Kim Jong Un’s girl band quit China show

China wants to keep pushing ahead with cultural exchanges with North Korea, China’s foreign ministry said, after an all-female North Korean pop group formed by leader Kim Jong Un abruptly cancelled a Beijing concert and went home.

The Moranbong Band was visiting China along with North Korea’s State Merited Chorus and was due to perform at Beijing’s National Centre for the Performing Arts last Saturday.

China’s official Xinhua news agency said the performance could not be staged due to “communication issues at the working level”.