2025-12-30 KOREAN NEWS

 THE EMBASSY OF THE DEMOCRATIC
PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF KOREA TO SWITZERLAND

1. Inauguration Ceremony of Hospital and Regional-industry Factories in Ryonggang County Held with Splendor

2. Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Gives Field Guidance at Major Munitions Industry Enterprise

3. Illustrious Commander Ushers in Golden Age in Strengthening Revolutionary Armed Forces

 

Inauguration Ceremony of Hospital and Regional-industry Factories in Ryonggang County Held with Splendor

Pyongyang, December 30 (KCNA) -- The second year's tasks for the gigantic regional development policy, decided and powerfully led by the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea to turn all cities and counties of the country into regional hubs of the socialist state in a balanced and simultaneous way, have been successfully carried out along with the inauguration of the hospital and regional-industry factories in Ryonggang County.

Under the WPK's grand policy on regional development, light-industry bases were wonderfully built in the twenty cities and counties this year, following last year, and modern hospitals, leisure complexes and offshore farms commissioned in several cities and counties.

This proud reality adding more pride to the era of great changes through epochal successes is a precious fruition of the noble people-first idea of the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un, who set it as a historic task to be boldly assumed and certainly implemented by our Party to provide all the people across the country with the happiest life and has pushed forward it through powerful leadership practice.

An inauguration ceremony of the hospital and regional-industry factories in Ryonggang County of Nampho Municipality was held with splendor on December 29, adding luster to the climax of the 2025 inauguration season.

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, attended the ceremony.

All the participants extended their highest respect to Kim Jong Un, the great master of creation who is surely bringing about entities for prosperity on this land every year with his ardent love for the people.

Present at the inauguration ceremony were leading officials of the Party, government and armed forces organs and other members of the central leadership body of the Party, officials concerned, officials of Nampho Municipality and Ryonggang County, working people, soldier-builders and employees of the hospital and the regional-industry factories.

Ri Il Hwan, secretary of the WPK Central Committee, addressed the ceremony.

The speaker warmly congratulated the county people on receiving the modern hospital and light-industrial factories on the same day and at the same time in 2025, the first year of the public health revolution in the new era and the second year of implementing the Regional Development 20×10 Policy.

He extended warm thanks to the commanding officers and soldiers of the regional construction regiment of the 3rd Corps for having perfectly completed the projects for the regional construction policy as desired by the Party, true to the inherent duty of the Korean People's Army always faithful to the call of the country and the people.

The fruits of the efforts for transformation which have sprung up in all parts of the country, including its northern and southern ends and inland and coastal areas, are full of impressive stories telling people what the aim of our regional revolution is and where the strength of the nonstop advance lies in, he said, referring to the great painstaking efforts and devoted leadership of Kim Jong Un who dedicated himself to carrying out the construction plan broader and deeper than last year.

He stressed that our growing ideal and self-confidence and the dynamic progress of the regional revolution are the true picture of socialist Korea displayed by the seasoned and strong leadership of Kim Jong Un, who possesses the transparent revolutionary outlook that the Party policy is the will, demand and interests of the people and regards the ardent patriotic will and the absolute standard that the people leading a happy life means national power as the supreme principle of all his revolutionary activities.

True to the long-cherished desire of the Party Central Committee to make the regional people lead a happy life as soon as possible, we should simultaneously build more structures, including modern light-industrial factories, hospitals and leisure complexes, in 20 cities and counties next year than this year and should make greater progress and a leap forward in their qualitative aspect, he said, calling upon all the officials to regard Kim Jong Un's policy on regional construction, which they kept in mind again in this inauguration season, as absolute standard, and to fulfill their responsibility and duty in creation and construction for the promotion of the people's wellbeing.

Saying that our extraordinary will and our dynamic efforts would bring earlier the future of prosperity when all the people across the country lead a happy life, the speaker expressed the belief that such achievements as today's proud success demonstrating the truth of the Party's policy and the might of Korean-style socialism would be steadily made in the hopeful New Year 2026.

Kim Jong Un cut the inauguration tape.

The participants cheered enthusiastically out of the absolute trust in and boundless reverence for Kim Jong Un who saw to it that assets of prosperity are built in their region and personally attended the significant inauguration ceremony at the end of the year, adding to the pleasure and happiness.

Lovely children presented him bunches of flowers in reflection of the unanimous gratitude of the people of Ryonggang County.

Kim Jong Un sincerely hoped that the county people who greeted the auspicious event of meaningful inauguration would lead a happy life on their land of bliss.

He met commanding officers of the construction unit that successfully built the Ryonggang County Hospital and regional-industry factories to highly appraise the loyalty to the Party and the country they displayed, and sent warm militant salute to all the soldier-builders.

Then he looked around the Ryonggang County Hospital.

He said that through the implementation of the expanded regional development policy such as building standard regional hospitals in Kangdong County, Kusong City and Ryonggang County this year, we have gone through another course for the victorious advance of the sacred cause aimed at bringing about practical change of the whole country and accumulated precious successes and experience for putting the regional construction on a definite development stage.

Making the hard-won precious creations serve as powerful engine for the development of socialist public health is a heavy and responsible revolution task whose fulfillment is as important as their construction, he said, clarifying important tasks for the operation and medical service of regional hospitals to be built in cities and counties across the country with this year as the starting point.

He said that all the medical workers of the county hospital should fulfill their exclusive duty of being responsible for the health of the citizens with high level of medical service and sincere devotion, mindful of the Party's intention of placing the lives and security of the people and promotion of their health above all else.

Noting that the inauguration of the Ryonggang County Hospital and regional-industry factories successfully concluded the construction of model hospitals and leisure complexes and regional-industry factories in 20 cities and counties planned for this year and opened up a new phase for further hastening the comprehensive development of socialist construction based on absolute support and patriotic zeal of the people, he said with pride that the year 2025 would be recorded as a historic year that proved more vividly the validity and vitality of the regional development policy through reality.

He expressed the firm belief that all the officers and men of the regional construction regiments at all levels of the large combined units of the KPA would more dynamically display the indomitable revolutionary spirit and creative mettle peculiar to our army, which remains absolutely loyal to the order of the Party and is dedicated to realizing the long-cherished desire of the Party, and always perform signal feats in the theaters of regional construction for the cause of the Party and the happy life of the people.

Leading officials of the Party and government went round the newly-built hospital and foodstuff factory, daily-necessities factory and garment factory, together with the participants in the inauguration ceremony.

The inauguration ceremony marked another occasion in further cementing the belief in the bright future of eternally prospering socialist Korea along with the brilliant results of the regional development policy which has been powerfully carried on year on year thanks to the unique state-building ideas of the great Comrade Kim Jong Un and his wise leadership.

 

Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Gives Field Guidance at Major Munitions Industry Enterprise

Pyongyang, December 30 (KCNA) -- 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, visited a major munitions industry enterprise on Dec. 28 to learn about the production of weapons and combat equipment.

He was accompanied by Jo Chun Ryong, secretary of the Central Committee of the WPK, No Kwang Chol, minister of National Defence of the DPRK, Kim Jong Sik, first vice department director of the C.C., WPK, Jang Chang Ha, general director of the Missile Administration of the DPRK, and officials concerned of the munitions industry department of the C.C., WPK.

The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un learned about the production of multiple rocket launchers to be equipped by major units of the Korean People's Army according to the decision of the Central Military Commission of the WPK.

He repeatedly praised the firm revolutionary attitude of the workers of the enterprise who are waging a labor struggle to attain the goal of producing the multiple rocket system set by the Party while increasing production every day in high spirits.

Stressing once again the importance of the weapon system being produced by the enterprise, he encouraged the workers in their production campaign.

He said that the multiple rocket system, which will be the main strike means of the KPA, would completely change the composition of our artillery force and that the enterprise plays a pivotal role in implementing the Party's military strategic policy on modernizing and reinforcing long-range artillery pieces. And he expressed satisfaction, saying that the weapon system, which will be used in large quantities for concentrated attack in military operations, is a super-powerful weapon system as it can annihilate the enemy through sudden precise strike with high accuracy and devastating power and can also be used as a strategic attack means. It is really laudable success that we are producing with our own efforts and technology the world's only operational and tactical weapon system with the greatest military effect at will to meet the demand, he added.

He also referred to the prospective modernization project of the enterprise.

He said that we should bring about a revolution in upgrading the artillery weapon system and, to this end, it is necessary to further perfect the production structure of the enterprise in particular and improve the technical foundations of processes so as to equip the enterprise with strong production capacity and thus fully guarantee the successful attainment of the munitions production goals, to be set forth at the Ninth Congress of the WPK, on a material and technical basis.

He stressed the need for the overall munitions industry field as well as the enterprise to constantly push ahead with the establishment of advanced industrial structure, steady expansion of production capacity and innovative technological upgrading capable of producing more weapons and combat equipment in conformity with the development-oriented requirements of the defence science and industry of the present era and the goal of modernizing our army and its demand.

He ardently called for further expanding the successes achieved this year and achieving greater successes through strenuous efforts in the struggle for bolstering up the defence capabilities in 2026.

His field guidance on the day serves as a new milestone of great importance in increasing the country's war deterrent in a practical way.

 

Illustrious Commander Ushers in Golden Age in Strengthening Revolutionary Armed Forces

Pyongyang, December 30 (KCNA) -- On December 30, 2011, the Workers' Party of Korea and the people of the DPRK held in high esteem the respected Comrade         Kim Jong Un as the supreme commander of the armed forces of the DPRK.

Along with this significant day, the nature and character of the revolutionary armed forces of the DPRK have been firmly preserved, a decisive guarantee has been provided for carrying forward the ever-victorious history and traditions and the DPRK has been able to demonstrate its dignity and might as the strongest military power.

