North Korea officially opened a new street of apartments for 10,000 families and an 80-story skyscraper on Monday after just over a year of construction, state media reported, with leader Kim Jong Un cutting the ribbon at a ceremony.
State media promoted the “Songhwa Street” project as a success in the face of the “worst national crisis” and economic “hardships,” but did not indicate when chosen residents will begin to actually move into the new homes spread across dozens of apartment buildings.
It is unclear if the project is actually finished, as pictures accompanying the Korean
North Korea officially opened a new street of apartments for 10,000 families and an 80-story skyscraper on Monday after just over a year of construction, state media reported, with leader Kim Jong Un cutting the ribbon at a ceremony.
State media promoted the “Songhwa Street” project as a success in the face of the “worst national crisis” and economic “hardships,” but did not indicate when chosen residents will begin to actually move into the new homes spread across dozens of apartment buildings.
