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Great Socialist Wealth Born of Devoted Service for People's Wellbeing
Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un attends commissioning ceremony of Kangdong Greenhouse Complex

A world-leading vegetable production complex has been successfully built and inaugurated in the Kangdong area of Pyongyang, the capital city of the DPRK, at a stirring time when a new world of socialist cultural efflorescence and a new era of grandiose changes–the Korean people's long-cherished ideal–is being brought under the guidance of the great Party Central Committee.

The Kangdong Greenhouse Complex, where vegetable production is put on an advanced intelligent and intensive footing with its modernity, culture and practicality surely guaranteed, is a monumental edifice born of the political idea of believing in the people as in Heaven and the spirit of making selfless, devoted efforts for the good of the people of the Workers' Party of Korea that spares nothing in promoting the rights, interests and wellbeing of the people, regarding it as the most important state affair, and a model entity representing the country's rapid development.

The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un unveiled a far-reaching plan for building a number of modern greenhouse farms in different parts of the country, even made sure that important military bases were dismantled for greenhouse farms, and has put his heart and soul into their construction. He unfolded a blueprint for building a large-scale greenhouse farm in the Kangdong area at the Sixth Plenary Meeting of the Eighth Central Committee of the WPK and energetically guided the whole process of the building project.

The service personnel of the Korean People's Army, who responded with single-minded loyalty to the special order of the Party Central Committee, successfully built a new-generation greenhouse complex whose size and production capacity are much bigger than the Ryonpho Greenhouse Farm, public buildings and terraced dwelling houses harmonizing with the surrounding natural landscape in a matter of one year with their strong offensive spirit and mettle of Korean-style creation, thus presenting a fairyland-like "greenhouse town", "farm town" in a suburb of the capital.

The spectacular complex with modern greenhouses of peculiar styles, including cylindrical greenhouse for vegetable cultivation and dome-shaped glass hydroponic greenhouse, will produce and supply various kinds of vegetables to the citizens of Pyongyang.

Korean and Russian youths meet

March 18, 2024

A meeting between DPRK and Russian youth delegates took place in Moscow on March 11 to comprehensively implement the agreements reached at the historic DPRK-Russia summit.

Present there were members of the DPRK youth delegation led by Chairman of the Central Committee of the Socialist Patriotic Youth League Mun Chol, a councillor of the DPRK embassy in Moscow, and representatives of the National Council of the Russian Association of Youth and Children, the Young Communist League of Russia, the Russian Youth Union and other youth organizations of Russia, and officials responsible for the youth affairs from political parties and social organizations including the Communist Party "Russian Communists".

A video introducing the proud reality of Juche Korea which is stepping up the comprehensive development of socialism under the leadership of the great Party was shown at the meeting to be followed by speeches.

Meeting of chairpersons of Chongryon headquarters held in Tokyo

March 18, 2024

 The fourth meeting of headquarters chairpersons of the 25th Congress of the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan (Chongryon) was held at the Korean Hall in Tokyo on March 13.

Present there were Chairman Ho Jong Man, First Vice-Chairman and Director of the Organizational Department Pak Ku Ho and vice-chairpersons of the Chongryon Central Standing Committee, the chairman of the Central Audit Committee of Chongryon, department directors of the Central Committee of Chongryon and chairpersons of headquarters of Chongryon.

Councilors and deputy department directors of the Central Committee of Chongryon attended the meeting as observers.

DPRK embassy in Moscow hosts reception to mark anniversary of DPRK-Russia agreement

March 18, 2024

The DPRK embassy in Moscow hosted a reception on March 14 to mark the 75th anniversary of the conclusion of the agreement on economic and cultural cooperation between the DPRK and the Russian Federation.

Present there at invitation were Alexandr Kozlov, minister of Natural Resources and Ecology of Russia, Andrei Rudenko, vice-minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia, and figures of the Russian government, political parties and institutions including the Federation Council of Russia, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Economic Development, the Ministry of Power, the Ministry of Sports, the Ministry of Culture, and the Party for Peace and Unity.

