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Kim Jong-un Spends $600 Million on Luxury Goods a Year
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is leading an even more luxurious lifestyle than his father Kim Jong-il, according to a report by the UN Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in North Korea on Tuesday.
''Luxury good expenditure by [North Korea] rose to $645.8 million in 2012," the report said. "This was a sharp increase from the average of $300 million a year under Kim Jong-il."
Kim built a private theater for 1,000 of his closest associates and imported luxury Mercedes-Benz vehicles, high-end musical instruments and equipment and dozens of pianos, the report added.
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The Chosun Ilbo (English Edition): Daily News from Korea - Kim Jong-un Spends $600 Million on Luxury Goods a Year