WPK General Secretary Kim Jong Un Has Photo Session with Members of 8th Party Central Leadership Body

Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea, chairman of the State Affairs Commission of the DPRK and supreme commander of the armed forces of the DPRK, met and had a meaningful photo session with the newly-elected members of the 8th Party central leadership body at the venue of the Party Congress on January 18. […]

Taesongsan Spring Water

Taesongsan Spring Water was awarded the DPRK certificate ISO 22000 foodstuff safety management system in March Juche 109 (2020). It gushes out in the Mt Taesong area of Pyongyang. It is rich in various microelements and mineral matters such as hydrocarbonate ion, calcium, potassium, magnesium, sodium and iron. In particular, it is efficacious in treating […]

New Remedies Pay Off

So Kyong Hui, a doctor of the circulatory internal department of the Kim Man Yu Hospital, is introducing a new method into the diagnosis and treatment of various circulatory diseases. She has recently developed a tele-ECG transmitter and other diagnosing and curative means and Koryo therapies. Thus she brought back to life a patient with […]

First Woman Deputy

The first woman deputy of the DPRK parliament was Kim Tuk Ran (July 1913-April 2010). She was born as the eighth daughter of a poor family. Her birth was a great burden to her family which lived a hand-to-mouth existence. Worse still, her future was uncertain in the society where women were regarded as inferior […]

Lake Chon on Mt Paektu

Lake Chon is a crater lake on the top of Mt Paektu, the sacred mountain of the Korean revolution, in Samjiyon City, Ryanggang Province. It was formed with water gathered in the crater after the eruption of a volcano. The volcano has undergone four rounds of eruption and dormancy from the late Tertiary up to […]

Master of Stevia

Dr. and Associate Prof. Ri Tong Jo is Merited Scientist and a teacher of thremmatology in the agrobiology faculty of Pyongyang University of Agriculture. He is usually nicknamed “master of stevia.” He has devoted nearly 40 years of his career to the research on breeding a new kind of high-yielding stevia suitable to the climatic […]

Grand Art Performance “We Sing of Party” Celebrates 8th Congress of the WPK

The grand art performance “We Sing of the Party” took place with splendour in celebration of the 8th Congress of the Workers’ Party of Korea at the Pyongyang Indoor Stadium on January 13. Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea, chairman of the State Affairs Commission of the Democratic People’s Republic […]

Concluding Speech at the Eighth Congress of the Workers’ Party of Korea Kim Jong Un

Dear delegates, This congress, the eighth of its kind in the history of our Party, presented as its agenda items the immediate fighting plans for opening an era of new upsurge, an era of drastic change, in the revolution and construction and the important tasks in developing the Party, and made an in-depth discussion of […]

Let’s Achieve New Victory of Our-Style Socialism, Deeply Cherishing Noble Ideas of “Believing in People as in Heaven”, “Single-minded Unity” and “Self-Reliance”

8th Congress of the WPK Closes The 8th Congress of the Workers’ Party of Korea closed on Tuesday after successfully finishing the discussion on its agenda items amid full support and expectations of all the Party members, other people and service personnel of the People’s Army. The eighth-day sitting of the congress was held amid […]

WPK General Secretary Kim Jong Un Visits Kumsusan Palace of the Sun

Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea, chairman of the State Affairs Commission of the DPRK and supreme commander of the armed forces of the DPRK, visited the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun on January 12, together with the newly-elected members of the 8th Party central leadership body. Accompanying him were […]

Secretaries of WPK Central Committee Visit Lodging Quarters of Special Guests

The Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea invited officials and persons of distinguished services, who had worked in the Party, the government and the military for a long time, as special guests to the celebrations of the 8th Congress of the WPK. Associated with this meaningful special invitation are particular trust and loving […]

Quality National Musical Instruments Are Produced

The national musical instruments produced by the Pyongyang National Musical Instrument Factory are winning public favour. The factory, which is fully provided with modern processes to make every part of instruments through precision processing, is making national musical instruments with peculiar timbre and large volume. It is also applying scientific elements to the capabilities and […]

Pomhyanggi-brand cosmetics

Pomhyanggi-brand cosmetics are favoured by the Korean women.The Sinuiju Cosmetics Factory, located in Sinuiju City of North Phyongan Province, produces various series of Pomhyanggi-brand cosmetics in keeping with the aesthetic demands of women and the world trend in cosmetics industry.For example, the third-series cosmetics are suitable for only skin and the fourth-series are good for dry […]

Pyongyang Bag Factory

Pyongyang, January 7 (KCNA) — The Pyongyang Bag Factory in Thongil Street of Pyongyang, the capital city of the DPRK, produces hundreds of thousands of bags a year. The factory mass-produces different shapes and colors of bags with home-produced cloth and accessory materials according to the tastes of pupils and students of various ages. It […]

Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un Continues Report on Work of the 7th Central Committee of the WPK

Third-day Session of the Eighth Congress of the WPK Held Upon hearing the news about the 8th Congress of the Workers’ Party of Korea which marks an epochal significance in accomplishing the Korean-style socialist cause, the trust of millions of Party members and other people all over the country in the Party and their loyalty […]