Korean fan has a long history. Before the period of Koryo (a feudal state of Korea which existed from 918 to 1392), round fans made of willow and other tree bark, weaved grasses or feathers and furs were widely used. Seen on the tomb murals dating back to the period of Koguryo is a round […]

Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea and president of the State Affairs of the DPRK, sent a wreath to the Liberation Tower on August 15, the 76th anniversary of national liberation. The guard of honour of the Korean People’s Army lined up before the tower. Upon authorization, Ri Il Hwan, […]

Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea and president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, gave on-the-spot guidance to the construction of the Pothong Riverside Terraced Residential District. He was greeted on the spot by Jong Sang Hak, Jo Yong Won, Ri Hi Yong and other […]

Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea, president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and supreme commander of the armed forces of the DPRK, had a significant photo session with the participants in the first workshop of the commanders and political officers of the Korean People’s […]

When talking about Song Song Hui, manageress of the Pyongyang Glasses Shop, the story should start with that of her father. Her father Song Tae Gwan was born in a mountain village in North Phyongan Province in August Juche 1 (1912). When he was 15, he started to engage in business with 40 apple trees […]

These days, many counters selling cool and fresh Kangso mineral water can be found in different places of Pyongyang. As a carbonic acid-hydrocarbonate spring, the mineral water gushes out in Yaksu-ri, Kangso County, South Phyongan Province. The bottled water is supplied to the commercial outlets in the capital city every day. Kim Un Gyong, a […]

Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea and president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, met and had a photo session with the participants in the 7th National Conference of War Veterans on July 29. The participants were overwhelmed by great excitement and joy as they […]

Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea and president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, on July 28 visited the Friendship Tower on the occasion of the 68th anniversary of the great victory in the Fatherland Liberation War. Accompanying him were Jo Yong Won, Ri Il […]

Esteemed comrade war veterans, As I am seeing you again, an elder generation of our revolution whom we always respect and regard as our role models, and celebrating the great Victory Day for our motherland with you, I cannot suppress the surging happiness and emotion. The history of the great victorious war, which our state […]

On the occasion of the 68th anniversary of the great victory in the Fatherland Liberation War, all the people and service personnel of the People’s Army are paying high tribute and extending militant greetings to the respectful victorious wartime generation who performed distinguished service to remain long in the history. The 7th National Conference of […]

The Korean people significantly celebrated the 68th anniversary of the victory in the great Fatherland Liberation War. People from all walks of life visited the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun, the supreme sanctuary of Juche where the great leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il are preserved in their lifetime appearance, and made a deep bow before the […]

Workers and trade union members held a meeting with a war veteran at the Central Hall of Workers on July 26 on the occasion of the 68th anniversary of the victory in the great Fatherland Liberation War. The meeting was attended by Pak In Chol, chairman of the Central Committee of the General Federation of […]

A performance for the participants in the 7th National Conference of War Veterans was given at the People’s Theatre on July 26. Among the audience were Choe Ryong Hae and Kim Tok Hun, members of the Presidium of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea, and other leading officials […]

Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea and president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, visited the Fatherland Liberation War Martyrs Cemetery at 00:00 on July 27, the 68th anniversary of the victory in the great Fatherland Liberation War. The respected General Secretary was greeted on […]

Jo Jong Gu (November 1938-May 2003) was a famous stamp creator of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. He was born as a posthumous son in the southern half of Korea before national liberation (August 1945) from the Japanese military occupation. During the Fatherland Liberation War (June 1950-July 1953), he came over to the northern […]

Researchers of the Faculty of History of Kim Il Sung University have recently made comprehensive studies of historical sites and relics unearthed up to now in the Rimhung-dong area, Taesong District, Pyongyang, and made public the result which is of great significance in clarifying the history of Koguryo. From Juche 80 (1991) to Juche 109 (2020) they […]

The State Emergency Disaster Committee of the DPRK and the Taedong River Flood Control Centre are scrupulously organizing the work to promptly cope with unexpected situation to be caused by disastrous weather conditions. The State Emergency Disaster Committee set the period from June to September as the period for coping with emergency disaster crisis and […]

A helical water-ring compressor newly developed by researchers at University of Sciences is gaining public favour. This machine produces clean compressed air of low temperature as it is not mixed with oil through water ring caused by the rotation of spiral airfoil. Therefore, it has technical and economic superiority over the existing piston, screw and […]

A nursery was built in Mirae-dong, Phyongchon District, Pyongyang, when Mirae Scientists Street was constructed on the bank of the Taedong River in 2015. The four-storey building houses 25 rooms for upbringing children, rooms for physical exercise and intelligent games, wading pool, medical treatment room, ward, and so on. Walls and ceilings of the rooms, […]