The women weightlifters from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea have been thrust into the limelight at international tournaments. The official women’s event sponsored by the International Weightlifting Federation is divided into 10 categories based on body weight, each of which has respective world records in snatch, jerk and total. In other words, there are […]
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Pyongyang, June 14 (KCNA) — Kim Son Gyong, vice-minister for International Organizations of the DPRK Foreign Ministry, released the following press statement on Friday: The U.S. kicked up a heinous anti-DPRK “human rights” smear campaign on June 12, taking advantage of the fact that the ROK held the chairmanship of the UNSC in June. In […]
Pyongyang, June 14 (KCNA) — A “world summit on peace” will be soon held in Switzerland at the “proposal” and “request” of Ukraine. With the approach of the summit, the world community is censuring the sinister intention of the U.S., the West and the Zelenskiy puppet clique to trickily abuse the desire of […]
Recently, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea has built an integrated greenhouse farm in the Kangdong area of its capital city of Pyongyang. The farm is reportedly advanced in terms of intellectualization and intensity in greenhouse vegetable production, and boasts modern, cultural and practical qualities. Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers’ Party of […]
Pyongyang, June 14 (KCNA) — The 31st Plenary Meeting of the 14th Standing Committee of the Supreme People’s Assembly of the DPRK took place at the Mansudae Assembly Hall on June 13. Choe Ryong Hae, member of the Presidium of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea, […]
Kumya ginkgo tree stands in Tonghung-ri, Kumya County, South Hamgyong Province in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. It is the tallest and oldest ginkgo tree in the country. It is about 40 metres high, 16 metres round at its lower part and 15 metres round at the chest height. Its crown is 37 metres […]
The Rangnang Museum is located in Rangnang District in Pyongyang, the capital city of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. It consists of a history education section, a folk game section, a leisure area, etc. On display there are thousands of pieces of typical historical relics and remains, which belong to Rangnang civilization […]
KCNA Report on Attainment of This Year’s Irrigation Project Goal Pyongyang, June 12 (KCNA) — The Korean Central News Agency Tuesday released a report on the fact that the irrigation project goal for this year was attained ahead of schedule and a solid guarantee was provided to perfect the overall irrigation system. According to the […]
Pyongyang, the capital of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, is not only a modern and beautiful city but also a time-honoured city with a history spanning thousands of years. It has many historical sites dating back to different periods. One of them is the Kwangbop Temple, a Buddhist temple built in 392 in the […]
Pictorial, music and other art pieces of the Korean people are characteristically clear, soft and mild. Jotae (fife) is one of their traditional musical instruments embodying such characteristics. The instrument dates back to the period of Koguryo (277 BC–AD 668). It is depicted on several tomb murals of the same period which are on the […]