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JH Ahn
JH Ahn was an NK News contributor based in Seoul. He previously worked as an interpreter for United States Forces Korea.
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News First month of ‘200-day battle’ is 120 percent success: N.KoreaHeavy emphasis on increased electricity output in both thermo and hydro electric power plants
North Korean industrial output reached 120 percent of its target during the first month of a recently launched “200 day battle,” state newspaper Rodong Sinmun said on Tuesday, though failing to provide reliable data to back up its claims. The latest mass mobilization campaign, which kicked off in early June, follows the completion of a high intensity nationwide “70 day battle” which ended in May, just prior to North Korea’s Seventh Party Congress event. “All workers and members of Korean Workers’ Party (WPK) have continued with the spirit of the successful 70-day battleand flourished (during) the first month of © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |