SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for developing health, science and education facilities in rural areas alongside factories, state media KCNA reported on Monday (Sep 2), amid concerns over economic hardships and poor living conditions.
North Korea n leader Kim Jong Un attends the test of an upgraded 240 mm rocket launcher system, in North Korea , in this photo released by North Korea 's official Korean Central News Agency, Aug 28, 2024. SEOUL: North Korea n leader Kim Jong Un has called for developing health, science and education facilities in rural areas alongside factories, state media KCNA reported on Monday , amid concerns over economic hardships and poor living conditions.
He has been pushing to modernise the farming industry and rural communities because North Korea's economy relies heavily on agriculture but continues to struggle with food shortages amid sanctions over its nuclear and missile programmes as well as seasonal impacts from natural disasters. "Building light industry factories in local areas ... alone is not enough to provide the regional people across the country with a sustained and improved material and cultural life," KCNA quoted him as telling the meeting.
"He said that it is his first cherished desire to build city and county hospitals which will greatly contribute to improving the regional health situation relatively inferior, and promoting the life and security and health of local people," it added.
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