Tag: construction
North Korean military engineering units ordered to construction sites
The General Staff Department of the Korean People's Army (KPA) recently ordered engineering units to be dispatched to construction sites in North Korea's provinces....
N. Korea’s factories drag their feet amid calls to achieve 20×10...
Despite moves by the North Korean government to implement the ambitious "20x10 regional development policy," factory officials are trying to avoid being pulled into...
Some thoughts on Kim Jong Un’s outdated “20×10 regional development policy”
Kim Jong Un recently admitted that his country's regional economy is in a "pitiful state." He confessed that "our party and state are facing...
Sariwon residents dismayed at government-business collusion on construction projects
As the North Korean authorities promote the construction of houses and factories in rural areas, party and government officials have colluded with the donju...
Ordinary N. Koreans forced to provide food to construction teams in...
North Korean authorities are forcing ordinary people to provide food to party members mobilized for rural construction work in Yanggang Province, Daily NK has...
S. Pyongan Province orders residents to send supplies to Pyongyang construction...
As construction efforts in Pyongyang's Songsin-Songhwa, Hwasong, and Sopho areas continue, the authorities in South Pyongan Province are forcing people to send supplies to...
N. Korean military to be mobilized in May and June for...
North Korea's General Staff Department recently issued an order to the entire Korean People's Army (KPA) designating May and June as general mobilization periods,...
N. Korea mobilizes orphaned teenagers to work on Pyongyang housing project
Amid efforts to build 50,000 housing units in Pyongyang, North Korean authorities have recently mobilized orphans for construction work in the city's Sopo District....
N. Korea hands down mobilization order to Pyongyangites for construction project
The North Korean authorities recently issued an order to mobilize Pyongyang residents to accelerate the completion of a new street in the city’s Sopho...
N. Korea’s new 2023 calendar exalts Kim Jong Un for his...
A 2023 calendar recently obtained by Daily NK highlights a terraced housing complex on the banks of the Potong River in Pyongyang. The residential...
