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Special event representing significant breakthrough in modernization of navy in new era
Ceremony of launching destroyer of KPA Navy takes place with splendour

The tremendous strength of Juche Korea, which confidently attains the phased goals for building a rich country with a strong army through the first arduous journey and vigorous stride of great pioneering along the milestone of victory indicated by the ever-victorious Workers’ Party of Korea, is ushering in a grand new era of an advanced maritime power while powerfully reaching out to the vast ocean.

A new entity has emerged to firmly guarantee the maritime sovereignty of the DPRK, demonstrating the prestige of a powerful country rising bravely despite all difficulties, the irresistible might of the indomitable, tenacious and intrepid Korean people and the modernity of the Juche-oriented naval force making rapid progress.

The birth of the new-type multi-mission destroyer, which is an ensemble of the state economy and an aggregate of self-reliant defence technology and which is equipped with the powerful cutting-edge strike weapon systems of the Korean style which do not allow comparison, is a brilliant fruition of the iron faith and will and outstanding leadership of the great Comrade Kim Jong Un, who indicated the path for rapidly developing the naval force of the DPRK into a powerful treasured sword for defending justice and peace and a service equipped with the comprehensive fighting power with nuclear weapons as the main axis and is dynamically steering the rejuvenation of the warship-building industry, and a valuable victory won by the strong aspiration and indomitable advance of the Korean people to outpace the world with the conviction in their own strength and courageous struggle.

A ceremony of launching the newly-built destroyer was held with splendour at the Nampho Shipyard on April 25, the significant founding anniversary of the first armed forces of the Korean revolution, in the presence of Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea and president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.

Present at the ceremony were senior Party, government and military officials, the workers of the Nampho Shipyard and officials and researchers in the field of the warship-building industry who contributed to building the destroyer, officers and men of the Navy of the Korean People’s Army, discharged navy generals, teaching staff and students of Kim Jong Suk Naval University, commanding officers of the services and corps of the KPA and leading officials of ministries and national agencies.

WPK Central Military Commission highly praises combat sub-units of armed forces of DPRK for performing heroic feats in operations to liberate Kursk area of Russian Federation

April 28, 2025

The Central Military Commission of the Workers’ Party of Korea highly appreciated the combat sub-units of the armed forces of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea for performing heroic feats in the operations to repulse and frustrate the grave sovereignty infringement by the Ukrainian authorities, who invaded the territory of the Russian Federation, and completely liberate the occupied area of Kursk Region.

The WPK Central Military Commission clarified as follows in its written stand sent to Rodong Sinmun and the Korean Central News Agency on April 27:

The operations for liberating the Kursk area to repel the adventurous invasion of the Russian Federation by the Ukrainian authorities were victoriously concluded.

Phyongsong Irrigation Machine Factory inaugurated

April 28, 2025

The Phyongsong Irrigation Machine Factory has newly been built.

The construction of the irrigation machine factory furnished with modern production equipment makes it possible to lay a material and technical foundation for producing various kinds of efficient pumps and accessories for farms across the country.

An inauguration ceremony of the factory was held on April 26.

Show of products of regional-industry factories held  

April 28, 2025

A show of products of newly-built regional-industry factories in 20 cities and counties took place in Pyongyang from April 22 to 26.

The show was aimed at steadily improving the quality of the products with the people's requirements and assessments as an absolute criterion and establishing a competitive development climate in all the regions while sharing and generalizing advanced technologies and experience and thus dynamically promoting the qualitative development of regional industry.

Those regional-industry factories presented 439 varieties of products in 21 kinds, including condiments with wheat as the main raw material, confectionery, processed marine products, laundry soaps, plastic daily necessities, furniture and garments.

Citizens move into new flats in Hwasong area of Pyongyang   

April 28, 2025

Pyongyang has greeted another "season of moving into new houses" in the spring of April.

The new super-high-rise and high-rise apartment houses and various neighbourhood-serving networks boasting of their appearances and majestic figures as a splendid urban quarter are in harmony in a distinctive way. This large architectural group is seething with people moving into their new flats every day.

Trucks carrying household goods are arriving at different parts of the new street amid the joy and songs.

DPRK players return home   

April 28, 2025

DPRK players returned home after taking part in the Second Asian Karate Championships and Cup held in Kazakhstan.

The championships brought together more than 500 men and women players selected from 18 countries and regions including the DPRK, Russia and Kyrgyzstan.

DPRK players bagged eight gold, one silver and one bronze medals.

Class for hearing-impaired children added to kindergarten

April 28, 2025

A class of disabled children has been added to a kindergarten where normal children study on the occasion of the new school year.

Hwawon Kindergarten No. 2 in Hwasong District was chosen as the model unit.

An official of the Ministry of Education said that the ministry is establishing a new system of education support for disabled persons as the Eleventh Plenary Meeting of the Eighth Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea stressed the need to establish a nationwide system of supporting the education of the disabled, adding that it would be a good experience to run the class of children with hearing impairment as an example at Hwawon Kindergarten No. 2 in Hwasong District.

A cook wins top award

April 28, 2025

In the culinary skill contest of the service sector of ministries and national agencies of the 28th National Cooking Festival held on the occasion of the April holiday, contestants processed and presented fried quails in an appointed time. 

Among them was a cook who received the unanimous appreciation of all jury members.

She was Jong Mi Hyang, cook of a service unit under the National Archive.

Folk dance Fan Dance

April 28, 2025

Fan Dance is one of the typical folk dances of the DPRK.

The folk dance created and developed by the Korean people has a history as long as that of the fan.

Fan Dance, which has so far been handed down, was created in the modern age, and it is danced with folding fans decorated with beautiful flower pictures or feathers in both hands.

Hyonmu Gate

April 28, 2025

The Hyonmu Gate on Moran Hill, the pride of Pyongyang, is a valuable historical relic showcasing the gate style unique to the period of Koguryo (277 BC-AD 668).

 The gate was the northern gate of the northern fort which Koguryo built when constructing the Walled City of Pyongyang in the mid-6th century and the present building is the one rebuilt in 1714.

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