North Korea opens annual ‘mass games’
Six-week festival in Pyongyang features the world’s largest synchronised cultural performance.
Published On 2 Aug 2012
While the London 2012 Olympic Games are dominating headlines around the world, in North Korea there is a different story.
Officials have just kicked off the six-week-long Arirang Festival, which features a huge synchronised spectacle – widely recognised as the largest event of its kind anywhere in the world.
Al Jazeera’s Sonia Gallego reports.