[4] South Korean sources speculated that the collapse was carried in the news to be in a demonstration of the care of the government, in contrast to the Sewol disaster.

[6] While NK News initially claimed that the government was left with no choice but to reveal the accident due to foreigners knowing,[7] the accident was not known until state media reported it and the move is likely to be an overall shift in state media to report negative events to show the government as more accountable of issues.

[8][9] In the aftermath, Kim Jong Un visited injured soldiers at Taesongsan Hospital, possibly construction workers from the collapse.

It was further alleged that water was leaking into the basement while 'rocks were protruding and piercing through the concrete',[11] and that some factory managers siphon material for personal gain, leading to decreases in product quality.

[13] In the North Korean economics journal Kyongje Yongu, it stated that 'Technical regulations and construction methods are disregarded when projects are rushed to be finished by their completion date, which is often decided in advance to coincide with a holiday or anniversary', and to advance self-sustainability, substandard materials are used.

For international visitors, it is the location of the Pot'ong Hotel and the Ansan Chodasso(안산초대소) Guest House.

[25] The Korean State Railway has a branchline of the P'yŏngnam Line in the guyŏk with a marshalling yard, Pyongyang Choch'ajang in Chŏngp'yŏng-dong, and the freight-only P'yŏngch'ŏn Station in Haeun 1-dong, providing a number of industries in the area with rail freight service.