Tag: factory
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...
N. Korea’s state security agency surveys opinions about new regional development...
North Korea's Ministry of State Security has issued an order to its local branches to determine the opinions of city and county people's committee...
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...
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...
N. Korean official’s death in China leads to increased ideological reviews...
North Korean workers in China are now subject to much more frequent ideological reviews following the recent death of a North Korean official in...
N. Korea hands out bonuses to some workers at the end...
Some factories and companies in North Korea paid workers "socialist competition assessment bonuses" late last year to encourage an increase in production, Daily NK...
Drunken brawlers take to the stage to celebrate Kim Jong Il’s...
Workers at the Kilju Pulp and Paper Factory got into a drunken brawl ahead of the Feb. 16 holiday marking the birthday of late...
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...
Two N. Korean defectors in China arrested for talking about going...
Two North Korean defectors who talked to each other about going to South Korea were recently arrested by the Chinese police in Hebei Province,...
Kangwon Province’s plan to improve quality of consumer goods comes under...
At a year-end party meeting, North Korea's provinces were ordered to improve the quality of consumer goods and basic foodstuffs as their first task...
