North Korea border town sees construction boom after floods

Imports of bricks and cement soar as Kim Jong Un vows to build back better

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Dozens of workers labor at a construction site in North Korea as seen from the Chinese city of Dandong on Oct. 7. (Photo by Kohei Fujimura)

KOHEI FUJIMURA, Nikkei staff writer

DANDONG, China -- High-rise buildings are springing up in a flood-ravaged North Korean border city, supplied by a sharp rise in imports of building materials from China.

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