Topic: Pyongyang Dialect

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Boiling Ocean
Episode 1522 2:50:27 - 2:52:03

1522: Boiling Ocean

North Korea Dialect Law, Budget Meeting

North Korea has adopted a new law to protect the "cultured Pyongyang dialect" and crack down on South Korean styles of speech and foreign pop culture. The measure was discussed during a budget meeting that leader Kim Jong-un did not attend. The law is seen as an effort to tighten ideological control and prevent the influence of South Korean "K-pop" culture on the youth.