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Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un sends flower basket to Laotian President

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, sent a flower basket to Thongloun Sisoulith, general secretary of the Central Committee of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party and president of the Lao People's Democratic Republic, on the occasion of his 79th birthday.

On November 8, the DPRK ambassador to Laos courteously handed over the flower basket bearing the august name of the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un to the chairman of the Committee for External Affairs of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party who is member of the Central Committee of the LPRP.

Written on the ribbon of the flower basket were the letters reading: "I wish Thongloun Sisoulith, general secretary of the Central Committee of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party and president of the Lao People's Democratic Republic, good health". 

Treaty on DPRK-Russia comprehensive strategic partnership ratified

November 12, 2024

The "Treaty on Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and the Russian Federation", which was concluded in Pyongyang on June 19 2024, was ratified as a decree of the President of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

The DPRK head of state signed the decree on November 11 2024. 

The treaty will take effect from the day when both sides exchange the ratification instruments.

Russian Federation ratifies treaty on comprehensive strategic partnership with DPRK

November 12, 2024

The Russian Federation ratified the Treaty on Comprehensive Strategic Partnership with the DPRK.

President Vladimir Putin signed the law on ratification of the treaty.

The relevant document was announced on November 9.

SPA Standing Committee Chairman Choe Ryong Hae inspects different units in Kangwon Province

November 12, 2024

Choe Ryong Hae, member of the Presidium of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea, first vice-president of the State Affairs Commission of the DPRK and chairman of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly, inspected various units in Kangwon Province.

Learning about the construction of regional-industry factories in Kosan County, he encouraged the soldier-builders who are stepping up the project at the final stage with loyalty and patriotism to repay the deep trust of the Party Central Committee, which placed them at the forefront for implementing the regional development policy in the new era.

Going round the Kosan County Raw Materials Base Station, he called for raising the per-hectare yield at the raw materials bases by manuring and tending crops in a scientific and technological way and improving the management method to ensure the normal operation of regional-industry factories.

National exhibition of sci-tech achievements in public health held

November 12, 2024

The national exhibition of sci-tech achievements in public health-2024 was held at the Grand People's Study House in Pyongyang from November 1 to 10 under the sponsorship of the Ministry of Public Health.

Taking part in the exhibition were officials, scientists, technicians, three-revolution team members and others from ministries, national agencies, scientific and educational institutions, curative and preventive institutions and medical supplies production units.

On display there were more than 2 300 scientific and technological achievements and nearly 2 000 kinds of medicines, medical appliances, health foods, sanitary goods and health information technology products.

National exhibition of processed marine products-2024 opens

November 12, 2024

The national exhibition of processed marine products-2024 is going on at the Pyongyang Underground Store from November 1 under the sponsorship of the Ministry of Fisheries.

On display there are over 200 kinds of products produced by more than 110 units across the country, including the Sinpho Deep-sea Fishing Complex, Kalma Foodstuff Factory and Kumsanpho Fish Pickling Factory, and data on dozens of scientific research achievements.

Various kinds of products produced by the Hungnam Taesong General Fishery Enterprise, the Sinpho Fish Cannery, the Sinpho City Foodstuff Factory and many other units have made the exhibition conspicuous and delighted visitors.

15th Pyongyang Department Store No. 1 commodity exhibition held

November 12, 2024

“The exhibition was aimed at modernizing production processes at consumer goods production units across the country and further improving the quality of products on the principle of producing small quantities of goods in various kinds. The quality of products has improved remarkably, but their prices have been lowered,” said Kim Kwang Su, a section chief of the Ministry of Commerce.

The 15th commodity exhibition of Pyongyang Department Store No. 1 took place at the department store from October 29 to November 5.

On display there were more than 1.74 million articles in thousands of kinds.

Twenty-odd enlistment certificates in a family

November 12, 2024

There are 20-odd enlistment certificates of the Korean People's Army in the family of Ju Yong Hui living in neighbourhood unit No. 30 of Munsu-dong No. 3 in Taedonggang District, Pyongyang. She showed me an old thick book, and said:

 “The story about the enlistment certificates of my family is related to this memoirs of my father.”


Offshore farming gains momentum

November 12, 2024

Offshore farming is going full steam ahead in South Hamgyong Province.

The employees of the South Hamgyong provincial fishermen’s cooperative management committee direct steady efforts to shallow-sea culture to open up a bright prospect for production after producing thousands of tons of kelp, seaweed and mussels.  

All fishermen's cooperatives have sufficiently secured motorboats, lighters, ropes, rafts and anchors and ensure that their employees manure and cultivate kelp, seaweed and mussels on a scientific and technical basis according to seasons, weather, seawater temperature and different stages of growth.

Russian Security Council chief decries West’s despicable act

November 12, 2024

The secretary general of the Security Council of the Russian Federation criticized the West’s despicable act at an international meeting on November 7.

He stressed that the West reduced Ukraine to a means of inflicting a strategic defeat on Russia with the help of the “colour revolution” but their plan failed.

At present, the Ukrainian authorities have turned into a dangerous terrorist group controlled by outside forces, he said, noting that if they have something different from the international terrorist network, it is that they have their own industry and territory.

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