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North Korea’s Spy Bistro

North Korea lacks the money to feed its people, but the government has opened an expensive restaurant in Beijing rumored to serve as a spy base. The mysterious Hae Dang Hwa caters to high-profile North Korean officials and businessmen in China.

Beautiful North Korean waitresses wear traditional dresses, while professional female-only performers hop from room to room with musical instruments. No photography is allowed, and, of course, no English is spoken. Some observers maintain that North Korea opens restaurants in foreign countries to provide cover for spy missions.

(EDITOR’S NOTE: The original video has disappeared off YouTube. So in its place, we substitute another video about these North Korea-run restaurants found throughout Asia.)