North Korean leader Kim Jong Un “strictly rebuked” staff for their work during a recent factory visit in Sinuiju, the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on Monday.

The weekend saw Kim visit the Sinuiju Textile Mill and Sinuiju Chemical Fibre Mill, state media reported.

During his visit to the Chemical Fibre Mill, Kim Jong Un was reported to have “strictly rebuked officials for failing to take pains to finish the upgrading of the paper manufacturing process as early as possible.”

Officials were reproached by the DPRK leader for not fulfilling their responsibilities, with some of his comments not