North Korea opens medical equipment factory months after Kim Jong Un’s deadline



News North Korea opens medical equipment factory months after Kim Jong Un’s deadline Kim Jong Un criticized construction quality during a visit to the Myohyangsan Medical Appliances Factory in Oct. 2019 Colin Zwirko October 5, 2020 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON KCNA, Oct. 28, 2019 North Korea finally opened what is supposedly the country’s most modern medical equipment factory over the weekend — nine months after Kim Jong Un’s deadline passed. State media reported on Monday that an opening ceremony for the Myohyangsan Medical Appliances Factory was held on Sunday, Oct. 4, though Kim Jong Un reportedly did not attend. North Korea finally opened what is supposedly the country’s most modern medical equipment factory over the weekend — nine months after Kim Jong Un’s deadline passed. State media reported on Monday that an opening ceremony for the Myohyangsan Medical Appliances Factory was held on Sunday, Oct. 4, though Kim Jong Un reportedly did not attend. Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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North Korea opens medical equipment factory months after Kim Jong Un’s deadline

Kim Jong Un criticized construction quality during a visit to the Myohyangsan Medical Appliances Factory in Oct. 2019

Colin Zwirko October 5, 2020

North Korea opens medical equipment factory months after Kim Jong Un’s deadline

KCNA, Oct. 28, 2019

North Korea finally opened what is supposedly the country’s most modern medical equipment factory over the weekend — nine months after Kim Jong Un’s deadline passed.

State media reported on Monday that an opening ceremony for the Myohyangsan Medical Appliances Factory was held on Sunday, Oct. 4, though Kim Jong Un reportedly did not attend.

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