{"id":46044,"date":"2020-08-13T17:00:40","date_gmt":"2020-08-13T08:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/?p=46044"},"modified":"2026-04-05T15:16:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T06:16:06","slug":"some-owners-new-sinuiju-apartments-avoid-moving-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/some-owners-new-sinuiju-apartments-avoid-moving-in\/","title":{"rendered":"Some owners of new Sinuiju apartments avoid moving in"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some officials and members of North Korea\u2019s wealthy entrepreneurial class (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">donju<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) who purchased units in the recently completed \u201ccircular-shaped\u201d apartment building in Sinuiju are reluctant to move into the building, Daily NK has learned.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Daily NK recently obtained a video (below) filmed from Dandong at night showing that many of the apartments in the building did not have lights on. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A Daily NK source in North Pyongan Province said on Monday that the reason many people have refrained from moving into the new apartment is because of its location near the Sino-North Korean border where there is an \u201cextensive network of control and surveillance\u201d by the authorities.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In fact, the new building is located on the banks of the Yalu River and is close enough to afford a clear view of Dandong. The source\u2019s report suggests that the various controls and surveillance implemented in the border region by the authorities to maintain their &#8220;ideological grip&#8221; over the population means that many government officials and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">donju<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> accustomed to freely enjoying non-North Korean culture are reluctant to move into the building.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Donju<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> feel that they won\u2019t be able to watch South Korean [dramas and movies on] memory [sticks] or make calls over the border [to China] as they please if they reside in the building,\u201d the source told Daily NK. \u201cThey are reluctant to move in because they want to live freely.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to the source, another reason for the empty apartments is that the owners purchased them for investment purposes without plans to actually live there.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThese individuals already own two or three houses, so there is no reason to move into the new units,\u201d the source said, noting, \u201cIn fact, they never even applied for \u2018occupancy permits\u2019 in the first place.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After investing with capital gains in mind, owners of new apartments in the building who already own multiple houses may have decided not to live there with all the \u201cdiscomfort\u201d it could entail.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">North Korean authorities also appear to be ignoring the lack of people moving into the new building.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe high-rise apartment building was built with materials paid for by the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">donju<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,\u201d the source said. \u201cSo, the Sinuiju Party Committee and Central Committee can\u2019t do much if they decide not to move in.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Daily NK <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/some-residents-new-sinuiju-apartment-building-bought-their-flats\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">previously reported<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that officials and members of the entrepreneurial class had paid the cost of construction out of their own pockets.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">donju<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are reportedly even hiring \u201ctenants\u201d to occupy the units on their behalf in order to avoid punishment from the authorities for not actually living there.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cSome <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">donju <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">are concerned that the authorities could make an example of them if the newly purchased apartments are not their actual place of residence,\u201d the source explained. \u201cOne person is even paying an old woman about RMB 50 [approximately USD 7.20] a month to live in their unit for the sake of keeping up appearances.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All houses in North Korea belong to the state and, in principle, all purchases or sales of properties are forbidden. This means that there are no rules governing punishments toward people who own multiple houses. Be that as it may, the constant risk of being punished for \u201canti-socialist\u201d behavior has led many <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">donju<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> who own multiple houses to try and survive by deceiving the authorities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cAlthough those hired as \u2018tenants\u2019 only receive a small amount of money, they use it to buy rice or other food on top of the free accommodation, so it\u2019s a good deal for them, too,\u201d the source said. \u201cBoth parties are satisfied with the arrangement.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The source also told Daily NK that because there is a significant number of homeless people in Sinuiju \u201cmany houses have two families living in them.\u201d In contrast, he noted that \u201cthere is no shortage of officials trying to earn more money [with the apartments they own].\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Please direct any comments or questions about this article to dailynkenglish@uni-media.net.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/%EC%98%81%EC%83%81-%EB%B6%88-%EA%BA%BC%EC%A7%84-%EC%8B%A0%EC%9D%98%EC%A3%BC-%EC%9B%90%ED%98%95-%EC%95%84%ED%8C%8C%ED%8A%B8-%EA%B0%90%EC%8B%9C%C2%B7%ED%86%B5%EC%A0%9C%EC%97%90\/\">Read in Korean<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some officials and members of North Korea\u2019s wealthy entrepreneurial class (donju) who purchased units in the recently completed \u201ccircular-shaped\u201d apartment building in Sinuiju are reluctant to move into the building, Daily NK has learned. 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