North Korean opera stars are giving concerts to encourage farmers to finish this year’s harvest - UPI.com

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2023/09/24/north-korea-opera-stars-concerts-farmers-harvest/1291695567535/

Sept. 24 (UPI) -- Opera singers and artists in North Korea are giving daily concerts at farms in the western part of the country to "encourage" farmers to finish this year's harvest.

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dumdum666@kbin.social · 12 pts · 2y (4 replies)

Why do they need to be encouraged?

ImplyingImplications@lemmy.ca · 11 pts · 2y (2 replies)

All farmers are encouraged. Most countries use money. North Korea is using an opera show.

dumdum666@kbin.social · 1 pts · 2y (1 reply)

So are those farmers employees of the state or are they farming their land?

deegeese@sopuli.xyz · 0 pts · 2y

No

ImmortanStalin@lemmygrad.ml · 10 pts · 2y

There was a typhoon and a lot of destructive flooding recently that is affecting food supplies.

Here's a quick description.

lazylion_ca@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 2y

Is the usual torture not working anymore?

toomanyjoints69@lemmygrad.ml · 1 pts · 2y

It sounds nice. I wish i had been born in north korea so i didnt have to qork at a coal mine to hopefully someday buy a house.