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SEOUL — North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has called for developing health, science and education facilities in rural areas alongside factories, state media KCNA reported on Sept 2, amid concerns over economic hardships and poor living conditions.
Kim convened a high-level meeting on Saturday as the ruling Workers’ Party seeks to adopt a “new important decision” to speed up rural development under his “Regional Development 20×10 Policy” aimed at opening modernised factories in at least 20 remote counties every year for the next 10 years, KCNA reported.
SEOUL — North Korean leader Kim Jong-un attended the test of an upgraded 240mm rocket launcher system, state media said on Wednesday (Aug 28).
SEOUL — Ballistic missile launchers that North Korea has said it plans to deploy on the border with South Korea are believed to have a range of 110 km, allowing them to target Chungcheong Province south of Seoul, the Yonhap news agency reported.
The test, which state media said took place on Saturday, came as the US and South Korean militaries are conducting a large-scale exercise aimed at enhancing their combined capabilities to defend against growing North Korean nuclear threats.
SEOUL — North Korean leader Kim Jong-un oversaw a performance test of drones developed in the country, state media outlet KCNA said on Aug 26.
The fire at a lithium battery plant in South Korea that killed 23 workers in June broke out after the factory’s operator rushed production, ignored signs of danger and provided no safety training to employees, investigators said on Friday.
SEOUL — A fire at a South Korean lithium battery maker in June that killed 23 people occurred as the company raced to produce batteries to meet a deadline without taking action to address signs of dangerous quality failures, police said on Friday (Aug 23).