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No 82/25 Nov 5, 2025
1. Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Visits Bier of Kim Yong Nam
2. Kim Yong Nam Passes away
3. Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Gives Field Guidance at School Things Factory and School Fixtures Factory under Construction
4. Pyongyang General Hospital Opens in DPRK
Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Visits Bier of Kim Yong Nam
Pyongyang, November 4 (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 the bier of Kim Yong Nam at 01:00 of November 4 to express deep condolences over his death.
The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un was accompanied by major senior Party and government officials.
A wreath in the august name of Kim Jong Un was laid before the bier of the deceased.
Kim Yong Nam Passes away
Pyongyang, November 4 (KCNA) -- Kim Yong Nam, former chairman of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly, passed away at the age of 97 at 12:00 on November 3, 2025, due to multiple organ failure caused by carcinomatous poisoning.
An obituary of his death was announced on Nov. 3 by the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, the State Affairs Commission of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly of the DPRK and the DPRK Cabinet.
The obituary said:
The life of Kim Yong Nam was a brilliant one in which he was highly honoured for his allegiance to the revolution with pure loyalty and high ability under the care of the Party and the leader.
Born into a family of the ruined nation and lived in distress under the colonial rule of foreign imperialism, Kim Yong Nam greeted the national liberation at the age of 17. After the liberation he devoted his efforts to social activities for the prosperity and honor of the country and the freedom and happiness of the people.
He, who left to study abroad in the early days of building a democratic state, returned home in July 1952, when the homeland experienced a fierce war, and devoted himself to training Party cadres at the then Central Party School. He worked at the Central Committee of the WPK from the mid-1950s to the first half of the 1960s, contributing to enhancing the external prestige of the Party and conducting dynamic work with the progressive forces supporting and encouraging our cause in the international arena.
After working as a vice-minister of Foreign Affairs for four years, he successively held an important post in the field of international affairs of the Party from September 1967. In the period, he displayed strict principle and high practical ability in the important and difficult work of modeling the whole Party on the revolutionary idea of the leader, exposing and frustrating the moves of the counterrevolutionary forces that left a stain in the history of the world socialist movement and defending the revolutionary character and authority of our Party.
Since 1983, he had conducted dynamic political and diplomatic activities to defend the rights and interests of the dignified DPRK in the international arena for nearly 20 years as a vice-premier of the Administration Council and foreign minister.
In the days when he devoted all his wisdom and energy to thoroughly implementing the foreign policy of the state with independence, peace and friendship as its main idea, he made a great contribution to expanding the scope of the DPRK's external relations and creating environment favorable for socialist construction.
When our country and people were consolidating the foundations for building a powerful country under the uplifted banner of socialism in the face of severe trials, Kim Yong Nam assumed the post as the chairman of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly, faithfully supported the Party's ideas and leadership and demonstrated his unique ability and experience in the international arena, thus recording remarkable merits in the history of the DPRK's politics and diplomacy.
During his service as a member of the Presidium of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the WPK and a senior official of the DPRK supreme power organ, he remained faithful to his duty as a revolutionary veteran to ensure that the whole state affairs advanced along the correct track of development in the new era.
For nearly 80 years of his revolutionary activities, Kim Yong Nam had always served the Party, the country and the people with rich knowledge and high responsibility and devoted himself to writing precious books to convey to posterity the proud history of the Republic which has been associated only with victory and glory in spite of his great age of over 90.
The merits he performed by devoting his life to the Party, the revolution and the people will shine with the future of the DPRK which will win victory after victory and he will be remembered by the great history of the country and the people as a veteran of the state, the obituary said.
Kim Yong Nam was awarded Order of Kim Il Sung and Order of Kim Jong Il, the highest orders of the DPRK, and high-ranking Party and state commendations including the title of Labor Hero, for his feats for the Party, the revolution, the country and the people.
The Central Committee of the WPK, the State Affairs Commission of the DPRK, the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly of the DPRK and the Cabinet of the DPRK announced a decision that the deceased Kim Yong Nam will be accorded a state funeral and the state funeral committee will be formed with the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un, Comrade Pak Thae Song, Comrade Choe Ryong Hae and other 97 persons as its members.
