2026-10-09 KOREAN NEWS - DPRK EMBASSY

 

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No 100/26                                                                                                                         Oct 09, 2026

 

 

1. Department Director Kim Yo Jong of C.C., WPK Re-clarifies Stand through KCNA

2. National Fine Art Exhibition Opens to Celebrate Founding Anniversary of WPK

3. Performance Given to Celebrate 81st Founding Anniversary of WPK

 

Department Director Kim Yo Jong of C.C., WPK Re-clarifies Stand through KCNA

Pyongyang, October 9 (KCNA) -- Kim Yo Jong, department director of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea made public through KCNA the following judgment and stand of the government of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea toward the hooligans of the ROK on October 9:

There is nothing more disgusting than the "good will" covered as "ill will".

The racket of "mine explosion" and the farce of "medical equipment support" orchestrated by the ROK are just the two sides of the same coin minted by its inveterate bad habit of escalating confrontation with our state. They were all instigated by a single black-hearted scheme; to tarnish the prestige and image of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea at any cost.

This time the duplicity and shamelessness of the ROK, which touted "humanitarian aids" for someone, have become visible to the naked eye.

The hooligans of the ROK have been hit hard once again.

They employed a suicidal trick and "utterly disgraced" themselves militarily and diplomatically.

Though disgusting, I have so far watched the deceptive behavior of the ROK. However, such ill-minded idiots as the present authorities of the ROK were rare to be seen.

The recent farce staged again under the signboard of "humanitarian aids" is another part of the "serial comedy drama", so mean and stupid, designed to contrast their "goodwill attitude and effort" with our "negative stand" in the eyes of the international community.

They seemingly want to highlight this; "As you see, we do everything we could do with 'good will' and Seoul is not responsible for ever-escalating tensions."

This is, indeed, an abnormal act peculiar to the enemy. This is impossible if he or she is not an animal.

What a simple ulterior purpose and mean method.

The ROK will surely be caught in a more unfavorable situation for its despicable act.

Maybe the ROK has earned a thing but it has lost two, three and ten things.

This reminds me of the idiots jumping into fire with faggot on their backs and adding fuel to the fire.

In Part One of the "serial comedy drama," they played "victims" and in Part Two they suddenly disguised themselves as "angels" preaching the merits of "humanitarianism." We will take time for this funny show to see its box-office result.

The farces recently staged by Seoul are unprecedented politically-motivated, military and moral provocations against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. They have become the decisive historical records perpetuating our understanding of the ROK human scum down through generations.

They constitute the epitome of Seoul's meanness.

Upon authorization of our head of state and according to the general will of the people of the DPRK, I clarify that we will more definitely disregard and reject the human scum of the ROK in the future.

 

National Fine Art Exhibition Opens to Celebrate Founding Anniversary of WPK

Pyongyang, October 8 (KCNA) -- A national fine art exhibition opened to celebrate the 81st founding anniversary of the Workers' Party of Korea.

Displayed there are art pieces depicting the immortal revolutionary exploits of President Kim Il Sung, Chairman Kim Jong Il and respected Comrade Kim Jong Un for the founding and development of the WPK and the victorious advance of Korean-style socialism centered on the popular masses.

Also, there are art pieces of colorful themes and forms showing the appearance of the country changing with the passage of time under the wise leadership of the great Party Central Committee, the firm faith in socialism and indomitable struggle of the Korean people who are dynamically advancing toward a new victory of the revolution with their inexhaustible patriotic will.

An opening ceremony took place at the Korean Art Gallery on October 7.

Present there were Choe Chang Hak, first vice department director of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, officials and creators in the field of fine art, and working people.

Hyon Un Chol, minister of Culture, made an opening address.

He declared the opening of the exhibition, saying that it would be a significant occasion for adding eternal glory to the exploits of the peerlessly great men for the Party building as well as adding fresh confidence and vitality to the struggle of the Korean people for implementing the decisions of the Ninth Congress of the Party.

At the end of the ceremony the participants went round the venue of the exhibition.

 

Performance Given to Celebrate 81st Founding Anniversary of WPK

Pyongyang, October 8 (KCNA) -- A performance of the artistic information team of the Central Committee of the Socialist Patriotic Youth League was given at the Central Youth Hall on Wednesday to celebrate the 81st founding anniversary of the Workers' Party of Korea.

