Ryonju Pools are located in Okryu Valley of Kuryongyon District of Outer Kumgang in Onjong-ri, Kosong County, Kangwon Province. There is a steep cliff north of the pools and Kuryong Pond 400 metres southwest of them. Ryonju Pools are so named as the two pools look like stringed two beads. They came into being by […]
In April Juche 35 (1946), the following year after Korea’s liberation, President Kim Il Sung convened a consultative meeting of senior officials of South Phyongan provincial and Pyongyang city committees of the Workers’ Party of Korea, in which he referred to the need for the State to take care of the elderly with no one […]
Choe Ryong Hae, member of the Presidium of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea, first vice-chairman of the State Affairs Commission of the DPRK and president of the Presidium of the Supreme People’s Assembly, acquainted himself with the emergency anti-epidemic work in Kaesong City. As part of the […]
Huichon Hard Glassware Factory in Huichon, Jagang Province, was inaugurated in September 2005. And it has already achieved its fame across the country for producing various kinds of utensils. It is equipped with ample processes and automatic machines and facilities for glassware production, ranging from raw materials feeding to packaging via melting, blowing, pattern decorating […]
At the first sight, people are completely unaware that I was disabled for 20 years. When I was two years old, I had difficulty in moving my right leg. It got so twisted and deformed that I could not place my sole flat on the ground and even put on my shoe, and the right […]
Fireworks were displayed in Pyongyang on July 27, the 67th anniversary of the Korean people’s victory in the great Fatherland Liberation War. A large number of people gathered in different parts of the capital city near the Tower of the Juche Idea, including Okryu Bridge and Taedonggang Bridge, to watch the fireworks. At 21:00, fireworks […]
Tea culture has a long history in Korea. The Korean people drank teas made by steeping in boiled water the dried fruits, roots and leaves of herbs and trees with pharmacological effects, such as insam, senna, Schizandra chinensis and pine needles. Among various kinds of teas is Unjong tea. Unjong tea plants are cultivated in […]
Officials, working people and service personnel of the People’s Army visited the statues of the great leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il in different parts of the country on the occasion of the 67th anniversary of the Korean people’s victory in the great Fatherland Liberation War. A floral basket sent by Kim Jong […]
When May and June come around, offshore culture stations along the east and west coasts of Korea greet a harvest season of kelp. Coastal areas of the country with clear water and free from pollution are suitable for offshore fish farming and shallow-sea culture. However, sustained abnormal weather conditions throughout the world have also affected […]
War veterans arrived in Pyongyang on July 25 to attend the 6th National Conference of War Veterans to be held on the occasion of the 67th anniversary of the Korean people’s victory in the great Fatherland Liberation War. They left for Pyongyang by plane, train and bus in different parts of the country. Before departure, […]
The Kumya River rises in Kidae Peak dividing Yangdok County in South Phyongan Province and Sudong Ward in South Hamgyong Province and flows through Yodok and Kumya counties to empty into the Songjon Bay of the East Sea of Korea. Officials and people in Kumya County have made strenuous efforts to turn it into a […]
“When I was leaving my native home, my mother asked me not to disappoint my villagers. I’ve never forgotten the request of my mother for 20 years, along with the gun report echoing the training hall,” said Pak Myong Won, a shooting player at the Defence Sports Club of the Korean People’s Army, after winning […]
The Aeguk Stone Dressing Plant located in Yonhua-dong, Haeju, South Hwanghae Province, is famous for quarrying granite which conforms to all the qualitative requirements for the building stone at a higher level. Its annual quarrying capacity is tens of thousands of cubic metres. Visible across the factory is a long stretch of the Suyang Mountains […]
The Okryu Children’s Hospital opposite the Pyongyang Maternity Hospital gives such a feeling of calmness as a baby nestled in mother’s bosom. The exterior of the hospital looks like a building of lego bricks while its inside is reminiscent of a fairy world. The walls of corridors, staircases, wards and treatment rooms are decorated with […]
Ssirum (Korean wrestling) is one of the cultural assets of the Korean nation. Since long ago, Korean people enjoyed playing ssirum during break times on the edges of fields, on the grass, and on riverside or seaside sandy soil. On folk holidays, in particular, wrestling grounds laid out at scenic spots were thronged with people, […]
Prof. and Dr. Ri Je Myong, a department head of Resource Sounding Engineering Faculty of Kim Chaek University of Technology, is one of high-profile figures in the drilling technology sector. Since his graduation from the university, he has devoted himself to the development of science and education for 30 years. In the past, he realized […]
The Medical Biology Institute under the Academy of Medical Science in the DPRK succeeded in developing a recombinant subunit vaccine for COVID-19. The vaccine is designed on the basis of gene sequence of virus spike protein which binds Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2 (ACE2), the receptor for SARS-CoV-2. The safety and immunogenicity of the vaccine was verified […]
Mt Taesong is one of scenic spots in Korea. It is located between Taesong and Samsok districts. Its name derived from a big fortress which was built in the period of Koguryo to repel foreign invasion. It was also called Mt Kuryong, Mt Ryong or Mt Royang. As the mountain, covered with pine trees, is […]
White- and blue-collar workers, farmers and students in the DPRK are conducting art and literature activities, while bringing their talents into full bloom in the reality vibrant with creation and innovations. Among them is Ri Kwang Suk, a worker at the Sinuiju Cosmetics Factory who is held dear and respected by the people. As she […]
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