Kim Jong Un has developed the revolutionary armed forces of the DPRK into the elite ranks with his faith that the military muscle precisely means the national power and that the prosperity of the country and happiness of the people lie in bolstering up the military muscle in every way.

The ideas and theories on army building advanced by Kim Jong Un including the idea of thoroughly establishing the Party’s monolithic command system across the entire army and invariably preserving the revolutionary nature of the people’s army served as the important guidelines for ushering in a golden age in strengthening the military muscle.

Kim Jong Un convened grand meetings of the entire army and led them to be a milestone in further strengthening the might of the revolutionary armed forces of the DPRK. He has made field inspections to train the People's Army into a matchless army.

He inspected the biggest hotspot on a small wooden boat, saying that he should go to any place where soldiers serve, however dangerous it may be.

Thanks to the energetic leadership of Kim Jong Un, who stressed the soldiers' mission, duty and feats at training grounds and trenches and led soldiers to spend their days of service with training, the People's Army could be prepared as a-match-for-a-hundred revolutionary army.

Shortly ago, Kim Jong Un guided the work to build a nuclear-powered strategic-guided missile submarine on the spot. Thanks to his devoted efforts for bolstering up the national defence capabilities, the DPRK could rapidly emerge as a strongest military power with the powerful national defence capabilities.

Watching with admiration the entities of the national defence capabilities at the military hardware exhibition Defence Development-2025, the people hardened their conviction that only victory is in store for the country as it is led by Kim Jong Un who is ushering in a golden age in bolstering up the revolutionary armed forces.

 

 

 

 

2025-12-30 KOMMUNIQUE

 

KOMMUNIQUE

des Schweizerischen Korea-Komitees und der Schweizerischen Juche-Ideologie-Studiengruppe: Skandal - SRF Tagesschau des Schweizer Fernsehens beleidigte das Staatsoberhaupt der DVR Korea

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30. Dezember 2025

Wieder einmal beleidigte die SRF Tagesschau des Schweizer Fernsehens das Staatsoberhaupt der Demokratischen Volksrepublik Korea (DVRK).

Im Jahresrückblick vom 29. Dezember wurde der Staatsführer der DVRK, der ein Ehrengast an der Militärparade in Beijing zur Feier des 80. Jahrestages des Sieges des chinesischen Volkes im Widerstandskrieg gegen die japanische Aggression war, als "Diktator" beleidigt.

Eigentlich ist in der Schweiz die Beleidigung fremder Staatsoberhäupter verboten und ein Straftatbestand.

Einen vom Volk geliebten Staatsführer, der seinerseits das Volk liebt und alles für dessen Glück und Wohl unternimmt, als "Diktator" - was er nicht ist - zu verleumden, ist ein absoluter Skandal.

Das Staatsoberhaupt der DVRK wird von den vom Volk gewählten Abgeordneten der Obersten Volksversammlung gewählt.

Doch all diese Tatsachen interessieren die westlichen Konzern- und Mainstreammedien nicht. Jeder Staatschef, der eine andere Gesellschaftsform als die kapitalistische vertritt und sein Land gegen den Imperialismus verteidigt, wird als "Machthaber" oder "Diktator" verunglimpft.

Hingegen werden der Präsident der USA und der Ministerpräsident Israels respektvoll mit ihrem offiziellen Titel genannt.

Nebenbei sei noch bemerkt, dass im gleichen "Bericht" ein ehemaliger Schweizer Bundesrat, der privat der Militärparade in Beijing beigewohnt hatte, negativ erwähnt wurde.

Die "Berichterstattung" des Schweizer Fernsehens ist vollkommen USA- und NATO-hörig. Daran ändert auch die "Kritik" an einigen Praktiken des gegenwärtigen USA-Präsidenten nichts. Der USA-Imperialismus ist der oberste "Chef" der westlichen Medien. Er bestimmt letzten Endes, was gesagt werden darf und was nicht, wer ein "Diktator" ist und wer ein "Präsident".

Wir verurteilen mit Empörung die Beleidigung des Staatsoberhaupts der DVRK.

Schande über das Schweizer Fernsehen!

Schweizer Fernsehen = Sprachrohr von Pentagon und CIA

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Schweizerische Juche-Ideologie-Studiengruppe

2025-12-28 KOREAN NEWS

 THE EMBASSY OF THE DEMOCRATIC
PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF KOREA TO SWITZERLAND

1. National Flag-raising and Oath-taking Ceremony Held to Mark Constitution Day

2. Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Meets with Labor Innovators and Meritorious Persons

3. Unsan Paper Mill Inaugurated in South Phyongan Province

4. Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Oversees Long-range Strategic Cruise Missile Launching Drill

 

National Flag-raising and Oath-taking Ceremony Held to Mark Constitution Day

Pyongyang, December 28 (KCNA) -- A national flag-raising and oath-taking ceremony took place at the Mansudae Assembly Hall on Dec. 27 to mark Constitution Day of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, amid the struggle of the year 2025 for the country's comprehensive prosperity and development which has resulted in signal successes and patriotic enthusiasm of all the people remarkably soaring to greet the Ninth Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea as the one of victory and glory.

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, attended the commemorative event.

Present there were members of the Presidium of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the WPK and other leading officials of the Party and the government, officials of the Party Central Committee, senior officials of the Cabinet, ministries, national agencies and armed forces organs, officials of judicial and public prosecutors offices and those of power organs in Pyongyang Municipality.

The guard of honor of the Korean People's Army lined up at the venue for the commemorative ceremony.

A ceremony of hoisting the national flag of the DPRK took place.

Members of the guard of honor of the KPA solemnly escorted the national flag of the DPRK to the venue for the ceremony.

All the participants paid high tribute to the national flag associated with the history of heroic struggle and the brave spirit of Juche Korea, which has firmly defended the dignity and honour of the country and the people and brought about the era of great changes by holding fast to the genuine people's code, the great political constitution, as a powerful weapon for the state development and invariably embodying its noble principles and ideals.

The glorious national flag was hoisted.

The venue was full of ardent desire to devote all wisdom and enthusiasm to the glorious and worthwhile struggle for the prosperity of the country in the stirring era when the great ambition and strong aspiration to lead the whole world by dint of the iron will fostered by the truth are being translated into reality.

The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un made a commemorative oath to mark Constitution Day of the DPRK.

Led by the head of state, the participants solemnly vowed before the national flag to dedicate themselves to glorifying forever the greatness and beauty of the country by always remaining faithful to promoting the people's well-being and the growth and development of the state, thoroughly defending the Constitution of the Republic, strictly carrying on their legal obligations, firmly defending the socialist ideal and system and staying faithful to the beloved motherland as responsible members who defend the sovereignty of the DPRK and the interests of the Korean people and serve the state and the people.

All the participants were full of enthusiasm to fully discharge their responsibility and duty entrusted by the people on the forefront of implementing the historic sacred cause so as to legally and firmly guarantee the comprehensive rejuvenation and development of our state by applying the original idea of the great Comrade  Kim Jong Un on establishing the people-first law and to consolidate the country into a socialist paradise, where the ideal of the people has been realized, and into an invincible fortress that no one in the world dares provoke.

 

Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Meets with Labor Innovators and Meritorious Persons

Pyongyang, December 28 (KCNA) -- 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, met and had a photo session with labor innovators and meritorious persons invited to the celebrations of Constitution Day of the DPRK and the New Year at the Mansudae Assembly Hall on Dec. 27.

When the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un appeared at the venue for the photo session, stormy cheers of "Hurrah!" shook the venue.

All the participants were greatly excited to meet Kim Jong Un on the platform of dream-like happiness with great pride and honor of being the labor innovators and meritorious persons representing the victorious and glorious year of 2025.

Kim Jong Un expressed thanks to the patriotic devotion of the labor innovators and meritorious persons, as a token of his warm encouragement to them, for making contributions to glorifying the significant year of 2025 as the one of a great turn to be specially recorded in the history of the development of the Republic by dedicating their pure conscience to the rejuvenation and prosperity of the country.

He said that the country is prospering and our cause is dynamically advancing without a moment's stagnation, thanks to the well-known and unsung patriots who devote their diligent and sincere efforts to the work at their workplaces and posts, placing their obligations above the rights of citizens granted by the Constitution of the DPRK.

Saying that the Party and the government firmly believe in and exclusively rely on high patriotic enthusiasm of the people in the historic struggle for the overall development of socialist construction, he expressed expectation and belief that the participants would continue to creditably play their role as the vanguard and standard-bearers of the times, and had a photo session with them.

He met the women footballers and coaches who won the first place in the 2025 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, and had a photo taken with them, wishing them greater successes in the future.

When the photo session was over, the participants broke into enthusiastic cheers again.

They vowed to firmly trust and follow the WPK single-mindedly and devote their all to the prosperity of the DPRK, regarding the great love and trust shown by him as their eternal lifeblood.

 

Unsan Paper Mill Inaugurated in South Phyongan Province

Pyongyang, December 29 (KCNA) -- At the time when the cheers of inaugurations celebrating the steady achievements of the regional development policy are stirring up the whole country with the exciting echoes in 2025, a modern paper mill was built in South Phyongan Province to greet the auspicious event of inauguration pioneering another new sphere for putting the regional industry on an advanced basis.

The paper mill, which has been built in Unsan County of South Phyongan Province as a model one according to the Workers' Party of Korea's decision to build a paper production base in all provinces capable of satisfying their demand, will mass-produce paper for writing, packing and toilet and other paper products.

The paper mill, built in Unsan County of South Phyongan Province, was inaugurated with due ceremony on Dec. 28.

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, attended the inauguration ceremony.

All the participants paid the highest tribute to the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un who came with warm blessings regarding the creations to contribute to improving the people's wellbeing as the most precious wealth.

