KCNA:Pyongyang Bustling with Moving into New Houses
Pyongyang, the capital city of the DPRK, is witnessing another auspicious event of moving into new houses with the completion of building 10 000 flats at the fourth stage in the Hwasong area.
Moving into new houses has become a common scene in the city that can be seen in every spring.
Such scene was witnessed in Songhwa Street in 2022, Hwasong Street in 2023, Rimhung Street and Jonwi Street in 2024 and a new third-stage district in the Hwasong area in 2025.
A constant stream of removal vans flows to different parts of the new street, owners of new houses are filled with the delight of receiving the licenses for the use of new houses free of charge and the builders extend warm congratulations to them. Their looks are a happy scene of the large socialist family blossoming day by day under the care of the Workers' Party.
Such scenes as moving into new houses have been provided under the devoted service and warm benevolence of Kim.
Pyongyang, the capital city of the DPRK, is witnessing another auspicious event of moving into new houses with the completion of building 10 000 flats at the fourth stage in the Hwasong area.
Moving into new houses has become a common scene in the city that can be seen in every spring.
Such scene was witnessed in Songhwa Street in 2022, Hwasong Street in 2023, Rimhung Street and Jonwi Street in 2024 and a new third-stage district in the Hwasong area in 2025.
A constant stream of removal vans flows to different parts of the new street, owners of new houses are filled with the delight of receiving the licenses for the use of new houses free of charge and the builders extend warm congratulations to them. Their looks are a happy scene of the large socialist family blossoming day by day under the care of the Workers' Party.
Such scenes as moving into new houses have been provided under the devoted service and warm benevolence of Kim.
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VOK:A Good News (1/2)
The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un is always concerned to improve the diet of the people.
On January 14, 2017, he visited the newly-built Kumsanpho Fish Pickling Factory and said with satisfaction that the factory located in a marine ecologically clean place free from pollution looks marvellous both nearby and in the distance.
An official of the factory, however, was quite concerned because he felt a lack of technical force and had no idea of managing the factory properly.
Reading his inmost thoughts, Kim Jong Un encouraged him to have confidence and clarified the bright ways to manage the factory.
By the way, another source of trouble weighed heavily upon his mind.
Listening to his trouble, the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un said he had asked around and would inform him of a good news, and went on:
The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un is always concerned to improve the diet of the people.
On January 14, 2017, he visited the newly-built Kumsanpho Fish Pickling Factory and said with satisfaction that the factory located in a marine ecologically clean place free from pollution looks marvellous both nearby and in the distance.
An official of the factory, however, was quite concerned because he felt a lack of technical force and had no idea of managing the factory properly.
Reading his inmost thoughts, Kim Jong Un encouraged him to have confidence and clarified the bright ways to manage the factory.
By the way, another source of trouble weighed heavily upon his mind.
Listening to his trouble, the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un said he had asked around and would inform him of a good news, and went on:
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VOK:A Good News (1/2) The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un is always concerned to improve the diet of the people. On January 14, 2017, he visited the newly-built Kumsanpho Fish Pickling Factory and said with satisfaction that the factory located in a marine…
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That day, Kim Jong Un said a factory is most developed in the field of fish pickling and necessary employees of the Kumsanpho Fish Pickling Factory should learn various techniques and experiences from the officials and technicians of that factory.
As he regarded the dreams and ideals of the people as his cherished desire, he put forward plans and indicated specific ways to make them happier
I entrusted you with the construction of the fish pickling factory which cannot be found in the world in order to improve the diet of the people and service personnel. How can I look on with folded arms? We should overcome the difficulties together step by step. Otherwise, we can't realize the dreams and ideals of the people.
That day, Kim Jong Un said a factory is most developed in the field of fish pickling and necessary employees of the Kumsanpho Fish Pickling Factory should learn various techniques and experiences from the officials and technicians of that factory.
As he regarded the dreams and ideals of the people as his cherished desire, he put forward plans and indicated specific ways to make them happier
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Pyongyang, March 23 (KCNA) -- Deputy Ko Kil Son, secretary general of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly, made an opening speech at the First Session of the 15th SPA.
He said that the past seven years since the First Session of the 14th SPA were a proud period in which a new era has been opened up in all spheres by thoroughly applying the revolutionary line of independence and the people-first principle in state building and all the state activities.
Thanks to the rare wisdom and outstanding political ability of the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un, the administrative policies of strategic significance in the existence and development of the DPRK were put forward and a radical change was made in its sovereign activities, thus opening a broad avenue to building the most powerful, advanced and popular socialist state, he said.
He stressed that the new era of national prosperity, being ushered in by Kim Jong Un, is an era of unprecedented prosperity which surpasses all the records and precedents of the DPRK's history in terms of the height of creation and standards, the breadth of struggle realm, the depth of its change and the speed of its advance.
He continued:
687 people were elected deputies to the 15th Supreme People's Assembly. Among them are 201 deputies in the industrial sector, 100 in the agricultural sector, 15 in the land, forest, and urban management and service sectors, 70 in the sectors of science, IT industry, education, public health, literature and arts, mass media, sport and the administration of revolutionary relics, 170 at power organs, 10 at social organizations, 6 of the friendly parties and religious organizations, 53 at Party organs, and 62 in armed forces organs.
Among them are 108 women deputies.
