Han Kum Chol, a boy from the DPRK, took the first place in the juvenile singles in the 2012 figure skating tournament for Asian Cup. The tournament was held in Taipei of China from August 8 to 12. It brought together players from 11 countries and regions of Asia including the DPRK, Mongolia, Malaysia and […]
A national exhibition of sci-tech achievements by young Koreans opened with due ceremony at the Three-Revolution Exhibition on Friday. Displayed at the exhibition were more than 3 100 data on inventions and development of new technology including hundreds of IT products. Present at the opening ceremony were Choe Sang Gon, chairman of the State Science […]
Volume 17 of Selected Works of Kim Jong Il (enlarged edition) was brought out by the Workers’ Party of Korea Publishing House. The book contains 26 works including speeches, papers and talks published by leader Kim Jong Il from May 1992 to May 1994. In the works “On the Fundamentals of Revolutionary Party Building” and […]
Members of the young vanguard participating in the torchlight relay race from the west coastal area passed through Sinuiju City Monday after their start on Mt. Paektu on the occasion of the Youth Day. Members of the young vanguard of North Phyongan Province took over the torchlight in Hyangsan County on August 17 after it […]
Supreme Commander of the Korean People’s Army, Kim Jong Un, first secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea and first chairman of the DPRK National Defence Commission, inspected island defence detachments stationed in the biggest hotspot in the southernmost part of the southwest front. The first leg of his inspection was the defense detachment on […]
Kim Hyong Jik University of Education has been successfully renovated as one of the country’s major bases for training talents in the field of education. Five-storey and nine-storey school buildings and a library were newly built in a formative and artistic way. A gymnasium and cultural hall have also been renovated. A completion ceremony took […]
Pyongyang, August 19 (KCNA) — Wreaths were laid before the grave of Kim Po Hyon, grandfather of PresidentKim Il Sung, in Mangyongdae on Sunday on the occasion of his 141st birth anniversary. Seen before the grave was a wreath sent by the dear respectedKim Jong Un. Present at the wreath-laying ceremony were Kim Ki Nam, […]
Pyongyang, August 13 (KCNA) — With the approach of the day of Korea’s liberation (Aug. 15) from Japan’s colonial rule, the Korean people are looking back upon the great feats performed by PresidentKim Il Sungfor the national rebirth. In his early yearsKim Il Sungembarked on the road of the revolutionary struggle with a firm pledge […]
Pyongyang, August 13 (KCNA) — The DPRK significantly greets August 28 as Youth Day every year. To mark the day this year service personnel started torchlight relay with due ceremony on Mt. Osong on Monday. The mountain is associated with Songun leadership of GeneralissimoKim Jong Il. The relay group is divided into two: one in […]
Citizens enjoy a happy time at the Rungna Funfair in the Rungna People’s Pleasure Park in the capital city of Pyongyang
Pyongyang, August 13 (KCNA) — The Majon Recreation Ground on the outskirts of Hamhung City, South Hamgyong Province, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, is now crowded with local and foreign summer visitors every day. The recreation ground, covering some 400 hectares, is famous for bathing resort. It boasts of fantastic rocks and high and […]
Pyongyang, August 16 (KCNA) — A Defence Ministry delegation of Vietnam headed by Deputy Minister Lieut. General Nguyen Chi Vinh arrived here by air Tuesday.
Pyongyang, August 10 (KCNA) — The performance group of the revolutionary opera “The Flower Girl” gave a performance at the Pyongyang Grand Theatre on Friday on its return home from China. Through the destiny of a poor family, the opera shows the truth of revolution and class struggle that tears and sympathy can not save […]
Vientiane, August 8 (KCNA Correspondent) — Kim Yong Nam, president of the Presidium of the DPRK Supreme People’s Assembly, Wednesday met and had a talk with Thongsing Thammavong, prime minister of Laos. Present there from DPRK side were Ri Ryong Nam, minister of Foreign Trade, Kang Min Chol, minister of Mining Industry, Kung Sok Ung, […]
Pyongyang, August 9 (KCNA) — The Sungyang School in Kaesong City, built in 1573 as a local private educational institution, is a precious cultural heritage that shows architecture of the Korean nation.
Pyongyang, July 30 (KCNA) — MarshalKim 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, had a photo session with the war veteran delegates to the celebrations of the 59th anniversary of the victory in the […]
Pyongyang, August 9 (KCNA) — A glass bottle production process was modernized and went operational at the Nampho glassware branch factory of the Taean Friendship Glass Factory in the DPRK. The modernization of the process helped lay a solid foundation for the production of packing vessels. Its inaugural ceremony took place on Thursday. Present there […]
Pyongyang, August 9 (KCNA) — The wading pool at the Rungna People’s Pleasure Park in Pyongyang is crowded with many citizens, including school youth and children, every day.
