The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reports that the first computer club in the country’s history is being prepared for opening in the capital of North Korea. The head of state has already visited the establishment.
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Chairman of State of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Kim Jong Un inspected service facilities in Pyongyang’s new Hwaseong area last week, April 3.
Among the institutions visited by the DPRK leader was the country’s first so-called computer entertainment pavilion, a “new space specializing in computer game services.”
Image source: KCNA
The computer club is designed for 300 people and, judging by the photographs published by CTAC, it is not yet equipped with computers; gaming chairs and billiard tables are available.
As the NK News portal noted, in order to equip the country’s first computer club with equipment, the DPRK will have to find ways to import components in circumvention of the current sanctions.
Image source: KCNA
As reported by Gazeta.Ru, citing a source, the DPRK authorities will control the content of materials in the club, including modifying foreign games to eliminate stories that pose a threat to the political regime.
The KCNA noted that the computer club would gain “very great popularity among young people and children,” and Kim Jong-un stressed the need to pay attention to “the system and procedure for operation, preparation for maintenance.”