Seoul: According to state media KCNA, North Korea held a ceremony on Sunday to commemorate the completion of 10,000 brand-new, contemporary homes in Pyongyang's newly constructed Hwasong District.

According to the report, the ceremony was attended by the leader Kim Jong Un, a number of senior government officials, including the premier of the cabinet, Kim Tok Hun.

The achievement comes two months after Kim broke ground on another housing project in February, which the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) dubbed "another luxurious street of socialism full of the people's happiness."

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North Korea declared in 2021 that it would construct 50,000 new apartments in the capital over a five-year period.

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Since then, North Korea claims it has advanced a number of construction projects, some of which are still in progress despite concerns from other countries about food shortages.

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According to KCNA, Kim reiterated his desire to turn Pyongyang into an international city and claimed that the housing project has been a long-awaited undertaking for both his party and his nation.