N. Korea hails family that skipped 60th birthday feast as frugality model

2026-02-24 - 22:13

North Korean authorities have held up a Hyesan family that skipped a traditional 60th birthday celebration in late January as a model of socialist frugality ahead of the Ninth Party Congress — but people say the family simply couldn’t afford the feast. A source in Ryanggang province who requested anonymity for security reasons told Daily NK that city party officials learned of the family’s... Source