Jong Sun Yong lives in neighbourhood unit No. 66 in Mirae-dong, Phyongchon District, Pyongyang.

Sun Yong became well known to the whole country along with the national flag hoisted by the DPRK women footballers after winning the 2024 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup last year. 

It is said that the flag was the one she had sent to the footballers leaving to participate in the world cup.

At present, the ever-worsening abnormal climatic conditions pose big obstacles in the way of agriculture around the world.

In recent years, many obstacles and difficulties have been created in agricultural production also in our country due to heavy rain, drought, typhoon and hail.

Since disastrous meteorological phenomena constitute a major obstacle to agricultural production today, it is important to make them a fait accompli and organize work scrupulously to overcome or minimize their impacts.

The Ninety-Nine Curves of Chonsang Stream is a natural monument situated in Sampho-ri, Yonsa County, North Hamgyong Province.

It is located in the valley through which the Chonsang Stream, a tributary of the Yonmyon River rising from Kwanmo Peak, flows.

There are high mountains like Kwanmo Peak and Mt Tojong near the stream.

“The people’s rising living standards require that we produce more tasteful and nutritious condiments. We have made painstaking efforts to produce nutritious products by relying on locally-available raw material resources,” said Hong Song Nam, manager of the Sariwon Condiments Factory.

According to him, the factory developed 30-odd kinds of new products last year and has presented many new products this year since talents have performed a vanguard role in the scientific and technological work and all employees vigorously pushed the development of the units as masters of technical innovation.

The factory organically combined research and production to preserve the taste of soy sauce, a processed foodstuff peculiar to the Korean nation, and ensured that all employees turn out in the technical innovation drive like one.

School-opening ceremonies took place at educational institutions across the DPRK on April 1 to mark the new school year for 2025.

On the morning of the school-opening day, schoolchildren full of happiness put on new uniforms and shoes and carried Sonamu-brand school bags to go to school.

Ceremonies were held at universities and colleges and all other schools across the country to start the new school year.

An exhibition of regional-industry products took place in Ryanggang Province.

The exhibition was aimed at increasing the production of consumer goods, improving their quality and developing more famous goods and products representing the regions with locally available raw materials at industrial establishments.

During the exhibition, successes and experience gained by consumer goods production units were widely exchanged and shared. And there was a technical exchange for improving the quality of products. 

DPRK players returned home on April 1 after taking part in the 20th Asian Marathon Championships.

Han Il Ryong won the winner’s trophy and a gold medal in the men's marathon and Ri Kwang Ok came second in the women's marathon.

They were greeted at Pyongyang International Airport by Kim Il Guk, minister of Physical Culture and Sports, officials concerned, officials in the field of sports and sportspersons. 

A school-opening ceremony took place at the Korean Rehabilitation Centre for Children with Disabilities on April 1.

Present there were Minister of Public Health Jong Mu Rim, Chairman of the Central Committee of the Korean Federation for the Protection of the Disabled Jon Chol Hi, officials concerned, children with disabilities, nurses, teachers and doctors of the rehabilitation centre and parents of the children.

At the ceremony, Song Hyang Chun, director of the rehabilitation centre, made an address to be followed by speeches.

Russian President Vladimir Putin decried the confrontational line of the West at the international forum on the North Pole held in Murmansk on March 27. 

He disclosed that many Western countries opted for the confrontational line against Russia and broke off scientific and educational and cultural contact and dialogue on protecting ecological environment in the Arctic. 

Regarding the Arctic as a bridgehead of possible conflict, NATO is practising the method of using armed forces by mobilizing the forces of Finland, Sweden and other countries, and the fact is arousing the serious concern of Russia, he pointed out.