North Korea's Kim attends livestock farm, underscores rural development
Published: 03 Feb. 2026, 08:51
![North Korean leader Kim Jong-un attends the opening of a livestock farm in Sambaing Stockbreeding Farm in North Phyongan province on Feb. 2, in this photo shared by the North's state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on Feb. 3. [YONHAP]](https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/data/photo/2026/02/03/bfc87b83-bfde-4a3a-ad3b-cefca1c767df.jpg)
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un attends the opening of a livestock farm in Sambaing Stockbreeding Farm in North Phyongan province on Feb. 2, in this photo shared by the North's state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on Feb. 3. [YONHAP]
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un attended the opening of a livestock farm, state media KCNA said Tuesday, underscoring the country's progress in developing rural areas as the country gears up for a key party congress.
Kim attended on Monday the inauguration of Sambaing Stockbreeding Farm in North Phyongan province on the northwestern tip of the Korean Peninsula bordering China, KCNA said, with the rural town now equipped with "fashionable houses," a solar power station, a hospital and a kindergarten, as well as livestock facilities.
Kim said in a speech that North Korea will seek to "fundamentally change the rural areas of the country with this as a starting point," according to KCNA.
North Korea is preparing to hold the Ninth Party Congress of the ruling Workers' Party, to convene soon to set major policy goals.
![North Korean leader Kim Jong-un attends the opening of a livestock farm in Sambaing Stockbreeding Farm in North Phyongan province on Feb. 2, in this photo shared by the North's state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on Feb. 3. [YONHAP]](https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/data/photo/2026/02/03/b132279a-7808-4b73-8929-c76398b0c673.jpg)
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un attends the opening of a livestock farm in Sambaing Stockbreeding Farm in North Phyongan province on Feb. 2, in this photo shared by the North's state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on Feb. 3. [YONHAP]
Reuters
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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