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Newly renovated library in Kanggye, the capital of Jagang province. Built in roughly a year, the three-story complex is now connected to the North Korean national intranet, Kwangmyong, with various computerized classrooms and reading rooms available to all people. 

Kanggye Knitwear Factory

The defining tragedy of North Korea – the pathological personality cult built around the Kim family – is vividly illustrated in this state television report on the recent unveiling of huge Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il statues in Kanggye, Jagang province. Every aspect of this inane ceremony begs ridicule – the enormous expense of designing, producing, transporting and erecting the statues; the countless labor hours wasted by requiring thousands of people to attend the event; and the ass-kissing local officials expressing for the 10 zillionth time the same deluded lies about the Kims’ inglorious rule.