Among the audience were Paek Un Chol, chairman of the Central Committee of the Socialist Patriotic Youth League, officials concerned, officials of the youth league and youth and students in Pyongyang.

The performers sang loudly of the boundless gratitude to and trust in the motherly Party which puts forward the young people in the vanguard of struggle for great change and development of Korean-style socialism and trains them to be the heroes of the times and the great masters of creation.

Listening to such hymns as chorus "We Sing of the Party", the audience cherished the truth that the present happiness and a brighter future are guaranteed thanks to the great motherly Workers' Party of Korea taking care of the people across the country.

The audience was excited to hear the all-people hymn "Dear Father", which redoubles the pride and honor of the young people across the country growing up to be reliable successors to the revolution, holding in high esteem the greatest man in ideology, leadership and personality as their father.

The atmosphere of the performance was revved up amid the playing of mixed chorus and pangchang "Fly Forever, National Flag" reflecting the faith and will of the passionate young people to fulfill their mission and duty as the advancing group of the Workers' Party of Korea and dynamically struggle for the prosperity of the motherland in every worksite for implementing the Party decisions.

The performance served as an occasion for redoubling the revolutionary will of the young vanguard to fully demonstrate the indomitable spiritual strength and stamina peculiar to the Korean youth in the ongoing general advance toward a new stage of transformation.

2026-10-08 KOREAN NEWS - DPRK EMBASSY

 

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No 99/26                                                                                                                           Oct 08, 2026

 

 

1. Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Sends Congratulatory Message to President of Russian Federation

2. Press Statement of DPRK Foreign Ministry

3. U.S. Is Acting Rashly: International Affairs Analyst

 

Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Sends Congratulatory Message to President of Russian Federation

Pyongyang, October 7 (KCNA) -- Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un sent a congratulatory message to Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin, president of the Russian Federation, on October 7.

The message said:

My dearest friend, Comrade Vladimir Putin,

I extend my sincerest warm congratulations and best wishes to you on your significant birthday.

Over the past two decades the Russian Federation has firmly consolidated its dignity and position as a big power, written a new biography of epoch-making development and proudly ranked as a world-famous powerful and prosperous country under your outstanding and seasoned leadership.

All these are a precious product of devoted efforts and strong will of you who have always cherished the aspiration and expectations of the Russian people desirous of building a powerful state and remained faithful to your sacred mission, braving countless challenges and trials, and for this, you enjoy the great trust and support of the Russian people.

I am pleased to have good friendship with you and open up a new chapter for the development of the relations between our two countries.

It is the steadfast policy of the DPRK government and my unshakable option to attach importance to the comprehensive strategic partnership and alliance forged with the fraternal Russian Federation and to steadily expand and develop the joint work.

I reaffirm my invariable support for you and the Russian Federation, being firmly convinced that the Russian people's sacred war of justice for defending the sovereignty, security interests and territorial integrity of the country will surely end with their victory.

I offer my congratulations on the significant day, praying that victory and glory will be in store for you and your Russia.

Extending noble tribute and militant greetings,

I warmly embrace you, my dear comrade.

 

Press Statement of DPRK Foreign Ministry

Pyongyang, October 6 (KCNA) -- The Foreign Ministry of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea issued the following press statement "We will be more resolute and clear in exercising our sovereignty toward the most hostile state" on Tuesday:

New danger of war is prevailing along the southern border of the DPRK, bounded by the state most hostile toward it.

The ROK made public the "final investigation results", in which it forcibly linked with us the "mine explosion case" that occurred in a border area, and called for "responsive diplomatic and military steps" to be taken against our state with a "mine-removing operation" as the start.

As we already stated, the ROK fully betrayed and proved itself what the ulterior purpose of the farce plotted and orchestrated by Seoul is.

The "mine-explosion case" is a sinister obstructive move intended to brand our fortification of the southern border, downright exercise of the sovereignty, as a "military invasion" and delay and check it, and this is no more than a poor trick of the ROK military to shift the blame for its own accident onto us.

The ROK seeks to hold the DPRK accountable for the premeditated farce, fabricated and determined unilaterally by it, and tarnish the latter's international image. It is a grave provocation never to be overlooked and a wanton violation of our sovereignty that deserves sure punishment.

The Foreign Ministry of the DPRK categorically rejects the despicable attempt of the ROK and solemnly clarifies that our state will exercise its just sovereign rights in a more resolute and bold manner to ensure the security of the southern border.

