North Korea’s construction boom: Who really benefits?

2026-03-03 - 10:14

North Korea’s Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un attended the groundbreaking ceremony for Phase 5 of the Hwasong District development on Feb. 18, 2026, in Pyongyang — the latest milestone in the Korean Workers’ Party’s campaign to build 50,000 residential units in the capital before the Ninth Party Congress, which convened in early 2026, raising questions about who actually benefits from the country’s... Source