Ambassador Sin Hong Chol and staff members of the DPRK embassy in Moscow were on hand.

DPRK wins 2024 AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup

March 18, 2024

DPRK women footballers took the first place in the 2024 AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup held in Uzbekistan.

The final match between the DPRK and Japanese teams took place on March 16.

DPRK players conceded one goal in the 20th minute of the match, but they managed to score two goals in the 44th and 86th minutes both from header by player No. 13.

Municipal consumer goods show held in Pyongyang

March 18, 2024

The Pyongyang Municipal Consumer Goods Exhibition took place at Pyongyang Department Store No. 1 from February 24 to March 5 amid the expectation and interest of citizens of the capital city.

“The show held for the first time this year was aimed at contributing to further improving the quality of consumer goods and increasing their variety by thoroughly implementing the decisions of the Ninth Plenary Meeting of the Eighth Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea on enhancing the quality of consumer goods and condiments,” said Tokko Yong Hwan, deputy department director of the Pyongyang Municipal People's Committee.

On display were more than 400 000 pieces of products in over 1 600 kinds produced by light industry factories and many consumer goods producers in the capital city.

Artistic gymnast and coach on lists of top 10 players and coaches of 2023

March 18, 2024

Player proves love for her sport

An Chang Ok, an artistic gymnastics player at the April 25 Sports Team, is one of top 10 players of the DPRK in 2023.

“An is not a special player. Her physical ability is not particularly greater than others, nor was she born of sportspersons’ family with the genes of sportsperson. If she has anything special, it is that she has loved artistic gymnastics very much from her childhood," said Kim Myong Hwa, artistic gymnastics coach of the April 25 Team.

Deputy chief of Russian security council calls for unity for victory

March 18, 2024

Dmitri Medvedev, vice-chairman of the Russian Security Council, called for unity for the victory in the special military operation at a rally and performance "Together! For Russia!" which was held in Volgograd on March 12.

He said that the Red Army began to drive out the fascist occupation forces in Volgograd and the battle of Stalingrad changed the course of the Second World War, the course of the Great Patriotic War.

He said: We also should change our course of life now, because our country is repelling the modern fascists within the scope of the special military operation. Therefore we need unity, a unity centred on the leader. Only when we achieve unity can we win. We will emerge victorious.

Russia expresses will to cope with accession to NATO of Finland and Sweden

March 18, 2024

Russian President Vladimir Putin said in a mass media interview on March 13 that he would deploy troops and offensive weapons near the borders with Finland and Sweden as the two countries joined NATO.

The countries’ decision on joining NATO was purely based on political judgment, he said, adding that they were eager to become member states of NATO to be under a sort of “umbrella”.

This is a completely reckless measure in view of guaranteeing the national interests of the two countries, he said.

Korean youth delegation meets Russian political party leaders

March 17, 2024

Mun Chol, chairman of the Central Committee of the Socialist Patriotic Youth League who took part in the World Youth Festival held in Russia’s Sochi as head of a delegation of Korean youth, paid courtesy calls on Sergei Mironov, chairman of the Socialist Political Party "For Just Russia-Patriots-Truth", and Ivan Melinikov, first vice-chairman of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, on March 12.

Recalling the honour of having met the great leader Comrade Kim Jong Il on his visit to the DPRK, Sergei Mironov said that he would work hard to further strengthen the friendly and cooperative relations with the Workers’ Party of Korea and wage a more dynamic struggle for establishing a fair and just international order.

Ivan Melinikov said it is the greatest exploit of Comrade Kim Il Sung and Comrade Kim Jong Il that they established and firmly defended the socialist system admired by the world, adding he was sincerely pleased that the DPRK is making eye-opening development in all fields under the leadership of Comrade Kim Jong Un.

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