It's almost comical the different ways that North Korea tries to make money. Kim Jong Un is almost like a comic supervillain with his own country. Among other

It's almost comical the different ways that North Korea tries to make money. Kim Jong Un is almost like a comic supervillain with his own country. Among other things, they engage in: * Manufacturing methamphetamine https://www.talkingdrugs.org/north-korea-increasing-crystal-meth-production-to-economic-sanctions https://www.talkingdrugs.org/north-korea-increasing-crystal-... * Fake money https://news.vice.com/article/north-koreas-counterfeit-benjamins-have-vanished https://news.vice.com/article/north-koreas-counterfeit-benja... * Counterfeit cigarettes and pharmaceuticals * People trafficking * A restaurant chain: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyongyang_(restaurant_chain) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyongyang_(restaurant_chain) * Statues for African dictators: http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-35569277 http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-35569277 Their embassies are also expected to make a profit and sustain themselves, while sending money home. The North Korean Embassy in Pakistan was suspected to be bootlegging alcohol: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-pakistan-northkorea-insight/in-pakistan-north-korean-diplomats-alcohol-stash-raises-bootlegging-suspicions-idUSKBN1D80XG https://www.reuters.com/article/us-pakistan-northkorea-insig... They rent out embassy owned land for a youth hostel in Berlin: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2017/10/05/germany-is-struggling-to-shut-down-a-hostel-funding-north-korea-the-hostel-is-fighting-back/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2017/10/05... They also smuggle ivory in Africa: https://www.economist.com/news/middle-east-and-africa/21729543-rhino-horn-and-ivory-smuggling-help-fund-regime-pyongyang-africa https://www.economist.com/news/middle-east-and-africa/217295... It's almost comical. The North Korean regime is completely morally bankrupt.