Present at the ceremony were leading officials of the Party, government and armed forces organs and other members of the central leadership body of the Party, officials of ministries and national agencies, officials of South Phyongan Province and Unsan County, working people, employees of the mill and scientists and technicians of the State Academy of Sciences.

Ri Il Hwan, secretary of the Central Committee of the WPK, delivered an inaugural address.

He warmly congratulated the scientists and technicians, builders of the province and workers of various enterprises on having successfully built the mill of weighty significance in developing the paper industry of Korean style and satisfying the country's long-term demand for paper.

He said that under the wise leadership of Kim Jong Un, who gave detailed guidance to the design and layouts of the structure and sent sci-tech force so that the professional and functional character as a paper production mill was ensured, the construction of the Unsan Paper Mill had been pushed forward with confidence from the beginning and it took on full appearance as a comprehensive production base.

The speaker noted that Kim Jong Un visited the mill ahead of its inauguration to encourage and highly appreciate the scientists and technicians for contributing to the development of paper industry of the country and stressed the need to steadily develop the papermaking method and technology of Korean style, adding that his instructions served as an important guideline for putting the paper industry on a definite development stage.

He said that the officials and working people in the province, entrusted with a task for building a paper mill by the Party, dynamically launched the collective innovation movement to finish the construction work in a qualitative way and manufacture and install a lot of equipment, thus creating a model for the whole country in implementing the Party's policy on developing the regions and improving the people's living standards under the uplifted banner of self-reliance. He also noted that our scientists and technicians have achieved proud successes in establishing a new paper production technology, which the Party attaches importance to, with the extraordinary pioneering spirit and enthusiasm for creation.

The speaker called for continuously making strenuous efforts to successfully carry out the regional revolution most urgent in improving the people's standard of living and realizing the comprehensive state development, saying that the regional development is a sacred undertaking to steadily transform our life and environment into a high stage of modernity and progressive nature.

Kim Jong Un cut the inauguration tape.

He met officials, scientists and technicians of the State Academy of Sciences who took part in the inauguration ceremony, and encouraged them who made a great contribution to the development of the country's paper industry by keeping the WPK's spirit of self-respect and self-sustenance as their faith.

He went round the Unsan Paper Mill.

He appreciated that the paper-manufacturing technology, capable of turning out various products with several species of wood and locally available raw materials, was introduced and a new mill of great economic efficiency and profitability was completed to provide a model experience for other provinces to build paper mills by themselves.

He said that the decision of the Party Central Committee to establish the paper industry in each province is a correct one as it embodied the principle of obtaining optimum results in construction and accurately reflected the present situation and economic potential of the regional areas.

Saying that we should maintain the clear goal and orientation of our-style papermaking method based on locally available raw materials and the development of papermaking technology in meeting the demand for paper essential in all fields such as science and technology, education and cultural life, he stressed the need for the mill to ensure the efficiency and sustained growth of production and thoroughly guarantee the quality of products by managing equipment and manpower and improving technical control in a responsible manner.

He clarified the principled issues to be adhered to in the construction of paper mills to be expanded and promoted on a nationwide scale on the basis of the experience gained in the construction and operation of the Unsan Paper Mill.

He highly praised the scientists and technicians of the Paper Engineering Institute of the State Academy of Sciences for greeting the Ninth Congress of the WPK with proud successes.

Going round the mill, the participants in the inauguration ceremony keenly felt the indefatigable efforts of the great father, who is devoting himself to implementing the regional development policy to realize the desire of the people, and were convinced of the hopeful future of the country to be further thriving under his benevolent care.

 

Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Oversees Long-range Strategic Cruise Missile Launching Drill

Pyongyang, December 29 (KCNA) -- A long-range strategic cruise missile launching drill was staged in the West Sea of Korea on Dec. 28.

The launching drill was aimed at checking the counter-offensive response posture and combat capability of long-range missile sub-units, making missile soldiers well versed in maneuver and procedures of fulfilling firing missions and inspecting the reliability of the relevant strategic weapon system.

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, oversaw the strategic cruise missile launching drill.

The strategic cruise missiles flew along the flight orbit set in the sky above the West Sea of Korea for 10 199s and 10 203s to hit the target.

The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un expressed great satisfaction, saying that the result of the launching drill is a practical verification and clear demonstration of the absolute reliability and combat readiness of our strategic counterattack capability.

He stressed that checking the reliability and rapid response of the components of the DPRK's nuclear deterrent on a regular basis and steadily demonstrating their might are just a responsible exercise of the right to self-defense and war deterrence under the present situation in which the DPRK is facing various security threats.

He affirmed that the Workers' Party of Korea and the DPRK government would as ever devote all their efforts to the unlimited and sustained development of the state nuclear combat force.

 

 

 

 

2025-12-25 KOMMUNIQUE

 

KOMMUNIQUE

des Schweizerischen Korea-Komitees und der Schweizerischen Juche-Ideologie-Studiengruppe zur Unterstützung der Presseerklärung des Sprechers des Ministeriums der Nationalen Verteidigung der DVR Korea zur Verurteilung der maritimen Provokationen der USA-Imperialisten

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25. Dezember 2025

Ein Sprecher des Ministeriums der Nationalen Verteidigung der Demokratischen Volksrepublik Korea (DVRK) protestierte am 24. Dezember in einer Presseerklärung gegen die jüngsten maritimen Provokationen der USA-Imperialisten.

Ein Atom-U-Boot der USA-Marine habe am 23. Dezember die Operationsbasis von Pusan in der ROK angelaufen, unter dem Vorwand der Erholung der Besatzungsmitglieder und des Munitionsnachschubs.

Die USA würden die Entwicklung von Atom-U-Booten der ROK ermutigen.

Sie wollten mit ihrer Militärallianz mit der ROK ihre strategische Vormacht in der Region ausbauen.

In der Presseerklärung, die wir voll und ganz unterstützen, wurde versichert, dass die DVRK ihre Verteidigungsmacht weiter ausbauen und Gegenmassnahmen gegen die feindlichen Provokationen ergreifen werde.

Keine Atom-U-Boote für die ROK!

Schluss mit der aggressiven atomaren Militärallianz USA-ROK!

Schweizerisches Korea-Komitee

Schweizerische Juche-Ideologie-Studiengruppe

2025-12-25 KOREAN NEWS

 THE EMBASSY OF THE DEMOCRATIC
PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF KOREA TO SWITZERLAND

1. Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Guides Building of Nuclear-powered Strategic Guided Missile Submarine

2. Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Observes Test-fire of New-type Anti-Air Missiles

3. Regional-industry Factories and Leisure Complex Inaugurated with Splendour in Jongphyong County

4. Press Statement of Spokesperson for DPRK Ministry of National Defence

Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Guides Building of Nuclear-powered Strategic Guided Missile Submarine

Pyongyang, December 25 (KCNA) -- 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, guided the building of an 8 700-tonnage nuclear-powered strategic guided missile submarine on the spot.

The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un was accompanied by leading officials in the sectors of the warship-building industry and the defence science research and production.

Kim Jong Un went round the site of building the nuclear-powered submarine and received a report on its progress.

Workers, scientists and technicians in the warship-building field, all out in the glorious struggle for implementing the WPK's policy of modernizing the navy, are pushing ahead with the building of a strategic nuclear attack submarine, one of the five-point major tasks for developing the defence capabilities set forth at the 8th Congress of the WPK, by fully displaying the great power of self-reliance and inexhaustible patriotic enthusiasm.

Kim Jong Un stressed once again the importance and significance of building a strategic nuclear attack submarine in carrying out the self-reliant defence policy of the WPK and the government of the DPRK.

Noting that our defence policy is literally a defensive policy based on the strongest offensive power, he said that to this end, we regard the super-powerful offensive capability as the best shield for national security in developing the armed forces.

Saying that it is the noble mission and duty of the current generation to further strengthen the nuclear shield that represents the prestige and honour of the DPRK and absolutely guarantees its security and to consolidate the irreversible position, he stressed that the WPK and the government of the DPRK will remain unchanged in their determination to permanently ensure the peaceful environment and absolute security of the country by composing the nuclear forces that the enemy can't help fearing.

We have built in every way the nuclear shield capable of reliably defending our national security and secured the capability for expanding it to the extent necessary for ensuring the national security environment, he said, adding that the completion of a new nuclear submarine will serve as an epoch-making crucial change that further assures ourselves and even the enemy of the war deterrent level the DPRK has reached. He clarified the steadfast will and the strategic and tactical policy to steadily push forward with the nuclear weaponization of the navy.

The Party Central Committee is pleased to see the warship-building sector achieving signal production successes, true to the WPK's line of building up the naval force in the new century, he said, adding that the strategic nuclear attack submarine to be considered as an important component of the nuclear war deterrent will constitute the greatest immortal feats of the working class, defence scientists and technicians, the driving force of the DPRK, for the times and history.

He affirmed that the present world is by no means peaceful and such situation and the prospective threats to be posed highlight undoubtedly the decision made by the DPRK with regard to the future security of the country as the most just option and the manifestation of its will to safeguard its sovereignty and interests in a responsible manner.

Saying that the nuclear submarine development plan of the ROK, which Washington has agreed on at the solicitation of Seoul recently, will worsen the instability in the region of the Korean peninsula, he stressed that the DPRK regards it as an offensive act severely violating its security and maritime sovereignty and a threat to its security that must be countered.

Given the negative security situation that has come as present reality only, it is an urgent task and indispensable option to further accelerate the radical development of the modernization and nuclear weaponization of the naval force of the DPRK, he said.

