Reforming Coal Mining Villages: Will the Residents’ Burden to Cover Insufficient Funds Again?

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News is emerging that the burden of raising funds for North Korea's recently promoted coal mining village modernization project is being shifted onto local regions and merchants. According to a source in South Pyongan Province, People's Committees in major coal mining areas such as Sunchon, Kaechon, and Bukchang are summoning large local merchants and demanding that they provide financial support necessary for the coal mining village modernizati…