Tag: construction
North Korea turns to China for cement as domestic output falls...
North Korea has significantly increased imports of Chinese cement since May 2026, as a sweeping regional construction campaign strains domestic production beyond its limits,...
How North Korea built its African empire of stone and steel
For decades, North Korea has generated foreign currency by designing and constructing commemorative monuments across Africa — statues, museums, and public memorials built for...
North Korea courts Chinese private investors for Pyongyang commercial complex
North Korea is pushing to develop a large commercial complex in Pyongyang's Hwasong district and is actively courting Chinese private investors to fund it.
According...
Built by Pyongyang: The North Korean company behind Africa’s most iconic...
North Korea has long relied on unconventional means to earn hard currency in the face of sweeping international sanctions that have effectively shut off...
North Korea fuel prices surge 20% as Iran war squeezes oil...
North Korea's market prices have surged for the second consecutive month, with fuel costs leading the way as gasoline and diesel prices each jumped...
North Korea’s construction boom: Who really benefits?
North Korea's Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un attended the groundbreaking ceremony for Phase 5 of the Hwasong District development on Feb. 18, 2026, in...
North Korean POWs in Ukraine beg for South Korea’s help—will Seoul...
The release of interviews with North Korean soldiers captured as prisoners of war on the Ukrainian battlefield is causing shockwaves.
I found the testimonies of...
North Korea pushes forward with massive tideland reclamation projects
Since the time of Kim Il Sung, North Korea has sought to compensate for its mountainous terrain and shortage of arable land through tideland...
N. Korea’s new rural facilities sit empty despite propaganda about ‘ideal...
Shops, bathhouses and clinics built to promote rural prosperity remain practically closed in sparsely populated counties, with local residents saying state-distributed goods appear only...
North Koreans question reforestation campaigns as planted trees disappear for firewood...
Despite repeated mobilizations for tree-planting every spring and autumn, hillsides remain barren as saplings are harvested for fuel and small farming plots prevent forest...
