Exhibition encourages contributions to the Samjiyon Modernization Project
An exhibition in North Korea’s city of Hyesan was held to recognize donations by residents towards the construction and remodeling efforts currently ongoing in...
University students ordered to help manage Hyesan-Samjiyon train tracks
Frequent visits to Samjiyon County by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to check on the area’s modernization projects have led the local People’s...
Reconstruction ordered for Samjiyon apartments due to design flaws
The North Korean government has been investing considerable resources to modernize Samjiyon County hoping to transform it into a model city nestled between mountains....
Truck loaded with pine nuts for export to China rolls over on Hyesan-Samjiyon highway,...
On October 8, an eight-ton truck affiliated with a trading company overturned as it was heading towards Hyesan on the road that links Hyesan...
Rumors that Moon would visit Samjiyon flew as local residents were mobilized to fix...
Editor's Note: This article was originally published in Korean on September 18.
North Korea reportedly mobilized residents of Samjiyon, Ryanggang Province, en masse to fix...
[Photo] Samjiyon development leads to remodeling of Wiyon Station and new apartments
As North Korea’s work on the Hyesan-Samjiyon Line continues as part of broader development efforts in the Samjiyon area, the completion of construction has...
Food rations distributed in Samjiyon following Kim Jong Un guidance visit
Food rations have been distributed to residents living in certain regions of Ryanggang Province following an on-the-spot guidance visit by Kim Jong Un to...
Samjiyon railway finally complete
Major construction efforts on the railroad from Hyesan to Samjiyon, Ryanggang Province, began in 2015. Recent reports suggest that project has now been completed,...
South Korean song becomes hit in North Korea after Samjiyon Orchestra Olympic performance
Unification Media Group (UMG): In an August 2010 video obtained by Daily NK (above), the manager of a restaurant in the Moran Exhibition Hall...
Why is North Korea sending the Samjiyon Orchestra to the Olympics?
The 'Samjiyon Band' (distinct from the 'Samjiyon Orchestra') performs 'Eternal Echoes' for the 80th anniversary of the 'Pochonbo Battle' in Ryanggang Province. Image: Yonhap News...
