April 25, 2024
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North Korean leader laments ‘monotonous’ designs of new homes built after floods

Project in Kimhwa 88 percent complete as original Oct. 10 deadline nears

Updated at 9:05 a.m. KST.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is unhappy with the "monotonous" designs of new buildings and said the building materials industry needs to "keep pace" with nationwide reconstruction efforts after recent flooding and typhoons, state media reported on Friday, Oct. 2.

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