Commercial satellite imagery indicates the massive new housing development—nearly 10,000 new apartments—in Pyongyang’s Sadong District is nearing completion. This would be the first of several construction projects to be completed as part of Kim Jong Un’s plan to build 50,000 apartments in the capital over five years.
[1] This effort to solve housing problems in the city has been described as “the most important promise” made to Pyongyang residents by the Workers’ Party of Korea, making progress vital.
[2] As such, the rapid push to finish the Sadong District housing is likely tied to be part of celebrations to mark the 110th anniversary of the birth of Kim Il Sung (the Day of the Sun) on April 15.
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