NK cancels Arirang performance

North Korea is to call off Arirang performance scheduled to start from August 14 to the end of August due to damages incurred by heavy flood.

In a faxed letter to South Korea, it says “recent flash downpours have caused a severe damage in many parts of our country, and it will take a while for us to clear up all the mess. Therefore we inevitably cancel this year's Arirang performance.”

The performance is the biggest annual event by the regime, designed mainly for propaganda purposes and also for earning much-needed hard-currency. The cancellation is believed to inflict tends of millions losses on the regime.