We do not care about them trying to remove the mines irrelevant to us, and we have no reason to pay heed to such farce of the ROK.

However, if a jackboot or a spark of fire from the ROK goes even a millimeter beyond the border to violate our territory, the border guard forces of the DPRK will take immediate and powerful counteraction.

We make it clear that if a similar thing happens again in the ROK in the future, we are not responsible for it but the side, which sustained it, is entirely accountable.

As already clarified, the DPRK will never discuss with the enemy countries the issue of exercising its military sovereignty within its territory but defend its territorial sovereignty by thoroughly exercising its power, not by negotiations.

We take this opportunity to reaffirm that it is the official stand of the DPRK government.

The malicious attempt of the ROK to attain its sinister purpose through a mean farce can never work in any case.

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea will be most resolute and definite in exercising its sovereignty toward the relation with the most hostile state, in which any slightest tolerance, concession and connivance are disallowed.

U.S. Is Acting Rashly: International Affairs Analyst

Pyongyang, October 7 (KCNA) -- Kim Myong Chol, an international affairs analyst of the DPRK, released the following article "The U.S. is acting rashly":

"Peace and stability of the Taiwan Strait" is something always repeated by the United States and its allies in the international arena.

However, the U.S. has systematically destroyed regional stability and persistently escalated the situation under the pretext of "opposing unilateral attempt at change of phenomenon" in the Taiwan Strait.

The emergence of fighter jets sold by the U.S. on the island of Taiwan a few days ago is another typical example of the U.S. "peculiar contribution" to "peace and stability" of the Taiwan Strait.

The U.S. says that the sale of weapons to Taiwan is for "peace in the strait", but this is nothing but a shameless act of planting a bomb at the gate of other's house and asserting that the bomb is for ensuring the security of the house.

When the People's Republic of China and the U.S. established their diplomatic relations, the latter recognized the government of the former as the only legitimate government of China and Taiwan as a part of the former. But the U.S. made it its policy and obligation to sell weapons to Taiwan, irrespective of the change of its administration, and has supported the separatist forces pursuing "Taiwan's independence" and challenging the "one-China" principle.

In the past decade alone, the cost of munitions supplied by the U.S. to Taiwan in the form of overseas arms sales totaled more than 39 billion US dollars. This includes 11 billion US dollars, the largest-ever arms sales approved by the present U.S. administration at the end of last year.

Not content with this, the U.S. has made it a fait accompli to additionally sell weapons worth 14 billion US dollars to Taiwan.

Herein lies the reason why peace and stability have not been restored in the Taiwan Strait for decades.

Recently, the U.S. proclaimed the first island chain including Taiwan as the forefront for suppressing China. It seeks to deploy the latest missiles on an island of Japan closest to Taiwan and "internationalize" the Taiwan issue by making its warships and aircraft pass through the Taiwan Strait under the signboard of "freedom of navigation".

This proves once again that "peace and stability of the Taiwan Strait" touted by the U.S. is, in essence, "support for Taiwan's power-based independence" and that the "one-China" policy advocated by it is nothing but the one for "perpetuating the division of China by force".

The Taiwan issue is an internal affair of China, so how to settle it is entirely the affair of the Chinese people, and no outside forces have the right to interfere in it.

Obviously, the U.S. did up the wrong button on the Taiwan issue and has taken again a dangerous course whose consequences are difficult to imagine.

Some American fighters to be deployed in Taiwan may be a comfort to the separatists for a while, but it cannot bridge the striking gap between the both sides in terms of capability.

No matter what method the Taiwanese separatists employ and what support the U.S. renders to Taiwan, it can neither deny the fact that Taiwan is a part of China nor influence the basic recognition of the international community that adheres to the principle of "one China".

The U.S. should think twice whether it is ready to stand in frontal confrontation with the powerful national power of the People's Republic of China for the security of Taiwan and whether it can cope with its consequences. If it is worried about the consequences, it had better think and act rationally.

Justice is not afraid of confrontation with injustice.

No one should question the ability and will of the People's Republic of China to defend its sovereignty, territorial integrity and core interests.

China's effort to retake Taiwan is an indispensable and just sacred cause for making abnormalities normality, making injustice justice and making instability stability. It is an irrefutable law-governed historical process that the island of Taiwan becomes a part of China again.

The instability of the Taiwan Strait precisely means the crisis of the United States. Taiwan's return to China is a matter of time.

