THE EMBASSY OF THE DEMOCRATIC
PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF KOREA TO SWITZERLAND
No 39/26
Apr 14, 2026
1. Destroyer Choe Hyon Conducts Test-fire of Weapon Systems
2. Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Sends Educational Aid Fund, Stipends to Korean Children in Japan
3. Pyongyang in April, Full of Deep Reverence for Great Man
4. WPK Is Revolutionary Party for People: Rodong Sinmun
5. Performances of Foreign Art Troupes Given for 34th April Spring Friendship Art Festival
Destroyer Choe Hyon Conducts Test-fire of Weapon Systems
Pyongyang, April 14 (KCNA) -- The test-fire of strategic cruise missiles and anti-warship missiles was conducted again in the operational efficiency test system of destroyer Choe Hyon of the Navy of the Korean People's Army on April 12.
Comrade Kim Jong Un, together with leading officials in the field of national defence and commanding officers of the Navy, observed the test-fire.
The test-fire was aimed at checking the launching control line of the warship's integrated weapon commanding system and familiarizing the seamen with the missile firing action, as well as confirming the accuracy and the rate of hits of the improved active anti-jamming navigation system.
Two strategic cruise missiles and three anti-warship missiles were test-fired from destroyer Choe Hyon.
The launched strategic cruise missiles flew for 7 869s to 7 920s and anti-warship missiles for 1 960s to 1 973s along the flight orbits set in the sky above the West Sea of Korea and struck the targets with ultra-precision hit accuracy.
On the same day, Comrade Kim Jong Un heard a report on the examined formation plan of weapon systems for the destroyers Nos. 3 and 4 under construction and made an important conclusion.
He expressed great satisfaction over the fact that the preparedness of our army's strategic action has been strengthened in a qualitative way with various achievements recently made in the field of defence science.
Saying that it is our Party's invariable national defence line and most important priority task to steadily and unlimitedly bolster up the powerful and reliable nuclear war deterrent, he clarified the important tasks for further strengthening the strategic and tactical attack capability, a key component of the nuclear war deterrent, and for improving and sophisticating the prompt response posture.
Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Sends Educational Aid Fund, Stipends to Korean Children in Japan
Pyongyang, April 14 (KCNA) -- The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un sent to the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan the educational aid fund and stipends amounting to 316.36 million yen in Japanese currency for the democratic national education of the children of Koreans in Japan on the occasion of the 114th birth anniversary of President Kim Il Sung.
The educational aid fund and stipends, sent by President Kim Il Sung, Chairman Kim Jong Il and the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un for the children of Korean residents in Japan in 172 installments so far, total to 50 304 950 390 yen in Japanese currency.
Pyongyang in April, Full of Deep Reverence for Great Man
Pyongyang, April 13 (KCNA) -- The 15th of April this year is the 114th birthday of President Kim Il Sung.
Pyongyang in April is always wrapped up in an atmosphere of boundless reverence of the Korean people and the world progressives for the President, the founder of socialist Korea.
Working people from all walks of life, service personnel and school youth and children are visiting the President's birthplace in Mangyongdae and the revolutionary sites associated with his undying exploits.
And such various events as the national photo exhibition, the national art exhibition and the national industrial art exhibition are being held at the People's Palace of Culture, the Korean Art Gallery and other places.
Through monumental hymns and famous songs in the art performances, working people of institutions, industrial establishments, farms and other units are singing of the high pride and happiness they have enjoyed under the blessings of the illustrious leaders generation after generation.
Streets and parks are beautifully decorated with various flower shrubs in full bloom.
At the April Spring Friendship Art Festival opened in Pyongyang with sincerity of the progressive mankind, artistes of different countries put on the stages famous songs of the times loved by the Korean people, adding to the atmosphere of celebrating the jubilant spring holiday.
WPK Is Revolutionary Party for People: Rodong Sinmun
Pyongyang, April 13 (KCNA) -- The great Workers' Party of Korea is dynamically leading the struggle for great transformation to ensure the long-term state development. Thanks to its ever-victorious leadership, the history of the brilliant dignity, powerful strength and brilliant prosperity, which all the generations of the DPRK have desired, is being given steady continuity on this land, says Rodong Sinmun Monday in an article.
The WPK is the genuine people's Party which has adopted all its lines and policies as intended by the people and led them to a new life and civilization, the article says, and goes on:
Our Party's policy is based on the people-first principle, which is consistent with selfless, devoted efforts for the good of the people from A to Z, and is oriented to realizing the people's cherished desire.
Our Party, guided by the political idea of believing in the people as in Heaven, is expanding the scope and depth of its policy.
The WPK is the seasoned general staff of the revolution which has oriented the faith and wisdom of all the people to the struggle for great transformation to open up a new phase of comprehensive state development.
The victory in the past five years' struggle, in which we pioneered a new trend of prosperity, irreversible and irresistible, in the face of the worst crisis and challenges ever in history, is the precious fruit of our Party's ideology-first principle.
It is the eternal mode of struggle of our Party to hold fast to the Juche-oriented theory of ideology as the key to everything.
The WPK is a great party which awakens the people to its noble ideals and great ambition and builds a bright future by inspiring them.
The leader's noble outlook on the people, noble outlook on happiness and extraordinary outlook on life are recorded in each page of the sacred history of the Party.
The WPK is a great party which makes any decision boldly if it is for the people, and implements it without fail. It is also an invincible party with noble responsibility and strong practical ability which unconditionally keeps any promise to the people.
Performances of Foreign Art Troupes Given for 34th April Spring Friendship Art Festival
Pyongyang, April 12 (KCNA) -- The desire of the world progressives to celebrate the April holiday as a great auspicious event common to mankind is expressed with the songs of friendship.
Russian, Vietnamese and Lao artistes, who took part in the 34th April Spring Friendship Art Festival, put colorful art pieces on the stage to enliven the atmosphere of the festival.
The Russian art troupes, including the light music band of the Maritime Territory Music Association, well represented the Korean people's favorite songs to clearly show the Russian people's deep reverence for the peerlessly great man.
The Vietnamese national song and dance theatrical troupe presented to the festival stage such hymns for the great persons and the Korean people's favorite songs as "Our Leader", "A Dear Name" and "Our Comrade Kim Jong Un".
The artistes of the Lao State Art Troupe performed colorful numbers with sincerity out of their mind to significantly celebrate the spring holiday of April. Through such numbers as Korean songs "Attraction" and "Blue Sky over My Country", they highly praised the peerlessly great men's patriotic life dedicated to the prosperity of the country and the happiness of the people.