North Korea starts building factories in 13 more areas for rural development



News North Korea starts building factories in 13 more areas for rural development DPRK finishes breaking ground in 20 cities and counties, while hinting party will directly oversee 20x10 initiative Joon Ha Park March 11, 2024 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON DPRK officials hold a groundbreaking ceremony for Jaeryong county on Mar. 7, 2024. \| Image: KCNA North Korea has started building factories in all 20 cities and counties targeted for new construction under a sweeping rural development initiative, according to state media, after authorities held another 13 groundbreaking ceremonies in recent days. The party-run Rodong Sinmun reported on Monday that the latest wave of ceremonies were held in Kujang, Unsan, Yonthan, Unchon, Jaeryong, Tongsin, Usi, Kosan, Ichon, Hamju, Kumya, Kim Hyong Jik and Jangphung from March 6-10. North Korea has started building factories in all 20 cities and counties targeted for new construction under a sweeping rural development initiative, according to state media, after authorities held another 13 groundbreaking ceremonies in recent days. The party-run Rodong Sinmun reported on Monday that the latest wave of ceremonies were held in Kujang, Unsan, Yonthan, Unchon, Jaeryong, Tongsin, Usi, Kosan, Ichon, Hamju, Kumya, Kim Hyong Jik and Jangphung from March 6-10. Become a member for less than $4 per week. Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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North Korea starts building factories in 13 more areas for rural development

DPRK finishes breaking ground in 20 cities and counties, while hinting party will directly oversee 20x10 initiative

Joon Ha Park March 11, 2024

North Korea starts building factories in 13 more areas for rural development

DPRK officials hold a groundbreaking ceremony for Jaeryong county on Mar. 7, 2024. | Image: KCNA

North Korea has started building factories in all 20 cities and counties targeted for new construction under a sweeping rural development initiative, according to state media, after authorities held another 13 groundbreaking ceremonies in recent days.

The party-run Rodong Sinmun reported on Monday that the latest wave of ceremonies were held in Kujang, Unsan, Yonthan, Unchon, Jaeryong, Tongsin, Usi, Kosan, Ichon, Hamju, Kumya, Kim Hyong Jik and Jangphung from March 6-10.

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