Tag: modernization
Officials discuss hospital upgrades following Kim’s modernization order
North Korea's North Hamgyong provincial party committee met to discuss hospital upgrades after Kim Jong Un ordered all provincial medical facilities to be renovated...
Empty promises: N. Korean schools force students to bring their own...
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has promoted educational activities as the "No. 1 affair of state" and emphasized state support, but the burden...
Trump’s landmark deal: Why denuclearization requires a global approach
In the December 2024 New York Times opinion article, “Trump-Kim, Part II, Could Shake Up the World,” Dmitri Alperovitch and Sergey Radchenko propose a...
N. Korea’s green push: Mining and renewable energy expansion face local...
North Korea is ramping up mineral extraction and renewable energy projects in South Pyongan and South Hamgyong provinces, according to multiple sources. This initiative...
N. Korea installs advanced fuel system at Sohae launch site
North Korea has installed a new fuel injection system at its Sohae Satellite Launching Station in Tongchang-ri, North Pyongan province, marking a significant upgrade...
N. Korea touts modernized poultry farms as symbol of Kim’s leadership
North Korea's Kwangchon Chicken Farm, praised in state propaganda as a beacon of food security, is instead underscoring the disparity between governmental pledges and...
North Korea seeks to boost military aircraft maintenance expertise
North Korea's Air Force has proposed a significant expansion of enrollment at the Kim Chaek Air Force University to train more aircraft maintenance technicians.
The...
Liquor talks: Pyongyang firm haggles with China for modern brew tech
Pyongyang's Taedonggang Foodstuff Trading Company is negotiating with Chinese companies to import modern purification and processing equipment, according to a source in the city...
N. Korean workers forced to fund “pointless” tech offices
North Korean workers in Kyongwon county are being forced to fund upgrades to poorly run "technology distribution offices" after a recent party inspection found...
Pyongyang parents bear burden of schools’ modernization projects
North Korean parents in Pyongyang are increasingly displeased with the state imposing non-tax burdens for school modernization projects, Daily NK has learned.
Speaking anonymously, a...
