Tag: regional development
North Korean factories turn workers into salespeople under revamped informal labor...
A longstanding informal labor arrangement in North Korea is taking on a new form, with factory workers now directly distributing factory-made goods and remitting...
North Korea arrests factory workers for diverting goods to markets
Three workers at a state-run local industry factory in North Hamgyong province were publicly struggled against and arrested last month after diverting factory output...
North Korea orders 400 housing units built in North Hamgyong in...
North Korea is pushing a sweeping housing construction drive across the country under the banner of "regional development," and central party officials traveled to...
Why North Korea’s December plenary meeting matters for the Ninth Party...
The time has come to wrap up another year.
In North Korea, the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea typically holds a plenary...
Chinese manufacturers SANY, XCMG and SDLG supply bulldozers and cranes for...
North Korea has equipped military construction units with heavy construction equipment needed for building factories in the countryside as part of Kim Jong Un's...
Pyongyang’s mining recruitment crisis: Free housing can’t keep workers from fleeing
North Korea is forcing discharged soldiers and young people to fill gaps at the country's mines, offering housing, matchmaking services and material assistance to...
North Korea pushes joint ventures with China under new regional development...
Joint venture and joint operation projects between North Korea and China have been brisk throughout North Korea since leader Kim Jong Un's visit to...
Pyongyang enacts comprehensive labor law to eliminate private economic activity
North Korea has enacted a comprehensive labor management law aimed at bringing all work activities under state control, including targeting people engaged in illegal...
What it would take for Trump to play golf with Kim...
South Korean President Lee Jae-myung recently quipped in Washington that he looked forward to US President Donald Trump’s next meeting with Chairman Kim Jong-un,...
North Korea’s showcase factories struggle as prosecutors launch crackdown
North Korea is heavily promoting the achievements of its local industrial factory construction under the "Regional Development 20×10 Policy," but in reality, these factories...
