DPR-Korea Successfully Launches Satellite Into Space

North Korean Successful Rocket Launch

12 December – DPR-Korea has launched earth observation satellite Kwangmyongsong-3 (2) by carrier rocket Unha-3. The reported time of launch was 1349 NZDT; 0949 Pyongyang/Japan local time. It is currently unclear whether the launch was a success or not. The North Korean government has not issued any statement at this time. Sin Son-ho, the Democratic People’s […]

DPRK Strives to Protect Biodiversity

[nggallery id=70]The Workers’ Party of Korea and the DPRK government consider the protection of natural environment as one of the patriotic works for the nation’s prosperity. In the country there are many nature conservations and sanctuaries, including areas of Mts. Paektu, Myohyang and Oga. And rare and extinctive animals and plants are designated as natural […]

Participants of National Meeting of Judicial Officers Tour Various Parts of Pyongyang

[nggallery id=68]The participants of the national meeting of judicial officers visited different parts of Pyongyang. They visited the Revolutionary Martyrs Cemetery on Mt. Taesong where they laid a wreath and bouquets before the bust of anti-Japanese war hero Kim Jong Suk and paid silent tribute to her. Then they moved to the National Gift Exhibition. […]

Kim Jong Il′s Whole Life Devoted to People′s Wellbeing

[nggallery id=69]With the approach of leader Kim Jong Il’s 1st death anniversary, the Korean people’s yearning for him is running higher than ever. He regarded it as his happiness and joy to make ceaseless journey of field guidance for the wellbeing of the people despite weather conditions. The leader’s guidance tour of Jagang Province in […]

Sepho Tableland to Turn into Comprehensive Stockbreeding Base

[nggallery id=66]Sepho Tableland will turn into a comprehensive stockbreeding base in the DPRK. It covers huge area of Sepho, Phyonggang and Ichon counties of Kangwon Province. PresidentKim Il Sungmade sure that a farm specializing in stockbreeding was built in Sepho County long ago, saying that stockbreeding should be conducted in Sepho Tableland to suit to […]

Opera ‘The Flower Girl’ Staged 1500 Times

[nggallery id=65]40 years have passed since the revolutionary opera “The Flower Girl” gave its premiere before the great men of Mt. Paektu. The famous art piece was created by President Kim Il Sung during the period of the anti-Japanese revolutionary struggle. Through the destiny of a distress-torn family in exploitation society, it shows the truth […]

Int′l Day of Persons with Disabilities Marked

[nggallery id=64]The 2012 joint meeting of the disabled took place at the Mangyongdae Schoolchildren’s Palace on Monday, the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. Present at the meeting were Minister of Public Health Choe Chang Sik who is chairman of the Central Committee of the Federation for the Care of the Disabled of Korea, officials […]

Pyongyang Folklore Park

[nggallery id=63]The Pyongyang Folklore Park, built at the foot of Mt. Taesong in Pyongyang, showcases the 5000-long-year Korean history, ranging from primitive age to present-day era. Leader Kim Jong Initiated the construction of the park, underscoring the need to build it on a basis of historicism. He indicated ways for making up its districts and […]

Song: ‘Kim Jong Il Is Immortal as Sun’ Created in Korea

“Kim Jong Il Is Immortal as Sun” was created in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. The song was written by Choe Jun Gyong and composed by Sol Thae Song. It was sung by the State Merited Chorus, conducted by Ri Il Chan.

Kim Jong Un Meets CPC Delegation

[nggallery id=62]Kim Jong Un, first secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea, first chairman of the National Defence Commission of the DPRK and supreme commander of the Korean People’s Army, Friday met the visiting delegation of the Communist Party of China led by Li Jianguo, member of the Political Bureau of the C.C., the Communist […]

Servicepersons Perform Heroic Feats in Projects of Renovating Parks and Face-lifting Rivers in Pyongyang

[nggallery id=61]The Korean Central News Agency released a detailed report on Nov. 17 about the heroic feats performed by servicepersons of the Korean People’s Army in the projects of renovating parks and face-lifting rivers in Pyongyang. According to it, servicepersons created a heroic epic of bringing about a new prosperity of Pyongyang through the drive […]

Kim Jong Un Inspects Training Ground of Horse Riding Company of KPA

[nggallery id=60]Supreme Commander of the Korean People’s Army Kim Jong Un, first secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea and first chairman of the National Defence Commission of the DPRK, inspected the training ground of a horse riding company under KPA Unit 534. After seeing training facilities and horses which lined up for training, he […]

Mother′s Day Celebrated in DPRK

Mother’s Day (Nov. 16) is celebrated in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. Put up in the streets of Pyongyang are posters in celebration of the holiday while large-sized electronic displays show programs for the mothers. Children and young men are seen carrying bouquets for their mothers and teachers. Flower shops and stalls, bookstores and […]

Wangjaesan Art Troupe Gives Performance to Mark Mother′s Day

[nggallery id=57]The Wangjaesan Art Troupe gave its music and dance performance at the People’s Palace of Culture here Wednesday to mark the Mother’s Day in the DPRK. It was watched by officials of ministries and national institutions and people in Pyongyang. The performance began with song and dance “Paean to Women in Songun Era”. Put […]

Kim Jong Un Visits Newly Built Breast Cancer Research Centre at Pyongyang Maternity Hospital

Kim Jong Un Visits Newly Built Breast Cancer Research Centre at Pyongyang Maternity Hospital
[nggallery id=56]Kim Jong Un, first secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea, first chairman of the DPRK National Defence Commission and supreme commander of the Korean people’s army, visited the newly built Breast Cancer Research Centre at the Pyongyang Maternity Hospital. He went round various places of the centre such as vessel endoscope room, lacteal […]

Kim Jong Un Sends Chestnuts to Students of Kumsong School

[nggallery id=55]The dear respected Kim Jong Un sent a lot of chestnuts to Kumsong School students in Pyongyang on Nov. 13. The chestnuts are associated with his fatherly affection for the rising generation. The great Generalissimos Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il made sure that the school was built, and good educational conditions and […]