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Inauguration Ceremony of Kangdong County Hospital Held with Splendor

(KPL/KCNA) In a significant step for its regional development strategy, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) has inaugurated the new Kangdong County Hospital. The ceremony, held with great fanfare on Wednesday, was attended by the country’s supreme leader, Kim Jong Un, and high-ranking officials, who hailed the facility as a model for the nation's future public health system. The hospital is the first completed project under the "Regional Development 20×10 Policy," a major Party initiative aimed at spurring modernization and economic growth outside the capital. Its completion within a year of groundbreaking was presented as a testament to the nation's capacity for rapid, large-scale construction.

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