A policewoman controls the traffic as people gather near the main Kim Il Sung square in central Pyongyang, North Korea April 11, 2017.REUTERS/Damir Sagolj
People commute in central Pyongyang, North Korea April 12, 2017.
Women wear traditional clothes as North Korea prepares to mark Saturday's 105th anniversary of the birth of Kim Il-sung, North Korea's founding father and grandfather of the current ruler, in central Pyongyang, North Korea April 12, 2017.
Men ride at the back of a truck in central Pyongyang, North Korea April 11, 2017.
The sun set in Pyongyang, North Korea April 12, 2017.
A man wears a pin with pictures of former North Korean leaders Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il in central Pyongyang, North Korea April 12, 2017.
Passengers ride the bus in newly constructed area in central Pyongyang, North Korea April 12, 2017. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RTX357M2
Women wear traditional clothes as North Korea prepares to mark Saturday's 105th anniversary of the birth of Kim Il-sung, North Korea's founding father and grandfather of the current ruler, in central Pyongyang, North Korea April 12, 2017.
People sweep in front of statues of former North Korean leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il in central Pyongyang, North Korea April 12, 2017.
People sit by the road near the main Kim Il Sung square in central Pyongyang, North Korea April 11, 2017.
People commute on the banks of Taedong River in central Pyongyang, North Korea April 12, 2017.
A man walks the the street decorated with flags as North Korea prepares to mark Saturday's 105th anniversary of the birth of Kim Il-sung, North Korea's founding father and grandfather of the current ruler, in central Pyongyang, North Korea April 12, 2017.
People practice for the expected parade on the main Kim Il-Sung Square in central Pyongyang, North Korea April 12, 2017.
Women dressed in traditional costumes walk near the main Kim Il Sung square in central Pyongyang, North Korea April 11, 2017.
A guide talks to foreign reporters as they visit the 170-metre (558-feet) tall Juche Tower in central Pyongyang, North Korea April 12, 2017.
Members of Uzbekistan women football team take pictures of themselves under the 170-metre (558-feet) tall Juche Tower in central Pyongyang, North Korea April 12, 2017.
People walk in Pyongyang, North Korea April 12, 2017.
People carry accessories as North Korea prepares to mark Saturday's 105th anniversary of the birth of Kim Il-sung, North Korea's founding father and grandfather of the current ruler, in central Pyongyang, North Korea April 12, 2017.
People chat in central Pyongyang, North Korea April 12, 2017.
Postcards from Pyongyang
Street scenes from the reclusive nation as North Korea prepares to mark the 105th anniversary of the birth of founding father Kim Il-sung.
