By So are there any smokers reading this that would be willing to smoke North Korean cigarettes?:
A South Korean company announced Friday that it will start selling some 175-thousand packs of the “Baeksan” cigarettes from July sixth, with each pack costing two-thousand-300 won, or about one dollar and 80 cents.
It’s not the first time a South Korean company has imported a North Korean tobacco product. In 2000, the South’s Korea Tobacco and Ginseng Corporation imported North Korean cigarettes under a temporary contract. [KBS Global]
1:19 pm on June 26th, 2009 1
Rather interesting considering the current climate between the North and the South. Why is South Korea expanding its trade with the North?
8:10 pm on June 26th, 2009 2
Nope. I’m not doing a thing to support those goons.
8:28 pm on June 26th, 2009 3
It is interesting as every other pack of cigs costs 2,500 won. I’m curious to see if the 200 won discount does the trick. NK makes a decent beer, which I’ve had at a couple ice bars here.
4:59 pm on June 28th, 2009 4
[...] to KBS Global (h/t ROK Drop): Consumers can buy cigarettes produced by a North Korean firm starting next [...]