Visiting the modernization project site of the Sinuiju Chemical Fibre Mill, he pressed for substantial measures to step up the project through meticulous operation and direction and unconditionally carry out the project task and the planned production of paper for textbooks for this year as the mill has an important role to play in development of the country's chemical industry.

He particularly stressed the need for the officials to thoroughly rely on science and technology in the spirit of absolutely and unconditionally carrying out the Party's decisions.

He visited several farms in Kwaksan and Unjon Counties of North Phyongan Province, where he learned about the introduction of salt-resisting new rice strain and per-hectare yield and called for accelerating the immediate harvesting and raising the proportion of threshing in field to reap crop without waste.

Inspecting food supply stations and grain stores in cities and counties of North and South Phyongan provinces, including Sinuiju and Anju cities and Mundok County, the premier seized up their operation in detail.

There were consultative meetings in field, which discussed and took steps as for the issue of timely providing equipment and materials necessary for technical updating of the Sinuiju Chemical Fibre Mill, the issue of finishing harvesting and threshing in the shortest possible time by increasing the operational ratio of farming machines and the issue of correctly carrying out the grain-related policy of the Party and the state.