Tag: housing
The dark side of N. Korea’s efforts to speedily complete housing...
North Korea is accelerating its housing construction projects by forcing people to work long hours of intensive labor. The emphasis on speed has led...
N. Koreans file complaints about corruption in rural housing construction projects
North Koreans in some regions of the country have filed complaints with party authorities against people's committee officials and construction managers for corruption in...
New homes in North Korea’s Yanggang Province are very drafty
People who have moved into newly built houses in agricultural areas of Yanggang Province are complaining that the new homes are very drafty, Daily...
N. Hamgyong Province raises advance payments for housing
The North Hamgyong Province People's Committee recently increased the advance payments that prospective homeowners will have to pay to fund the construction of their...
What’s wrong with Kim Jong Un’s new policy to promote regional...
On Jan. 15, North Korea convened the 10th Plenary Session of the 14th Supreme People's Assembly, where North Korean leader Kim Jong Un announced...
N. Korea faces shortage of necessary supplies for agricultural production
North Korea has again made the expansion of agricultural production one of its main tasks for the year, but the authorities are unable to...
N. Hwanghae Province tells new house owners to move in or...
The North Hwanghae Province People’s Committee is warning the recipients of newly built rural homes that they will be sent to labor camps unless...
Chongjin hit with string of real estate scams
Chongjin has witnessed a recent string of scams in which renters posing as homeowners sold their rental homes before running off, Daily NK has...
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. Hamgyong Province turns to private contractors to repair old homes
Amid North Korea’s ongoing efforts to build more houses in rural areas to overcome regional housing imbalances, the South Hamgyong Province People’s Committee recently...
