North Korean 'unicorn' claim lost in translation
- Published: 6 Dec 2012 at 11.47
- Online news: World
An apparent North Korean claim to have uncovered a "unicorn's lair" that created an Internet storm was partly the result of mistranslation by Pyongyang's much-mocked propaganda machine.
This photo taken in September 2010 shows the Ariang mass gymnastics in North Korea, part of the hermit state's vast propaganda machine. An apparent North Korean claim to have uncovered a "unicorn's lair" that created an Internet storm was partly the result of mistranslation by Pyongyang's much-mocked media.
In a report carried on its English service last week, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) cited archaeologists who "reconfirmed" the discovery of "a lair of the unicorn" ridden by King Tongmyong.
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