2026-10-05 KOREAN NEWS - DPRK EMBASSY

 

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No 98/26                                                                                                                           Oct 05, 2026

 

 

1. Strategic Missile Launching Drill Conducted in Eastern Region of DPRK

2. Press Statement of Spokesperson for DPRK Foreign Ministry

 

Strategic Missile Launching Drill Conducted in Eastern Region of DPRK

Pyongyang, October 4 (KCNA) -- At dawn of October 3, a drill was staged to launch an intermediate-range strategic missile from an eastern region of the DPRK toward the East Sea of Korea.

The drill was conducted as part of the efforts to train the missile soldiers operating the hypersonic strategic weapon system in handling their equipment and evaluate the reliability, efficiency and mobility of the DPRK's war deterrent.

Respected Comrade 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 launching drill on the spot.

Among the spectators were Kim Jong Sik, first vice department director of the C.C., WPK, and Jang Chang Ha, general director of the Missile Administration of the DPRK.

Noting that it is a very important measure for ensuring national security and a responsible action of our army to build up the powerful and reliable nuclear deterrent through sustained verification of major components of the war deterrent, improvement of their performance and mastery of the capabilities for their successful operation and to show the counterattack means of our army in constant mobilization posture, Comrade Kim Jong Un said:

"Through today's launching drill, the strategic missile soldiers have fully demonstrated their professional qualifications and counterattack posture, clearly showing that they are very good at operating the major offensive weapon system and they are always available for mobilization. They also added confidence to our deterrent.

I highly appreciate commanding officers and soldiers of the missile unit who participated in the drill.

We must continue our responsible efforts nonstop to constantly and repeatedly make the enemy recognize the reliability and fatality of our strategic offensive means.

This is a form of exercising deterrent.

As always expressed clearly, such activities on our part are definitely aimed at more rapidly developing the country's nuclear war deterrent.

This is indispensable for protecting national security and stability in today's geopolitical environment. There will be no change in such view and line of ours.

We must deter various threats by dint of powerful deterrent and ensure a safer environment for the building and activities of our state."

The missile used in the drill was launched towards the northeast direction and hit the target point at 43°36' 28.04" latitude and 138°00' 47.02" longitude, 1 000 km away on the East Sea of Korea.

Comrade Kim Jong Un expressed expectation and belief that all the missile forces would remain faithful to their missions of defending the sovereignty and security of the Republic in a responsible combat posture.

 

Press Statement of Spokesperson for DPRK Foreign Ministry

Pyongyang, October 3 (KCNA) -- A spokesperson for the Foreign Ministry of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea released the following press statement on Saturday:

UN Secretary-General Guterres recently submitted to the 81st Session of the UN General Assembly a "human rights report" filled with hostile forces' vicious criticism and smear propaganda against the DPRK.

The act of Guterres, who unhesitatingly signed the groundless document cooked up by the U.S., Japan, the ROK and Western countries, clearly shows his position as the first spokesman, political instrument and puppet of the U.S. and the West, who has completely abandoned his duty and moral obligation as UN secretary-general having to deem impartiality and fairness vital.

The Foreign Ministry of the DPRK holds in contempt and resolutely denounces and rejects in the strongest terms the hostile forces reducing the sacred UN arena into the one of malicious criticism and propaganda while distorting the human rights situation of a sovereign state and the act of the UN secretary-general irresponsibly following it.

The "human rights report", a typical product of the U.S.-led hostile forces' anti-DPRK "human rights" racket, is conspiratorial in its contents, stereotyped in its form and illegal in its justification for existence.

Publishing of "reports" and enforcement of the "special rapporteur" system to randomly estimate the human rights situations of the DPRK and other countries in the name of the UN are a typical example that shows how impotent and submissive the UN speaking for the international community and its head are toward the U.S. and the West high-handed and arbitrary practices.

Now international peace and security has plunged into the most critical phase ever since the end of Cold War and the UN has been exposed to the worst structural and moral crisis ever since its foundation. It is no exaggeration to say that the current UN secretary-general is wholly to blame for this as he has connived at the U.S. and its vassal forces' high-handed and arbitrary practices and even followed them.

During the term of Secretary-General Guterres, the UN has been reduced into an unfair and undemocratic body that speaks for the exclusive interests of a specific nation and minority, instead of general interests of the international community, contrary to the purpose of the founding of the UN and the principle of its Charter.