Attack destroyers and nuclear submarines recently under construction will make a leap forward in bolstering up the combat capabilities of our fleets and contribute to defending the strategic sovereignty and security of our country, he said, adding that the DPRK will develop the navy and its strategic components in a constant and diverse way, steadily increase and expand the speed and scale of building various surface and underwater warships and continuously equip them with different offensive weapon systems.

Noting that the WPK and the DPRK government will stay definitely unchanged in their national security policy and their principle of deterring the enemy, he said it is needed to make the enemy understand with no doubt that they will be surely forced to pay a dear price when they violate the security of the DPRK's strategic sovereignty and that they will face a merciless retaliatory attack if they try to select a military option. The DPRK will continue to show such capabilities and this goes just as the responsible exercise of the true nuclear war deterrent and a reliable shield for defending sovereignty, he added.

That day, he learned in detail about the on-going research on the new underwater secret weapons under development and clarified a strategic plan for reorganizing the naval forces and establishing new units.

 

Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Observes Test-fire of New-type Anti-Air Missiles

Pyongyang, December 25 (KCNA) -- 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, observed a test-fire of new-type anti-air missiles.

The Missile Administration of the DPRK conducted a test-fire of new-type high-altitude long-range anti-air missiles under development in the East Sea of Korea on December 24.

This is the first test-fire for estimating the tactical and technical features of the high-altitude long-range anti-air missile system in development.

The launched missiles accurately hit the mock targets at an altitude of 200 km.

The test-fire is a part of the routine activities of the Missile Administration and its affiliated anti-air weapon system research institutes for the technical optimization of the national anti-air defence means.

The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un extended congratulations on the successful test-fire.

 

Regional-industry Factories and Leisure Complex Inaugurated with Splendour in Jongphyong County

Pyongyang, December 25 (KCNA) -- Now that the whole country is pulsating with excitement at great transformation and fresh hope, an inauguration ceremony of the regional-industry factories and leisure complex, newly built in Jongphyong County for the Regional Development 20×10 Policy, took place with splendour on December 24.

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, attended the inauguration ceremony.

When he arrived at the venue for the ceremony, the participants raised deafening cheers with reverence for the great leader of the people.

The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un received a report on the completion of the project from the commanding officer of the military unit involved in the construction of the regional-industry factories and leisure complex in the county.

Present at the ceremony were members of the central leadership body of the WPK, commanding officers of the large combined units of the Korean People's Army, officials and working people in South Hamgyong Province and Jongphyong County, soldier-builders and employees of the regional-industry factories and leisure complex.

Ri Il Hwan, secretary of the Central Committee of the WPK, addressed the ceremony.

Saying the joy of great transformation in the new era of regional construction has also come to Jongphyong County, the speaker warmly congratulated the county citizens on the better life and new culture they will lead with the inauguration of modern regional-industry factories and leisure complex.

Thanks to the noble intention and sincerity of the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un that the people's wish is the wish of the Party and the struggle for bringing wellbeing earlier to the people should be intensified nonstop, the construction of regional light industrial factories, the level of which are as good as those in the capital city, has been pushed forward at the state expense, and the regional-industry factories, which are more advanced than those built last year, have appeared in 20 cities and counties across the country, he said.

He noted that the leisure complex in the county is a valuable creation embodying the high intention of Kim Jong Un to bring about a sure change in the cultural progress of the regions by providing the conditions for enjoying advanced civilization not only in material life but also in all aspects of mental and cultural life.

The speaker expressed belief that the officers and men of the construction units, who successfully built the regional-industry factories and leisure complex in Jongphyong County in the high revolutionary spirit peculiar to the People's Army remaining absolutely loyal to the order of the Party and earnest in fulfilling its desire, would perform brilliant feats in every site of the further expanded regional construction under the uplifted glorious colors of theirs.

Kim Jong Un unveiled the monument to the inauguration of the regional-industry factories and leisure complex.

Lovely children presented him with bouquets of fragrant flowers reflecting the unanimous gratitude of the county citizens.

Kim Jong Un met some working people in the county and commanding officers of the construction units who participated in the inauguration ceremony, and shook hands with them one by one as a token of his warm encouragement.

He went round the leisure complex.

Going round various parts of the library and the general commercial district, he stressed the need to run and manage the complex effectively as befitting its characteristics as a public leisure centre for improving the regional cultures of life, study and commerce and training the regional citizens to be pioneers and creators of new culture.

Saying that the true significance of the regional revolution lies in raising the people's ideological consciousness and cultural level to the one corresponding to the new era and continuously setting higher goals and levels of creation, he clarified a series of tasks related to the next year's construction of leisure complexes in 20 cities and counties.

Then he visited the regional-industry factories.

There was an inauguration ceremony.

Kim Jong Un cut the inauguration tape.

He visited the Jongphyong County Foodstuff Factory.

When deciding on the Regional Development 20×10 Policy, there were certainly some individuals being skeptical about its implementation even among cadres as the plan for regional development was largest ever in its scale, but not only those cadres but also all our people are now convinced of the validity of the Party policy, practical power for its implementation and its bright future, witnessing the domains of construction further expanding with each passing year and the inauguration season which has come without fail this year like last year.

He said that the popular masses' deeper trust in the Party and absolute confidence in its policy are, indeed, the greatest success registered in the struggle of two years for bringing about fundamental changes in the regions.

He earnestly requested the officials and employees of the regional-industry factories to regard the people's demands and evaluation as an absolute criterion and conduct management and operation in a responsible manner so as to keep the production going at a high rate.

He sincerely hoped that the new leisure complex and regional-industry factories in the county would make a substantial contribution to the economic development of the county and improvement of the living standards of its citizens.

 

Press Statement of Spokesperson for DPRK Ministry of National Defence

Pyongyang, December 25 (KCNA) -- A spokesperson for the Ministry of National Defence of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea released the following press statement on December 24:

Recently, the U.S. is getting more undisguised in its attempt to permanently fix a grave nuclear instability element in the security environment of the DPRK.

A nuclear attack submarine of the U.S. Navy entered the Pusan operation base of the ROK on Dec. 23, under the pretext of its crew members' rest and replenishment of munitions.

The repeated emergence of the U.S. strategic asset 46 days after the entry of the nuclear carrier George Washington strike group belonging to the U.S. Seventh Fleet into the ROK on November 7 constitutes a grave act of causing instability and escalating military tensions in the Korean peninsula and the region.

The U.S. reaffirmed its commitment to offering the ROK "extended deterrence" by mobilizing all defence forces including nuclear weapons at the fifth U.S.-ROK "nuclear consultative group" meeting recently held in Washington. Worse still, it has given the green light to the ROK's development of nuclear submarine and is frequently deploying its nuclear submarines there. Clear is what this fact hints at against the regional security structure.

This is a warning that the U.S. is getting closer to the critical level in its attempt to gain strategic advantage in the region by making its military alliance with the ROK more surely evolve into a nuclear confrontation bloc sharing its nuclear weapons.

Given that the U.S. confrontational intention to cement the structure of a nuclear-to-nuclear collision with the DPRK has been confirmed once again, the DPRK remains unchanged in its practical will to strongly propel the development of the defence capabilities for ensuring its prospective interests and defending security at present and in the future.

Nothing will change no matter how frequently the U.S. brings its nuclear submarine to highlight the visibility of its nuclear attack forces.

The U.S. nuclear threat that persists in the vicinity of our state is pushing us into securing earlier the strategic retaliatory capability for wiping out such threatening entities within the scope of our maritime sovereignty.

We will consider countermeasures corresponding to the U.S. nuclear muscle flexing, according to the doctrine of mutual containment between nuclear weapons states, and the way and time of their implementation will be chosen on the principle of symmetry and asymmetry. 

2025-12-23 KOREAN NEWS

 THE EMBASSY OF THE DEMOCRATIC
PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF KOREA TO SWITZERLAND

1. New Hotels Inaugurated in Samjiyon Tourist Resort of DPRK

2. Online Joint Seminar and Photo Exhibition in Brazil

3. Foreign Personages Visit DPRK Missions

 
New Hotels Inaugurated in Samjiyon Tourist Resort of DPRK

Pyongyang, December 23 (KCNA) -- Thanks to the direct initiative and energetic leadership of the great Workers' Party of Korea Central Committee, modern hotels have been newly built and inaugurated in Samjiyon City, whose attractive appearance undergoes a better transformation as a typical mountainous city in the northern part of the DPRK and a unique all-season mountainous tourist resort.

The hotels, built to exhibit special architectural beauty and provide peculiar service in good harmony with the magnificence of nature in the Mt Paektu area, along with the symbolic names peculiar to the Samjiyon area such as Sobaeksu, Ikal, Potnamu and Chongbong, are the proud creations of our era when a new phase has been opened up in building public service centres in all aspects of contents and forms.

Inauguration ceremonies of five hotels newly built in the Samjiyon Tourist Resort took place on December 20 and 21.

The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un attended the inauguration ceremony of the Ikal and Milyong hotels on Dec. 20.

When he arrived, all the participants raised stormy cheers as a token of their great reverence for him who is bringing earlier the rosy future of Korean-style socialism with his untiring thought and devotion out of his fervent desire to make our people the most dignified who have nothing to envy in the world.

Present at the ceremonies were officials of ministries, national agencies and armed forces organs, officials in Samjiyon City and employees of the hotels.

Speeches were made at the ceremonies.

Referring to the painstaking efforts made by Kim Jong Un to bring about a great transformation in the Paektu area, where beautiful scenes, indescribable with the mysterious sceneries of nature only, are being witnessed, the speakers said that the hotels are the meaningful creations heralding the emergence of a large tourist zone covering Mt Paektu, Mt Pukphothae and Mt Namphothae.

Expressing belief that Samjiyon City will soon be renowned as an attractive mountainous tourist resort and leisure ground for the people, they declared the completion of the hotels.

