STORY: :: Sinuiju, North Korea
:: KRT
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspected a greenhouse farm construction site along the country’s border with China on Friday.
Kim encouraged youths and troops working on the construction in the new year, state media KCNA reported on Saturday.
Kim has recently visited several military and economic facilities to confirm their progress ahead of a key party congress.
The Ninth Party Congress of the Workers’ Party is expected to convene early this year to set out major policy goals.
Kim said he wanted to start 2026 with comrades in the north, lauding the workers’ efforts.
Located in Sinuiju, the farm faces China’s Dandong across the border and had been hit by flood damage in 2024.