Kim Jong Un, the leader of the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea, has paid a visit to Samjiyon County in the northern part of the country, wher he was offering his guidance on construction in the area.

According to the official Korean Central News Agency, Kim visited an area with several construction projects underway in the township of Samjiyon County and praised the workers for the progress made despite the cold weather. He underlined the need to set monthly targets for each project in order to advance construction as planned.

Kim visited the Samjiyon Blueberry Drink Factory and Samjiyon County Junior Middle School, both under construction, the report said, without giving the exact date of his visit. Kim also offered guidance to the Samjiyon Potato Farina Production Factory during the tour.

"The party has put much effort into building the factory, so it is important to properly run it to the benefit of those in the county and across the nation," Kim was quoted as saying.