North Korea completed construction of a large greenhouse complex built in flood-hit areas around Sinuiju, North Pyongan Province, and held a completion ceremony. As it was disclosed ahead of the 9th party congress, some interpret it as a clear move by the authorities to tout it as a flagship achievement.
Korean Central News Agency said on the 2nd that a completion ceremony was held the previous day for the newly built greenhouse complex farm in Sinuiju, and that State Affairs Commission Chair Kim Jong-un attended the site.
The greenhouse farm was established in areas around Wiwado, Sinuiju, which suffered heavy damage in the summer of 2024, and was introduced as being 1.5 times the size of Yeouido (2.9 ㎢). It reached the completion stage about a year after construction began in Feb. last year.
According to the report, Kim emphasized in his congratulatory speech at the ceremony that an area where flood damage had repeatedly occurred in the past has been transformed into a living and production base. In particular, it was conveyed that he framed the project's significance as enabling residents to settle stably and continue agricultural production with disaster-prevention facilities in place.
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