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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
During the last two years, bottling plants for spring waters have been built in several provinces. The plants in Taesongsan, Jongbangsan and Chongjin stand out, which have all their production processes are automated and sterilized and produce tens of thousands of tons every year. Its products are distributed in containers of different sizes, which are […]
In the Sakju district of the North Phyong-an province, there is a reserve established to protect and multiply the so-called Japanese cucumber belonging to the flora of the temperate zone. Other tall, climbing plants and shrubs such as holm oaks, wild walnut trees, linden trees and pines grow there, forming a lush forest. The reserve […]
The products of the Sonhung Food Factory are very popular. When it opened more than 20 years ago, it produced just over a dozen varieties of 2 or 3 products. But now it produces more than 400 varieties of more than 10 genera, thanks to the full modernization of production processes. Its products include functional […]
Among the historical remains of Korea, Pukgwandaechopbi stands out, a tombstone erected in the Rimmyong commune of the Kim Chaek city of North Hamgyong province. It was erected in 1708 in homage to the great victory of the troop of volunteer soldiers from Hamgyong province who, under the command of Jong Mun Bu, defeated Japanese […]
Despite the fact that there is currently no case of Covid-19 detected in the DPRK, preventive measures are still being intensively developed. These measures, instead of decreasing their intensity, which could lead to an unwanted relaxation, are currently being intensified to prevent the entry of cases by a new wave of the virus. For example, […]
48 years ago Ri Ho Jun shed tears on the podium as the “Patriotic Anthem” resounded. He participated in the small-caliber carbine shooting at the XX Olympic Games held in August 1972 in Munich, Germany. He broke the world and Olympic record with the score of 599 whose maximum possible was 600. Back then, foreign […]
The Kuryong waterfall in Outer Kumgang is located near the world famous Mount Kumgang, near the East Sea. The waterfall is one of the three famous ones in the country along with the Taesung on Mount Sol-ak and the Pakyon on Kaesong. It is widely known with 3 others from Mount Kumgang, that is, the […]
Crecen cada día más entre las demandas sobre los alimentos de la Fábrica de Productos Procesados de Maíz de Pyongyang que llevan la marca «Hwanggumisak». La planta produce actualmente más de 40 artículos de casi 20 variedades, incluyendo nuevos productos como fideo y té, así dijo la gerente Ryom Sol Mi en conversación con la ACNC y continuó: […]
In this month there are two divisions of the year which are Taesol and Tongji. The first means the fall of a lot of snow and this year it falls on December 7 according to the solar calendar. For a long time the proverb stated: If a lot of snow falls in Taesol, there will […]
The General Federation of Trade Unions of Korea (FGSC) welcomed the 75th anniversary of its founding. The union wrote its proud history of development under the leadership of President Kim Il Sung and Leader Kim Jong Il. The President founded on November 30, 34 of the Juche era (1945) that massive political organization of the […]
They built the wonderful socialist villages in the Komdok area of South Hamgyong province. In this region severely damaged by natural disasters, one-story, low-rise and multi-story homes were built for more than 2,300 families, public buildings and parks. The great change in the region is the fruit of the ardent love and devotion of the […]
The Sangwon Cement Complex is now retaining its reputation as a competent building-materials producer in the country with its boost in cement production.It is making efforts to satisfy the growing demand for cement across the country by bolstering up its production capacity and solving by its own efforts and technology the problems in revitalizing the […]
Hyon Kuk Hae, a doctor of Gynecological Department No. 3 of the Pyongyang Maternity Hospital, frequently gets phonecalls of gratitude from many women. Among them is Han Ok Gyong, farmer of a cooperative farm in Tongnim County, North Phyongan Province. Han was brought to the hospital in emergency in March this year. Hers was a […]
The DPRK is scoring successes in the treatment of children’s brain tumour by introducing new therapies. Medical workers of the neurosurgery department of the Okryu Children’s Hospital succeeded in performing the selective dorsal rhizotomy of a four-year-old child. This operation, the first of its kind in the country, took two hours. The method has been […]
The Kyongam Cement Factory in North Hwanghae Province has established a new production line capable of producing tens of thousands of tons of cement. It will boost its production capacity and make a contribution to developing the economy and improving the people’s standard of living in the province.
A workers’ hostel was splendidly built at the Sinuiju Textile Mill. The hostel consists of cozy bedrooms which are arranged to afford utmost convenience in life, a dining hall, library, youth school and room of culture, and the Pangjik Health Complex provided with a swimming pool, fitness hall, barbershop, beauty parlour and other welfare service […]