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See North Korean Life During Ruling Party’s Largest Congress in Decades

In this Saturday, May 7, 2016, photo, North Korean men drink beer at the Taedonggang Beer shop in Pyongyang, North Korea. Ahead of the ongoing congress of North Korea's ruling Workers' Party, the nation was called upon to do massive overtime to boost production and show their devotion to leader Kim Jong Un in a 70-day "loyalty campaign." And that's in addition to the hour after hour of rehearsals for huge rallies when their ruling party wraps up its first congress in decades. So how does a tired North Korean unwind? Beer. Beer. And more beer. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)
North Korean men drink beer at the Taedonggang Beer shop in Pyongyang, on May 7, 2016. Ahead of the ongoing congress of North Korea's ruling Workers' Party, the first in decades, the nation was called upon to do massive overtime to boost production and show their devotion to leader Kim Jong Un in a 70-day "loyalty campaign."Wong Maye-E—AP
The ruling Workers' Party symbols are erected by the portraits of the late North Korean leaders Kim Il Sung, left, and Kim Jong Il while workers decorate the vicinity with flowers at the Kim Il Sung Square Saturday, May 7, 2016 in Pyongyang, North Korea. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un hailed his country's recent nuclear test to uproarious applause as he convened the first full congress of its ruling party since 1980, an event intended to showcase the North's stability and unity in the face of tough international sanctions and deepening isolation. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)
The ruling Workers' Party symbols are erected by the portraits of the late North Korean leaders Kim Il Sung, left, and Kim Jong Il while workers decorate the vicinity with flowers at the Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang on May 7, 2016. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un hailed his country's recent nuclear test to uproarious applause as he convened the first full congress of its ruling party since 1980, an event intended to showcase the North's stability and unity in the face of tough international sanctions and deepening isolation.Wong Maye-E—AP
North Korean women tie flags as they decorate the streets in downtown Pyongyang, North Korea Saturday, May 7, 2016. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un hailed his country's recent nuclear test to uproarious applause as he convened the first full congress of its ruling party since 1980, an event intended to showcase the North's stability and unity in the face of tough international sanctions and deepening isolation. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)
North Korean women tie flags as they decorate the streets in downtown Pyongyang on May 7, 2016. Wong Maye-E—AP
A train conductor and station attendants work in a subway station as seen during a press tour on Saturday, May 7, 2016, in Pyongyang, North Korea. North Korea's ruling party is preparing to bestow its top title on leader Kim Jong Un, another clear sign that the third heir to North Korea's dynasty of Kims is firmly in control despite his country's deepening international isolation over one of his key ambitions, to keep developing more and better nuclear weapons. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)
A train conductor and station attendants work in a subway station as seen during a press tour in Pyongyang on May 7, 2016.Wong Maye-E—AP
A North Korean man reads the local newspapers displayed in a subway station as seen during a press tour on Saturday, May 7, 2016, in Pyongyang, North Korea. North Korea's ruling party is preparing to bestow its top title on leader Kim Jong Un, another clear sign that the third heir to North Korea's dynasty of Kims is firmly in control despite his country's deepening international isolation over one of his key ambitions, to keep developing more and better nuclear weapons. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)
A North Korean man reads the local newspapers displayed in a subway station as seen during a press tour in Pyongyang on May 7, 2016.Wong Maye-E—AP
A waitress clears a table while a broadcast of the second day of the 7th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea is shown on local television on Saturday, May 7, 2016, in Pyongyang, North Korea. North Korea's ruling party is preparing to bestow its top title on leader Kim Jong Un, another clear sign that the third heir to North Korea's dynasty of Kims is firmly in control despite his country's deepening international isolation over one of his key ambitions, to keep developing more and better nuclear weapons. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)
A waitress clears a table while a broadcast of the second day of the 7th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea is shown on local television in Pyongyang on May 7, 2016.Wong Maye-E—AP

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