N. Korea opens its own version of Walmart, thanks to China
APTOPIX North Korea Consumer Culture
In this Sunday Oct. 9, 2011 photo, North Korean customers line up to pay for their purchases at Pyongyang Department Store No. 1 in downtown Pyongyang, North Korea. A new culture of commerce is springing up, with China as its inspiration and source. The new consumerism is part of a campaign launched three years ago to build up the economy, and so the image of new leader Kim Jong Un. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder) PART OF A 34 PICTURE SERIES BY DAVID GUTTENFELDER