N. Korea's Kim tours light industry expo, touts regional policy achievements

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un toured the 2026 National Garment and Footwear Exhibition in Pyongyang the previous day, praising progress in light industry under his regional development policy. The exhibition displayed products made at factories across the country, and Kim said they demonstrated the policy’s validity in narrowing central-local and urban-rural gaps. Kim’s wife, Ri Sol-ju, and daughter, Ju-ae, accompanied him.

The exhibition displayed more than 70,700 clothing items across over 30 types.

More than 170,000 pairs of shoes across over 60 kinds were displayed at the exhibition.

Kim unveiled a policy in 2024 to build modern factories in 20 cities and counties each year for 10 years.

KCNA reported that Kim expressed satisfaction with the rapid and substantial development shown by the displayed light-industry products.

Published Oct 20, 2026 9:54 am KST

North's leader Kim Jong-un , right, and his daughter, Ju-ae, left, visit the 2026 National Garment and Footwear Exhibition, Monday, in this photo released by Korean Central News Agency the following day. Yonhap

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has visited a garment and footwear exhibition, highlighting achievements in light industry production under his signature regional development policy, state media reported Tuesday.

Kim toured the 2026 National Garment and Footwear Exhibition the previous day and expressed satisfaction that products on display showed "rapid and substantial" development in light industry, according to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).

According to photos published by the state media, Kim was accompanied on the tour by his daughter, Ju-ae, and his wife, Ri Sol-ju.

On display were more than 70,700 items of clothing of over 30 types and more than 170,000 pairs of shoes of over 60 kinds, produced at light industry factories across the nation under Kim's regional development policy, according to the report.

"This is a clear demonstration of the validity and vitality of the Party's policy aimed at eliminating the differences between the central and local areas and between urban and rural areas and achieving simultaneous and balanced development of the whole country," the North's leader was quoted as saying by the KCNA.

In 2024, Kim unveiled a policy to build modern factories in 20 cities and counties each year over a 10-year period to improve the living conditions of people in regional areas.

朝鲜最高领导人金正恩前一天参观了在平壤举行的2026年全国服装鞋帽展览会，并赞扬了其区域发展政策下轻工业取得的进展。展览会展出了来自全国各地工厂生产的产品，金正恩表示，这些产品证明了该政策在缩小中央与地方、城乡差距方面的有效性。金正恩的妻子李雪主和女儿金珠爱陪同他参观。

展览展出了超过 70700 件服装，涵盖 30 多个类别。

展览上展出了超过60种、17万多双鞋。

金正恩在2024年公布了一项政策，计划在未来10年内每年在20个城市和县建设现代化工厂。

朝中社报道称，金正恩对展出的轻工业产品所展现出的快速、实质性发展表示满意。

发布于2026年10月20日上午9:54（韩国标准时间）

朝鲜最高领导人金正恩（右）及其女儿金珠爱（左）于周一参观了2026年全国服装鞋履展览会。这张照片由朝鲜中央通讯社于次日发布。（韩联社）

据朝鲜官方媒体周二报道，朝鲜领导人金正恩参观了一场服装鞋类展览，重点介绍了他标志性的区域发展政策下轻工业生产取得的成就。

据朝中社报道，金正恩前一天参观了2026年全国服装鞋类展览会，并对展出的产品表示满意，认为这些产品展现了轻工业“快速而实质性”的发展。

根据官方媒体发布的照片​​，金正恩此次视察由其女儿金珠爱和妻子李雪主陪同。

报道称，展出的服装超过70700件，种类超过30种；鞋子超过17万双，种类超过60种，这些都是在金正恩的区域发展政策下，全国各地的轻工业工厂生产的。

据朝中社报道，北方领导人表示：“这清楚地表明了党的政策的正确性和活力，即消除中央与地方、城乡之间的差距，实现全国同步、均衡发展。”

2024年，金正恩公布了一项政策，计划在未来10年内每年在20个市县建设现代化工厂，以改善地方人民的生活条件。