The state funeral committee said that the bier of Kim Yong Nam is placed at the Sojang Club of Pothonggang District in Pyongyang and that the callers for condolence will be received from 09:00 to 19:00 of Nov. 4 and the coffin of the deceased will be carried out of the club at 09:00 of Nov. 5.
Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Gives Field Guidance at School Things Factory and School Fixtures Factory under Construction
Pyongyang, November 5 (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, gave field guidance at the School Things Factory and the School Fixtures Factory under construction on November 4.
The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un was accompanied by Jo Yong Won, secretary of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea.
He was greeted on the spot by No Kwang Chol, minister of National Defence, the commanding officers of the units of the Korean People’s Army involved in the construction, officials of design institutions and officials concerned.
First, he visited the construction site of the School Things Factory.
After acquainting himself with the progress of the project, he went round the site.
He stressed once again that the construction of the School Things Factory, the School Fixtures Factory and the Educational Apparatus Factory which the Party attaches importance to are of great significance in consolidating the material foundation of the educational field of the DPRK and improving the educational conditions and environment.
Saying that thanks to the devoted efforts of the soldier-builders, the construction of the factory, which had been subject to empty talks in the educational field for several years, is to be completed in a matter of a few months and our army has created a precious wealth for the future of the country through a worthwhile day-and-night struggle for creation which no one can substitute, he highly appreciated their efforts.
He noted that the issue of consolidating the material and technical foundation of the educational field was dealt with as an important agenda in every plenary meeting of the Party Central Committee for the past few years, but the project was not carried out until the half of this year although five calendar years have passed. He said that this is a matter of viewpoint and attitude of the leading officials of the Cabinet and the educational field towards the Party's policies and the future of the state before taking into consideration the economic and practical conditions.
He went on:
Every plenary meeting of the Eighth Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea adopted 8 same decisions on the establishment of those factories. However, they have not been implemented, and the relevant sector also has not presented a clear way for their implementation.
The plenary meeting to be held in December should strictly review the reason why the weighty policies of great significance on the most important of state affairs were neglected for several years.
Then, he went round the construction site of the School Fixtures Factory.
After receiving a report that the soldier-builders finished the construction of the factory's main frame and are stepping up the final work, he highly appreciated their efforts.
He expressed satisfaction over the fact that the soldier-builders are ensuring high quality in the construction. And he repeatedly commended them, saying that he could fully sense that all the elements covering every corner of the architectural space are associated with the steadfast ideological and moral world and pure loyalty of the People's Army committed to implementing the Party's policies.
He stressed that the School Things Factory, the School Fixtures Factory and the Educational Apparatus Factory should be flawless in all aspects of construction and equipment installation as well as the production and living environments as they are the key factories aimed to meet the demand of the whole country, clarifying the detailed tasks in completing the construction by the end of the year and running the factories within the first half of next year.
Looking at the samples of school fixtures to be supplied to all schools across the country, he emphasized the importance of establishing a system of supplying raw and other materials in a long-term and scientific way to fully satisfy proper standard, demand and quality according to schools, ages, figures and varieties and referred to the relevant measures to be taken in the future.
He earnestly requested all the soldier-builders to complete the construction projects for strengthening the educational foundation of the country into the monumental edifices clearly demonstrating the eye-opening development of our times, bearing deep in mind the pride and responsibility that they are building creations directly related to the future of the country by their own efforts true to the plan and intention of the Party Central Committee.
True to his militant call, the soldier-builders firmly pledged to attain a successful result to materialize the desire of the WPK as early as possible through high-pitched struggle and make a report of glory and loyalty to the Party Central Committee.
Pyongyang General Hospital Opens in DPRK
Pyongyang, November 4 (KCNA) -- The Pyongyang General Hospital opened in the DPRK on November 3.
The medical workers and employees of the hospital are determined to devote themselves to ensuring that the great benevolence of the Workers' Party of Korea leads to protecting the people's lives and promoting their health.
On Nov. 3, the hospital started the treatment of patients sent by the central-level hospitals.
The patients feel most grateful to the motherly Party, which values the lives of the people most, for its great love, while receiving the best medical services at the world-class hospital.
With the significant opening, the Pyongyang General Hospital will be kept in the hearts of the people as a house of love, a seat which protects the lives, health and laughter of people.