Influx of Western Culture Worrying North Korea
Wed February 5, 2003 08:56 AM ET
TOKYO (Reuters) - Bibles, pornography, mini-skirts and women wearing "very
strange make-up" -- Western culture has found its way to reclusive North
Korea, and government officials aren't happy about it, a Japanese newspaper
reported Wednesday. Citing internal North Korean documents, the Sankei
Shimbun daily said North Koreans who travel overseas on business were
bringing home some unwelcome souvenirs. The result: a decline in morals, a
growing divorce rate and rising popularity of fortune tellers. "This is a harsh
situation and the impact is significant," the conservative newspaper quoted the
document as saying. Full story