We foreign journalists were supposed to be marveling at the model farm on the outskirts of the North Korean capital – a 1,200-worker-strong vegetable commune with lots of amenities for the ...

The nursery school at the Changchon communal farm on the outskirts of Pyongyang, North Korea. (Julie Makinen / Los Angeles Times ) “It’s a classic,” my guide, Ms. Hwang, informed me.

Reporting from Pyongyang, North Korea — We foreign journalists were supposed to be marveling at the model farm on the outskirts of the North Korean capital – a 1,200-worker-st… ...