No Arirang For You

The only reason tourists go to North Korea got cancelled

SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea has canceled its mass games spectacle, where it celebrates its military might and communist ideology, because of flooding that hit the impoverished country this month, a South Korean official said on Monday.

The 80-minute performances that are part rhythmic gymnastics floor show, part military parade and part circus act were scheduled to start on August 15 and run through mid-October.

“The Arirang mass games have been canceled,” a Unification Ministry official said by telephone.

Oh well. If that meant someone’s vacation plans got ruined (or change to somewhere less communist, like Cuba), it’s money well saved.

Update: Oh well.