North Korea pushing 'vanity projects' as Olympics near, despite suffering in Kim Jong Un's regime

The apparent charm offensive comes from multiple angles: NBC’s Lester Holt promoting a “modern” North Korean ski resort, Dennis Rodman on late night TV saying Kim Jong Un is a misunderstood leader, press reports dramatizing a huge, swanky skyscraper known as the "Hotel of Doom" and officials boasting about plans for a new tourist destination with a “famous sandy beach.”