Among the gifts preserved in the International Friendship Exhibition House is a silver work “A Treasure Ship”, which was presented to Chairman Kim Jong Il by a delegation of the International Institute of the Juche Idea in October Juche 80 (1991). Prior to their re-visit to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea in the run-up to the […]
This tree is found in Haonpho Town, Kyongsong District, North Hamgyong Province. It is a broad-leaved tree that belongs to the magnolia family. This type of tree is rare in the northern region of Korea. It has a height of 17 m. a perimeter of the root neck of 1.7 m and a crown width […]
In February there are two ephemeris of the year which are Ripchun and Usu. Ripchun means the beginning of spring and this year falls on February 3 according to the solar calendar. Since ancient times, on this day Koreans fix the interior and exterior of their houses and paste in various places the letters that […]
Chon Lake is located on Paektu, the sacred mountain of the Korean Revolution, belonging to the Samjiyon city of Ryanggang province. It is a lake formed by the stagnation of waters in the crater. From the end of the first Neozoic period to date there has been a volcanic eruption four times. The surrounding peaks […]
The Hoechang District Forestry Company of South Phyong-an Province has achieved great successes in reforestation. The district, whose forests occupy more than 82% of its total area, is surrounded by mountains 200-800 meters above sea level. Taking advantage of its geographical characteristics, the company promotes a campaign to make all its mountains useful, by conditioning […]
All Korean public health officials are determined to implement the Iminwichon (regard the people as heaven) ideology of the Korean Labor Party to develop socialist public health as the most advantageous and bring the people the best possible benefits in the medical assistance. The treatment bodies in different parts of the country analyze the remedies […]
The electricity production branch, one of the country’s key industries, is ready to fulfill the programmatic tasks presented at the VIII Congress of the Korean Labor Party. This branch has the task of guaranteeing the stable development of the national economy and the material and cultural life of the people, by fixing and reinforcing all […]
The newly modernized Pyongyang Electronic Medical Device Factory occupies about 13,200 square meters of total building area and has various production processes, general control cabinet, technical development room, scientific-technical dissemination room, etc. Its construction created a foundation for further developing the country’s medical device industry. It is provided with sufficient equipment for the production and […]
Dr. and Associate Prof. Ri Tong Jo is Merited Scientist and a teacher of thremmatology in the agrobiology faculty of Pyongyang University of Agriculture. He is usually nicknamed “master of stevia.” He has devoted nearly 40 years of his career to the research on breeding a new kind of high-yielding stevia suitable to the climatic […]
The national musical instruments produced by the Pyongyang National Musical Instrument Factory are winning public favour. The factory, which is fully provided with modern processes to make every part of instruments through precision processing, is making national musical instruments with peculiar timbre and large volume. It is also applying scientific elements to the capabilities and […]
Pomhyanggi-brand cosmetics are favoured by the Korean women.The Sinuiju Cosmetics Factory, located in Sinuiju City of North Phyongan Province, produces various series of Pomhyanggi-brand cosmetics in keeping with the aesthetic demands of women and the world trend in cosmetics industry.For example, the third-series cosmetics are suitable for only skin and the fourth-series are good for dry […]
Projects are continuously being launched in the DPRK with the aim of making the best use of its own resources. Among them, waste recycling stands out. The objective of these projects is to extend the useful life of the objects and improve the level of self-sufficiency. This is one of the fundamental principles of the […]
The Kim Chaek Steel Complex, after reaching the goal of steel production, exceeded the crude iron production plan. This was achieved by introducing appropriate methods to keep the oxygen blast heating furnace operating. In recent days, the Hwanghae Steel Complex, which has already met its crude iron production target, successively completed the production plans for […]
Homes were built for hundreds of families in the Kwangchon area of North Hwanghae Province. Houses were erected on feed supply farms near the Kwangchon Poultry Plant. The houses, which are of various shapes, attach importance to comfort and aesthetics and satisfy all living conditions. Fruit and non-fruit trees were planted, notably apricot trees and […]
The Socialist Constitution of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea was approved on December 27, 1972 (61 of the Juche era) in the First Session of the V Period of the Supreme People’s Assembly, and amended and supplemented on several occasions. It defines all the rights related to choice, work, health, education, etc., that citizens […]
It is located near the Myohyang Stream Road, slightly set back from Pohyon Temple on Mount Myohyang, one of the six major mountains in Korea. It has grown there since around the year 1870. It measures 24.4 meters in height, 3.6 meters in lower perimeter, 3 meters in perimeter at chest height. Its crown is […]
This type of granite is naturally found in Jungsan Commune, Tanchon City, South Hamgyong Province.The geological stratum of this place is formed by carbonate and granite rocks. Granite is made up of feldspar, quartz, aphanite, and biotite and has the colors red, blue, yellow, black, and white.The proportionally colored rock gives an impression as if […]
Our ideal is to contribute to the promotion of the sight of the people ”said Kim Sang Ju, director of the Company. Originating from a small eyewear store in June 1986 (75 Juche era), it has now grown into a comprehensive and professional service center. In this center, equipped with modern measuring and processing equipment, […]
It is one of the social benefits offered to the Korean people by the state. On December 19, 35 of the Juche era (1946), in the presidium of the Provisional People’s Committee of North Korea the problem of establishing numerous convalescent and rest houses in different parts of the country was discussed to satisfactorily guarantee […]
