economy

More than 20 youth shock brigades and thousands of young people have fulfilled their national economic plans for three and two years and this year in the DPRK.

Members of the Cha Kwang Su Youth Shock Brigade in the Ripsok Coal Mine under the Anju Area Coal-mining Complex implemented their national economic plans for two years.

Members of the Ri Su Bok Youth Shock Brigade in the Joyang Coal Mine under the Kaechon Area Coal-mining Complex, the Cha Kwang Su Youth Shock Brigade at the February 8 Jiktong Youth Coal Mine under the Sunchon Area Youth Coal-mining Complex and other youth shock brigades of coal mines carried out their yearly plans during the first half of the year.

Members of the Kim Hyok Youth Shock Brigade of the Komdok Mining Complex completed their yearly plans for transporting ores till May.

Young people of the Kwangmyong Pit of the Unpha Mine and those of the tunnelling and Namsan pits are making innovations in mineral production after setting their goals for producing tens of thousands of tons of more ores ahead of the 80th founding anniversary of the Workers' Party of Korea.

All the young people of the Hwaphyong Forestry Station under the Jagang Provincial Forestry Management Bureau and the Songgan Pulpwood Production Station carried out their yearly plans for timber production.

More than 700 girl weavers of the Pyongyang Kim Jong Suk Textile Mill, Sinuiju Textile Mill, September Textile Mill and other units finished their two-year and yearly plans ahead of schedule.

A spinning worker of the Sariwon Textile Mill carried out her three-year plan before others in the textile industry sector.

Many youth workteams and sub-workteams across the country joined the ranks of high-yielding units in wheat and barley farming this year.