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Dagyum Ji
Dagyum Ji was a senior NK News correspondent based in Seoul. She previously worked for Reuters TV.
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News N.Korea lighting capital with solar-powered street, garden lights: state mediaDPRK could be trying to overcome power shortages through solar-powered lamps, experts say
North Korea is increasingly lighting Pyongyang with solar-powered street and garden lights, government mouthpiece Arirang-Meari reported on Tuesday. The North Korean Geumhwa Trading Company has produced various types of street and garden lamps powered by solar energy, according to the report. “The shape and height of the street and garden lamps with solar panels can be changed in various ways in accordance with the installation environment, conditions, and requests from units which [use them],” Arirang-Meari said. “The street and garden lamps with solar panels are automatically adjusted according to the brightness of day and night, and have a high-level protection © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |