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AFP
Seoul
Thousands of North Koreans have packed into Pyongyang’s Kim Il-sung square to pledge their support for the government -- all of them wearing masks, unlike at a military parade only two days earlier.
Authorities held the rally on Monday at the start of an ‘80-Day Campaign’, a mass mobilisation drive to boost the economy ahead of a ruling party congress in January.
Such efforts, often dubbed “battles”, feature extra-long work hours and additional duties and are commonplace in North Korea in the lead-up to major events.
Troops, workers and students, all of them wearing facemasks, packed into the square, holding slogans including “Let’s keep pace with the steps of our dear leader, Comrade Kim Jong-un”.
Seoul
Thousands of North Koreans have packed into Pyongyang’s Kim Il-sung square to pledge their support for the government -- all of them wearing masks, unlike at a military parade only two days earlier.
Authorities held the rally on Monday at the start of an ‘80-Day Campaign’, a mass mobilisation drive to boost the economy ahead of a ruling party congress in January.
Such efforts, often dubbed “battles”, feature extra-long work hours and additional duties and are commonplace in North Korea in the lead-up to major events.
Troops, workers and students, all of them wearing facemasks, packed into the square, holding slogans including “Let’s keep pace with the steps of our dear leader, Comrade Kim Jong-un”.
