The Pyongyang Times

Kim Jong Un sees joint performance in celebration of Day of Sun

Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea and president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, on Thursday watched joint performance "Following the Party Forever" given by major art troupes in celebration of the Day of the Sun.

When the respected General Secretary Kim Jong Un came to the auditorium of the theater with his wife Ri Sol Ju amid the playing of welcome music, all the participants raised enthusiastic cheers of "hurrah!" in deep reverence for him who is consolidating the guiding force and fighting efficiency of the great Kimilsungist-Kimjongilist Party in every way and thus vigorously leading the socialist cause along the path of victory.

Watching the performance also were Choe Ryong Hae, Jo Yong Won, Ri Pyong Chol and Kim Tok Hun, members of the Presidium of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the WPK, and cadres and staff of the departments of the Party Central Committee and their family members.

The artistes of the major art troupes including the Band of the State Affairs Commission and the State Merited Chorus sang highly of the undying exploits of the Party Central Committee which remarkably strengthened our Party into the powerful militant general staff of the Korean revolution and opened up the new era of self-sustenance and prosperity which is most glorious in the nation’s history spanning 5 000 years, with its great ideology and theory and gigantic revolutionary practices.

Enjoying the emotional hymns dating back to the decades characterized by revolution, the audience recalled the greatness of the Party which led the people by dint of its great ideology and strong cohesion despite grim hardships of history to build the large flower garden of people-first-principle on this land and to give birth to an invincible powerful country.

Kim Jong Un visits Kumsusan Palace of Sun to pay homage to great leaders

Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea and president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, visited the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun, together with his wife Ri Sol Ju, on April 15, the Day of the Sun (birth anniversary of President Kim Il Sung), the greatest auspicious holiday of the nation.

Accompanying him were Jo Yong Won, member of the Presidium of the Political Bureau of the WPK Central Committee and secretary for Organizational Affairs of the Party Central Committee, Marshal of the Korean People’s Army (KPA) Pak Jong Chon, member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the WPK and chief of the General Staff of the KPA, and Kim Yo Jong and Hyon Song Wol, vice department directors of the Central Committee of the WPK.

Placed at the statues of President Kim Il Sung and Chairman Kim Jong Il was a flower basket in the name of the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un.

Kim Jong Un, together with his wife, paid high tribute to Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il in front of their statues and extended the best wishes of immortality at the halls where the President and the Chairman are preserved in their lifetime appearance.

He recollected with deep emotion the noble revolutionary careers and immortal exploits of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il who, regarding "The People Are God" as their mottos throughout their lives, made a new history of Juche Korea making steady victorious progress by dint of the people-first doctrine and provided the eternal foundation for the happiness of all generations to come.

General Secretary Kim Jong Un receives message from Vietnamese counterpart

Nguyen Phu Trong, general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, sent an autograph letter to Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea,

Nguyen Phu Trong extended deep gratitude to the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un for sending a verbal message to him to notify the accounts of the 8th Congress of the WPK and warmly congratulated him on the successful congress once again.

Dancing party, firework extravaganza climax Day of Sun celebrations

The dancing party of youth and students and fireworks display took place in Pyongyang on the evening of April 15.

When the darkness set in, students and other young people thronged to Kim Il Sung Square.

Women’s union members hold dances in celebration of Day of Sun

Officials and members of the women’s union held a dance at the plaza of the Arch of Triumph in Pyongyang on April 15 to celebrate the 109th birth anniversary of President Kim Il Sung.

The venue was overflowing with great yearning for President Kim Il Sung and Chairman Kim Jong Il, who had ushered in the rise of the Juche-oriented women’s movement and administered the politics of attaching importance to and respecting women.

Working people, service personnel visit Kumsusan Palace of the Sun to pay tribute to great leaders

The Kumsusan Palace of the Sun was overflowing with the feeling of immense yearning for President Kim Il Sung, the peerless patriot and benefactor of the nation, on the occasion of the Day of the Sun, the great national holiday.

After passing through the stone gate embossed with the star of the generalissimo glittering like gold, working people and service personnel entered the supreme temple of Juche and showed great reverence for President Kim Il Sung and Chairman Kim Jong Il wearing a bright smile.

DPRK ambassador to China presents credentials to Chinese president

The DPRK ambassador to China presented his credentials to the Chinese President on April 14.

Ambassador Ri Ryong Nam courteously conveyed the warm regards of Kim Jong Un, president of the State Affairs of the DPRK, to President Xi Jinping.

Cambodian king and great queen send flower baskets to DPRK embassy

On the occasion of the Day of the Sun, Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni and Great Queen Norodom Monineath Sihanouk sent large baskets of flowers to the DPRK embassy in the country on April 12.

