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Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un inspects Seoul Ryu Kyong Su Guards 105th Tank Division of KPA

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, inspected the headquarters of the Seoul Ryu Kyong Su Guards 105th Tank Division of the Korean People’s Army and the 1st Tank and Armoured Infantry Regiment under the direct control of the division on March 24.

He was accompanied by Pak Jong Chon, secretary of the Central Committee and vice-chairman of the Central Military Commission of the WPK, Kang Sun Nam, minister of National Defence of the DPRK, and Ri Yong Gil, chief of the KPA General Staff.

The guards unit, which has grown into strong iron-clad ranks, making the history of loyalty and feats under the care of the peerlessly great men, was overflowing with the steadfast spirit to defend politically, ideologically and with their very lives the Party Central Committee headed by the great Comrade Kim Jong Un and the indomitable spirit of defending the country unto death.

When the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un arrived at the headquarters of the division, all the service personnel raised stormy cheers of “Hurrah!” looking up to the iron-willed commander who has developed the KPA into an invincible elite revolutionary army while dynamically guiding it only to victory with his outstanding ideas and leadership and energetic devotion.

After receiving a salute from the commander of the tank division, he reviewed the military colours of the division and its combined units and the ranks of commanding officers.

Head of WPK delegation meets standing secretary of Secretariat of CPV Central Committee

March 29, 2024

Kim Song Nam, alternate member of the Political Bureau and director of the International Department of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea who is on a visit to Vietnam as head of a WPK delegation, met and had a friendly talk with Truong Thi Mai, member of the Political Bureau, standing secretary of the Secretariat and chairperson of the Organizational Commission of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, in Hanoi on March 26.

Kim Song Nam courteously conveyed warm greetings from Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea, to Nguyen Phu Trong, general secretary of the CPV Central Committee.

Truong Thi Mai expressed deep thanks for this and asked Kim Song Nam to convey warm greetings from Nguyen Phu Trong, general secretary of the CPV Central Committee, to Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea.

Ceremony of moving into new houses held at Kangdong Greenhouse Complex

March 29, 2024

A happy event of moving into new houses has taken place at the Kangdong Greenhouse Complex which has been built as the world’s leading modern large-scale vegetable producer.

The magnificent farming town, where diverse styles of low- and multi-story and terraced houses, schools, a hall of culture, comprehensive welfare service facilities and parks are beautifully arranged to suit the large group of greenhouses, is another model entity born of the efforts to create Korean-style rural civilization.

A ceremony of moving into new houses took place at the Kangdong Greenhouse Complex on March 27.

Delegation of External Intelligence Bureau of Russia visits DPRK

March 29, 2024

A delegation of the External Intelligence Bureau (EIB) of the Russian Federation led by its Director Sergei E. Narishkin visited Pyongyang from March 25 to 27.

During the visit, talks were held between Ri Chang Dae, minister of State Security of the DPRK, and Sergei E. Narishkin, director of the EIB of the Russian Federation, and the working-level talks between officials of the Ministry of State Security of the DPRK and members of the delegation of the EIB of the Russian Federation.

At both talks, the two sides briefed each other about the views on the present international and regional situation regarding the Korean peninsula and Russia, and widely and deeply discussed practical issues for further boosting cooperation to cope with the ever-growing spying and plotting moves by the hostile forces.

National food show opens

March 29, 2024

The National Foodstuff Exhibition-2024 opened under the sponsorship of the Ministry of Regional Industry.

The goal of the show is to visually assess the level of development of the food industry and actively promote the sharing and dissemination of the successes and experience of advanced units so that famous products and commodities favoured and welcomed by the people can be produced and supplied in larger quantities.

The show has brought together hundreds of thousands of food items in over 200 kinds produced by well over a hundred units and valuable research findings presented by the food industry sector.

Symposium held on improving accuracy of earthquake and tidal wave forecast

March 29, 2024

A symposium on improving the accuracy of earthquake and tidal wave forecast in the East Sea of Korea was held on March 26-27 under the sponsorship of the Korean Oceanography Society of the Central Committee of the General Federation of Science and Technology of Korea.

It was aimed at finding out practical and rational methods for accurately forecasting earthquakes and tidal waves in the East Sea and promptly reporting them.

Present there were scientists, technicians and lecturers of Kim Il Sung University, the State Hydro-Meteorological Administration, the Hydraulic Engineering Institute of the State Academy of Sciences, Pyongyang Hydro-Meteorological College and other units.

Special performance combines circus art with national art

March 29, 2024

The performance given by artistes of the National Acrobatic Troupe and the National Folk Art Troupe is going on at the Pyongyang Circus Theatre every day, winning great admiration of spectators.

Ri Thae Gum, section chief of the National Acrobatic Troupe, says that unlike the previous performances where only acrobatic pieces were staged, the performance also involves artistes from the National Folk Art Troupe and therefore is evoking a great response from the audience.

The “Formation act of roller skaters”, in which actors and actresses flaunt various technical skills on a small circular stage, and the acting of dancers showing beautiful rhythms, lead the audience to the world of acrobatics from the beginning.

Children turn into beasts

March 29, 2024

Shortly ago, Japanese Jiji News Agency carried an article, titled "A first-year high school student kills his parents in Kanagawa Prefecture".

It said that a 16-year-old student killed his parents in a district of Sagamihara City of Kanagawa Prefecture. According to the prefectural police authorities, the son after being arrested stated that he “killed his father first and then his mother who returned home”. 

The case is not so surprising in Japan where all descriptions of immorality and depravity such as discrimination against women, violent crimes and theft are rife.

UNSC adopts resolution demanding ceasefire in Gaza

March 29, 2024

The UN Security Council on March 25 adopted a resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. 

The resolution called on all sides to immediately cease fire and observe the ceasefire during Ramadan and further achieve a permanent truce. 

 It also demanded all sides ensure that medical and other humanitarian needs are met and comply with the obligations with respect to international law as regards all the persons detained by them, and stressed that it is urgently needed to protect civilians. 

WPK delegation arrives in Hanoi

March 28, 2024

A delegation of the Workers’ Party of Korea headed by Kim Song Nam, alternate member of the Political Bureau and director of the International Department of the WPK Central Committee, arrived in Hanoi on March 25 to visit Vietnam.

They were greeted at the airport by a vice-chairman of the External Affairs Commission of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam and the DPRK charge d’affaires ad interim to Vietnam. 

Earlier, the delegation left Chengdu on March 25 after concluding its visit to China.

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