The dictator might also be hoping the new park and its lavish opening ceremony will distract from woes at home.
In May,he watched in embarrassment as North Korea’s second naval destroyer capsized during a failed water launch.
Kim,who was present at the ceremony,blamed military officials,scientists and shipyard operators for a ‘serious accident and criminal act caused by absolute carelessness,irresponsibility and unscientific empiricism’.
The blundering workers placed a massive blue tarp over the half-sunken ship to cover their mistake.
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