Tag: factories
N. Korea encourages Chinese businesspeople to resume commercial activities
The North Korean government is encouraging Chinese businesspeople to resume business activities they were forced to suspend when North Korea closed its borders because...
N. Korea’s shortage of scrap metal highlights its inefficient economic system
Kim Jong Un's ambitious 20x10 regional development plan is already running into problems. In addition to the shortage of common materials such as cement...
N. Korea calls for industries to be better dispersed throughout country
North Korea's government recently issued an order to the provinces calling for industries currently concentrated in Pyongyang and major cities to be better dispersed...
Kim Jong Un orders increase in shrouds, engine nozzles for warheads
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un recently ordered an expansion in the production, inspection, and deployment of warhead shrouds and engine nozzles for the...
Yanggang Province begins registration drive for new market stalls, commercial shops
The Yanggang Province People's Committee is registering new market stalls and commercial shops, Daily NK has learned.
Speaking on condition of anonymity, a source in...
Much fewer N. Korean soldiers will participate in live-fire drills this...
The North Korean military recently distributed a rubric for assessing the winter exercises, which will be concluding at the end of this month. But...
N. Korea tightens security around weapons factories to prevent information leaks
North Korea has tightened security around major weapons factories to keep information about the facilities from leaking to the outside world.
Speaking on condition of...
N. Korea collects funds from people to fund regional development projects
North Korea is pushing ahead with a plan to build factories in the provinces under its "20x10 regional development policy." As part of this,...
N. Korea conducts major personnel reshuffle in Ministry of Defense’s logistics...
North Korea recently carried out a major personnel reshuffle in the Ministry of Defense's Rear Services General Bureau, an important agency that organizes, directs,...
N. Korean weapons factories face inspections by the central government
Inspectors composed of officials from the Organization and Guidance Department and the Defense Industry Department have been conducting inspections of weapons factories affiliated with...
