Collapsed building meant to show “strong and prosperous” N. Korean state
An apartment building that collapsed in Pyongyang recently was built as part of a “speed housing construction campaign” to ...
23-floor apartment in Pyongyang collapses, death toll unconfirmed
Sources from the South Korea’s Ministry of Unification told reporters Sunday morning that a 23-floor apartment building in the Phyongchon district of the North Korean capital has collapsed. The number ...
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Kim Jong-un celebrates final phase of construction project with enormous explosion
a suburb of Pyongyang where many high-rise buildings have been built in recent years. Sunday's event comes as part of a five-year drive to construct 50,000 apartments in the capital. "With the ...
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Rare flyover video of North Korea shows a virtually empty ghost town
In a full 6-and-a-half minute video of the capital Pyongyang, we can see the stark contrast between the colourful high-rise buildings, green fields yet complete lack of people. SEE ALSO ...
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From Thailand’s ‘Ghost Tower’ to Pyongyang’s ‘Hotel of Doom’: Asia’s abandoned skyscrapers
Towering skyscrapers often create a city’s iconic skyline, yet sometimes its tallest buildings can fall into disrepair or remain unfinished. While abandoned structures can become symbolic of a ...