NK leader orders production of ‘world-level’ cosmetics

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un recently visited a cosmetic factory in Pyongyang and ordered the production of cosmetics that can compete with world-famous products, according to the North’s state-run Korea Central News Agency (KCNA), Sunday.

Kim expressed his satisfaction with the completion of the 29,200 square-meter factory with more than 1,000 machines, the KCNA said.

“The factory has been built to a high standard so the practical interests through integrated manufacturing and business management can be guaranteed,” Kim was quoted as saying. “The factory produces not only a variety of cosmetics but also provides quality. This can help women fulfill their dreams of becoming more beautiful.”

Stressing the need to be self-sufficient in cosmetic production amid harsher economic pressure and sanctions from the international community, Kim ordered the factory officials to produce a greater variety of products and upgrade them through the study of foreign cosmetic industries, the KCNA noted.

Kim pointed out that eyeliners and mascara produced by world-famous brands are waterproof, ordering the factory officials to improve the North’s products.

Kim’s wife, Ri Sol-ju, accompanied the inspection, escorted by Kim’s younger sister, Yo-jong, and other officials of the ruling Workers’ Party.

In May of 2015, pro-North Korea newspaper in Japan, the Choson Sinbo, reported that Pyongyang’s cosmetics factory launched a new line, branded “Milky Way,” or “Eunhasu” in Korean.