Heat, Hunger, and Hypocrisy in Pyongyang The sweltering summer heat gripping North Korea's capital city is no stranger to residents.
In a bizarre move, the ruling Workers' Party newspaper, Rodong Sinmun, has advised citizens to eat dog meat soup as a patriotic way to beat the heat.
This pronouncement comes at a time when food insecurity ravages the country. The government's emphasis on promoting dog meat soup is misguided and out of touch with reality faced by ordinary North Koreans.