Tag: regional development
China plans major aid initiative as N. Korea relations warm
China appears to be moving toward providing comprehensive "strategic support" to North Korea as the two countries' relationship shows signs of warming.
According to a...
N. Korea blames factory defects on loyalty issues
North Korea is conducting lectures urging factory workers to emulate the patriotic dedication of weapons manufacturers, but employees are frustrated with the regime's focus...
N. Korean logistics officials scramble to feed workers
With state-sponsored construction projects underway in Sinuiju city and Uiju and Yomju counties in North Pyongan province, officials responsible for feeding construction workers are...
N. Korea forces citizens to watch Kim propaganda on repeat
North Korea is forcing citizens to repeatedly watch a propaganda video called "The Policy of the Workers' Party Is Good" that catalogues Kim Jong...
Self-reliance in healthcare: N. Korean hospitals manufacture traditional remedies as drug...
Local hospitals across North Korea are actively manufacturing their own medicines following the regime's "self-reliance" directive.
According to a Daily NK source in North Pyongan...
Workers’ hell: Inside North Korea’s brutal construction program
North Korea is mobilizing vast numbers of military construction workers, work brigades, and factory laborers for a nationwide building program aimed at constructing regional...
Concrete promises: N. Korea’s rural upgrade
North Korea has announced plans to construct 20,000 housing units across 130 agricultural areas this year, according to the regime's Rodong Sinmun newspaper.
The official...
Chinese firm proposes joint stone processing venture in N. Korea’s mining...
A Chinese company in Jilin province that specializes in processing natural building stone has submitted a proposal to North Korea for jointly operating stone...
Empty promises: N. Korea’s new factories fail to deliver for ordinary...
North Korea is boasting about exceptional output from new factories built as part of its 20×10 regional development policy. However, ordinary North Koreans see...
N. Korea prepares workers for Russian reconstruction projects in occupied Ukraine
North Korea began selecting workers and technicians in early March for reconstruction projects in Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine, including the Donbas region. These labor...
