e 2026.8.18. http://www.mfa.gov.kp/view/article/24905 The great cause of regional development led by the Workers’ Party of Korea is turning a barren land into a paradise, bringing into reality the ideal society of our people. Two years ago, the area of Wihwa Island was literally reduced to ruins by a devastating natural disaster. Respected Comrade Kim Jong […]
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2026.8.15. http://www.mfa.gov.kp/view/article/24827 August 15 represents dignity and glory for our motherland. In the gloomy days when the dark clouds of national ruin hanged heavily over our sky, President Kim Il Sung shouldered the destiny of the nation. He aroused the entire nation to a pan-national resistance with the Korean People’s Revolutionary Army at its core, […]
Japan Will Perish in Flames of Neo-Militarism: KCNA Commentary Pyongyang, August 24 (KCNA) — Dignitaries again flocked to the Yasukuni Shrine on the day of Japan’s defeat. High-ranking politicians of Japan, buoyed up by the wild ambition for continental aggression, frequent there on different occasions every year. It is the fact well known to the […]
Pyongyang, August 22 (KCNA) — Japan’s sinister intention to accelerate its drive for turning itself into a war state while deceiving the international community has been brought to light. It was reported on Aug. 18 that the Japanese Defence Ministry is going to request about 8.9 trillion yen as the fiscal 2027 budget for “defence […]
Pyongyang, August 20 (KCNA) — Kim Yo Jong, department director of the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea, released the following press statement “Poor plight of Seoul unable to play a war game it liked very much” on August 20: Ulji Freedom Shield, a large-scale rehearsal for an aggressive war being conducted […]
Pyongyang, August 19 (KCNA) — Kim Yo Jong, department director of the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea, Wednesday expressed the following stand as regards the major international issues escalating the global security crisis: The trend of the present unpredictable and complicated international situation is a source of the escalation of the geopolitical […]
Pyongyang, August 19 (KCNA) — The large-scale U.S.- ROK joint military exercises, Ulji Freedom Shield, began in every part of the ROK on August 17. The drill poses the most immediate and open threat to the DPRK and the regional security. The exercises will last for over 10 days, involving U.S. troops in the […]
The Phyohun Temple stands in Mt Kumgang, a celebrated mountain of the DPRK. Built in 670, the Buddhist temple is among the four major temples in Mt Kumgang.
The Pyongyang Taedonggang Fish Restaurant outwardly resembling a pleasure boat stands on the banks of the Taedong River in Pyongyang, the capital of the DPRK. It draws many for its instant dishes made of fresh fish such as sturgeon, salmon and Ryongjong fish.
The healthy rice-and-mugwort cake with peculiar aroma and taste is one of the Korean traditional foods.