North Hamgyong pushes design contest on factories that already make clothes to order

North Hamgyong pushes design contest on factories that already make clothes to order

North Hamgyong province has launched a consumer goods design competition for light industry factories across the region, but the mandate is drawing complaints from factories that produce clothing exclusively on order for Chinese buyers, who say the requirement makes little practical sense. The North Hamgyong Provincial People’s Committee ordered light industry production units on Sept. 4, through city and county people’s committees, to submit ne…