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Chongjin renews crackdown on rampant “superstitious behavior”

Lee Chae Un - February 21, 2024

With superstitious behavior such as fortune-telling running rampant, authorities in Chongjin recently launched a campaign to eliminate superstitious practices, Daily NK has learned. Speaking on...

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Pyongyang police crack down on fortune tellers selling Lunar New Year’s...

Lee Chae Un - February 1, 2023

A growing number of Pyongyang residents are visiting fortune tellers to hear their New Year’s fortunes, Daily NK has learned. “Nowadays, people in Pyongyang are...

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