Tag Archives: DPRK

Koguryo Tombs with Murals and Historical Relics Unearthed.

Of late, Koguryo tombs with murals and other historical relics were unearthed in Wolji-ri, Anak County, South Hwanghae Province. In the course of making vigorous efforts to discover historical sites, the Archaeology Institute under the Academy of Social Sciences has newly unearthed and verified two Koguryo tombs with murals and gold artifacts. The first tomb […]

Midwife Heroine in Hoeyang County.

Choe Jong Sim, a teacher of obstetrical and gynecological department of Pyongyang Continuous Medical Education College, wrote as follows in her “Note of an Obstetrician”: “I was born in a mountain village in Hoeyang County, Kangwon Province, six years before Korea’s liberation (August 15, 1945) from the Japanese military occupation. As it was a far-flung […]

Unha Pedigree Fish Breeding Station.

The Unha Pedigree Fish Breeding Station, located in Pothonggang District, Pyongyang, was established in September 1987. It engages in supplying breeding fishes of various species to fish farming units across the country. It comprises an indoor breeding fishpond covering over 1 000 square metres, outdoor fishpond covering more than 5 000 square metres, feed processing […]

By Integrating Research with Production.

The Pyongyang Vegetable Science Institute under the Academy of Agricultural Science, based in Ryongsong District, Pyongyang, is devoted to studies for breeding highly-nutritive vegetable varieties and increasing productivity in PVC-sheet and hydroponic greenhouses. The research institute has directed much effort to studying vegetable seeds of high nutritive value and productivity and achieved successes in breeding […]

Blaze a Trail.

Prof. and Dr. Kim Chol Su is a lecturer at the Physics Faculty of Kim Il Sung University with a high-profile authority in the optical sector. In the past, he achieved many scientific successes, including the modernization of equipment of Pyongyang University of Medical Sciences and manufacture of holographic telescope for display in the children’s […]

Bright Future for Children with Heart Malformations.

A few years ago, a foreign delegation visited the cardiovascular surgical department of the Okryu Children’s Hospital in the capital city of Pyongyang. After looking round its operating theatre and sickrooms, the members of the delegation were amazed to learn that the department is provided with sophisticated medical facilities, quite contrary to their expectation. They […]

Flood Victims Move to New Houses.

The people of the natural disaster-damaged area in Kangbuk-ri, Kumchon County, North Hwanghae Province moved to new houses built as the socialist fairyland, a model village of the socialist countryside thanks to the struggle the service personnel of the People’s Army waged true to the noble intention of Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un. A ceremony […]

For the Future of the Earth.

At present, protecting the ozone layer presents itself as a vital issue for the living of human beings and the future of the earth. Proceeding from the necessity to take a realistic and strong measure to ban the use of substances that deplete the ozone layer, the UN Environment concluded the Vienna Convention for the […]

Donation of memorial stones for the Juche Tower.

The Monument to the Juche Idea stands on the banks of the Taedong River that bathes this capital. This tallest stone tower in the world was inaugurated in April 1982 (71 Juche era) on the occasion of the 70th birthday of President Kim Il Sung. For several decades from the beginning of its construction until […]

Famous Singer.

There is a renowned singer in the arts group of the Korean Disabled Art Association. Singing with a rich voice and clear and beautiful tone “Voice of my heart”, “Ode to the Fatherland” and other songs, she left a deep impression on the audience. She is none other than Pak Jin Ri, a blind woman […]

Free Compulsory Education System in DPRK.

Forty-three years have passed since President Kim Il Sung made public the immortal classic work, titled, The Theses on Socialist Education. Our socialist education system clarified by the theses is the universal compulsory, free education. Socialist education is an education for all members of society to bring them up as socialist human beings. All the […]

Trust Your Own Ability.

Over the past two decades, Dr. and Associate Prof. Pak Yong Hui, section chief of the Drug Form Developing Institute under Pharmacy Faculty of Pyongyang University of Medical Sciences, developed many medicines conducive to promoting the people’s health. After graduation from Pharmacy Faculty of Pyongyang University of Medical Sciences, she was appointed to the institute. […]

Natural Monument—Archaeopteryx Coreanicus Fossil.

The fossil of Archaeopteryx Coreanicus was unearthed on March 10, Juche 78 (1989) in the argillaceous siltstone layer piled up between the Jurassic period and the early Creataceous period in the Mesozoic age. The layer is located in Paektho-dong, Sinuiju City, North Phyongan Province. The fossil, the first of its kind in the DPRK, consists […]

Various Sponge Goods in Great Demand.

Of late, the sponge goods produced at the Sonbong Koast Joint-Venture Company are stealing the public limelight. Tens of kinds of sponge goods are divided into several categories for home and outside use and medical treatment. The peculiar and quality sponge decoration plaques and wallpapers are gaining public favour as they produce mild, comfortable and […]

DPRK-Cuba Relationship Remains Steadfast.

Six decades have passed since the establishment of diplomatic relations between the DPRK and Cuba on August 29, Juche 49 (1960). Since then the history of friendship between the two countries began. The bilateral relationship is that of an invincible friendship and a permanent comradeship established in the struggle for realizing common ideals under the […]

Ambitious Goal.

Kim Jong Hak, researcher of the cutting-tool laboratory at the Mechanical Engineering Institute under the State Academy of Sciences has obtained the qualifications for modern physics and mechatronics. Born into a military family in a local town, he studied at the Physics Faculty of the University of Sciences from 2006 after graduation from a middle […]

Korea Art Exchange Society.

The Korea Art Exchange Society was founded on August 30, Juche 69 (1980) with the purpose of giving wide publicity to the developing art of the country and vitalizing art exchange with other countries. The society has sponsored the April Spring Friendship Art Festival and ensured its successful performance. The April Spring Friendship Art Festival […]