UPDATE 3 (2014-4-4): Here is the Red Cross report on the Ryongchon explosion (PDF). UPDATE 2 (2004-4-22): Apparently these buildings have not aged well. UPDATE 1 (2009-11-6) : This post was picked up by Yonhap: N. Korea’s Ryongchon blast site reborn with Soviet-era complexes Yonhap Sam Kim ORIGINAL POST (2009-10-28): In 2004 much of the town of Ryongchon was … Continue reading Reconstruction of Ryongchon