Tag: construction
Kim’s mandate triggers urgent inspection of construction projects in South Pyongan...
Following Kim Jong Un's announcement of three new construction tasks at a recent meeting of the Regional Development Project Council, South Pyongan province’s party...
Behind the facade: The reality of N. Korea’s construction propaganda
North Korea has been encouraging the production of propaganda videos for the regime, including one by a film crew sent to a major state...
North Korean parents vie to support mobilized students in disaster zone
North Korean students from Kim Il Sung University of Politics have been mobilized for flood-recovery work in North Pyongan province's Uiju county since early...
Local farmers and flood relief teams in Uiju county at odds...
North Korean party members assigned to flood relief work in Uiju county provoked conflict with local residents by digging up private farmland for clay...
Kim Jong Un orders restoration, upgrade of security checkpoints in Jagang...
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered the restoration and upgrading of security checkpoints in Jagang province after they were severely damaged by...
N. Korean boss in Russia steals from workers’ paychecks, faces harsh...
A North Korean worker in Russia has been sentenced to harsh punishment after embezzling workers' salaries for months and causing turmoil at his Vladivostok-based...
The volunteer mirage: North Korea’s flood recovery deception exposed
While North Korea claims that 300,000 young people have volunteered for flood recovery work to promote national unity, most were forcibly recruited and the...
River to riches: Pyongyang’s sand extraction fuels construction projects
North Korea is extracting sand from the lower Taedong River for state construction projects, with some being smuggled into China, according to an anonymous...
N. Korea’s new directives aim to accelerate Wonsan-Kalma resort construction
Following Kim Jong Un's July visit to the Wonsan-Kalma Coastal Tourist Zone, the Cabinet issued new directives on Aug. 22 to accelerate construction and...
Elderly North Koreans toil in Russian city
About 70 North Korean workers, most of them over the age of 60, have been sent to the Russian city of Blagoveshchensk in the...
