North Korea is emphasizing state production at a time when privatization is growing. By Elizabeth Shim Kim Jong Un visited a state-owned shoe factory that he’s visited four times since November ...

Dec. 3 (UPI) --Kim Jong Un made a surprise visit to a North Korean shoe factory and praised the workers for their exemplary labor, according to state media. The North Korean leader, who has said ...

A North Korean woman works at Ryuwon Shoe Factory. Dita Alangkara/AP The Ryuwon Shoe Factory in Pyongyang specializes in sports footwear.

There is a North Korean factory with no portraits of the country's late leaders on the walls, ... the country's third-largest city. Shoes and clothing make up 70 percent of the goods produced; ...

North Korean residents and soldiers take part in an inauguration ceremony of a regional factory in Ushi County, Jagang Province, on Jan. 25, 2025, in this photo released by North Korea's official ...