North Korean leader Kim Jong-un waves during a ceremony for the 8th Congress of the Workers' Party in Pyongyang, North Korea Jan 14, 2021 in this photo supplied by North Korea's Central News Agency (KCNA).
SEOUL (Reuters): North Korea is imposing stiff fines or jail terms for anyone caught enjoying South Korean entertainment or copying the way South Koreans speak as leader Kim Jong-un steps up a war on outside influences and calls for better home-grown entertainment.
A sweeping new "anti-reactionary thought" law was imposed late last year, and this week, new details were reported by Daily NK, a Seoul-based website that reports from sources inside North Korea.
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