Pyongyang, May 27 (KCNA) -- The enlarged meeting of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea in last February dealt with practical measures to propel the construction of houses in Pyongyang and local areas.
Under the third-stage project for sprucing up Samjiyon City, the framework for one hundred and tens of blocks of houses has been completed as of now. And hundreds of houses in tens of blocks sprung up in a mining village of Sinhong Workers' District, Hochon County, South Hamgyong Province.
Meanwhile, a project for building houses for more than 1 000 families is going in earnest around Pyongyang International Airport. And a large number of houses are under construction in Ryongchon County of North Phyongan Province and other areas of the country.
All those houses built at state expense are allotted free of charge, and this principle is legally ensured in the DPRK.
Ri Ok Gum, a resident in Ryomyong Street, Pyongyang City, told KCNA: Three years ago, foreigners visited my house and said it is worth hundreds of thousands of dollars in their country. Their words made me so surprised.
This is the reality of the DPRK that the people don't know about house price and rent.
Generally the house price and rent are very expensive in capitalist society.
In the U.S. alone, more than 500 000 people are reportedly wandering from place to place without their own houses.
This fact in the aspect of housing problem well shows the difference between the socialist society of the DPRK based on the people-first principle and the capitalist society talking about "welfare for all". -0-
More From KCNA.kp (En)
Pyongyang, December 14 (KCNA) -- It has been 14 years since Chairman Kim Jong Il passed away. Looking up to the statue of Kim Jong
December 14, 2025
Pyongyang, December 14 (KCNA) -- It has been 14 years since Chairman Kim Jong Il passed away. Looking up to the statue of Kim Jong
Pyongyang, December 14 (KCNA) -- Builders of the North Phyongan Provincial Tideland Reclamation General Enterprise in the DPRK
December 14, 2025
Pyongyang, December 14 (KCNA) -- Builders of the North Phyongan Provincial Tideland Reclamation General Enterprise in the DPRK
Pyongyang, December 14 (KCNA) -- The electric power industrial sector of the DPRK has made successes in the drive to put
December 14, 2025
Pyongyang, December 14 (KCNA) -- The electric power industrial sector of the DPRK has made successes in the drive to put
Pyongyang, December 14 (KCNA) -- Kumgol Youth Railway Station under the Tanchon Railway Branch Bureau has been remodeled in the
December 14, 2025
Pyongyang, December 14 (KCNA) -- Kumgol Youth Railway Station under the Tanchon Railway Branch Bureau has been remodeled in the
One day in February 2017, the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un saw equipment made by our scientists and technicians and said with
December 14, 2025
One day in February 2017, the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un saw equipment made by our scientists and technicians and said with
Pyongyang, December 14 (KCNA) -- New villages have been built in South Hamgyong Province in the DPRK one after another, adding
December 14, 2025
Pyongyang, December 14 (KCNA) -- New villages have been built in South Hamgyong Province in the DPRK one after another, adding
Pyongyang, December 14 (KCNA) -- A parking lot and a soft drinks stand were newly built in a short span of time at the Sinchon
December 14, 2025
Pyongyang, December 14 (KCNA) -- A parking lot and a soft drinks stand were newly built in a short span of time at the Sinchon
Pyongyang, December 14 (KCNA) -- Memorial meetings, seminars, round-table talks, lectures, photo exhibitions and film shows took
December 14, 2025
Pyongyang, December 14 (KCNA) -- Memorial meetings, seminars, round-table talks, lectures, photo exhibitions and film shows took
Pyongyang, December 14 (KCNA) -- Students of universities and colleges across the DPRK have devoted their pure conscience and
December 14, 2025
Pyongyang, December 14 (KCNA) -- Students of universities and colleges across the DPRK have devoted their pure conscience and
Pyongyang, December 14 (KCNA) -- Chairman Kim Jong Il , who regarded believing in the people as in Heaven as his lifelong motto
December 14, 2025
Pyongyang, December 14 (KCNA) -- Chairman Kim Jong Il , who regarded believing in the people as in Heaven as his lifelong motto
Pyongyang, December 14 (KCNA) -- The Workers' Party of Korea is powerfully carrying on the regional-industry revolution and the
December 14, 2025
Pyongyang, December 14 (KCNA) -- The Workers' Party of Korea is powerfully carrying on the regional-industry revolution and the
Pyongyang, December 13 (KCNA) -- The Motor Transportation Bureau of the DPRK Ministry of Land and Maritime Transport
December 13, 2025
Pyongyang, December 13 (KCNA) -- The Motor Transportation Bureau of the DPRK Ministry of Land and Maritime Transport
Pyongyang, December 13 (KCNA) -- Following are major news items and articles in leading newspapers of the DPRK on Saturday: - A
December 13, 2025
Pyongyang, December 13 (KCNA) -- Following are major news items and articles in leading newspapers of the DPRK on Saturday: - A
Pyongyang, December 13 (KCNA) -- The Sonbong Thermal Power Plant in the DPRK made successes in the advance toward the Ninth
December 13, 2025
Pyongyang, December 13 (KCNA) -- The Sonbong Thermal Power Plant in the DPRK made successes in the advance toward the Ninth
Pyongyang, December 13 (KCNA) -- The Kanggye Zoo has been successfully built in Jagang Province, the DPRK. The zoo located in the
December 13, 2025
Pyongyang, December 13 (KCNA) -- The Kanggye Zoo has been successfully built in Jagang Province, the DPRK. The zoo located in the
Pyongyang, December 13 (KCNA) -- Modern houses have been built at Munyang and Phyongam farms in Koksan County of North Hwanghae
December 13, 2025
Pyongyang, December 13 (KCNA) -- Modern houses have been built at Munyang and Phyongam farms in Koksan County of North Hwanghae
Pyongyang, December 13 (KCNA) -- South Hwanghae Province in the DPRK has newly organized its provincial construction mechanized
December 13, 2025
Pyongyang, December 13 (KCNA) -- South Hwanghae Province in the DPRK has newly organized its provincial construction mechanized
Pyongyang, December 13 (KCNA) -- Personages of different countries highly praised the revolutionary exploits of Chairman Kim Jong
December 13, 2025
Pyongyang, December 13 (KCNA) -- Personages of different countries highly praised the revolutionary exploits of Chairman Kim Jong
Pyongyang, December 13 (KCNA) -- Flower baskets in the name of the UN resident coordinator office and the missions of UNDP,
December 13, 2025
Pyongyang, December 13 (KCNA) -- Flower baskets in the name of the UN resident coordinator office and the missions of UNDP,
Pyongyang, December 13 (KCNA) -- Different provinces and cities in the DPRK have completed the projects conducive to developing
December 13, 2025
Pyongyang, December 13 (KCNA) -- Different provinces and cities in the DPRK have completed the projects conducive to developing
More Articles