The second-day sitting of the Second Conference of Secretaries of Primary Committees of the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK) took place on February 27. Jo Yong Won, member of the Presidium of the Political Bureau and secretary for Organizational Affairs of the WPK Central Committee, guided the second-day sitting. Speeches were made there. Through the […]
The participants in the First People’s Art Festival in Celebration of the Day of the Shining Star gave performances at the People’s Palace of Culture, East Pyongyang Grand Theatre, Ponghwa Art Theatre and Central Youth Hall on February 16. The performances were enjoyed by Ju Chang Il, department director of the Central Committee of the […]
The people of the DPRK, who are dynamically advancing towards a fresh victory along the bright path of the Korean-style socialism under the guidance of the great Workers’ Party of Korea, are splendidly celebrating the Day of the Shining Star, the greatest auspicious national holiday, with high political enthusiasm and proud labour achievements. On the […]
The whole country celebrated the 80th anniversary of the birth of Chairman Kim Jong Il as the greatest national holiday. Visitors to the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun, the supreme temple of Juche where President Kim Il Sung and the Chairman are preserved in their lifetime appearance, made bows to the large portraits of the great leaders. Working people […]
There was an evening gala of youth and students and fireworks display in Pyongyang’s Kim Il Sung Square in the evening of February 16 to celebrate the Day of the Shining Star. The evening gala started with the playing of song A Dear Name, the popular song. Youth and students unfolded a sea of dance in profound reverence […]
The whole country enjoyed folk holiday Jongwoldaeborum (the 15th day of the firth month by the lunar calendar). On February 15, catering establishments in the capital city of Pyongyang served the people with traditional dishes on the day. The Pyongyang citizens relished traditional dishes and various foods at Okryu Restaurant, Chongnyu Restaurant and other restaurants. The restaurants […]
Pyongyang, January 18 (KCNA) — Enthusiasm for writing is getting high among working people in the DPRK. Activities of mass literary groups gain momentum in different areas and units, and works for picking out those with high writing ability have been conducted. The amateur writers in different cities and counties and at various industrial establishments […]
Pyongyang, February 10 (KCNA) — The State Art Performance Operation Bureau in the DPRK pushes ahead with the preparations for successful progress of the First People’s Art Festival Celebrating the Day of the Shining Star to be held on the occasion of the 80th birth anniversary of Chairman Kim Jong Il. -0-
Pyongyang, February 10 (KCNA) — The Standing Committee of the Supreme People’s Assembly of the DPRK issued a decree on conferring Order of Kim Jong Il, the title of DPRK Labor Hero together with Gold Medal (Hammer and Sickle) and Order of National Flag First Class, titles of honor and orders on 8 732 officials, […]
Sa Ok Jin, coach of the Taekwon-Do Team of the Korean Taekwon-Do Committee, is one of sportspersons who are adding lustre to the honour of the country with Taekwon-Do, the orthodox martial arts of the Korean nation. She is known as “a woman with indomitable mental strength and fortitude” and “a woman with strong courage […]
The Jangsan Sports Club boasts of a wrestling ace. He is Pak Wi Song, a 57-kg freestyle wrestler. From his childhood, he began to learn the event at Sosong District Juvenile Sports School and took part in the national sports games of juvenile sports schools several times, ranking among the first three. Whenever he won […]
The Paektusan Prize Games in celebration of the Day of the Shining Star (February 16, birth anniversary of Chairman Kim Jong Il) was opened at the Basketball Gymnasium in Chongchun Street on February 3. The participants will compete in football, basketball, volleyball, ice hockey and other events in Pyongyang, Samjiyon, Phyongsong and Sariwon cities and other […]
Preschool education has been encouraged in the DPRK. Changgwang Kindergarten in the capital city of Pyongyang is one of the units taking the lead in this work. According to its head Jon Chang Suk who is a winner of the title of People’s Teacher, the kindergarten regards it as a principle to discover the natural […]
By the close of the year Juche 98 (2009), in a bid to invade the northern half of Korea, the south Korean belligerent forces cranked up tension on the West Sea. Kim Jong Un ensured that the sailors of the Korean People’s Army kept a watchful eye on enemy movements. In a November skirmish they dealt […]
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, inspected a site in Ryonpho area of Hamju County, South Hamgyong Province set for building a large-scale vegetable greenhouse farm. He was accompanied by Jo Yong Won, member of the Presidium […]
In his lifetime Chairman Kim Jong Il made ceaseless journey of field guidance for the Korean people’s wellbeing. This journey covers at least 669 844 kilometers equivalent to going round the earth nearly 17 times. Starting his Songun revolutionary leadership with inspection of the Seoul Ryu Kyong Su Guards 105th Tank Division of the Korean People’s Army, […]
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, inspected a munitions factory producing a major weapon system. He was accompanied by Jo Yong Won, member of the Presidium of the Political Bureau and secretary for Organizational Affairs of the […]
All the people of the DPRK missed and revered Chairman Kim Jong Il very much on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of his demise. The national flag was hung at half-mast at all units, including institutions and industrial establishments at all levels, farms, fishing villages and schools in Pyongyang and other local provinces, and at far-off […]
All the people in the DPRK greatly missing Chairman Kim Jong Il, the venerable image of socialist Korea, look back upon his life with the deepest reverence for him on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of his demise. In first decade of the sacred struggle for realizing his desire for building a powerful nation under […]
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