To Raise the Performance of Model Airplanes

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 […]

Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Makes Closing Address at Sixth Conference of Cell Secretaries of Workers’ Party of Korea

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 […]

House Construction in the DPRK

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 […]

“Mineral Vitamin”—Okryu Mineral Water

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 […]

Haeju Kyoban

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 […]

For Development of Korean Language

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 […]

Old People’s Home Opens in South Phyongan Province.

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 […]

Unjong Tea Drink Factory Inaugurated

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 Pledge to Reap Bumper Crop

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 […]

Quality Boots Are Produced

The Ryongsong Disabled Soldiers’ Injection-moulded Boots Factory, located on the outskirts of Pyongyang, is producing lots of quality boots. In recent years, officials of the factory have promoted the work to domestically produce locally-available raw and other materials in reliance upon its scientific and technical personnel. They also secured a guarantee for producing quality boots […]

Performances Celebrate the Day of the Shining Star

Working people’s organizations gave performances to celebrate the Day of the Shining Star (Chairman Kim Jong Il’s birth anniversary) on February 15. Among the audience were Ri Il Hwan, secretary of the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea, Pak In Chol, chairman of the Central Committee of the General Federation of Trade Unions of […]

National Photo Exhibition Opens

On display in the venue of the exhibition are photos showing the immortal exploits of Kim Jong Il and the personality traits of the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un as a great man. Also on show are photos dealing with the proud reality of the DPRK which is ushering in a new era of prosperity under the wise leadership […]

Let Us Adorn the First Year’s Advance for Implementing Decisions Made at the Party Congress with Proud Innovation and Progress Report on 2nd Plenary Meeting of 8th WPK Central Committee

Amid the great expectations and interest of the Party members and all other people who have turned out in the new revolutionary advance upholding the fighting programme set forth at the 8th Congress of the Workers’ Party of Korea, the 2nd Plenary Meeting of the 8th WPK Central Committee was held from February 8 to […]

Man of Ability in the Field of Geophysical Exploration

Kim Kang Sop, 55, is a professor and PhD at the geophysical institute of the Resource Sounding Engineering Faculty of Kim Chaek University of Technology. He has rendered distinguished services to education and the academic studies. After his graduation from the university, he started his career as a teacher, and then worked as a researcher […]

Third-day Sitting of 2nd Plenary Meeting of 8th WPK Central Committee Held

The news of the plenary meeting of the Party Central Committee indicating the most correct and detailed fighting strategies for implementing the decisions made at the 8th Congress of the Workers’ Party of Korea is exciting the revolutionary spirit and enthusiasm of all the Party members and other people across the country who are devoting […]