economy

The 18th Pyongyang Autumn International Trade Fair took place last October.

The trade fair held on the theme of "Common development and prosperity" put on display more than 10 000 products in over 1 000 kinds which were produced by over 130 enterprises and companies of the DPRK, China, Mongolia, Bangladesh and Thailand, such as the Korean Kaesong Koryo Insam Trading Company, Paegunsan General Foodstuff Factory and Korean Glass Import and Export Company.

Lots of goods that are popular in international markets were exhibited. 

Among them were bags of the Taedonggang Trading Company which were awarded diplomas in several trade fairs and exhibitions in Russia and China in recent years.

There were also Kumdang-2 injection and Royal Blood-Fresh from the Pugang Pharmaceutic Co. Ltd. and walnut biscuit, bellflower root cake, peppermint candy and fruit jam candy of the Songdowon General Foodstuff Factory.

The most crowd-pulling booth was the one of the Korean Kaesong Koryo Insam Trading Company. The company exhibited many products made with Kaesong Koryo insam including tea, liquor and red insam powder. This insam contains essential amino acids and different kinds of vitamins and minerals which are needed for long life and good health and therefore it is used as the main ingredient of various Koryo medicines and tonics. It also invigorates people, relieves them of fatigue, increases their mental and physical abilities and enlivens them.

The Pyongyang Optical Joint Venture Company displayed different types of glasses which it made with its own efforts and technology by introducing an advanced technique for manufacturing spectacle lens.

Enthusiastic was the visitors’ response to the mother-of-pearl craftworks of the Paekho Trading Company and the anion-emitting craftworks of the Taesongsan Import and Export Company. A new series of intelligent TV from the Ragwon General Trading Corp won popularity for the higher contrast of the screen and the addition of new functions and applications.

The transparent rose soap whose main ingredients are rose, pearl and sweet briar was an exhibit which had been highly appreciated at the Advanced Science and Technology and Products Exhibition-2026.

Also favoured by visitors were the health foods made with Rana ornativentris as the main material, including nutritive paste and amino nutrient, the functional beauty products made mainly with natural sulphur mud and Kaesong Koryo insam and a new type of optoelectronic toothbrush.

Besides, many exhibits demonstrated the high level of development of the economy of the DPRK.

“The recent exhibition served as an occasion for raising the international competitiveness of domestic production units and boosting exchanges and cooperation between countries in production,” said Kim Il Hyok, section chief of the Ministry of External Economic Relations.