We expect nothing from the current UN secretary-general who has betrayed the confidence of the international community and will soon retire from office. But we will never tolerate the repetition of such prejudiced and provocative conduct politicizing the human rights issue in the term of the next secretary-general.

For us, human rights are just national rights and absolute sovereignty never to be surrendered in any case.

If anyone hurts the dignity and system of the DPRK and encroaches upon its people's interests, it will be regarded as a grave violation of the latter's sovereignty and the former will be surely blamed for it.

The DPRK will ensure its rights and interests in overall fields including sovereignty, human rights and security by itself and thoroughly exercise them and continuously make great efforts to eliminate the UN's partiality and double standards and realize democracy and impartiality in the organization.

2026-10-02 KOREAN NEWS - DPRK EMBASSY

 

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No 97/26                                                                                                                           Oct 02, 2026

 

 

1. Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Pays Congratulatory Visit to Kim Il Sung University on Its 80th Founding Anniversary

2. Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Sends Message of Greeting to Comrade Xi Jinping

 

Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Pays Congratulatory Visit to Kim Il Sung University on Its 80th Founding Anniversary

Pyongyang, October 1 (KCNA) -- Kim Il Sung University, well known as the most authoritative and prestigious, highest seat of Juche-oriented science and education, is recording its glorious history of 80 years with pride.

Founded as the first university of the people on the untrodden path of nation building, it has demonstrated the high prestige and reputation as a "pedigree farm" of revolutionary talent education for training the backbone of our Party and state and as the highest school leading the country’s educational and sci-tech development, invariably remaining faithful to the historic mission given by the times and the revolution. Its distinguished feats serve as a solid cornerstone supporting the bright future of the Juche cause.

Respected Comrade 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, paid a congratulatory visit to Kim Il Sung University on September 30 on the occasion of its 80th founding anniversary.

The time-honored area of Ryongnam Hill was overflowing with great emotion and joy of all the teaching staff and students honored to have at their university Marshal   Kim Jong Un whom they had wanted to see so much, on the significant occasion of its 80th founding anniversary.

When Comrade Kim Jong Un arrived at the university, stormy cheers of "Hurrah" burst out.

All the participants paid the highest tribute and deep thanks to Comrade Kim Jong Un who visited the university with his boundless love, trust and warm blessings while steadily developing the socialist education of our country into a popular and advanced one to the envy of everyone, the revolutionary and patriotic education powerfully leading the national prosperity.

Comrade Kim Jong Un was courteously greeted by President Kim Sung Chan and other leading officials of Kim Il Sung University.

Educationists of the university presented fragrant bouquets to Comrade Kim Jong Un in reflection of the boundless reverence and unanimous wishes of all the teaching staff and students.

Comrade Kim Jong Un warmly congratulated all the teaching staff, students and graduates of the university who are making contributions to glorifying the immortal prestige and honor of the university and accomplishing the cause of building a powerful socialist country by devoting their ardent patriotic mind to the implementation of the Party's educational policy and the country's sci-tech development through training of talented revolutionaries, high educational and scientific achievements and passion in academic studies.

Attending the commemoration event were teachers and students of Kim Il Sung University and meritorious graduates devoting themselves in various sectors of socialist construction, and students of central-level universities in Pyongyang.

Also present were foreign guests and overseas compatriots who are taking part in the international academic forum commemorating the 80th founding anniversary of         Kim Il Sung University, members of foreign diplomatic missions in the DPRK and foreign students studying at the university.

Comrade Kim Jong Un made an important speech on the occasion of the 80th founding anniversary of Kim Il Sung University.

Saying that the 80th founding anniversary of the parent university, which gave origin to the training of national cadres of our state, the highest school representing the intelligence and civilization of the DPRK, is a great pride and an auspicious event of the country, he extended warm congratulations and greetings of encouragement to all the teachers and researchers who are devoting themselves to teaching to remain true to their sacred duty at the holy platform, to the students who are keen on study and research with the ambition and desire to fully demonstrate the honor of the DPRK, and to all graduates who are greeting the founding anniversary of their university with deep recollection and emotion.

Paying his respect to the noble idea of having built before anything else the pedigree establishment for training talents to be the backbone of the DPRK in the first days of nation building 80 years ago, he stressed that Kim Il Sung University is the highest dignified educational institution symbolizing our state and dynamically promoting its prosperity and development and a meritorious school of high reputation as it has trained the best talents representing the wisdom and creativity of our people with high pride.

