Said to have been hand-picked by Kim Jong Un himself, they perform ‘colorful’ numbers such as ‘O My Motherland Full of Hope’ and ‘We Think of the Marshal Day and Night.’

The attacker’s motive was not clear, police said, and there was no Taliban claim of responsibility.

With the market rapidly expanding, the agency has decided it is time to establish some rules and regulations.

After 16 of their colleagues die on the mountain, resentment over their pay, treatment and benefits grows.