Kim Jong-un / Yonhap |
It cited the World Health Organization’s decision late last year to classify gaming addiction as a mental disorder.
Obsessed with games, youngsters neglect their studies and fail to nurture their ability to think realistically and adapt to society, the paper pointed out.
“Mobile phone games are also causing serious problems worldwide. Those who are engrossed in them for long hours can be viewed as being caught in gaming dependence that does mental and physical harms to humans,” the daily said.
A North Korean defector who ran an Internet cafe in the North has said that such online game parlors have recently mushroomed in Pyongyang and other cities. Mobile games have also spread with the increased use of mobile phones, he added. (Yonhap)