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A North Korean man smokes a cigarette as he walks on a snow-covered street in Pyongyang, North Korea, where the winter season has started, on Sunday, December 16, 2018. (Photo by Dita Alangkara/AP Photo)

A North Korean man smokes a cigarette as he walks on a snow-covered street in Pyongyang, North Korea, where the winter season has started, on Sunday, December 16, 2018. (Photo by Dita Alangkara/AP Photo)



Portraits of late North Korean leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il are seen on the facade of a building at Kim Chaek University of Technology pre-dawn in Pyongyang, North Korea, September 8, 2018. (Photo by Danish Siddiqui/Reuters)

Portraits of late North Korean leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il are seen on the facade of a building at Kim Chaek University of Technology pre-dawn in Pyongyang, North Korea, September 8, 2018. (Photo by Danish Siddiqui/Reuters)



In this August 18, 2018, file photo, Chinese tourists pose for photos overlooking the caldera of Mount Paektu in North Korea. There is no more sacred a place in North Korea than Mount Paektu. The still active volcano, site of one the most violent eruptions in history, is considered to be the spiritual epicenter of the North Korean revolution. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)

In this August 18, 2018, file photo, Chinese tourists pose for photos overlooking the caldera of Mount Paektu in North Korea. There is no more sacred a place in North Korea than Mount Paektu. The still active volcano, site of one the most violent eruptions in history, is considered to be the spiritual epicenter of the North Korean revolution. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)



A guide walks past an image of late North Korean leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il at a teachers' training college during a government organised visit for foreign reporters in Pyongyang, North Korea, September 7, 2018. (Photo by Danish Siddiqui/Reuters)

A guide walks past an image of late North Korean leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il at a teachers' training college during a government organised visit for foreign reporters in Pyongyang, North Korea, September 7, 2018. (Photo by Danish Siddiqui/Reuters)



In a photo taken on December 1, 2018 children perform with footballs at the Sinuiju City Kindergarten in North Korea's border city of Sinuiju. Lined up in vividly-coloured costumes, make-up and bright smiles, the children of the Sinuiju City Kindergarten belted out the finale of their hour-long show, “We Cannot Live Without You, Father” – an ode to Kim Jong Un. (Photo by Ed Jones/AFP Photo)

In a photo taken on December 1, 2018 children perform with footballs at the Sinuiju City Kindergarten in North Korea's border city of Sinuiju. Lined up in vividly-coloured costumes, make-up and bright smiles, the children of the Sinuiju City Kindergarten belted out the finale of their hour-long show, “We Cannot Live Without You, Father” – an ode to Kim Jong Un. (Photo by Ed Jones/AFP Photo)



In this Saturday, September 15, 2018, file photo, a North Korean man looks through a device to study the vision of a dinosaur, at the Central Zoo in Pyongyang, North Korea. (Photo by Kin Cheung/AP Photo)

In this Saturday, September 15, 2018, file photo, a North Korean man looks through a device to study the vision of a dinosaur, at the Central Zoo in Pyongyang, North Korea. (Photo by Kin Cheung/AP Photo)



In this September 12, 2018 photo, North Korean customers get assistance at a supermarket in Pyongyang, North Korea. In the era of Kim Jong Un, North Korea is learning to embrace its inner consumer. The rise of the consumer is a major feature, not a bug, of Kim's plans to strengthen the country's sad-sack economy and lift the people's standard of living. How far will it be allowed to go? That's hard to say. But Kim has big plans for the economy of his country and, for now at least, the regime's calculus appears to be that greater economic activity will translate into more money flowing into its own coffers to help fund those plans. (Photo by Kin Cheung/AP Photo)

In this September 12, 2018 photo, North Korean customers get assistance at a supermarket in Pyongyang, North Korea. In the era of Kim Jong Un, North Korea is learning to embrace its inner consumer. The rise of the consumer is a major feature, not a bug, of Kim's plans to strengthen the country's sad-sack economy and lift the people's standard of living. How far will it be allowed to go? That's hard to say. But Kim has big plans for the economy of his country and, for now at least, the regime's calculus appears to be that greater economic activity will translate into more money flowing into its own coffers to help fund those plans. (Photo by Kin Cheung/AP Photo)



