This is kayagum, a musical instrument of the Korean nation, invented 1 500 years ago. As the sounds are elastic, soft and elegant, the structure is simple, the bridge is movable for adjusting sounds, the methods of its execution are varied and it is easy to learn, the Korean women still enjoy playing the instrument.
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Pyongyang, November 25 (KCNA) — Japan spurs turning the country into a war state. Prime Minister Kishida recently revealed his intent to specify the possession of “ability to attack enemy bases” in the “state security strategy”. In a press conference following the emergence of the new Cabinet he openly disclosed his ambition to revise the […]
Dear Comrades of delegations of KFA in your respective countries, dear Comrade Secretaries of the KFA and dear Comrade Alejandro Cao de Benos, President of the KFA, I send you all my warmest familiar greetings from the delegation of KFA in Serbia. Although circumstances have not yet even this year permitted our delegation from attending […]
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea exerts great efforts in further developing the universal free medical care system, regarding public health service as an image of its system and a major symbol which demonstrates the tangible benefits of the system enjoyed by its people. This is inconceivable separated from the devoted and tireless efforts made […]
Rearing healthy and sound children is an issue that has a bearing on the prospect and the future of all countries. Especially, the period of nursery and kindergarten covers the most important part of human development, and thus it is highly important to pay attention to nutrition and health management of those in this age […]
There is the Ryugyong General Ophthalmic Hospital in Pyongyang, the capital city of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. Kim Man Sok, aged 47, who is recognized as an authority in the hyaloideoretinal operation in the field of ophthalmology, works as the director of the retina department. When he was a child, he hoped to […]
Doctors at clinics in the residential quarters in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea are in charge of a certain number of households each, and they regard it as a principle to prevent diseases by regularly checking up the health of the people under their charge and inoculating them in a responsible […]
Pyongyang, November 21 (KCNA) — A spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea issued the following press statement on Nov. 21: At the meeting of Third Committee of the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly held on November 17, the United States and other hostile forces […]
Pyongyang, November 19 (KCNA) — The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un sent a letter “Let Us Achieve a Comprehensive Development of Socialism by Kindling the Fierce Flames of the Three Revolutions” to those attending the Fifth Conference of the Frontrunners in the Three Revolutions on November 18. The full text of the letter is […]