DPRK makes new strides in economic construction
By
Mang Jiuchen
Kim
Jong-un, chairman of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) and chairman of the
State Affairs Commission of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK),
called on all party members to concentrate all the efforts on socialist
economic construction at the Third Plenary Meeting of the 7th Central Committee
of the WPK. It indicated that DPRK’s socialist construction has entered a new
stage.
During
the past year since the DPRK assumed the new strategy, Kim frequently inspected
factories, construction sites, nursing homes and power stations.
At
the same time, the DPRK launched a campaign to increase production, encouraging
the whole society to actively engage in economic construction and strive to
overfulfil its annual production target. The campaign achieved satisfactory
results.
“When
we strive hard with an indefatigable spirit on the principle of self-reliance
by adhering to the Party’s new strategic line, our country’s strength will
redouble and our people’s dreams and ideals will come true,” Kim
said in his 2019 New Year’s speech,
emphasizing that the might of the independent socialist economy should be
further strengthened.
At
the First Session of the 14th Supreme People’s Assembly of the DPRK held in
April, Kim said that the major task facing the DPRK in the struggle of the
present stage for building a powerful socialist country is to firmly
consolidate the material foundation of socialism by concentrating all the
efforts of the country on the economic construction, and the trend of present
political situation demands that the DPRK hold higher the banner of
self-supporting and self-reliance.
In
the streets of Pyongyang, publicity posters calling for self-reliance and
self-support of the people's economy and improvement of the people's living
standards are seen everywhere, showing the country’s determination and will to
develop its economy.
This
year, the DPRK has reached important outcomes in
infrastructure construction and national economic development, the Korean
Central News Agency reported in May.
From
January to April, the country rebuilt and repaired more than 370 kilometers of
roads and over 120 bridges, constructed river dams that can hold 523,400 cubic
meters of water, renovated dams that can retain 989,000 cubic
meters of water, and dredged more than 760 kilometers of
watercourses.
The
country’s power sector organized power plants to renovate production equipment,
accelerate technological transformation and step up the construction of hydroelectric
power stations, including Orangchon and Tanchon power stations.
In
addition, Sunchon, Tokchon, and Bukchang districts stepped up efforts to secure
new coal beds with rich reserves and favorable mining conditions and worked
hard to increase production, in a bid to provide large amounts of coal for
various sectors of the national economy.
Metallurgical
plants such as the Kim Chaek iron and steel complex took dynamic efforts to improve iron-making,
steel-making, and steel rolling technologies,
continuously enhancing iron production.
The
DPRK has also taken a series of measures to improve the living standards of
urban and rural residents.
In
mid-April this year, the Taesong department store officially opened in
Pyongyang after more than a year of renovation and expansion, becoming the
largest integrated store in the eastern part of the city.
With
a basement and five floors above the ground, the department store
enables citizens to purchase a wide variety of supplies ranging from
food, clothing, cosmetics, furniture and home appliances.
In
late May, the 22nd Pyongyang Spring International Trade Fair was held in
Pyongyang's Three Revolution Exhibition hall, attracting 450 companies from
China, Russia, Pakistan, Poland, as well as other countries and regions.
A
Chinese businessman who had come to Pyongyang many times for the exhibition
told People’s Daily that the scale of this year’s exhibition was the
largest in history, and the number of exhibitors was about twice that of the last
year. The booth in the exhibition hall was booked up very soon, and many booths
were arranged outside the exhibition hall.
Electronics,
food, and products of the light industry were displayed
for exhibition and purchase.
Nowadays
in Pyongyang, workers are busy constructing, and
new residential buildings are sprouting up. Shops and retail outlets have been
opened one after another, putting new products on the shelves. The people are
wearing bright-colored clothes. The implementation of the new strategic path is
bringing gratifying changes to North Korea's economic and social development.
DPRK makes new strides in economic construction
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