The message said:
I express deep condolences, on behalf of the Workers' Party of Korea, the government of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, the Korean people and on my own behalf, to you and the party, government and people of Laos and the bereaved family, upon hearing the sad news that
I am convinced that the party, government and people of Laos would overcome the pain of loss and achieve bigger success in the struggle for defending and advancing the cause of socialism as desired by
Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni and Great Queen Norodom Monineath Sihanouk sent large flower baskets to the DPRK embassy in Phnom Penh on April 5 on the occasion of the 113th birth anniversary of President
The flower baskets were laid before the portraits of President
A grand chorus "We Are Successors to Revolution" was given by graduates of senior middle schools in Pyongyang on April 6.
Put on the stage were the numbers reflecting their strong aspirations to add glory to their honour of being the young vanguard at the posts for national defence and workplaces for building a powerful socialist country.
Narrative poem "We Are Successors to Revolution" well represented the spiritual world of the young people determined to adorn their youth with loyalty and feats, always remembering the days when they happily grew up under the loving care of the respected fatherly Marshal
The 31st Pyongyang International Marathon took place on the occasion of the birth anniversary of President
The contest, divided into marathon, half marathon, 10km running and 5km running, brought together marathoners from the DPRK, China, Romania, Morocco and Ethiopia and amateurs from different countries and regions.
An opening ceremony took place at
A meeting for conferring professorship and associate professorship of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea on lecturers of Korea University of the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan (Chongryon) took place at the Korean Hall in Tokyo on April 2.
Pak Ku Ho, first vice-chairman and director of the Organizational Department of the Central Standing Committee of Chongryon, read out a decision of the DPRK State Commission for Conferment of Academic Degrees and Titles.
Ho Jong Man, chairman of the Central Standing Committee of Chongryon, addressed the conferring ceremony before handing over the certificates of academic titles.
In the past 45 years since the opening of the Pyongyang Maternity Hospital, a great number of babies were born at the hospital, including over 790 sets of triplets and quadruplets.
Among them are the 168th set of triplets who were born over 30 years ago.
At that time, their birth was not only a happy event of the family of an ordinary worker living in Myonggan County, North Hamgyong Province, but also that of the whole county and country.
The first-stage matches of the 2024-2025 DPRK male and female premier league that opened in December last year were rounded off.
The recent league matches, which were held at
The April 25 Team, one of the domestic powers in the country, took the leading place in the male division for the first-stage matches of the league matches.
Wonsan boiled rice with clam meat has recently become popular as a specialty of Kangwon Province.
It is a kind of boiled rice dish which is prepared by mixing seasonings like red pepper with the main ingredients, clam and polished rice, and steaming in clam shells.
Clam soup is always used in cooking the dish.
China imposed a retaliatory tariff against the US on April 4.
Taking issue with the fact that the US recently decided to levy a 34 percent tariff on goods from China on the pretext of “mutuality”, the tariff regulations committee of the State Council of China said in its official notice that China would impose a 34 percent additional tariff on all the US-made imports from April 10.
Meanwhile, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce decided to put 16 American entities into the export control list and take the relevant measures.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian recently called on Islamic countries to unite in a telephone conversation with the Saudi Arabian crown prince.
He asserted that the Islamic countries can guarantee regional peace, security and development and prevent oppression and crimes against Palestine and other countries, if they strengthen unity and cooperation on the basis of common features.
And he stressed that though Iran does not pursue a war, it will not hesitate in defending itself and that it is getting ready for self-defence on the highest level.
