North Korea to possibly allow McDonald's in their country

U.S. officials say Kim Jong Un may allow a ‘Western hamburger franchise’ in the reclusive state.

The Press Herald stated that the North Korean leader will allow the brand into the country as a “show of goodwill” to the United States, according to an intelligence report described by U.S. officials to American media conglomerate NBC. This followed remarks by South Korean adviser Chung-in Moon last April who mentioned that North Korea might be interested in welcoming a McDonald’s as tensions ease.

The U.S.-based McDonald’s has long been seen as a symbol of Western culture and capitalism – particularly in communist countries, with their expansion into China and Russia in the 1990s seen as a landmark development.