N. Korea launches 5th-stage construction of Pyongyang housing project

N. Korea launches 5th-stage construction of Pyongyang housing project

North Korea has launched the fifth-stage construction of its housing development project in Pyongyang, state media reported Thursday, just days after the completion of the fourth stage. "A ceremony of declaring the start of the fifth-stage construction in the Hwasong area took place with splendor" the previous day, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said, adding the new construction starts in the run-up to the ninth congress of the ruling Wor…