the country appear more modern

So libshits like homeless people rather than homes because muh “regime forcing people in homes!! regime bad!!”. Do you understand how crazy you sound? not to mention your premise is entirely false

So the 2 main sources of income for North Korea are based on crimes and one of them is even only temporary. This is not a success story, as there is nothing sustainable in this so called impressive economic development.

Its totally justifiable because of the sanctions. DPRK will flourish and you will keep coping with your epstienite propaganda

That’s strange, if they can go to a diner, and use a smartphone to pay through a QR code system. /s

Do you know how many people outside of the western periphary capitalist countries are malnourished? much much more

The truth is that North Korea remains extremely poor, but the regime continues with prestige projects that mostly benefit the rich in North Korea. And in North Korea rich apparently means being able to afford a smartphone, and being able to eat every day.

Did epstien told you that? there is no rich in NK, its party elite and normal people, party elite may have slightly higher living standards but its nothing in comparison to how billionaires and leaders live compared to normal people in capitalist world. Also the biggest reason for under development of north korea are the sanctions and the brutal korean war in which america invaded the DPRK killing its 12-15% population and destroying almost all of its industries. While simultaneously sanctioning them, DPRK is doing good despite these and they will improve drastically in next decade while you imperialist libshits will cry.

Deaths like that are heavily over exaggerated and west has alot of political prisoners so dont take moral high ground, west kills more people easily so shut the fuck up ig

I bet the billionaire cock feels good in your throat, doesnt it

Because this is truth

I think they are equivalent to nazis tbh, but you are right

first dip is due to increased sanctions, second due to covid. I am hopeful they will find other ways to bypass the inhumane barbaric sanctions

America is probably the closest country to nazi germany still surviving

Yes, they mention it. How a country sanctioned this hard supposed to make money?

did you even read the article?

"Last year, North Korea built 10,000 new homes in Pyongyang—more than either Los Angeles or Chicago. "

“South Korean think tank reports, with titles like “Sanctions Don’t Show in Satellite Imagery,” point to evidence that North Korea’s claimed economic progress isn’t mere propaganda”

“Vessel activity has surged at North Korea’s oil-storage facilities, which are being expanded. Many parking lots are more packed. North Korea now shines roughly three times as bright at night as it did five years ago, according to another report”

“Over the past year, North Korea has completed major construction projects that had stalled for years, including Pyongyang’s largest hospital, a greenhouse complex bigger than New York’s Central Park and a new beach-resort compound”

and much more, please read instead of spreading liberal lies