Entrepreneurs in North Korea? Not as rare as you would think

Entrepreneurs in North Korea? Not as rare as you would think

Pyongyang, North Korea. Photo: Alex Berlin/Pixabay

North Korea may seem like barren ground for entrepreneurs. But hearty founders have defied a lack of technology and support to start their own ventures, even before this week’s historic summit in Singapore raised the prospect of more economic opportunity.

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