Upon authorization of the king and great queen, a delegation of the Cambodian Ministry of Royal Palace led by Kong Sam Ol, deputy prime minister for Royal Palace, laid the baskets at the beaming images of President Kim Il Sung and Chairman Kim Jong Il and paid homage to them.

Dancing fountains add beauty to Taedong River

Dancing fountains add more beauty to the scenery of the Taedong riverside in the balmy spring when different kinds of trees open their buds.

When darkness sets in, the fountains which dance to the tune of music tinting the Taedong River with various colours give pleasure to Pyongyang citizens on their way home.

Korea University holds matriculation ceremony

A matriculation ceremony of Korea University of the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan (Chongryon) for the Juche 110(2021) academic year took place in the university’s lecture hall in Tokyo on April 10.

Attending the ceremony were officials of the Central Standing Committee of Chongryon, officials of the university, new students and their parents and staff members of the university.

Young people hold dances in celebration of Day of Sun

Young people held dance parties in Pyongyang and the provinces on April 15 as part of the Day of the Sun celebrations.

The April 25 House of Culture, the Pyongyang Indoor Stadium and other places of dance parties in Pyongyang were filled with great excitement and joy of young people and students to celebrate the Day of the Sun, the greatest national holiday, with profound yearning and reverence for President Kim Il Sung, the eternal leader of the revolution and benevolent father of all people.

DPRK book, photo exhibition held in Russia

A Korean book and photo exhibition opened at the hall of culture in Partizansk City, Russia, on April 9 to mark the 109th birth anniversary of President Kim Il Sung and the second anniversary of the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un’s visit to the Russian Federation.

On display at its venue were photos showing the revolutionary career of the President and Kim Jong Un’s visit to Russia.

Bioactive fertilizers developed

Researchers of Kim Il Sung University have recently developed a highly-efficient plant growth promoter.

The growth promoter designated as “Jungsan 2” is simple in structure and composition.

Family members challenge each other in janggi

Janggi, or Korean chess, is one of the folk games favoured by Koreans.

In particular, it is very popular with men for smart moves and as it affords exciting opportunities of checkmate.

Pyongyang streets bedecked with flowers in April

A variety of flowers are in full bloom on Pyongyang streets to mark the Day of the Sun, the birth anniversary of President Kim Il Sung.

A mobile flowerpot stand in the shape of a flower basket has been set up on Ponghwa Street as a token of reverence for the President.

Floral tribute paid to DPRK leaders by foreign and overseas Korean organizations

On the occasion of the Day of the Sun, baskets of flowers were sent to the statues of President Kim Il Sung and Chairman Kim Jong Il on Mansu Hill in Pyongyang by the Beijing Sino-DPRK international cultural development centre, Denmark-DPRK Friendship Association, the German Group for the Study of Korean Culture, the Switzerland-Korea Committee, the Swedish committee for peace and reunification of the Korean peninsula, the association of Koreans in Dandong and the general trading company of Koreans in Dandong.

The flower baskets were laid at the statues of the DPRK great leaders on April 14.

Thermal power station overfulfils daily tasks

The Pyongyang Thermal Power Station overfulfils its daily plans by over 9 percent in April.

The power station drastically increases production by positively introducing new valuable technologies into the operation of generating equipment and repair while boosting the output per generator to maintain and reinforce production foundations.

Floral tribute paid to great leaders

The Korean people including service personnel visited the statues and smiling portraits of President Kim Il Sung and Chairman Kim Jong Il in different parts of the country and paid tribute to them on the occasion of the Day of the Sun, the President’s birth anniversary.

Baskets of flowers and bouquets were placed at the statues of the great leaders on Mansu Hill in Pyongyang in the name of Party, government and armed forces organs, social organizations, ministries, national agencies, units of the Korean People’s Army and the Public Security Forces and institutions at all levels, industrial establishments and universities in Pyongyang.

Central Party leadership members visit Kumsusan Palace of Sun to pay homage to great leaders

Members of the Presidium of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea Choe Ryong Hae, Ri Pyong Chol and Kim Tok Hun and other members of the leadership body of the Party Central Committee visited the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun, the supreme temple of Juche, on the occasion of the 109th birth anniversary of President Kim Il Sung.

Placed at the statues of President Kim Il Sung and Chairman Kim Jong Il were flower baskets in the name of the WPK Central Committee, the State Affairs Commission of the DPRK, the Standing Committee of the Supreme People’s Assembly of the DPRK and the Cabinet of the DPRK.

Nation celebrates greatest national holiday

All the people of the DPRK significantly celebrated the Day of the Sun, the greatest national holiday.

Looking back with deep emotion on the revolutionary careers of the peerlessly great men who made the people-first history by building a socialist country independent in politics, self-supporting in the economy and self-reliant in national defence, working people and service personnel across the country paid tribute to President Kim Il Sung and Chairman Kim Jong Il at their statues and portraits of their beaming images.