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Kim Jong Un Visits Construction Site of Ski Resort on Masik Pass

Kim Jong Un Visits Construction Site of Ski Resort on Masik Pass

  Pyongyang, November 2 (KCNA) — 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, visited again the Ski Resort on Masik Pass. First he went round the hotel which was built in a peculiar […]

Kim Jong Un Enjoys Art Performance of Servicepersons

Kim Jong Un Enjoys Art Performance of Servicepersons

Pyongyang, October 27 (KCNA) — Kim Jong Un, first secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea, first chairman of the National Defence Commission of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and supreme commander of the Korean People’s Army, enjoyed a performance given by those who proved successful in the 36th Art Festival of KPA Servicepersons. […]

April 2014 KFA Travel Delegation

The Anniversary of the Great Leader Kim Il Sung

KFA Delegation to North Korea Now Available in April 2014 – The Anniversary of the Great Leader Kim Il Sung Travel Dates: April 12th-19th 2014 (8 days / 7 nights) The Korean Friendship Association (KFA) organizes a trip to the DPRK (North Korea) from 12th April to 19th April 2014 on the special occasion of […]

Munsu Water Park Completed

Munsu Water Park Completed

  Pyongyang, October 15 (KCNA) — The Munsu Water Park, monumental edifice for the people, was splendidly built in Pyongyang. The large water park sprang up on the picturesque bank of the Taedong River thanks to the noble outlook of Marshal Kim Jong Un on the people and future. It is the people’s leisure complex […]

DPRK’s Rapid Development in Weightlifting Event

Pyongyang, October 17 (KCNA) — In recent years weightlifters of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea have made good results in international tournaments. The DPRK won three gold and one other medals in the weightlifting event of the 2012 London Olympiad and 28 medals, including 15 gold medals, in the 2013 Asian Weightlifting Championship. It […]

Extravaganza “Arirang” Closes

Extravaganza "Arirang" Closes

Pyongyang, September 30 (KCNA) — The grand gymnastic and artistic performance “Arirang”, winner of Kim Il Sung Prize, closed on Monday. It was open on July 22 on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the victory in the great Fatherland Liberation War. It was watched by at least 1.3 million people from all walks […]

Okryu Children’s Hospital Opens

Okryu Children's Hospital Opens

Pyongyang, October 13 (KCNA) — The Okryu Children’s Hospital has been built in the Munsu area on the picturesque bank of the Taedong River. The six-storied hospital with a total floor space of 32,800 square meters has various curative and treatment rooms, operation rooms and sick wards furnished with latest medical equipment. The medical center […]

National Flower Exhibition Held

National Flower Exhibition Held

Pyongyang, October 12 (KCNA) — The National Flower Exhibition was held in the April 15 Children’s Flower Garden from October 8 to 12 with the 68th anniversary of the Workers’ Party of Korea as an occasion. Participated in the exhibition were ministries and national institutions, including the General Bureau of Pleasure Park and floriculturists across […]

Ryugyong Dental Hospital Opens

Ryugyong Dental Hospital Opens

Pyongyang, October 13 (KCNA) — The Ryugyong Dental Hospital was successfully built in Munsu area of Pyongyang. The hospital has all conditions for medical services such as modern general dental equipment, diagnosis and treatment rooms, first aid treatment room, material preparation room and dispensary, shop and playground. Its opening ceremony took place on Sunday. Present […]

Premier Soccer Matches Under Way in DPRK

Premier Soccer Matches Under Way in DPRK

Pyongyang, October 11 (KCNA) — Premier soccer matches for the DPRK Championships are going on at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang. On Thursday, the match between the April 25 Team and the Rimyongsu Team ended with no goal and the Pyongyang Team drew with the Hwaebul Team at 2:2 in the men’s events. The […]

Kim Jong Un Visits Kumsusan Palace of Sun

Kim Jong Un Visits Kumsusan Palace of Sun

Pyongyang, October 10 (KCNA) — Kim Jong Un, first secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK), first chairman of the National Defence Commission of the DPRK and supreme commander of the Korean People’s Army (KPA), visited the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun at 00:00 on Thursday to pay high tribute to Generalissimos Kim Il […]

Kim Jong Un Looks round Construction Site of Children’s Hospital Near Completion

Kim Jong Un Looks round Construction Site of Children's Hospital Near Completion

  Pyongyang, October 5 (KCNA) — Kim Jong Un, first secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea, first chairman of the National Defense Commission of the DPRK and supreme commander of the Korean People’s Army, went round the construction site of the Children’s Hospital near completion. Going round different places of the hospital, he learned […]

Kim Jong Un Inspects Construction Site of Munsu Swimming Complex

Kim Jong Un Inspects Construction Site of Munsu Swimming Complex

Pyongyang, September 22 (KCNA) — 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, inspected again the construction site of the Munsu Swimming Complex. The soldier-builders are now waging a high-pitched drive day and night, pushing ahead […]

High-Quality Interactive Panoramic 360 View of Pyongyang North Korea

3D Panorama of Pyongyang North Korea

Photographer Aram Pan has created an amazing 360-degree interactive panorama of Pyongyang, North Korea. It offers an interesting birds-eye view of the city from atop the Juche Tower, inside tour of the Yanggakdo Hotel, the Monument to the Founding of the Workers Party, the Pyongyang Metro Yonggwang, inside the 2013 Arirang Mass Games, the Pyongyang […]

Parade, Mass Demo Mark DPRK’s 65th Birthday

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Pyongyang, September 9 (KCNA) — A parade of the Worker-Peasant Red Guards and Pyongyang mass demonstration took place with splendor at Kim Il Sung Square on Monday, 65th anniversary of the DPRK. Kim Jong Un, first secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea, first chairman of the National Defence Commission of the DPRK and supreme […]

Kim Jong Un Goes round Newly Built Unha Scientists Street

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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, went round the newly built Unha Scientists Street. He first looked round apartment houses for scientists. Making the rounds of several flats in blocks No. 3 […]

100 Breathtaking Images of Beautiful Mt. Kumgang in North Korea

Resting Place in Lagoon Samil - DPRK

Mount Kumgang has been known for its scenic beauty since ancient timesand is the subject of many different works of art. Including its spring name, Kŭmgang (Hangul: 금강산; Hanja: 金剛), it has many different names for each season, but it is most widely known today in the Korean language as Kŭmgangsan. In summer it is […]

The 65th Founding Annivesary of the DPRK

Kim Il Sung's TV talk in the Soviet Union

Korea was seething with the joy of liberation. President Kim II Sung returned triumphantly home to an enthusiastic welcome from the people. He advanced three major tasks for the building of a party, state and armed forces in the liberated country and specific ways and means to realize them. On October 10, Juche 34 (1945), […]

National Photo Exhibition Opened to Mark Birthday of DPRK

National Photo Exhibition Opened to Mark Birthday of DPRK

A national photo exhibition “65 years of victory and glory” was opened with due ceremony at the Grand People’s Study House on Wednesday to celebrate the 65th birthday of the DPRK. Displayed in the venue of the exhibition the 65-year-long history of socialist Korea where it opened a new history of change and made a […]