Article: Chinese TV series popular in DPRK

Chinese TV series popular in DPRK

PYONGYANG, March 18 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese TV series with the theme of anti-Japanese guerrilla war during the Second World War is being broadcast on Pyongyang's television screens, drawing great attention from viewers.

"Di Hou Wu Gong Dui (guerrillas in the enemy's rear guard), produced by CCTV in 2005, is currently being broadcast on prime- time TV by the Korean Central Television Program (KCTP) of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).

Xinhua correspondents in Pyongyang saw many people gathering before televisions in public places, watching the series attentively. "It's very interesting. I'm very eager to know how the story goes on," a woman ...

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