I first came across Juche in the ancient Greek writings of Aristotle’s “ Politika “ where he writes about “ Autarkeia “ or autarchy . The first documented reference to Juche as an ideology appeared in 1955 in a speech given by Kim Il Sung entitled “On Eliminating Dogmatism and Formalism and Establishing Juche […]
Juche is a word much misunderstood, here in the west. It is typically summed up as a two word answer of ‘self-reliance’ as if that means much. But the reality of the juche idea is much deeper, and wholly distinct to a narrow view of being ‘self-reliant.’ Afterall, Comrade Kim Il-sung himself believed in cooperation […]
In October last year the Defence Development Exhibition, Self-Defence 2021, was held in Pyongyang, the capital of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. It clearly showed that the DPRK heads the list of world-class military powers. The forces hostile towards the country are very vocal in their claim that the DPRK’s defence buildup […]
The collapse of socialism, a great political earthquake, which started in the late 1980s ended with the red flag pulling down at Kremlin, Moscow, in December 1991. The continuous collapse of socialism in the USSR and other eastern European countries made people expect the “end of socialism” in the whole world, reminding them of the […]
This is winter scenery of the Taedong, which meanders through the central part of Pyongyang. A flock of mallards and buildings add to the beauty of the city.
https://www.mfa.gov.kp/view/article/14033 2022.1.13. January 13 is a significant day which marks 40th anniversary of the establishment of Kim Il Sung Institute of Agricultural Science in Guinea. On this day, we recollect with deep emotions the heartwarming story behind the establishment of the institute of agricultural science in Guinea-a long way off beyond the continent and the […]
2022.1.12. https://www.mfa.gov.kp/view/article/14032 With the COVID-19 crisis remaining unabated, the immorality and depravity characteristic of the U.S. is revealed in all its nakedness. Amid such circumstances, acts of abuse and fraud against the elderly are running rife, stirring up apprehension among the general public. Major press in the U.S. including Wall Street Journal recently exposed that […]
https://www.mfa.gov.kp/view/article/14028 2022.1.11. It has recently been revealed that the Cultural Council under the Agency of Culture of Japan is in its scheme to register Sado mine in Niigata Prefecture as a world heritage – a mine with clear historical traces of having forced the Koreans into hard labor. Japan has the record in brazenly having […]
Pyongyang, January 12 (KCNA) — Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK) and president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), watched the test-fire of hypersonic missile conducted by the Academy of Defence Science on Tuesday. He […]
. Literary Competition ”Juche and Me” Acknowledgement I have been deeply impressed by North Korean great leaders Kim ll Sung, Kim Jong Ii and Kim Jong Un. I have no words to explain about those leaders’ work and contribution to the nation. I use a kind word for the respect to the leaders that, all the […]