North Korean leader Kim Jong Un emphasized economic policy in a visit to a major machine factory on the east coast, according to state media, where he cast a symbolic vote in a local election held Sunday.
The focus on the “people’s economic development” comes after most of his recent public on-site inspections have been related to the military, and amid daily state media reports on Kim reviewing imagery of U.S. and South Korean military bases taken by a new satellite the DPRK launched last week.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un emphasized economic policy in a visit to a major machine factory on the east coast, according to state media, where he cast a symbolic vote in a local election held Sunday.
The focus on the “people’s economic development” comes after most of his recent public on-site inspections have been related to the military, and amid daily state media reports on Kim reviewing imagery of U.S. and South Korean military bases taken by a new satellite the DPRK launched last week.
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