Through the swirl of negotiations between North Korea and its neighbors in recent months and consistent offers of a "bright new economic future" from the U.S., economic sanctions against the DPRK have not been eased and, in fact, have only been strengthened in the past year.
But despite this fact, Pyongyang has over the same period seen the emergence of multiple new major construction projects.
Through the swirl of negotiations between North Korea and its neighbors in recent months and consistent offers of a "bright new economic future" from the U.S., economic sanctions against the DPRK have not been eased and, in fact, have only been strengthened in the past year.
But despite this fact, Pyongyang has over the same period seen the emergence of multiple new major construction projects.
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