Tag: construction
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...
S. Hamgyong Province orders rapid progress in rural housing construction projects
South Hamgyong Province authorities recently ordered rapid progress in the construction of rural housing in local cities and counties, Daily NK has learned.
A Daily...
Pyongyang General Hospital’s construction manager sent to forced labor camp
The senior official in charge of the Pyongyang General Hospital’s construction was sent to a forced labor camp in Sungho-ri in April as punishment...
N. Korea alters construction plans for Yonpo Greenhouse Farm
North Korea recently made alterations to its initial construction plans for Yonpo Greenhouse Farm, one of the country’s most important building projects this year....
N. Hamgyong Province imposes quasi-taxes on Kimchaek residents for new construction...
North Hamgyong Province is imposing non-tax burdens (quasi-taxes) on locals as provincial authorities push plans for the construction of residential homes in the second...
Kim Jong Un orders plans for new construction in Pyongyang during...
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un recently ordered the preparation of a new "master plan" for the construction of homes and other structures in...
Yanggang Province building projects suspended due to COVID-19 measures
Measures aimed at preventing the spread of COVID-19, including the shutdown of the Sino-North Korean border, are causing the suspension of various construction projects...
Minister of State Construction Control censured by government
Kwon Song Ho, the head of North Korea’s Ministry of State Construction Control, was given a “stern warning” on Aug. 11 as punishment for...
MPARI: North Korea’s elite architectural design institute
This article is part of a series written by Daily NK journalist Kim Jeong Hun entitled “North Korea’s Secret Stories.”
In an era where even...
N. Korea purchases “premium” construction materials from China
After grinding to a halt to prevent the spread of COVID-19, there are signs that trade between North Korea and China is slowly recovering,...
