Pyongyang’s post-congress economic push hits raw material wall in Ryanggang

2026-03-06 - 11:03

As North Korea’s Ninth Party Congress wrapped up with a renewed emphasis on local development, the cabinet issued its first concrete implementing directive on March 1, ordering all provinces nationwide to begin producing signature regional goods and specialty products, a source in Ryanggang province told Daily NK on Thursday. “In accordance with the local development policy set out at the Ninth... Source