Every now and then, a woman traffic warden in her smart uniform will turn to salute a passing car on Pyongyang’s streets. She knows from the number plate – it includes the digits 07 27 – that it belongs to a party official.
The numbers signify July 27, the date in 1953 on which the three-year Korean War ended with the signing of an armistice agreement. North Koreans call it Victory Day.
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