state-of-the-art water park, complete with 10 swimming pools of all
shapes and sizes and four massive water slides, is something few would
expect to see in North Korea.But unknown to much of the world, the
country’s young leader Kim Jong-un is rolling out the biggest reforms
the country has ever seen, to try to revive the moribund economy.Munsu
water park official Kim Yong-suk said the fantasy water land was one of
Kim Jong-un’s pet projects.”Respected leader Kim Jong-un guided us in
this vision. He came eight times during construction and modified the
plan 13 times,” he said.But the water park is only for a tiny minority —
the regime’s elite — and the aim is to reward their support and foster
loyalty.The Sim family are one of the lucky few.
The father is an engineer professor, and the family have just moved
into a five-room apartment in a new 20-storey high-rise in the centre of
Pyongyang.Mother Han Un-sun said the whole family used to live in a
one-room flat.”Our leader gave us this big house free of charge with
many gifts. Our life is good now and in the evenings we can watch TV,”
she
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