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

Dear delegates, The Eighth Congress of the Workers’ Party of Korea, for which millions of our Party members have made preparations with sincerity and to which they have so looked forward with their hearts burning with patriotism and loyalty, has been convened at an important and crucial time in the development of our revolution. First, […]

Taesongsan Copyright Agency

The Taesongsan Copyright Agency (TCA) is located in Central District of Pyongyang. It is a non-governmental organization to protect the rights of copyright owners (or related agencies) at home and abroad and hold procuration (in criminal and civil procedures) in commission for them. The DPRK joined the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in 1974 and […]

Sci-tech Data Service in Full Swing

The Sci-Tech Complex is vigorously promoting the work for dissemination of sci-tech knowledge and information service. Over the past five years since its inauguration on January 1, 2016, its officials and researchers established a massive database by digitizing lots of sci-tech data they have obtained at home and from abroad in a comprehensive and systematic […]

Successes in the metallurgical industry in the Battle of 80 days.

The Kim Chaek Steel Complex, after reaching the goal of steel production, exceeded the crude iron production plan. This was achieved by introducing appropriate methods to keep the oxygen blast heating furnace operating. In recent days, the Hwanghae Steel Complex, which has already met its crude iron production target, successively completed the production plans for […]

New Housing around Kwangchon.

Homes were built for hundreds of families in the Kwangchon area of North Hwanghae Province. Houses were erected on feed supply farms near the Kwangchon Poultry Plant. The houses, which are of various shapes, attach importance to comfort and aesthetics and satisfy all living conditions. Fruit and non-fruit trees were planted, notably apricot trees and […]

The People’s Constitution.

The Socialist Constitution of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea was approved on December 27, 1972 (61 of the Juche era) in the First Session of the V Period of the Supreme People’s Assembly, and amended and supplemented on several occasions. It defines all the rights related to choice, work, health, education, etc., that citizens […]

Construction Projects Proceed Apace

South Hamgyong Province is pushing ahead with dozens of construction and renovation projects for promoting local economic development and improving the people’s living standards. This year, it has upgraded the provincial people’s hospital and Sinpho Fish Cannery, and built Hamhung Youth Power Station No. 1, the Hamhung Kimchi Factory, the chemistry laboratory of Hamhung University […]

80-day Campaign Goals Achieved in the Metallurgical Industry

Enterprises in the metallurgical industry are attaining their goals one after another for the 80-day campaign. The Kim Chaek Iron and Steel Complex, after hitting the goal for steel production, introduced rational working methods to scientifically operate oxygen-blown blast furnaces, thus overfulfilling the plan for pig iron production. The Hwanghae Steel and Iron Complex hit […]

Manchurian Fresno, a natural monument.

It is located near the Myohyang Stream Road, slightly set back from Pohyon Temple on Mount Myohyang, one of the six major mountains in Korea. It has grown there since around the year 1870. It measures 24.4 meters in height, 3.6 meters in lower perimeter, 3 meters in perimeter at chest height. Its crown is […]

Technicolor granite rock.

This type of granite is naturally found in Jungsan Commune, Tanchon City, South Hamgyong Province.The geological stratum of this place is formed by carbonate and granite rocks. Granite is made up of feldspar, quartz, aphanite, and biotite and has the colors red, blue, yellow, black, and white.The proportionally colored rock gives an impression as if […]

An example of visual healthcare.

Our ideal is to contribute to the promotion of the sight of the people ”said Kim Sang Ju, director of the Company. Originating from a small eyewear store in June 1986 (75 Juche era), it has now grown into a comprehensive and professional service center. In this center, equipped with modern measuring and processing equipment, […]

A Citizen’s Right to Convalescent and Retirement Homes.

It is one of the social benefits offered to the Korean people by the state. On December 19, 35 of the Juche era (1946), in the presidium of the Provisional People’s Committee of North Korea the problem of establishing numerous convalescent and rest houses in different parts of the country was discussed to satisfactorily guarantee […]

Green-house Agriculture.

Large quantities of vegetables are produced in the greenhouses of the Mangyongdae Township of Pyongyang City. These are destined to the inhabitants of the municipality in the four seasons of the year. In the thirteen existing greenhouses, whose surface area reaches one hectare in total, more than 360 tons have been produced this year. This […]