Recalling the proud 80-year history of the university which has reliably guaranteed the far-sighted plan of the country with remarkable educational and scientific achievements since the outset of the history of the Republic, he referred to the importance of the university with a history of noble patriotism and succession to play the powerful role as an engine in ensuring remarkable success of state-building strategy at the times when the national sovereignty and prestige are guaranteed by the educational development and sci-tech sovereignty, the most important and decisive period for the present and future of our motherland.

The university should stand in the vanguard of the honorable struggle for building a powerful and prosperous country, he said, clarifying the principled issues for it to implement in the van the Party Central Committee’s line of building an educational power and a talent power and lay a firm strategic orbit for the future in line with the solemn requirements of the times and expectations of the people.

Noting that the building of an educational power, a sci-tech power and a talent power is the three essential requirements and basic guarantee for the development of Korean-style socialism insisted by our Party at present, he expressed the view and expectation of the Party Central Committee on the core and leading position and role of the university in carrying out this strategic task and advanced the tasks and ways for opening up a great new phase of socialist education in the new era with high and qualitative development of the university.

Comrade Kim Jong Un ardently called for advancing with greater confidence for the DPRK, our great motherland, and for the great ideal and great success of all the people, wishing Kim Il Sung University eternal development and glory.

His passionate speech, which indicates the immortal education programme guaranteeing the rosy future of socialist Korea for all ages with his steadfast will to glorify the DPRK as a country of education, science and talents, greatly excited the participants.

When Comrade Kim Jong Un finished his speech, all the participants raised stormy cheers as a token of their solemn pledge to firmly carry forward the proud history and tradition of the university and fulfill the honorable responsibility and duty before the times and history with its core and leading role in the country’s educational and sci-tech development.

Then, a performance for commemorating the 80th founding anniversary of Kim Il Sung University was given with splendor in the presence of Comrade Kim Jong Un.

Put on the stage were songs reflecting the proud history of the university which has trained a large number of competent talents boundlessly loyal to the country and the revolution through decades since its foundation as a genuine people's university training pillars of new Korea, and famous songs on the theme of patriotism.

The audience was deeply moved by numbers recalling the important and distinguished role and proud feats of the university shining along with the victorious journey of the revolutionary cause of Juche.

The campus of the university was filled with joy and optimism of young people as the songs reflecting the ardent aspiration and desire of the people to glorify the great motherland DPRK for all ages reverberated.

The performance was acclaimed by the audience as it splendidly decorated the founding anniversary of the highest school of our state with wonderful artistic depiction.

At the end of the performance, the audiences broke into enthusiastic cheers in reverence for Comrade Kim Jong Un again.

Comrade Kim Jong Un expressed expectation and belief that the teaching staff and students of Kim Il Sung University would make a dynamic leap forward and innovations in the vanguard of the revolution in education of the new era and prepare themselves to be reliable pillars and competent talents of the DPRK who are the pride of the country and the resourcefulness of the people.

All the participants vowed to devote all their wisdom and passion with loyalty to the successful implementation of the great education programme set forth by Comrade     Kim Jong Un, in return to his ardent love and trust.

Comrade Kim Jong Un's congratulatory visit to Kim Il Sung University serves as an important historic occasion in which he clarified the clear path and immortal guidelines for building a revolutionary, advanced and popular educational power of our style and opened up a great new era in which the long-term development of our great state is firmly guaranteed by education.

 

Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Sends Message of Greeting to Comrade Xi Jinping

Pyongyang, October 1 (KCNA) -- Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un sent a message of greeting to Comrade Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and president of the People's Republic of China, on October 1.

The message said:

Esteemed Comrade General Secretary,

I, on behalf of the Workers' Party of Korea and the government and people of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and on my own behalf, extend the warmest congratulations and best wishes to you and, through you, to the Communist Party of China, the government of the People's Republic of China and the fraternal Chinese people on the occasion of the 77th founding anniversary of the People's Republic of China.

Since the founding of new China, the wise and diligent Chinese people have made world-startling progress in the whole realms of the development of the state and built a modern socialist China, weathering through all challenges and trials of history by dint of perseverance and united efforts.

