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North Korea’s so-called “six-star” Hyangsan Hotel promises luxury, but beneath the marble and chandeliers lies propaganda, surveillance, and the grim contrast with a starving nation

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00:00 Introduction
03:04 A Hotel Fit For A Kim
09:07 A Six-Star Experience?
18:44 The Six-Star Lie