朝鲜最高领袖金正恩视察了该国东海岸一座海军基地的建设，国家媒体朝中社周四称。
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspected the construction of a naval base on the east coast of the country, state media KCNA said on Thursday.
朝中社称，金正恩就部署战略资产提出指导方针，并下令加强指挥和施工力量，加快海军港口的建设进度。
Kim set out guidelines on deploying strategic assets and ordered stronger command and construction forces to speed up work on the naval port, KCNA said.
朝中社在另一篇报道中称，金正恩同日还视察了建于江原道通川郡、靠近大型海军基地建设地点的1000余套新住宅区。报道未说明该住宅区是否位于金正恩视察的基地。
Kim also inspected more than 1,000 new residential quarters on the same day that were built in Thongchon County, Kangwon Province, near the construction site of a large-scale naval base, KCNA said in a separate report. It did not say whether that was the base Kim had inspected.
在金正恩的领导下，朝鲜加快了海军现代化的步伐，他日益将重点转向在关键海域扩展“战略资产”。
North Korea has accelerated efforts to modernise its navy under Kim, who has increasingly turned his focus to expanding "strategic assets" in key waters.
据国家媒体报道，今年早些时候，两艘排水量为5000吨的朝鲜驱逐舰——崔炫号和康康号，分别于6月和9月服役。金正恩在9月表示，康康号将成为朝鲜国家核响应体系的一部分。平壤方面称，还在建造一艘排水量为8700吨级的核动力潜艇。
Earlier this year two North Korean 5,000-ton destroyers, the Choe Hyon and the Kang Kon, entered service in June and September respectively, according to state media. Kim said in September the Kang Kon would form part of North Korea's state nuclear response system. Pyongyang has said it is also building an 8,700-ton-class nuclear-powered submarine.
金正恩在9月表示，东海岸正在建设新的海军基地，并补充称，另一项“重大”海军进展将在八个月后公布。
Kim said in September that new naval bases were being built on the east coast, adding that another "significant" naval advance would be unveiled in eight months.