The noteworthy successes, being achieved in recent years in the fresh course of realizing the socialist ideology of the new era with the Chinese characteristics on a full scale in response to the spirit of the 20th Congress of the Party, enhance the country’s overall national power and international position and, at the same time, clearly show that nothing can check the Chinese people's cause of building a powerful country and promoting the national prosperity.

We are sincerely rejoiced over the achievements made in our socialist neighbor, and are convinced that the Chinese people will surely achieve the great prosperity of the Chinese nation under the correct leadership of the Communist Party of China with esteemed Comrade General Secretary Xi Jinping as its core.

I had meaningful meetings with Comrade General Secretary last year and this year and confirmed the stand and will to develop the solid and special relations of friendship between the DPRK and China, which have shared noble ideals and life and death, into the most powerful and strategic relations between socialist states aspiring after the beautiful common future.

Accordingly, both sides splendidly celebrated the 65th anniversary of the conclusion of the DPRK-China Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance and are designing together and dynamically promoting the undertakings for deepening exchange and cooperation in all fields in conformity with the interests and aspirations of the peoples of the two countries.

The history of the DPRK-China friendship, which was forged at the cost of blood and has been carried forward with genuine comradely friendship, can never be shaken no matter how the international situation may change, and it is the steadfast will of our Party and government to steadily develop the traditional relations of unity and cooperation with socialism, the common ideal, common banner and common cause, as the core.

Availing myself of this opportunity, I reaffirm the stand to lead the DPRK-China relations with deep and long historical roots to a new strategic level, together with you, Comrade General Secretary, and thus strive to firmly adhere to the common interests of the two countries, defend the regional peace and stability and provide the two peoples with greater wellbeing.

I heartily wish you good health and better success in your noble work for the prosperity of the People's Republic of China.

2026-10-01 KOREAN NEWS - DPRK EMBASSY

 

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No 96/26                                                                                                                           Oct 01, 2026

 

 

1. Press Statement of Kim Yo Jong, Department Director of C.C., WPK

2. KCNA Commentary on Japan's Moves to Expand Powder Magazine

 

Press Statement of Kim Yo Jong, Department Director of C.C., WPK

Pyongyang, September 30 (KCNA) -- Kim Yo Jong, department director of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, issued the following press statement titled "Ringleaders of provocation should be prepared for paying price for the farce of their own making" on Sept. 29:

Recently, the ROK military gangsters committed another provocation against the DPRK, announcing the "investigation results" in connection with the incident of mine explosion that occurred in the southern border area.

It is too low and dirty as befitting the tribes of the ROK.

Of course, such a farce is by no means a new.

When the mine explosion in question occurred on September 21, we had already anticipated the scenario of Seoul and seen through the true intention of the conspiratorial farce being staged by the ROK military gangsters.

In conclusion, the incident is a clear farce reminiscent of the "wooden-box mine incident" which disturbed the world more than ten years ago, in consideration of the time and method of provocation.

At that time the puppet forces forcibly linked the "mine explosion incident" that occurred on the western border with the DPRK and continuously escalated the tension under the pretext of it.

What should not be overlooked is the fact that the armed gangsters of the ROK are now cooking up the groundless results and "justifying their conduct" for political and military provocation against the DPRK, openly talking about "reasonable and corresponding enforcement of measures".

How can we sit and watch their despicable act of rashly doubting anyone after exploding a mine of doubtful provenance and talking about the breach of the Armistice Agreement.

Where can we find else such an absurd, malicious and gangster-like attitude?

The rulers of Seoul including those of the "People Power Party" have already unanimously said that the withdrawn loudspeaker against the DPRK should be set up in keeping with the futile bravery of the new minister of Defense.

It is absurd that they made a conclusion about the origin of the said mine exploded in the barren land which they had never set foot for more than a half century.

It is the height of impudence that the tribes of the ROK are trying to fabricate "material evidence" for proving it after shifting the blame for the incident onto the other.

We are closely watching why the ROK military rogues need the "mine incident" at this time in connection with their extremely scandalous acts which have been witnessed repeatedly in the southern border area in recent days.

The enemies' provocative acts near the southern border area are going beyond the limit with each passing day.

As the world knows, our army has been building the barriers in the southern border area as part of the work of strengthening the border two years ago, and this is only a thorough exercise of sovereignty unrelated with any military purpose.

However, the ROK military warmongers are seriously threatening the personal safety of our soldiers through warning broadcasting and warning shots, teasing our personnel mobilized for building the border barriers about the groundless "crossing of the border".

