economy

Many units in the key industries of the DPRK have carried out their production plans for the first ten days of January.

The Kim Chaek Iron and Steel Complex fulfilled its daily pig iron production plan at more than 130 percent after it began to tap this year.

The Posan Iron Works and the Puryong Ferroalloy Factory increased their productivity by applying rational working methods.

The Hungnam Fertilizer Complex produced hundreds of tons of more fertilizer than the plan from New Year's Day.

Technicians and workers at the Myonggan and Ponghwa chemical factories boosted production by exploring and tapping internal reserves and possibilities.

Workers at the Pukchang Thermal Power Complex intensified the checking of the electric power system and observed the standard procedures in the operation of equipment while increasing the output of every generator.

Workers and technicians at the Suphung, Hochongang, Jangjingang and Pujongang power stations fulfilled their responsibility and duty to meet the demands for electricity in various economic sectors.

Officials and workers in the coal-mining industry are working hard at the outpost of the self-supporting economy.

The Sunchon Area Youth Coal-mining Complex and the Tukjang Area Coal-mining Complex introduced efficient coal-mining methods and ensured close cooperation between shifts and processes to carry out their daily plans.

Workers in the machine-building industry turned out in a drive for increased production and creation.

Mines and smelteries in the mining industry are making achievements in production.

The spirit of uninterrupted innovation and successive leap forward was displayed to the full by the officials and workers in the forestry sector.

Workers in the rail transport sector carried more freight.