International Women’s Day brings an unusual scene to North Korea: husbands buying lattes

2026-03-11 - 19:44

Coffee shops in North Korea’s Sinuiju were packed with couples on International Women’s Day this year as husbands marked the holiday by taking their wives out for drinks in a scene locals described as entirely new, a source in North Pyongan province told Daily NK on Wednesday. “On March 8, couples spending time together over coffee were spotted throughout the day at multiple coffee shops in... Source