Top North Korean construction projects all missed 2021 deadlines amid shortages



Analysis Top North Korean construction projects all missed 2021 deadlines amid shortages Kim Jong Un and other top officials admitted at party plenum events that annual construction goals had not been met Colin Zwirko January 7, 2022 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Rodong Sinmun (Dec. 26, 2021) \| Propaganda singers perform for workers at the Taephyong district construction site, as part of a five-year, 50,000-home construction project in Pyongyang due by the end of 2025 All three of North Korea’s top-billed housing construction projects for 2021 appear to have missed their end-of-year targets for completion set by leader Kim Jong Un, likely due to a shortage of materials. Delays in opening a 10,000-home street of skyscrapers and a new neighborhood of upscale apartments for elites in Pyongyang, as well as 5,000 new homes in the remote mining town of Komdok, follow indefinite delays in recent years to a modern hospital in Pyongyang and mega beach resort on the east coast. All three of North Korea’s top-billed housing construction projects for 2021 appear to have missed their end-of-year targets for completion set by leader Kim Jong Un, likely due to a shortage of materials. Delays in opening a 10,000-home street of skyscrapers and a new neighborhood of upscale apartments for elites in Pyongyang, as well as 5,000 new homes in the remote mining town of Komdok, follow indefinite delays in recent years to a modern hospital in Pyongyang and mega beach resort on the east coast. Become a member for less than $5.75 per week. Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis 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

Analysis

Top North Korean construction projects all missed 2021 deadlines amid shortages

Kim Jong Un and other top officials admitted at party plenum events that annual construction goals had not been met

Colin Zwirko January 7, 2022

Top North Korean construction projects all missed 2021 deadlines amid shortages

Rodong Sinmun (Dec. 26, 2021) | Propaganda singers perform for workers at the Taephyong district construction site, as part of a five-year, 50,000-home construction project in Pyongyang due by the end of 2025

All three of North Korea’s top-billed housing construction projects for 2021 appear to have missed their end-of-year targets for completion set by leader Kim Jong Un, likely due to a shortage of materials.

Delays in opening a 10,000-home street of skyscrapers and a new neighborhood of upscale apartments for elites in Pyongyang, as well as 5,000 new homes in the remote mining town of Komdok, follow indefinite delays in recent years to a modern hospital in Pyongyang and mega beach resort on the east coast.