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Kim Jong Un unhappy with construction of new airport terminal

Recent field guidance continues state media trend of showing Kim's hands-on leadership

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un expressed dissatisfaction during a recent inspection of the construction of Terminal 2 at Pyongyang’s Sunan International Airport, the state-run Korean Central News Agency reported Saturday.

Construction at the airport, which has been undergoing renovations since 2011, will now be halted while modified designs for the interior are prepared.

“Defects were manifested in the last phase of the construction of the Terminal 2 because the designers failed to bear in mind the party’s idea of architectural beauty that it is the life and soul and core in architecture to preserve the Juche character and