April 23, 2024
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North Korean officials vow “all-night battle” to build new Pyongyang hospital

Public health and metallurgy industry ministry officials, manager of Sunchon Cement Complex pledge to make deadline

North Korea's ruling party daily the Rodong Sinmun on Friday carried multiple bylined articles by officials vowing to wage "all-night battles" to guarantee the preparation and production means needed for the construction of the new Pyongyang General Hospital.

The articles highlighted the importance of the project and the speech made by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the hospital's groundbreaking ceremony held on Tuesday.

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