In this September 12, 2018 photo, North Korean shop assistants work at a supermarket in Pyongyang, North Korea. In the era of Kim Jong Un, North Korea is learning to embrace its inner consumer. The rise of the consumer is a major feature, not a bug, of Kim's plans to strengthen the country's sad-sack economy and lift the people's standard of living. (Photo by Kin Cheung/AP Photo)

In this September 12, 2018 photo, North Korean shop assistants work at a supermarket in Pyongyang, North Korea. In the era of Kim Jong Un, North Korea is learning to embrace its inner consumer. The rise of the consumer is a major feature, not a bug, of Kim's plans to strengthen the country's sad-sack economy and lift the people's standard of living. (Photo by Kin Cheung/AP Photo)



In this September 12, 2018, file photo, North Korean customers get assistance at a supermarket in Pyongyang, North Korea. One of the biggest mysteries among North Korea economy watchers is how the country has managed to maintain stable exchange rates despite intense sanctions, political tensions and a swelling trade imbalance. The North claims it simply shows how strong the economy really is. But outside experts say it could reflect anything from tight loan policies and government restrictions on speculative dealing to a massive sell-off of state assets. (Photo by Kin Cheung/AP Photo)

In this September 12, 2018, file photo, North Korean customers get assistance at a supermarket in Pyongyang, North Korea. One of the biggest mysteries among North Korea economy watchers is how the country has managed to maintain stable exchange rates despite intense sanctions, political tensions and a swelling trade imbalance. The North claims it simply shows how strong the economy really is. But outside experts say it could reflect anything from tight loan policies and government restrictions on speculative dealing to a massive sell-off of state assets. (Photo by Kin Cheung/AP Photo)



North Korean girls play with the snow on Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea, where the winter season has started, on Sunday, December 16, 2018. (Photo by Dita Alangkara/AP Photo)

North Korean girls play with the snow on Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea, where the winter season has started, on Sunday, December 16, 2018. (Photo by Dita Alangkara/AP Photo)



Portraits of late North Korean leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il are seen on a train as it leaves a subway station in Pyongyang, North Korea, September 11, 2018. (Photo by Danish Siddiqui/Reuters)

Portraits of late North Korean leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il are seen on a train as it leaves a subway station in Pyongyang, North Korea, September 11, 2018. (Photo by Danish Siddiqui/Reuters)



In this Saturday, October 27, 2018 photo, a man rides his electric bike as the Tower of the Juche Idea is silhouetted agains the sunrise in Pyongyang, North Korea. North Korea is exploring a grand plan to become a regional transportation hub, inspired in part by the successes of Singapore and Switzerland, and would be open to joining world financial institutions such as the International Monetary Fund if current member states give up their “hostile” policies toward it, a senior government economist has told The Associated Press. (Photo by Dita Alangkara/AP Photo)

In this Saturday, October 27, 2018 photo, a man rides his electric bike as the Tower of the Juche Idea is silhouetted agains the sunrise in Pyongyang, North Korea. North Korea is exploring a grand plan to become a regional transportation hub, inspired in part by the successes of Singapore and Switzerland, and would be open to joining world financial institutions such as the International Monetary Fund if current member states give up their “hostile” policies toward it, a senior government economist has told The Associated Press. (Photo by Dita Alangkara/AP Photo)



A soldier wears a badge with portraits of late North Korean leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il as he attends a military parade marking the 70th anniversary of North Korea's foundation in Pyongyang, North Korea, September 9, 2018. (Photo by Danish Siddiqui/Reuters)

A soldier wears a badge with portraits of late North Korean leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il as he attends a military parade marking the 70th anniversary of North Korea's foundation in Pyongyang, North Korea, September 9, 2018. (Photo by Danish Siddiqui/Reuters)



North Korean soldiers line up as they pay respect to the bronze statues of their late leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il at Mansu Hill Grand Monument in Pyongyang, North Korea, Sunday, December 16, 2018. Many North Koreans are marking the seventh anniversary of the death of leader Kim Jong Il with visits to the statues and vows of loyalty to his son, Kim Jong Un. (Photo by Dita Alangkara/AP Photo)

North Korean soldiers line up as they pay respect to the bronze statues of their late leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il at Mansu Hill Grand Monument in Pyongyang, North Korea, Sunday, December 16, 2018. Many North Koreans are marking the seventh anniversary of the death of leader Kim Jong Il with visits to the statues and vows of loyalty to his son, Kim Jong Un. (Photo by Dita Alangkara/AP Photo)



