Two days ago Kim Jong Un was reported to have criticized his country's famed Mass Games. It's been suspended, according to tour groups that organize visits to North Korea
North Korea's famed Mass Games is being put on pause, according to tour groups that organize visits to the country, two days after Kim Jong Un was reported to have criticized the creators of this year's performance.
The Games, a uniquely North Korean propaganda spectacle involving tens of thousands of performers, typically last for several months. This year's pageant, which premiered on Monday evening and was expected to run until October, will be suspended from June 10, said Simon Cockerell of Koryo Tours, a specialist travel company that helps Western tourists visit North Korea.
Arirang Festival a reminder of division 01:40Kim hosted South Korean President Moon Jae-in during a performance of"Shining Fatherland" during their summit in Pyongyang in September 2018.That performance included images of Moon and Kim during their first summit in April of that year, but"The Land of the People" did not include those images.
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