A few days ago, Jong Ye Jin, 14, a girl who lives in Munhung-dong No. 2, Taedonggang District, Pyongyang, was admitted to the Okryu Children’s Hospital for acute gastroenteritis. In spite of severe pain, she was first struck with an idea that she would stay away from her class. It was because she was just […]

Natural living monument No. 56  There is a spring of mineral water in Kangso District, Nampho, southwest of Pyongyang, which gushes out all the year round, and it is the famous Kangso mineral water. It is not known when the spring occurred, but the Kangso mineral water has long been known for its great volume […]

The Sangwon Cement Complex is increasing its output to send larger amounts of cement to major construction sites including the site of building 10 000 flats in Pyongyang. It pushed ahead with the work for technical upgrading of overall production lines and introduction of valuable innovation plans to increase its existing capacity markedly. This year, […]

“Star of Brain” (five volumes) and “Learning of Super-Speed Reading” have newly been brought out in the DPRK, stealing the public limelight. The books deal with theories of and shortcuts to SSR. They were authored by Kim Jong Sun, PhD, who worked as chief of the SSR education research centre at Pyongyang Middle School No.1. […]

The Korean Family Planning and Maternal and Child Health Association, located in Central District, Pyongyang, has a history of over 30 years. The association has field offices and family planning clinics in all provinces. Its basic mission is to make positive efforts to protect and promote the reproductive health of people and provide information on […]

-At the Changgwang Kindergarten- Changgwang Kindergarten in Central District of Pyongyang is widely known across the country as an exemplary unit in nursing and educating children as well as for producing numerous talented children. Since its establishment in 1982, the kindergarten has directed great attentions to ensuring healthy growth of the children while strictly observing […]

The Biodiversity Institute under the State Academy of Sciences made surveys of waterbirds in major seasonal bird reserves and wetlands in the spring migratory period in 2021. The field surveys were made in such major migratory bird (wetland) reserves as the Mundok and Kumya migratory bird reserves and the important areas of biodiversity in wetlands […]

The Outcrop of Magnesite Ore Body is in Paekgumsan-dong, Tanchon City, South Hamgyong Province. It is about 20 metres long, 5 metres wide and 15 metres high. It is mainly composed of magnesite with small amounts of talc, leuchtenbergite, quartz, dolomite, tremolite, calcite, etc. It is under preservation as a natural monument as it is […]

A national art exhibition of budding artists opened at the Okryu Exhibition House on May 11. Its opening ceremony was attended by officials concerned, officials and creators in the fine arts sector. Sung Jong Gyu, minister of Culture, delivered an opening address. After the ceremony, the participants looked round the exhibition hall. On display in […]

The Pyongyang Cosmetics Factory is making efforts to develop larger quantities of famous products. Researchers of its cosmetics institute and analytical laboratory have recently developed Kaesong Koryo insam aqueous cream (for men), Kaesong Koryo insam lotion, aging-retarding serum and whitening serum with natural, less-irritating and functional features by making use of Kaesong Koryo insam, a […]

The Red Cross society of the DPRK is actively assisting the government with its efforts for epidemic disease prevention. It is mobilizing its branch offices and volunteers to give wide publicity to the danger of COVID-19 variants prevalent across the world and ensure that all the people take part in medical checkup and disinfection regularly […]

Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea and president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, watched a performance given by the art groups of servicemen’s families from large combined units of the Korean People’s Army on May 5. The Mansudae Art Theatre was full of immense […]

The West Pyongyang Fold is located in Jungdang-dong, Hyongjesan District, Pyongyang. Its geological strata are composed of sandstone and aleurolite formed in the Mesozoic era. It is 120 metres long and 20 metres high. Smaller folds can be found between big ones. Big folds stand almost straight and their axial surface lies northwest and southeast. […]

In May there are two of 24 seasonal divisions of the year: Ripha and Soman. Ripha, which means the beginning of summer, falls on May 5 this year. Soman, which means that wheat and barley begin to ripen, falls on May 21 this year. In May, mountains are covered with green foliage and hot weather sets in. In […]

Most recently, the Hamhung Woolen Textile Mill is producing various kinds of goods by making use of domestic raw materials. Its blankets for adults and children have beautiful patterns and even textures and are soft to the touch. A variety of industrial textiles, which fully meet the qualitative indices according to their uses, steal the […]

A short course for the participants in the 10th Congress of the youth league was given in Pyongyang on April 30. The short course dealt with practical issues to make the youth league perform with credit its role as the vanguard of the Workers’ Party of Korea in implementing to the letter the decisions of […]

The participants in the 10th Congress of the youth league enjoyed a performance “We Will Travel One Road Forever under the Leadership of the Party Central Committee” given by the art squad of the youth league central committee at the Central Youth Hall on April 30. Ri Il Hwan, secretary of the Central Committee of […]

The 10th Congress of the Kimilsungist-Kimjongilist Youth League closed on April 29 after successfully completing its schedule amid extraordinary political awareness and enthusiasm of its participants. The Congress, which lasted for three days, discussed in depth the measures to bring about a fundamental turn in the youth league work by thoroughly applying the main idea […]