North Korea's Kim Jong-un Opens New City and 'Socialist Utopia' of Samjiyon
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North Korea has officially opened a new town its media is calling the "epitome of modern civilisation", BBC reports.
Leader Kim Jong-un cut the red ribbon at Samjiyon - hailed as one of the country's most important construction projects.
State media KCNA said the town - which is able to accommodate 4,000 families - boasts new apartments, a ski slope, and a stadium amongst other facilities.
The town - even if it lives up to state media billing - will be an outlier in North Korea, where the majority of people live in poor conditions.
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