North Korea's Kim inspects regional factories ahead of official opening
Published: 05 Dec. 2025, 09:31
![North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, center, inspects regional factories in several counties of South Phyongan Province on Dec. 3, ahead of their official opening, in this photo carried by the North's official Korean Central News Agency on Dec. 5. [KOREAN CENTRAL NEWS AGENCY]](https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/data/photo/2025/12/05/71447d5d-c907-4f03-9481-51ca6f3fca17.jpg)
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, center, inspects regional factories in several counties of South Phyongan Province on Dec. 3, ahead of their official opening, in this photo carried by the North's official Korean Central News Agency on Dec. 5. [KOREAN CENTRAL NEWS AGENCY]
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has visited several regional factories ahead of their official opening, stressing the construction of such facilities is a "gigantic revolution" designed to improve people's livelihoods, state media reported Friday.
Kim inspected regional-industrial factories in several counties of South Pyongan Province, including the Sinyang and Pukchang counties, on Wednesday, as their official openings are nearing, according to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).
In January last year, Kim unveiled his signature regional development policy to build modern factories in 20 cities and counties each year over a 10-year period to improve the living conditions of people in regional areas.
While inspecting factories producing foodstuff, garments and daily necessities in the province, the North's leader said regional factories have been built in 40 cities and counties in less than two years since the project began and called the development "eye-opening regional changes."
"The rural construction and regional-industry construction are a gigantic revolution intended to fundamentally improve the quality of the people's living and lay the material and technical foundations for the independent development of the cities and counties," Kim was quoted as saying by the KCNA.
He also called for "perfect" preparations for operations before the inauguration ceremonies set for this month.
The inspection came as North Korea is set to hold a plenary meeting of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea in mid-December and a key party congress early next year.
Kim has been focusing on visits to sites related to regional development in recent months in an apparent effort to showcase the construction of modern factories and other facilities as his key policy accomplishment at the major party events.
Yonhap
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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