North Korean state media this week spotlighted the grand opening of the a new housing project for workers from the Ryonpho Greenhouse Farm project. The new residential area is part of Kim Jong Un’s rural development plan intended to encourage and incentive agricultural workers to increase yields. 

State media also reported on alleged hate crimes against Chongryon, the pro-DPRK organization in Japan, and published several anti-Japan and U.S. propaganda pieces through domestic outlets. Such pieces seem to further demonstrate the country’s attempted justifications for missile launches by pointing to “hostile policies” in other countries