Ceremonial services were given to commemorate the inauguration of the hotels.

Kim Jong Un, together with the participants, went round the hotels.

Going round bedrooms of hotels, cosy leisure spaces and commercial and public catering facilities, he appreciated that all elements are at a high level in terms of practicality, diversity and formative art to preserve their own attractiveness.

He said that he was pleased to see such wonderful public service facilities built in Samjiyon City.

Referring to the importance of the hotels' position and role in creating the culture of tourism in the country and promoting tourism, he said that service facilities are important in developing tourism, but the main thing is the quality of service. He called for directing primary efforts to improving the service capacity and professional qualifications of service workers in hotels.

To this end, it arises as an essential requirement to further expand and strengthen the national system of training professional service workers, he said, stressing the need to proactively develop new service industries capable of fully satisfying the customers' different demands.

He expressed his unshakable will to turn Samjiyon City better into an innovative and highly civilized city representing the tourism culture of the country, noting that to build the entities of modern civilization in tourist attractions on a large scale, along with the on-going new history of radical development and transformation in different parts of the capital and the regions, is just a clear proof of the ever-growing ideal of our people and our state's potential for development.

Expressing expectation and belief that the officials and employees of the hotels would achieve successes in their work, he wished the hotels prosperity.

Inauguration ceremonies of the Sobaeksu Hotel, Chongbong Hotel and the Potnamu Hotel took place on December 21.

The participants in the ceremonies went round smart rooms satisfying various tastes of guests, different service facilities providing abundant cultural living environments, indoor and outdoor spas arousing sweet feelings and fresh vitality in all seasons and other parts of the hotels.

They deeply realized the eye-opening reality of the country which is undergoing transformation with each passing year thanks to the noble intention and determined efforts of Kim Jong Un, who is absolutely subordinating everything to the sake of the people, and the new vibrant civilization coming closer to the people's life.

The completion of modern hotels demonstrating the dynamic changes in Samjiyon City vividly shows the high spirit of our state, which is advancing steadily toward a high stage of comprehensive prosperity and development under the great leadership of Kim Jong Un, and the bright prospect of the Mt Paektu area which will shine more brilliantly as a world-renowned scenic spot.

 

Online Joint Seminar and Photo Exhibition in Brazil

Pyongyang, December 23 (KCNA) -- An online joint seminar and a photo exhibition of Brazilian political parties and organizations took place on December 16 on the occasion of the 14th anniversary of demise of Chairman Kim Jong Il.

Present at the seminar "Comrade Kim Jong Il, leader of the people" and the exhibition "Leader Kim Jong Il among the people" were personages of political parties and organizations, including the Brazilian Communist Party, the Brazilian Center for Peace and Solidarity with Peoples, the Brazilian institute of Paektu and the Brazilian Center for the Study of the Juche Idea, and members of the organization for the study of Juche idea and organizations for friendship and solidarity with the Korean people.

Speeches were made at the events.

Recollecting once again the noble career and exploits of the great Comrade        Kim Jong Il who devoted himself to the Korean revolution and the global cause of socialism on the occasion of the anniversary of his demise, a member of the National Political Committee of the Brazilian Communist Party said:

Comrade Kim Jong Il was a great revolutionary and prominent leader who comprehensively systematized and enriched the Juche idea founded by President      Kim Il Sung, successfully carried forward the revolutionary cause of the President and led it to victory.

Thanks to his wise leadership, the Korean people could dynamically accelerate the revolution and construction, bravely frustrating the aggressive moves of the imperialist allied forces.

The great exploits performed by Comrade Kim Jong Il for the Korean revolution and the cause of independence against imperialism will always be remembered by the Korean people and the world progressives.

The chairman of the Brazilian institute of Paektu and the chairperson of the Brazilian Center for Peace and Solidarity with Peoples praised Kim Jong Il as a peerless statesman and outstanding leader who firmly defended and steadily advanced the socialist cause of Juche under the uplifted banner of Songun, stressing that his idea and cause are being carried forward by the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un.

 

Foreign Personages Visit DPRK Missions

Pyongyang, December 23 (KCNA) -- Foreign personages of various circles visited the DPRK missions in their countries from December 11 to 17 on the occasion of the 14th anniversary of demise of Chairman Kim Jong Il.

Personages of political parties, organizations and institutions of different countries, including the China World Peace Foundation, the Beijing Chao Ya International Cultural Exchange Center in China, the Stroidilprom Co. Ltd. of Russia, the Belarus Association of Friends of Korean People Named after Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il, the Belarusian Group for Solidarity with the DPRK, the Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea and the Mexico-Korea Solidarity Committee, laid flower baskets and bouquets and made a bow before the portraits of President Kim Il Sung and Chairman           Kim Jong Il and art works depicting the President and the Chairman standing together. 

2025-12-21 KOREAN NEWS

 THE EMBASSY OF THE DEMOCRATIC
PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF KOREA TO SWITZERLAND

1. Regional-Industry Factories Inaugurated with Splendor in Sinpho City of DPRK

2. Press Statement by Director of Institute for Japan Studies under DPRK Foreign Ministry

Regional-Industry Factories Inaugurated with Splendor in Sinpho City of DPRK

Pyongyang, December 21 (KCNA) -- The great Workers' Party of Korea Central Committee is bringing earlier the eye-opening future of the comprehensive development of socialism through the epochal transformation of the whole country. Thanks to its dynamic and powerful leadership ability, a worthy and stirring era unprecedented in the history is being ushered in on this land.

The modern light industrial factories perfectly built this year in Sinpho City of South Hamgyong Province, which witnessed the completion of a new offshore farm last year, greeted the significant moment of their inauguration.

It signifies the establishment of another reliable material foundation, which will contribute to enabling the local people to lead a more affluent life, in the historic place, the venue of a consultative meeting on the development of the regional economy which was recorded as a Changsong Joint Conference of today in the history of the Korean revolution. This striking reality is a successful result of the unique state-building idea and energetic leadership of the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un who is making ceaseless efforts to develop all the cities and counties across the country into the civilized and prosperous regional hubs.

The inauguration ceremony of the regional-industry factories in Sinpho City for the Regional Development 20×10 Policy was held with splendor on December 19.

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, attended the ceremony.

When the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un arrived at the venue of the ceremony, all the participants raised stormy cheers of "Hurrah!", in reflection of their great emotion and delight of being honored to have him, the great father of the large family of the whole country who is translating all dreams and ideals of the people into reality of the present times, in their place again.

Present at the ceremony were members of the central leadership organ of the Party, commanding officers of the large combined units of the Korean People's Army, officials in South Hamgyong Province and Sinpho City, working people, soldier-builders and employees of the factories.

Ri Il Hwan, secretary of the Central Committee of the WPK, addressed the ceremony.

Saying that the coastal area of the East Sea is also overflowing with joy over the completion of modern regional-industry factories in different parts of the country, which highlights the historic significance of 2025, the year of great transformation, the speaker congratulated the residents in Sinpho City on greeting the moment of glory today again in the wake of the splendid inauguration ceremony of an offshore farm held in the presence of Kim Jong Un a year ago.

As witnessed by history, the current transformation is precious fruition of the wise leadership of Kim Jong Un who indicated the path and ways for Sinpho City to achieve development and prosperity with its own resources and took all measures to do so, he said.

He told in an excited tone about the devoted efforts of Kim Jong Un who led Sinpho City step by step to turn it into a comprehensive industrial zone capable of making effective use of marine resources, saying that the Party's regional development policy should not go merely for symbolic sake but should be for radically improving the living conditions of the local people and promoting the peculiar development of the regions.

Recalling that 40 cities and counties have already laid the foundation for independent development in the second year as a result of the ongoing accelerated cause of transforming the whole country, he stressed that it is a striking demonstration of the truthfulness, inexhaustible might and bright prospect of our Party's regional development policy set forth and being guided by Kim Jong Un.

When we continue to follow the course of bold creation and advance, valuing the precious fruits of the stubborn struggle, our strength will grow stronger and the goal of comprehensive rejuvenation, in which all cities and counties undergo transformation and development in a balanced way, will surely be attained earlier, he said, ardently calling upon all to dedicate themselves to bringing about the prosperity of our beloved motherland, more highly civilized and beautiful life, and a bright future of the rising generations, with their single-minded patriotism.

Kim Jong Un cut the inauguration tape.

The cheers of excitement resounded throughout the venue for the inauguration ceremony and fireworks were set off with many balloons rising up into the sky.

The residents of Sinpho City extended thanks to Kim Jong Un for repeatedly visiting their hometown, leaving the traces of his great guidance, to enable them to enjoy benefits from the regional-industry revolution earlier than others, and for showing his great benevolence for them once again as if it fell short of their expectations.

Lovely children presented Kim Jong Un with bouquets of fragrant flowers reflecting the unanimous wishes of the residents.

Kim Jong Un waved back to the enthusiastically cheering participants and warmly wished the city a bright future when it would be richer along with the history of the steady regional transformation.

He met commanding officers of the unit involved in the construction of the regional-industry factories in Sinpho City and encouraged all the officers and men of the unit who successfully built reliable production bases conducive to improving the regional people's living standards through their vanguard role in ushering in the era of regional transformation.

He went round the Phungo Shop and the Sinpho City Foodstuff Factory.

Looking at the products produced by regional-industry factories, he said that Sinpho City has now reliable potential and strong driving force for its independent development and that the Phungo-dong area has turned into a centre for regional economic development and a powerful base for improving the people's standard of living.

He reaffirmed the will and determination of the WPK to set a higher goal of regional development and further lengthen the stride for progress to unconditionally carry it out without an inch of deflection.

