North Korea kicked off its autumn international trade fair this week with goods from across Asia but few if any foreign attendees, while also promoting a new foldable smartphone.

The DPRK’s External Economic Relations Minister Yun Jong Ho opened the 18th Pyongyang International Autumn Trade Fair on Monday, state media reported the following day. The event reportedly features around 130 enterprises, including firms from China, Mongolia, Bangladesh and Thailand.

Korean Central Television (KCTV) aired a segment on the event showing multiple booths bearing the names of foreign companies but no apparent foreign staff, following North Korea’s reported decisionto bar