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PositionNORTH KOREA - Manbang - Brief article

If North Korea had its own version of Netflix, what would it look like? The answer is Manbang, the new video streaming service unveiled recently by the renegade Communist nation. Instead of hit shows and movies, Manbang streams propaganda, such as sanitized reports on dictator Kim Jong Un's activities, and other government-approved fare, including Russian sitcoms. (Russia and North Korea recently strengthened ties.) North Korean official Ju Dae-hyun, speaking on state TV, said Manbang has been "elevating the people's cultural life a step up by allowing them to watch what they want any...

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