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, had a photo session with the participants in the 10th Congress of the youth league on April 29. Present there were Jo Yong Won, member of the Presidium of the Political […]
A few years ago, an evaluation of fish feed additives developed by scores of units was conducted in the Samchon Catfish Farm. The standard of the evaluation was how much the survival and fattening rates of different kinds of catfishes have increased. Based on the data synthesized for several months, the additive presented by Jang […]
Somok-ri in Jangjin County, South Hamgyong Province, is inhabited by gray heron. The habitat is located on the highest mountain region among the similar habitats in the DPRK. The gray heron at Somok-ri is 91-102 cm long and weighs about 1.5kg. Its head and belly are white and back is gray. And there are white […]
People’s Athlete Kim Chun Phil, a coach of women’s artistic gymnastics at the Pyongyang Sports Club, has trained two world-famous gymnasts. During her career as an athlete, she failed to win a gold medal in the international competitions. She began to work as a coach with deep regret about this. Like other coaches, she set […]
The arch-bridge in Judun-ri, a historical relic in the period of Koryo dynasty, is located in Judun-ri, Kosong County, Kangwon Province. It lies across a valley from south to north a little away up from Palyonso (Pariso), a scenic spot of the Outer Kumgang. The site of the Palyon Temple is about 200 m away […]
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, visited the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun, together with his wife Ri Sol Ju, on April 15, the Day of the Sun (birth anniversary of President Kim Il Sung), the greatest auspicious […]
The 10th Congress of the Kimilsungist-Kimjongilist Youth League opened in the capital city of Pyongyang of the DPRK on April 27. The Congress is to comprehensively analyze and review in depth the youth league work during the period under review, to take practical measures for bringing about a fundamental turn in its work and to […]
Ham Jong Ho got injured during his military service nine years ago and returned home. He is now living in Jongo-dong No. 1, Rangnang District, Pyongyang. He is an honoured disabled soldier who lost his two arms while disposing an unexploded bomb which had been dropped during the Fatherland Liberation War (1950-1953). Since then, many […]
Kim Jong Un, General Secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea, made a concluding speech, titled, On the Important Tasks for Strengthening Party Cells at Present, on April 8, the third day of the Sixth Conference of Cell Secretaries of the WPK. First, he referred to the successes made so far in strengthening Party cells since […]
A national pencil drawing and calligraphy festival opened in the run-up to the Day of the Sun (President Kim Il Sung’s birth anniversary), the greatest national holiday of the country. Seen in the festival venue is the painting portraying the benevolent images of the great leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il seeing calligraphy of a schoolgirl. On display […]
Officials of the Pyongyang Municipal Aviation Club are making efforts to raise the performance of engine-propelled model airplanes for free flight. In the past, they fixed the aerofoils of engine-propelled models. So, the planes could not fully display their abilities due to strong air resistance during flight. In order to raise the gliding performance whereas […]
Pyongyang, April 9 (KCNA) — The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un made a closing address at the Sixth Conference of Cell Secretaries of the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK). The following is the full text of the closing address: Comrade cell secretaries, The Sixth Conference of Cell Secretaries of the Workers’ Party of Korea, which has been […]
Construction of 10 000 flats is now under way in Pyongyang, the capital city of the DPRK. The past ten years witnessed a golden age of construction in the country. A large number of houses were built in this period, for typical example, Changjon Street, Unha Scientists Street, Wisong Scientists Residential District, Mirae Scientists Street […]
From olden times, Korea has been called a beautiful land with scenic mountains and clear rivers, and it boasts over 100 kinds of mineral waters. Among them is the Okryu mineral water which gushes out on the Taedong riverside in Pyongyang. It tastes distinctive, and its medicinal efficacy is marvellous. The Okryu Mineral Water Shop […]
The following happened in the present-day Haeju area of South Hwanghae Province during the closing years of Koryo Dynasty (918-1392). A low-grade government clerk was informed early in the morning that the Japanese pirates were making an invasion upon the area. Before leaving for the Suyangsan Fort, he ordered a kitchen maid to prepare meals […]
The Linguistics Institute of the Academy of Social Sciences, the successor to the Society for Korean Language Research founded in February 1947, sets it as its mission to preserve, inherit and develop the time-honoured history, purity, unitary character and excellent qualities of the Korean language, and study and give solutions to the problems arising in […]
A nursing home was opened in South Phyong-an province. This province is located to the west of the DPRK, adjacent to the West Sea. The new building is built with a traditional Korean-style hipped roof. It is equipped with a dining room, exercise rooms, medical treatment and entertainment, library, etc. Due to the physical characteristics […]
The Unjong Tea Drink Factory was built in the Namsa-ri area of Rangnang District, Pyongyang and went into operation. The factory, provided with all the lines ranging from water filtering to tea exudate, preparation and packaging, is in a position to produce health-promoting tea with peculiar flavour and fragrance. Kim Tok Hun, member of the […]
Agricultural workers and members of the Union of Agricultural Workers of Korea met at the plaza in front of the statue of President Kim Il Sung in Chongsan-ri, Kangso District, on February 18 to vow to implement to the letter the first year’s task under the new five-year plan set forth at the 8th Congress of the […]