{"id":3089,"date":"2017-04-28T16:04:38","date_gmt":"2017-04-28T07:04:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.01.asiapress.org\/rimjin-gang-2\/2017\/04\/report\/20170428-soldiers-selling-seaweed\/"},"modified":"2018-08-24T18:20:47","modified_gmt":"2018-08-24T09:20:47","slug":"20170428-soldiers-selling-seaweed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.02.asiapress.org\/rimjin-gang\/2017\/04\/movie\/20170428-soldiers-selling-seaweed\/","title":{"rendered":"[Video Report] N.Korea Soldiers selling seaweed at a market"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CAd2p0PL53k?list=PLpCEn7dS6-toFNQEV-oefnOBd7ZgUl0kC\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In July 2006, North Korea successively conducted missile tests which were followed by a declaration of a \u201cquasi-state of war.\u201d However, soldiers were selling seaweed at a market in Chongjin City, North Hamkyung Province.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLpCEn7dS6-toFNQEV-oefnOBd7ZgUl0kC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u25ceASIAPRESS rimjingang playlist<\/a>&gt;&gt;<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>An ASIAPRESS reporting partner asked what the price was of the seaweed, but a soldier did not answer the reporter.<\/p>\n<p>Since the state cannot provide soldiers with a sufficient supply of food or goods, they need to earn money by themselves.\u00a0 Senior soldiers have been ordering junior soldiers to sell seaweed at market places.<\/p>\n<p>Related article: <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.asiapress.org\/rimjin-gang\/2017\/04\/movie\/20170421-regulation-officer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">[Video Report] N.Korea Regulation Officer at Market<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The soldiers, serving under the regime, have been regularly facing food scarcities, which forces them to do business in market places for survival. 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