Kim Jong Un extols progress in Samjiyon Country’s construction projects
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited construction sites in Samjiyon County, Ryanggang Province, to review progress on the second phase of construction, according...
Freight train carrying cement derails en route to Samjiyon
A freight train traveling from Pyongyang to Hyesan derailed near Popyong Station on August 17, Daily NK sources report.
“Four cars went off the tracks....
Forced mobilization of North Korean residents continues at Samjiyon project site
Daily NK sources have again reported that the North Korean authorities are forcibly mobilizing residents to work at the Samjiyon modernization project, despite the...
Samjiyon officials selling off apartments to cover construction budget shortfall
North Korean officials have begun selling semi-finished apartments to local residents in Samjiyon County, Ryanggang Province, due to a cash shortfall impeding the completion...
North Korea’s Hyesan-Samjiyon Railroad plagued with poor conditions, accidents
Accidents continue to plague a new railroad connecting Ryanggang Province’s cities of Hyesan and Samjiyon. Although the Hyesan-Samjiyon Railroad Line was built due to...
Neighborhood watch directors refuse to mobilization orders to Samjiyon construction site
North Korea's neighborhood watch directors are rejecting mobilization orders calling them to work on a banner construction project in Ryanggang Province, according to regional...
North Korean neighborhood watch heads share stories about Samjiyon construction site conditions
Following a People’s Committee directors meeting in Pyongyang, the inminban heads (neighborhood watch units) from each part of the country were mobilized for the...
North Korean workers rebel against orders to work at the Samjiyon construction site
A group of workers ordered to North Korea's banner construction project site in Samjiyon county without advanced notice have refused to comply with the...
North Korean shock brigade workers face horrific conditions at Samjiyon site
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited the Samjiyon construction site earlier this month in his first known visit to the area since the...
Potential Kim Jong Un visit to Samjiyon: Local residents clean up roads and railways
Preparations are underway for an apparent visit to Samjiyon County in Ryanggang Province by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
A source in Ryanggang Province...