Going round various production rooms of the foodstuff factory, he said that it is important for the regional-industry factories recently built to exchange with each another their experience gained in production and generalize the advantages so as to positively inspire the light industrial production bases across the country to develop together.

He requested the officials of Sinpho City and employees of the regional-industry factories to steadily and persistently push ahead with the work for the normal operation and increased production of the light industrial bases in the spirit of devoted service for the people in order to make sure that the vitality of our Party's policy leads to the promotion of the well-being of the regional people.

Then he visited the Sinpho City Offshore Farm.

He learned in detail about its aquiculture and processing process.

He expressed his great satisfaction, seeing every freezing chamber fully loaded with products.

Recollecting with deep emotion the time when he had a consultative meeting on the development of the regional economy in this place, which had only a pine forest and sandy beach in July of 2024, he noted with pleasure that the aquaculture base, which has entered the track of steady development in a matter of one and a half years, produces marine products on a regular basis and the light industrial bases of the city have a strong developmental potential for producing various kinds of processed seafood and daily necessities at their will.

Saying that the vitality of the Party's policy which has proved to be effective in reality makes us to harden our will to go along the road chosen by ourselves to the end with the pride of making a proper decision, he affirmed that our ideal, will and efforts reflected in our every step will surely bring earlier the prosperous future when all the people across the country will lead a happy life together.

He hoped Sinpho City, which is covering the course of development as a model for the cities and counties in the coastal areas of the DPRK, would be well known as a highly civilized and rich city which creates a new history of prosperity with confidence, relying on its independent foundation.

Thanks to Kim Jong Un, who regards the people as Heaven and unconditionally subordinates everything to the people's wellbeing, our cause advancing with the most just and far-reaching ambition will be invincible forever and the happy laughter of the people will resound century after century along with the wealth of prosperity rising up across the country.

 

Press Statement by Director of Institute for Japan Studies under DPRK Foreign Ministry

Pyongyang, December 21 (KCNA) -- On December 20, the director of the Institute for Japan Studies under the DPRK Foreign Ministry released the following press statement "The war criminal state Japan's attempt to go nuclear must be prevented at any cost as it will bring mankind a great disaster":

Recently, the new Cabinet of Japan has made extremely dangerous military moves that put the preceding governments into the shade, heightening the vigilance at home and abroad.

The Japanese ruling quarters are openly revealing their ambition to possess nuclear weapons, going beyond the red line for a war criminal state, while drastically revising their military security policies as evidenced by the strengthening of the preemptive-attack capability aimed at turning itself into a war state, the easing of arms export restrictions and the reexamination of the " three principles of denuclearization".

Shortly ago, a high-ranking official of the Japanese government unhesitatingly made very provocative remarks that Japan should possess nuclear weapons, talking about the security environment around Japan getting more serious and necessity for bolstering up its own deterrent.

This is not a misstatement or a reckless assertion, but clearly reflects Japan's long-cherished ambition for nuclear armament. It constitutes an open challenge to Japan's Constitution as well as all the international laws stipulating the duties of a defeated nation.

Such reckless remarks made by a high-ranking official in charge of recommending security policies to the government prove that the Japanese political circle is trying hard to possess nuclear weapons, and clearly show Japan's bellicose and aggressive nature.

It is a common perception of the international community that Japan, which started the research on and development of nuclear weapons in strict secrecy during the Second World War, has secretly laid the foundations for possessing the ability to manufacture nuclear weapons at any time after its defeat, and that what left is only its political decision.

As already known, availing itself of the situation of Ukraine, Japan has persistently sought the possibility and way of possessing nuclear weapons by raising the theory of sharing nuclear weapons calling for deploying U.S. nuclear weapons in it to jointly employ them and trying to join AUKUS, a nuclear alliance of Anglo-Saxon countries.

When it was reported that the U.S. allowed the ROK to possess a nuclear submarine, the chief Cabinet secretary, the minister of Defence and other high-ranking government officials of Japan immediately began to openly talk about the need to possess a nuclear-powered submarine which has been prohibited.

All facts go to prove that the Japanese authorities are scheming to pave the way for nuclear armament while examining the reaction of public opinion at home and abroad to their ambition for nuclear possession and misleading the public to get used to it gradually.

Japan is just a rogue state capable of arming itself with nuclear weapons and igniting another war of aggression once occasion comes, and Japan's true purpose of crying out about the threats from neighboring countries is to justify its moves to become a military giant with nuclear armament as its ultimate goal.

The shameless double-faced act of Japan, who openly talks about the world without nuclear weapons under the signboard of the world's only atomic-bombed country and works hard to go nuclear behind the scenes, is the greatest threat to be rejected by the international community with vigilance and a reckless act of evoking serious concern among regional countries.

The history of aggression of Japan clearly proves that in case Japan, a war criminal state, possesses even nuclear weapons, Asian countries will suffer a horrible nuclear disaster and mankind will face a great disaster.

The progressive mankind loving justice and peace should resolutely check the dangerous military acts of Japan, a war criminal state which is rushing toward nuclear armament with the backing of the U.S., denying its crime-woven history.

2025-12-19 KOREAN NEWS

 THE EMBASSY OF THE DEMOCRATIC
PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF KOREA TO SWITZERLAND

1. Regional-industry Factories in Jangyon County Inaugurated with Splendor

2. Regional-Industry Factories in Hwangju County Inaugurated

Regional-industry Factories in Jangyon County Inaugurated with Splendor

Pyongyang, December 19 (KCNA) -- Edifices symbolic of the era are springing up in different parts of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) to demonstrate its power for great progress toward comprehensive development of socialist construction. The endless laughter of its citizens, excited at this epoch-making transformation, further highlights the truthfulness and vitality of the regional development policy of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK).

Regional-industry factories newly built under the Regional Development 20×10 Policy were inaugurated with a splendid ceremony in Jangyon County on Dec. 18.

The venue for the inauguration ceremony were filled with boundless gratitude and absolute trust in the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un who opened up a bright prospect for building ideal socialist society, where all the people across the country enjoy new richer, happier and highly civilized life, and is translating it into present reality with his determined efforts.

Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and president of the State Affairs of the DPRK, attended the inauguration ceremony.

When he arrived at the venue, all the participants broke into stormy cheers of "Hurrah!"

They extended the highest respect to the outstanding leader of the revolution and the benevolent father of the people, who is adorning every year on this land with gigantic changes through his days and months filled with his fervent love and devotion for the people.

Present at the ceremony were leading officials of the WPK Central Committee, chief secretaries of the provincial committees of the WPK, commanding officers of the Ministry of National Defence of the DPRK and large combined units of the Korean People's Army, officials of South Hwanghae Province and the county, working people and soldier-builders.

Ri Il Hwan, secretary of the WPK Central Committee, addressed the ceremony.

The speaker warmly congratulated all the citizens in the county on holding a significant ceremony of inaugurating the new light industrial factories assuring them of their hometown's rosy future in the presence of Kim Jong Un, saying that the auspicious season of industrial factories' inauguration for successfully concluding this year, throughout which dynamic regional transformation has been pushed forward, has arrived in Jangyon County, too.

He also extended thanks to the soldier-builders, officials, workers, scientists and technicians in the relevant sector who added a new page of fresh transformation to the sacred history of regional development through an indomitable campaign.

Saying that the strong trend of the great era is rapidly transforming the whole country, he noted that modern hospitals, leisure complexes and other entities of transformation that match those in the capital city are being erected in cities and counties, and it is a remarkable change brought about by the noble intention and untiring efforts of Kim Jong Un to make the people more keenly realize in their daily life the advantages of their state system guided by the people-first principle through thoroughgoing and successful implementation of the regional development strategy.

Recalling that Kim Jong Un, who indicated the concrete orientation, tasks and methodologies for successfully carrying out the gigantic revolutionary undertaking to eliminate the centuries-old backwardness of the regions and realize the cherished desire of the regional citizens, has made sure that the yearly construction processes serve as leaps forward to a higher stage, the speaker said that under his outstanding leadership, one-tenth of the regions came to have the solid foundation for independent development last year and one-fifth of them this year already.

New structures, including a modern hospital and leisure complex, will be built in Jangyon County in the future as part of the efforts for implementing the regional development policy that are expanding year by year, he said, adding that the county should set much store by the assets of high civilization provided by the new era, push ahead with the undertakings for regional development on this basis and thus make more significant progress in improving the living standards of the county citizens.

He ardently called for remaining loyal to the ideas and leadership of Kim Jong Un and waging more dynamic struggle for the steady implementation of the regional development policy and the future of the country which will be highly civilized and prosperous.

Kim Jong Un cut the inaugural tape.

At the venue of the inauguration ceremony, which witnessed the exciting moments to be eternally recorded in the history of the country along with the new era of regional development, fireworks of celebration were let off and a great number of balloons flied up into the sky over the county.

All the participants fervently cheered, so excited to have the great honor of celebrating with splendor the day of inauguration in the presence of Kim Jong Un whom they have longed to see even in their dreams.

A child presented a bouquet of fragrant flowers to Kim Jong Un in reflection of the county citizens' unanimous reverence for him.

Kim Jong Un met some working people participating in the inauguration ceremony and shook hands with them one by one, warmly wishing them a happy future.

He went round the regional-industry factories.

He said that in the course of undergoing a significant change in the second year for bringing about a radical transformation in the regions and improving the living standards of the people across the country, we further hardened the belief that when we strenuously explore the path toward development and prosperity in our own way and make courageous efforts under the uplifted banner of self-reliance, there will be no unachievable ideal and a socialist paradise can be surely built on this land.

It is the desire of our Party and the primary goal of its regional development policy to turn all cities and counties of the country into self-supporting and well-off ones by firmly consolidating the foundation of regional development and radically improving the material and cultural living standards of the regional people, he added.

