As North Korea moves forward with its policy of building factories in various locations and improving local living standards within the next 10 years, General Secretary Kim Jong-un attended the groundbreaking ceremony for the first factory. , emphasized their commitment to rectifying the disparity between the capital, Pyongyang, and the provinces.
On the 29th, the North Korean Workers' Party's official newspaper Rodong Sinmun reported that a groundbreaking ceremony for a factory was held on the 28th in South Pyongan Province in the western part of the country, and General Secretary Kim Jong Un attended.
North Korea has been promoting the "20x10 Rural Development Policy" since this year, which aims to build new factories in 20 regions every year and dramatically improve local living standards within the next 10 years. This will be our first factory.
In his speech, General Secretary Kim said, ``For a long time, rural areas have been left behind compared to the central government. Improving the lives of the people in rural areas, who make up the majority of the population, is an urgent and important issue for the country.'' He emphasized his commitment to rectifying the disparity between Pyongyang and the provinces.
The South Korean Ministry of Unification has expressed the view that this policy is due to the fact that the disparity between Pyongyang and the provinces has become even more serious due to the effects of prolonged economic sanctions.