A photograph of North Korea' s Supreme Leader Kim Jong- un on display inside a cosmetics factory building in Pyongyang, North Korea on September 7, 2018. (Photo by Alexander Demianchuk/TASS)

A photograph of North Korea' s Supreme Leader Kim Jong- un on display inside a cosmetics factory building in Pyongyang, North Korea on September 7, 2018. (Photo by Alexander Demianchuk/TASS)



A woman guide wears a badge with portraits of late North Korean leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il in Pyongyang, North Korea, September 8, 2018. (Photo by Danish Siddiqui/Reuters)

A woman guide wears a badge with portraits of late North Korean leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il in Pyongyang, North Korea, September 8, 2018. (Photo by Danish Siddiqui/Reuters)



High-rise buildings are seen in Pyongyang, North Korea, September 11, 2018. (Photo by Danish Siddiqui/Reuters)

High-rise buildings are seen in Pyongyang, North Korea, September 11, 2018. (Photo by Danish Siddiqui/Reuters)



A soldier leaves after visiting a natural history museum in Pyongyang, North Korea, September 12, 2018. (Photo by Danish Siddiqui/Reuters)

A soldier leaves after visiting a natural history museum in Pyongyang, North Korea, September 12, 2018. (Photo by Danish Siddiqui/Reuters)



A guide looks on as foreign tourists take photos of the city skyline from the viewing deck at Juche Tower in Pyongyang, North Korea, September 11, 2018. (Photo by Danish Siddiqui/Reuters)

A guide looks on as foreign tourists take photos of the city skyline from the viewing deck at Juche Tower in Pyongyang, North Korea, September 11, 2018. (Photo by Danish Siddiqui/Reuters)



In this April 18, 2018 file photo, three North Korean soldiers talk each others as a South Korean soldier, right, stands at the border village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone, South Korea. North and South Korea began removing mines at two sites inside their heavily fortified border Monday, October 1, 2018, as part of their recent deals to ease decades-long military tensions. The mine removal took place at the Koreas’ Joint Security Area in their shared border village of Panmunjom and another front-line area where the two countries plan their first joint searches for the remains of soldiers killed during the 1950-53 Korean War. (Photo by Lee Jin-man/AP Photo)

In this April 18, 2018 file photo, three North Korean soldiers talk each others as a South Korean soldier, right, stands at the border village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone, South Korea. North and South Korea began removing mines at two sites inside their heavily fortified border Monday, October 1, 2018, as part of their recent deals to ease decades-long military tensions. The mine removal took place at the Koreas’ Joint Security Area in their shared border village of Panmunjom and another front-line area where the two countries plan their first joint searches for the remains of soldiers killed during the 1950-53 Korean War. (Photo by Lee Jin-man/AP Photo)



North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspects the constructions site of the Wonsan-Karma coastal tourism district, in this undated photo released on October 31, 2018 by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). (Photo by KCNA via Reuters)

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspects the constructions site of the Wonsan-Karma coastal tourism district, in this undated photo released on October 31, 2018 by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). (Photo by KCNA via Reuters)



North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visits the Samjiyon Orchestra Theatre in Pyongyang, North Korea, in this photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on October 11, 2018. (Photo by KCNA via Reuters)

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visits the Samjiyon Orchestra Theatre in Pyongyang, North Korea, in this photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on October 11, 2018. (Photo by KCNA via Reuters)



Portraits of late North Korean leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il are seen on the facade of a government building in Pyongyang, North Korea, September 11, 2018. (Photo by Danish Siddiqui/Reuters)

Portraits of late North Korean leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il are seen on the facade of a government building in Pyongyang, North Korea, September 11, 2018. (Photo by Danish Siddiqui/Reuters)



North Korean people greet South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a car parade in Pyongyang, North Korea, September 18, 2018. (Photo by Pyeongyang Press Corps/Pool via Reuters)

North Korean people greet South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a car parade in Pyongyang, North Korea, September 18, 2018. (Photo by Pyeongyang Press Corps/Pool via Reuters)



A soldier eats ice cream as she visits a zoo in Pyongyang, North Korea, September 12, 2018. (Photo by Danish Siddiqui/Reuters)

A soldier eats ice cream as she visits a zoo in Pyongyang, North Korea, September 12, 2018. (Photo by Danish Siddiqui/Reuters)
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