Especially from August, the enemy has been engaged in warning broadcasting and warning shots every day.

The "crossing the border" of our soldiers touted by the ROK military is a deliberate and planned strained assertion to shift the responsibility for escalating tension on to the DPRK.

Clearly speaking, our soldiers have never crossed the border.

This is a clear cavil and a provocation.

The ROK military should think first of all about what the world will say about its inability to distinguish its own land and other's land, failing to properly distinguish the boundary which can be confirmed by the naked eye.

We will never remain a passive onlooker to the hostile acts causing great concern in the border area.

When a single bullet is hit on our land, they must be prepared for a lot.

If the ROK military gangsters fire at our soldiers carrying on the permanent project for the southern border, not warning shots, our border units will take immediate and merciless retaliate attack.

The counteraction principles against them have already been issued to the border defence units and the army of the DPRK decided to take measures to increase the tactical counterattack means in the direction of the demilitarized zone of the 21st Infantry Division of the 3rd Corps of the ROK army where the provocations are frequent in recent days.

Explicitly speaking once again, it is clear that if the frequency of malicious accusation and provocation against us in the border region are frequent and lead to an encroachment on our actual territory and military sovereignty, the rogue group will have to face a situation that has not yet been experienced.

I seriously warn you that it would be a good idea to weigh the relative advantages with reasonable thinking.

If you are going to display "bravery" with an unpopular barbarous courage, you will only face a miserable and catastrophic position.

The dramatic culmination of the farce of Seoul will never be fun and the responsibility for all consequences will be entirely for the party to the provocation.

 

KCNA Commentary on Japan's Moves to Expand Powder Magazine

Pyongyang, September 30 (KCNA) -- Recently, the Japanese reactionaries have buckled down to the extension of gunpowder houses for the Self-Defense Forces under the pretext of supplementing ammunition for "bolstering up the defense capabilities".

The Japan SDF with 1 400 gunpowder houses across the country is planning to additionally build at least 130 gunpowder houses under the standardized designs by 2032.

At present, the construction sites for 65 gunpowder houses were settled and the designs and construction projects are being conducted. Of them, three gunpowder houses were already completed by August this year. The designing for the remaining 65-odd gunpowder houses is to start later in 2027 after choosing their construction sites.

It is reported that the scale of extended gunpowder houses will increase more than scheduled under the three security documents, including the "national security strategy", the Japanese authorities are planning to formally revise within this year.

The extension of gunpowder magazine means that Japan is anticipating a long-drawn-out war.

It is by no means fortuitous that the present chief executive of Japan has asserted from the outset of the year that Japan should make preparations for a long-drawn-out war.

This is vivid evidence that Japan, a war criminal state, made a war for aggression and its prolongation a fait accompli and has made preparations for bolstering up its sustained combat capacity.

The Japanese reactionaries are now getting more frantic in the open scheme to realize the war strategy for materializing their reinvasion ambition.

Since the emergence of Takaichi regime, the Japanese authorities have openly pursued such extremely dangerous neo-militarist policy as the revision of the Three Principles on Transfer of Defense Equipment and Technology for operation of the "war industry" and its operational guidelines and the massive increase of "defense budget" the preceding regimes did not dare to do.

They are also hell-bent on rounding off the war preparations for aggression, investing huge amount of funds in the development of underwater-lunched hypersonic missiles, massive deployment of attack drones and introduction of AI into the SDF command system and other countermeasures to the "new combat mode" and the additional deployment of long-range missiles with "capability of attacking enemy base".

As well-known to everyone, Japan as a war criminal state is banned to have regular army, to say nothing of the right to take part in any war or right to belligerence. Nevertheless, it is scheming to increase its gunpowder houses in all parts of the country with a view to a long-drawn-out war, after getting fully prepared for a war state.

The militarist serpents' moves to increase the gunpowder houses for entering the road of overseas aggression at an early date are self-destructive acts of turning the whole of the archipelago into a huge powder box.

It is undeniable historical fact that the Japanese militarists, who ignited a bloody war of aggression under the ambition to dominate the whole world a century ago, were plunged into the mud of a long-drawn-out war in Asia and finally defeated.

The Japanese neo-militarists should clearly understand that if they are to make desperate efforts to realize the wild dream of the "Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere", oblivious of the bitter lessons of the past, they will only face the second defeat of Japan.