On April 7， 2011， the fourth session of the 12th Supreme People’s Assembly of the DPRK was held at the Mansudae Assembly Hall. At the session， Deputy Choe Yong Rim， premier of the DPRK， reported on the “Work of the DPRK Cabinet in 2010 and its tasks for 2011.”
The main tasks for this year stated by Premier Choe included increasing the production of consumer goods and realizing the goal of grain production in order to improve the standard of living for the people of North Korea. He also advised that production should be increased in all sectors of the economy while steadily pushing towards modernization of the national economy.