North Korea is like the world’s Jurassic Park, where fossilised notions live and breathe

Decades of economic isolation and sanctions have taken their toll in North Korea. The roads are broad, but there are hardly any cars. Public transport is crumbling. Shops seemed to have a limited range of goods. The standard of living was uniformly middle-class.

Think North Korea. The first image could well be Trump and Kim looking into the lens. A second thought and it could be a plethora of images from nuclear rockets, an almost comical dictatorial leadership, a populace in constant fear of executions and prison camps.