In a push to bring in more foreign investment, North Korean officials guide Chinese business people and reporters on a tour of a free trade and economic zone in the country.

To help spread the word, the authoritarian government invited New York Times Correspondant Edward Wong with other foreign journalists to get a rare view of nascent capitalism at work.

North Korea footage shot by Edward Wong.
Editing and Beijing studio photography by Jonah M. Kessel.

Backstory to this video video at blog.jonahkessel.com/2011/10/14/comrade-wong-buys-a-cap/