{"id":46198,"date":"2020-08-26T16:00:27","date_gmt":"2020-08-26T07:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/?p=46198"},"modified":"2026-04-05T14:33:01","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T05:33:01","slug":"yanggang-province-building-projects-suspended-covid-19-measures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/yanggang-province-building-projects-suspended-covid-19-measures\/","title":{"rendered":"Yanggang Province building projects suspended due to COVID-19 measures"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Measures aimed at preventing the spread of COVID-19, including the shutdown of the Sino-North Korean border, are causing the suspension of various construction projects in Yanggang Province, Daily NK has learned.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe greater focus on disease prevention has caused the \u2018people\u2019s economy\u2019 to fall into an even worse state than during the economic blockade [sanctions on North Korea],\u201d a Yanggang Province-based source, who requested anonymity for security reasons, told Daily NK over the phone on Sunday. \u201cThis is evidenced by a series of local construction projects grinding to a halt.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWork has stopped on gas stations that were under construction in Masan and Songhu districts in Hyesan, as well as on the Hyesan Kimchi Factory being built in [the city\u2019s] Songdong-2 District,\u201d the source said, adding, \u201cA number of small construction projects being carried out by other companies have also been temporarily suspended.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to the source, the primary reason behind the suspensions is the impact of stronger disease prevention measures against COVID-19. Notably, trading companies in charge of supplying construction materials from abroad have been unable to secure new supplies following the closure of the Sino-North Korean border.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although some construction materials have still been smuggled into the country by state-run agencies, most of these materials are being funneled into major state construction projects such as Pyongyang General Hospital, the Wonsan-Kalma Coastal Tourist Zone, and the modernization of Samjiyon, the source said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The lack of construction materials appears to have to the shutdown of projects even the country\u2019s Central Committee highlighted as necessary for improving the people\u2019s living standards, such as the kimchi factory in Hyesan.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_38437\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-38437\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-38437\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/\uc5f0\ud765\ub3d9\uae30\uc0ac-300x138.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"138\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/\uc5f0\ud765\ub3d9\uae30\uc0ac-300x138.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/\uc5f0\ud765\ub3d9\uae30\uc0ac-768x352.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/\uc5f0\ud765\ub3d9\uae30\uc0ac-1024x469.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/\uc5f0\ud765\ub3d9\uae30\uc0ac-696x319.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/\uc5f0\ud765\ub3d9\uae30\uc0ac-1068x490.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/\uc5f0\ud765\ub3d9\uae30\uc0ac-916x420.jpg 916w, https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/\uc5f0\ud765\ub3d9\uae30\uc0ac.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-38437\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A newly constructed apartment building in Hyesan, Yanggang Province, circa 2018. \/ Image: Daily NK<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The authorities have reportedly shown little interest in remedying the situation. It appears that people are again being left to fend for themselves.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No one knows when construction will resume on projects managed by the province and devoid of any assistance from the central government,\u201d the source said. \u201cThe government makes a lot of noise about using North Korea\u2019s own technology, materials and strength in construction projects, but this is completely out of touch with reality.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The construction of public facilities near some apartments in Hyesan\u2019s Wiyon District that began earlier this year has also reportedly been suspended. This stands in stark contrast to the Samjiyon project, where members of the 216th <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dolgyokdae <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(labor brigade) and even local residents have been brought in to work.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another project currently on hold in Yanggang Province is the construction of homes in Sinpa Village. This area, referred to as a \u201ccongested area,\u201d contains a chaotic disarray of around 100 houses. While construction work to revamp the area began a year ago, the project has been impacted by the country\u2019s wider economic troubles, according to the source. <\/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\/%EA%B2%BD%EC%A0%9C-%ED%99%9C%EC%84%B1%ED%99%94-%EB%AA%A9%ED%91%9C-%EC%A7%80%EC%97%AD-%EA%B1%B4%EC%84%A4%EC%82%AC%EC%97%85-%EC%A4%84%EC%A4%84%EC%9D%B4-%EC%A4%91%EB%8B%A8-%EC%BD%94%EB%A1%9C\/\">Read in Korean<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Measures aimed at preventing the spread of COVID-19, including the shutdown of the Sino-North Korean border, are causing the suspension of various construction projects in Yanggang Province, Daily NK has learned.\u00a0 \u201cThe greater focus on disease prevention has caused the \u2018people\u2019s economy\u2019 to fall into an even worse state than during the economic blockade [sanctions [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":145,"featured_media":43402,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[67],"tags":[140,763],"class_list":["post-46198","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news","tag-construction","tag-covid-19"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.7 (Yoast SEO v28.8) - 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