The locals still remember the nine young people who had a photo taken with Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea, receiving his great love and trust, as they attended the Youth Day celebrations last year.

It was really surprising for them that those who had once taken the wrong course of life had a photo session with the respected General Secretary just after breaking with the past and making a fresh start,.

One of them is Choe Jae Chon, a woodcutter at the Taegwan Forestry Station. He said that his only wish was to live proudly among the people. “After receiving the great love and trust of the General Secretary, I opened the door of my house proudly for the first time and my parents shed tears of joy for the first time,” he added.

The Koreans have used Koryo medicines good for health and treatment of diseases since ancient times.  

The traditional Korean medicines can be divided into botanical, animal and mineral ones according to their medicinal ingredients. Among them, the botanical ones take a large share.

Koryo medicinal materials including insam (ginseng), forest asiabell and fruit of matrimony vine contain various vitamins, minerals and microelements which are good for human health. These materials help strengthen and improve the functions of all organs and systems of the human body, making them more resistant to diseases. 

The summer dresses made with Korean silk by the Kumun Garment Factory drew special attention of visitors and experts at the recent Women’s Clothes Show-2022.

The long-sleeved and sleeveless dresses made of silk decorated with delicate patterns on light pink and cream grounds considerably enhanced the neatness and elegance peculiar to women.

“We actually racked our brains for the recent show. We wanted to present something new and original to the first-ever women’s clothes show. In that course we decided to exhibit products exuding national flavour,” said Manageress Ri Myong Gum.

Whenever I hear and see the laudable deeds and noble virtues of young people volunteering to work at the demanding jobs, I think of our college graduates who volunteered as teachers at branch schools of the remote mountain villages and islands, said Pak Kum Hui, rector of Pyongyang Teachers Training College.

Among the graduates is Ju Hyon Cho, who works as a teacher at the branch of Mu Island of Sunwi Senior Middle School.

Four years ago, Ju applied for a job at the branch school on Mu Island as she graduated from the college with determination to follow the example of many young people who volunteered to work in the difficult and labour-consuming sectors. 

Kim Chaek University of Technology, which takes up a big share in the training of talented personnel and economic development, is actively stepping up the construction of research-oriented university. 

The university has converted the academic mechanism from teaching-oriented to research-oriented one as part of the efforts to improve the education system.

The number of research institutes and labs have been expanded from over 90 to more than 300 and some faculties and courses have newly been organized or reorganized.

A spokesman for the Chinese Foreign Ministry answered a journalist at the news conference on November 21 in connection with the ongoing international investigation into the disposal of radioactive-contaminated water from the Fukushima nuclear power station in Japan. 

He said that absolute safety should be ensured in the disposal of nuclear wastewater by maintaining the objective, fair and scientific principle in the international practical investigation for the disposal of radioactive-contaminated water from the Fukushima nuclear power station and applying strict nuclear safety standards.

In particular, Japan should not discharge the contaminated water into the sea in an arbitrary manner, but sincerely lend an ear to the anxiety of others and take responsible attitude, he insisted.

Meetings of young activists in displaying noble traits were held at Pyongyang municipal, South Hwanghae and Jagang provincial, Rason and Kaesong city youth league committees and the youth league committee of the Pyongyang construction commission.

They were attended by officials of the Workers’ Party of Korea and youth league committees and young activists in displaying noble traits in the relevant areas and units and youth and students in the areas.

A report was made before speeches at each meeting.

The national exhibition of sci-tech achievements in the robot sector 2022 which began on November 10 under the sponsorship of the State Commission of Science and Technology attracts public attention.

Many people are actively exchanging successes and experiences and receiving technical service through the exhibition under way in the form of virtual exhibition and are expressing their curiosity and opinions about the exhibits. 

Relevant experts are comprehensively deliberating on the exhibits while examining their scientific and technological contents and considering public appraisal of them on the basis of field examination of the introduction of them.  

The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un sent a birthday spread to Ri Tong Suk living in neighbourhood unit No. 2 in Ponghwa-ri, Kangdong County, on her 100th birthday.

Despite her advanced age, Ri takes care of household affairs and organizes her life in an optimistic way. She always tells her children and grandchildren that common people can enjoy a long life thanks to the excellent socialist system, asking them to work harder for the benevolent country.