Tasting products of the county foodstuff factory, including wheat paste and sauce, he expressed great satisfaction over the fact that the factory attaches great importance to the quality of products.

Saying it is really spectacular to see the foodstuff factory making products with a local brand through an advanced beer production line, he stressed that it is the correct implementation of the Party policies and the further development to increase the indices of production conducive to improving the material life of the residents in the county with raw materials abundant in the region and bring out excellent products.

Saying that the taste and quality of products depend on the sincerity and skill of producers, he called for compiling the guidelines on the detailed quality indices and standard operation for every process, ranging from the sorting of raw materials to the shipping of products, and establishing a system for strictly observing them. At the same time, it is necessary to organize a brisk competition for developing new products and improving quality among the newly-built regional-industry factories in order to create and improve the atmosphere of advancing and developing all together, he said.

Saying that it is noticeable that progress has been made in a different fashion this year, when compared to last year, in architectural design, technical aspects of construction and indices of products, and that if we make strenuous efforts to attain the far-reaching ideal and high goal, the vitality of the regional development policy will get stronger with each passing year, he clarified some important tasks arising in building regional-industry factories next year and promoting the independence of provinces, cities and counties.

Highly appreciating the steadfast patriotic loyalty of all officers and men of the 124th regiments at different levels of the Korean People's Army, he expressed expectation and belief that they would successfully carry out the further expanded projects for regional development policy on the basis of the potentials and experience they gained through the construction of last year and this year.

Kim Jong Un earnestly asked the officials of Jangyon County and employees of the regional-industry factories to keep the production going at a high rate, mindful that to make the county citizens well off is just meant to live up to the benevolence of the Party.

Seeing the county citizens being pleased with various kinds of condiments, confectionery, daily necessities and clothes with county brands, the leading officials more keenly realized that Kim Jong Un's devoted efforts bring about the happiness of people and hasten the bright future of the prospering country.

The successive inauguration of regional-industry factories, the precious fruition of the people-first politics of the great WPK, is greatly encouraging the people across the country going all out in the patriotic advance for creation toward the glorious Party Congress with firm confidence in their cause and ideal.

 

Regional-Industry Factories in Hwangju County Inaugurated

Pyongyang, December 17 (KCNA) -- The ardent desire of the Central Committee of the great Workers' Party of Korea has brought about stirring events in different parts of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, which are demonstrating the vigorous transformation in socialist Korea. Against this backdrop, regional-industry factories were inaugurated in Hwangju County, North Hwanghae Province.

An inauguration ceremony of the regional-industry factories in Hwangju County for the Regional Development 20×10 Policy took place on December 16.

Present at the ceremony were leading officials of the Party, government and armed forces organs, members of the central leadership body of the Party in Pyongyang Municipality, chief secretaries of the provincial committees of the WPK, officials of North Hwanghae Province and Hwangju County, working people and service personnel of the construction units.

Ri Il Hwan, secretary of the Central Committee of the WPK, addressed the ceremony.

The speaker said that Hwangju County, too, finished the projects in the year of their groundbreaking and greeted the great auspicious event of their inauguration thanks to the energetic guidance of the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un, who gave priority to the construction for the regional people and meticulously led it to make new pioneering and development in all aspects including design, construction and production techniques.

He said that the modern regional-industry factories are a precious fruition of the unique ideas and devotion of Kim Jong Un who ushers in an era of epochal transformation to provide the regional people with a new happy life through his profound thought and energetic leadership with his ardent love for the people.

Jo Yong Won and Ri Il Hwan, secretaries of the Central Committee of the WPK, and No Kwang Chol, minister of National Defence of the DPRK, cut the inauguration tape.

Fireworks were set off and a large number of balloons rose up over the venue of the inauguration ceremony to beautifully decorate the sky of December.

After the inauguration ceremony, leading officials of the Party, government and armed forces organs went round the regional-industry factories together with the participants.

People in the county were delighted to see various kinds of condiments, confectionery, daily necessities and clothes produced at the modern regional-industry factories with their county trademarks of "Kindungbol" and "Hwangjuchon".

Thak Chol Hyok, chairman of the Hwangju County People's Committee, said that the precious creations and valuable wealth representing the new era of regional change have been built in his place, extending thanks to Kim Jong Un for providing without fail the inauguration season of the smart factories in which all the regional people are waiting and welcoming every year,

He said that he would ensure the county's demand by normalizing production, put efforts into developing and producing more specialties favoured by the people, regarding it as the lifeline to improve quality, and thus fulfill his responsibility and duty to ensure that the modern regional-industry factories would serve as a strong fortress and fruitful asset for improving the people's standard of living.

The faces of the residents also beamed with joy. They said that seeing on newspapers and TV screens people being pleased to purchase goods produced at the newly-built regional-industry factories, they envied them but such factories have been built in their region, too.

That evening there was a fireworks display to celebrate the inauguration of regional-industry factories. 

2025-12-17 KOREAN NEWS

 THE EMBASSY OF THE DEMOCRATIC
PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF KOREA TO SWITZERLAND

1. Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Visits Kumsusan Palace of Sun

2. Floral baskets sent to bronze statues of great leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il


Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Visits Kumsusan Palace of Sun

Pyongyang, December 17 (KCNA) -- All the people and service personnel across the DPRK pay the highest tribute, with boundless yearning and ardent loyalty, to Chairman Kim Jong Il, looking back with deep emotion on the sacred revolutionary career and eternal exploits of the peerlessly great man, who set it as his lifelong cause to build on this land a country which will always be powerful and prosperous and devoted his all to its realization, on the occasion of the 14th anniversary of his demise.

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, visited the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun at 00:00 on December 17, the greatest memorial day for our Party, state and people.

The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un was accompanied by members of the Presidium of the Political Bureau of the WPK Central Committee and other senior officials of the Party, government and armed forces organs and officials of the WPK Central Committee, leading officials of the Cabinet, commissions, ministries and national agencies, the commanding officers of the Ministry of National Defence and the commanding officers of the large combined units of the Korean People's Army.

Flower baskets were laid before the statues of President Kim Il Sung and Chairman Kim Jong Il.

Kim Jong Un, together with other visitors, bowed before the statues as an expression of noble respects to the great leaders.

At the hall, where the Chairman lies in state, Kim Jong Un, together with other visitors, paid high tribute to him, praying for his immortality.

All the visitors made a firm pledge to remain true, with their whole heart and loyalty, to the ideology and leadership of Kim Jong Un who is glorifying the patriotic exploits of Kim Jong Il by opening up a new glorious history of comprehensive national rejuvenation.

 

Floral baskets sent to bronze statues of great leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il

Foreign personages and families of those abroad related to the anti-Japanese revolution sent floral baskets to the bronze statues of the great leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il on Mansu Hill on the occasion of the 14th anniversary of the demise of Kim Jong Il.
Floral baskets were laid before the bronze statues of the great leaders on the 15th in the name of foreign personages and families of those abroad related to the anti-Japanese revolution including Vice-Chairman Sai Tiejun and Director Cui Tongwen of the Board of Directors of the Kim Il Sung-Kim Jong Il Foundation, the family of Ryang Song Ryong, a China-resident Korean related to the anti-Japanese revolution, the family of Kim Sun Ok related to the anti-Japanese revolution and the family of Zhang Weihua, Chinese related to the anti-Japanese revolution. 

2025-12-16 KOREAN NEWS

 THE EMBASSY OF THE DEMOCRATIC
PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF KOREA TO SWITZERLAND

1. Inauguration Ceremony of Regional-industry Factories and Leisure Complex Held with Splendor in Kangdong County

2. New Regional-industry Factories in Taegwan County of DPRK

3. New Regional-industry Factories Built in Puryong County of DPRK

4. Meeting Held to Tell Stories about Noble Virtues of Chairman Kim Jong Il

Inauguration Ceremony of Regional-industry Factories and Leisure Complex Held with Splendor in Kangdong County

Pyongyang, December 16 (KCNA) -- The Workers' Party of Korea is accelerating the accomplishment of the epoch-making cause of reconstructing the regional economy completely based on new foundations, taking steps towards the comprehensive prosperity of Korean-style socialism in a responsible manner. Kangdong County greeted the day of inaugurating its regional-industry factories and leisure complex, adding to the joy of the second inauguration season in implementing the regional development policy which has come without delay thanks to the Party's guidance.

The modern light industry factories and multifunctional bases for cultural life, built in 20 cities and counties after seeing the exciting explosions in their ground-breaking ceremonies with the great joy, redoubled self-confidence and high spirit provided through the creative struggle in the first year for regional transformation, are significantly decorating the closing days of the historic year 2025, demonstrating the definite trend of the irreversible change and development.

An inauguration ceremony of regional-industry factories and leisure complex in Kangdong County for the Regional Development 20×10 Policy was held with splendor on December 15.

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, attended the ceremony.

When the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un arrived at the venue of the ceremony, all the participants broke into stormy cheers of "Hurrah!".

They extended the highest respect and glory to Kim Jong Un who is ushering in a heyday of changes, in which the outcomes of the gigantic revolution settle in the people's living as dear things as soon as possible, after setting the implementation of the regional development policy in the new era as a solemn oath and pledge the WPK made before the country and the people.

Present at the ceremony were senior officials of the Party, government and military organs, members of the Party central leadership body in Pyongyang, chief secretaries of the provincial Party committees, officials of the Party and power organs in Pyongyang and Kangdong County, working people and officers and men of the construction units.

Ri Il Hwan, member of the Political Bureau and secretary of the Central Committee of the WPK, made an inauguration address.

The speaker said with excitement that another splendid inauguration ceremony is being held in Kangdong County, where the start of the grand construction in 2025 was declared and the first modern regional hospital was built.

