North Korean state media has acknowledged the deaths of citizens attempting to complete projects and quotas during an imposed 70-day campaign in the lead up to the Seventh Party Congress in May.

Both the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) and the Rodong Sinmun published articles on Wednesday referencing the sacrifice of construction workers and a fishing crew, which sustained injuries and fatalities during the campaign.

“The crewmen of the boat overfulfilled their fishing plan every year and gave full play to the spirit of devotedly defending the leader when it was sunk by sea storm in the period of the