Timothy Cho, a two-time defector from North Korea, has revealed the difficulties citizens go through in the secretive nation in order to purchase simple consumer goods such as TVs.

North Korea's government tightly controls television buying and viewing, allowing only state-approved content focused on glorifying the Kim family. Ci

While this might seem unusual or even unthinkable in most parts of the world, in North Korea, it is simply a part of daily life.Timothy Cho, a North Korean escapee and two-time defector who is now a human rights activist,

When the North Korean defector was asked a question about what media censorship and propaganda is like in the country, he gave a rather surprising response. “Well, if you buy a TV in North Korea, the government comes to your house, they take all the channels out and leave only one channel.

Beyond television censorship, the escapee also described strict regulations on personal appearance, including haircuts.

Last week's accidental shelling of a South Korean village occurred less than 20 miles from the border of the nuclear-armed North.

The US and South Korea paused their live-fire drills after the incident but the Freedom Edge 25 drills will continue through March 20 as per schedule

North Korea has issued a sharp rebuke over the major military exercise being carried out by the U.S. and its South Korean ally, labeling the training a "war rehearsal." Newsweek reached out to the Pentagon and the South Korean embassy in the U.