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North Korea's Kim Pushes Regional Development Ahead of Key Party Congress
- On Friday, Kim Jong Un vowed, `We are now standing on the starting line of our gigantic struggle for another year, aimed at transforming the regions`, state media said.
- Analysts say a regional development policy pushed two years ago tacitly acknowledged disparities between Pyongyang and other areas as North Korea faces sanctions and food shortages straining its state-managed economy.
- KCNA reported Kim announced projects in 20 regions at a ceremony in Unnyul County, South Hwanghae Province, and state media said soldiers were mobilised at construction sites.
- A landmark Workers' Party congress is expected in the coming weeks, and experts say Kim's strengthened ties with Russia have offered an economic lifeline that informs the campaign's timing.
- Observers note North Korea has long prioritised the military and banned weapons programmes over its people, while Pyongyang recently moved to revive inbound tourism with coastal and mountain resorts.
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Kim Jong Un has vowed to transform North Korea with a construction boom that will see public health facilities, leisure complexes and industrial plants built across a third of the country, state media reported on Friday.
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Kim Jong Un kicks off 3rd year of rural project with focus on military towns
North Korea has started construction in at least seven towns across the country to kick off the third year of leader Kim Jong Un’s “20×10” rural development project, according to NK News analysis, with the focus still on populations working at key weapons factories and military bases. Kim attended a groundbreaking ceremony for new factories […]
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Total News Sources39
Leaning Left4Leaning Right8Center14Last UpdatedBias Distribution54% Center
Bias Distribution
- 54% of the sources are Center
54% Center
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C 54%
R 31%
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