He said that those factories and leisure complex are the precious assets brought by the energetic leadership of Kim Jong Un who dug the first spadeful of earth to signal the start of the projects at the groundbreaking ceremony and visited the construction sites several times to guide and take care of them. And he warmly congratulated the people of Kangdong County who would enjoy a new beautiful and civilized life under the warm blessing of the great father.

The speaker also extended warm thanks and encouragement to the soldier-builders and the officials and workers in the relevant sector, who successfully carried out the projects for regional development policy, always remembering the great trust of the Party which made them stand in the vanguard of the struggle for the regional development, and made positive contributions to the construction with a high sense of responsibility for implementing the Party's decision.

It is the consistent goal of Kim Jong Un's policy on regional construction to make a nonstop leap forward with the passage of years in promoting the people's well-being and to orient and expand this undertaking in the direction of providing them with all the elements necessary for promoting the regional development and improving the people's living standards, he said, referring to the fact that Kim Jong Un energetically led the construction of the light industrial factories and leisure complexes conducive to the improvement of the regional people's material life and their moral and cultural development so that they would be perfectly built as a symbol of our own style of civilization and development.

He stressed that the eye-opening changes in Kangdong County, where a modern hospital, regional-industry factories and leisure complex have been built at the same time in less than a year, would tell forever the greatness and tremendous vitality of our Party's regional development policy along with the appearance of the happy people enjoying a civilized and wealthy life.

The epoch-making cause of fundamentally transforming the local areas is entering an orbit of overall expansion amid the succession of groundbreaking and inauguration ceremonies every year, the speaker said, ardently calling upon all to think and act in accordance with the great patriotic will of Kim Jong Un and devote wisdom, strength and enthusiasm to the prosperity of the country.

Kim Jong Un cut the inauguration tape.

A large number of balloons rose up and fireworks were displayed over the venue of the inauguration ceremony overflowing with great emotion of the residents in Kangdong County who were significantly celebrating another auspicious event, to be specially recorded in the development history of the county, in the presence of the benevolent father of the large socialist family in their native place.

All the participants extended their boundless gratitude to the great artist of creation and construction and the outstanding leader of the people who is glorifying the annals of great changes for the regional development in the new era.

Kim Jong Un went round the Kangdong County Foodstuff Factory and the Leisure Complex.

Expressing his surging emotion of witnessing the worthwhile struggle targeting the great changes across the country undergoing another proud process amid the full support of the people, Kim Jong Un said that to achieve a leap forward in the local areas and provide the people with precious entities of prosperity and civilization are a sacred undertaking which our Party serving the people should unconditionally and consistently push ahead without a moment's stagnation or delay.

The true value of the regional-industry revolution should be verified not only in creating material wealth but also in transforming the ideological consciousness of officials and working people in keeping with the demand of the new era, he said, adding that the spirit and fighting principle of upholding the Party's policies should remain unchanged but the goal and sphere of creation should be steadily updated and improved.

Saying that the regional people are the beneficiaries and enjoyers of the regional development policy in the new era, Kim Jong Un stressed the need to invariably preserve and glorify the true nature of Korean-style socialism where the Party policy is mapped out for the people and the people enjoy happiness to their heart's content thanks to it.

As the valuable successes and experience increase and the people's dreams and ideals grow higher, our Party will lead to endless upswing and expansion the era of dynamic movement beyond all precedents and limits in terms of speed of advance and changes for the national rejuvenation and breadth and depth of innovation and creation with its stronger will and strenuous efforts, he stressed.

The participants in the inauguration ceremony went round factories put on a modern, economic profitable and long-term basis to suit the regional situation and the Leisure Complex which will promote the cultural life of the regional people, delightedly sharing with each other about impressions on new life, new civilization and new wellbeing.

The grand inauguration of the regional industrial factories and the leisure complex in Kangdong County serves as another significant occasion in greatly increasing the joy and patriotic enthusiasm of the people across the country who are advancing towards the Ninth Congress of the WPK amid firework display celebrating the successes in implementing the regional development revolution.

 

New Regional-industry Factories in Taegwan County of DPRK

Pyongyang, December 16 (KCNA) -- Modern regional-industry factories have appeared in Taegwan County, North Phyongan Province of the DPRK, adorning more brilliantly this historic year for the conclusion of the five-year plan decided at the Eighth Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea with epochal achievements and sweeping the whole country with great joy and emotion.

Wonderful light-industry bases, which made another leap forward in architectural style, practicality, efficiency and level of automation and scientification, were newly built in the remote mountain county in just more than 290 days after the start of their ground-breaking in February.

An inauguration ceremony of the regional-industry factories in Taegwan County for the Regional Development 20×10 Policy was held on December 15.

Attending it were Jo Chun Ryong, secretary of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, Choe Yong Man, chairman of the North Phyongan Provincial People's Committee, officials and working people in the province and county, employees of the factories and soldier-builders.

Jo Chun Ryong addressed the ceremony.

The speaker referred to the fact that Taegwan County with poor economic foundation came to develop its economy through the light-industry bases capable of producing quality necessities and specialities with the trademarks of the county.

Saying that the comprehensive changes of regions are the motive power for building a civilized and prosperous state and its real picture, he called upon all the participants to make a dynamic advance towards the completion of the great programme on regional development and the victory of the cause of Korean-style socialism.

Ri Myong Jin, chief secretary of the Taegwan County Committee of the WPK, made a speech.

He expressed his firm resolution to become a true servant going through in the vanguard muddy roads and thorny fields for the people in the county, aware that the successes in implementing the WPK's new regional development policy are guaranteed by officials' transparent view on the people, and thus turn the county into a paradise full of happy singing to be envied by the people across the country.

Jo Chun Ryong cut the inauguration tape together with owners of the new factories.

Confetti of inauguration fluttered and a large number of balloons soared higher in the sky amid the cheers of celebration.

An art performance was given, adding to the pleasure of the participants celebrating the event witnessed in the county for the first time.

Fireworks were set off, picturing the future of Taegwan County to further prosper in the new era of change under the wise leadership of the respected Comrade                Kim Jong Un.

 

New Regional-industry Factories Built in Puryong County of DPRK

Pyongyang, December 16 (KCNA) -- Along with the second inauguration season in implementing the regional development policy confidently promoted by the great Workers' Party of Korea, the precious entities of the regional-industry revolution have appeared in a remote mountain village in the northern part of the DPRK, delighting the people of Puryong County.

The spirit of new change and vigorous advance is filled in the remote mountain village thanks to the energetic leadership of the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un, who planned the great historic cause of regional development that no one in the world may dare to do and has spent the days and nights of devoted service for the people's wellbeing, shouldering everything.

An inauguration ceremony of the regional-industry factories in Puryong County for the Regional Development 20×10 Policy took place on Dec. 15.

With the pride of implementing the Party's plan most thoroughly and perfectly while fully demonstrating the might of the revolutionary army in the vanguard of the great campaign for creation for the people this year, too, the officers and men of the construction regiment entered the venue of the ceremony in fine array.

Present there were Ju Chang Il, department director of the Central Committee of the WPK, Pak Myong Ho, chairman of the North Hamgyong Provincial People's Committee, officials of the Party and power organs in the province and the county, working people and employees of the regional-industry factories.

Ju Chang Il addressed the ceremony.

He extended warm congratulations to the people of Puryong County and soldier-builders greeting the inauguration of regional-industry factories, saying that all the people are full of emotion and joy at the present auspicious event brought about by our Party's policy on regional development.

The factories, impeccable in terms of architectural aesthetics and profitability and put on a scientific and intensive basis, are a brilliant fruition of the ardent love of the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un who has continued the journey of devoted service for the people's wellbeing, regarding the painstaking for the people as his pleasure, the speaker stressed.

Then, Ma Myong Hak, chief secretary of the Puryong County Committee of the WPK, made a speech.

He expressed his resolve to put the production of regional-industry factories provided by the Party with much effort on a normal footing, turn out more products peculiar to a mountain county and thus fulfill his responsibility and duty in ensuring that the Party's policy on regional development substantially contribute to promoting the material well-being of the people.

Ju Chang Il, together with officials and employees of the new factories, cut the inauguration tape, amid cheers of all the participants.

Confetti of celebration was set off and balloons soared high in the sky, adding to the joy and delight of the inauguration.

There was an art performance celebrating the inauguration of the regional-industry factories in Puryong County.

That evening fireworks were displayed to adorn the nocturnal sky of the county.

 

Meeting Held to Tell Stories about Noble Virtues of Chairman Kim Jong Il

Pyongyang, December 16 (KCNA) -- Youth and students met at the Central Youth Hall on December 15 to tell stories about the noble virtues of Chairman Kim Jong Il on the occasion of the 14th anniversary of his demise.

Present there were officials of the youth league, youth and students in Pyongyang.

The performers referred to the immortal feats of the Chairman who always paid deep attention to the youth affairs and brought up the young people to be successors to the revolution with his benevolence throughout his revolutionary leadership.

They told about the loving care of the Chairman who presented the flag of the youth league bearing the noble image of President Kim Il Sung to the youth at a conference of the League of Socialist Working Youth of Korea and had a photo session with the participants in January 1996.

The audience recollected the noble life of the popular leader, hearing the song "Endless Is Our Yearning" sung by a student of Kim Il Sung University, a farmer of the Sinam Farm in Ryongchon County, a worker of the Kaeson Youth Park Management Office and a worker of the Toksong Apple Farm with their ardent yearning for the Chairman who made a ceaseless journey of field guidance till the last period of his great revolutionary career.

The performers extended boundless thanks to the respected fatherly Marshal      Kim Jong Un who brings up all the sons and daughters of the country to be genuine patriots and heroes glorifying the dignity and honor of the country and puts them forward, taking care of their destiny and future.