676 deputies to the SPA are present at the session, and five deputies working at the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan and, for the reason of health, six deputies absent.
Present as observers are 1 252 central and local officials concerned, including the relevant ones of the Party Central Committee, the Standing Committee of the SPA, the Cabinet and armed forces organs, and Party and administrative leading officials of commissions, ministries and national agencies, the chief secretaries of the city and county Party committees and chairpersons of the city and county people's committees.
The speaker declared the First Session of the 15th SPA of the DPRK open, expressing the belief that the current session would serve as a crucial occasion in further increasing the high fighting spirit of all the people and service personnel out in implementing the decisions of the Ninth Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea. -0-
www.kcna.kp (2026.03.23.)
He said that the past seven years since the First Session of the 14th SPA were a proud period in which a new era has been opened up in all spheres by thoroughly applying the revolutionary line of independence and the people-first principle in state building and all the state activities.
Thanks to the rare wisdom and outstanding political ability of the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un, the administrative policies of strategic significance in the existence and development of the DPRK were put forward and a radical change was made in its sovereign activities, thus opening a broad avenue to building the most powerful, advanced and popular socialist state, he said.
He stressed that the new era of national prosperity, being ushered in by Kim Jong Un, is an era of unprecedented prosperity which surpasses all the records and precedents of the DPRK's history in terms of the height of creation and standards, the breadth of struggle realm, the depth of its change and the speed of its advance.
He continued:
687 people were elected deputies to the 15th Supreme People's Assembly. Among them are 201 deputies in the industrial sector, 100 in the agricultural sector, 15 in the land, forest, and urban management and service sectors, 70 in the sectors of science, IT industry, education, public health, literature and arts, mass media, sport and the administration of revolutionary relics, 170 at power organs, 10 at social organizations, 6 of the friendly parties and religious organizations, 53 at Party organs, and 62 in armed forces organs.
Among them are 108 women deputies.
676 deputies to the SPA are present at the session, and five deputies working at the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan and, for the reason of health, six deputies absent.
Present as observers are 1 252 central and local officials concerned, including the relevant ones of the Party Central Committee, the Standing Committee of the SPA, the Cabinet and armed forces organs, and Party and administrative leading officials of commissions, ministries and national agencies, the chief secretaries of the city and county Party committees and chairpersons of the city and county people's committees.
The speaker declared the First Session of the 15th SPA of the DPRK open, expressing the belief that the current session would serve as a crucial occasion in further increasing the high fighting spirit of all the people and service personnel out in implementing the decisions of the Ninth Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea. -0-
www.kcna.kp (2026.03.23.)
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KCNA:March 23 is World Meteorological Day
In the DPRK, weather forecast has been put on a scientific basis and observation equipment on a modern basis under the care of the state.The country is striving to provide accurate and prompt forecasts of weather situation while strengthening international cooperation in this field.
Recently, researchers of the State Hydro-Meteorological Administration established methods for raising the accuracy of disastrous weather forecast and confirmed the accuracy assessment indices and methods for various kinds of models and forecasting items by dint of AI.
They developed a county-level early warning system for downpour and flooding and introduced it into the southern areas in the central part of the country in 2024 and into the whole country by early April in 2025, thus making it prove effective in ensuring the scientific accuracy and promptness of weather forecast.
They put the marine forecast, observation, data communicatio and forecast process on modern basis.
In the DPRK, weather forecast has been put on a scientific basis and observation equipment on a modern basis under the care of the state.The country is striving to provide accurate and prompt forecasts of weather situation while strengthening international cooperation in this field.
Recently, researchers of the State Hydro-Meteorological Administration established methods for raising the accuracy of disastrous weather forecast and confirmed the accuracy assessment indices and methods for various kinds of models and forecasting items by dint of AI.
They developed a county-level early warning system for downpour and flooding and introduced it into the southern areas in the central part of the country in 2024 and into the whole country by early April in 2025, thus making it prove effective in ensuring the scientific accuracy and promptness of weather forecast.
They put the marine forecast, observation, data communicatio and forecast process on modern basis.
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Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Receives Congratulations from Russian President
Pyongyang, March 24 (KCNA) -- Kim Jong Un, president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, received a congratulatory message from V. Putin, president of the Russian Federation, on March 23.
The message said:
The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un,
I extend my wholehearted congratulations to you on your reelection as president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
The decision of the deputies to the Supreme People's Assembly clearly proves the unanimous public support for the line you are pursuing to effectively settle the socio-economic tasks facing the DPRK and defend the sovereignty and legitimate interests of the country in the international arena.
Russia highly appreciates your direct contribution to consolidating the friendly and allied relations between the two countries.
We will, of course, continue to work closely together to further develop the comprehensive strategic partnership between Moscow and Pyongyang.
This undoubtedly corresponds to the fundamental interests of our two countries' peoples.
I wish you good health and well-being with a new success in your responsible state activities.
Yours sincerely. -0-
www.kcna.kp (2026.03.24.)
Pyongyang, March 24 (KCNA) -- Kim Jong Un, president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, received a congratulatory message from V. Putin, president of the Russian Federation, on March 23.
The message said:
The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un,
I extend my wholehearted congratulations to you on your reelection as president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
The decision of the deputies to the Supreme People's Assembly clearly proves the unanimous public support for the line you are pursuing to effectively settle the socio-economic tasks facing the DPRK and defend the sovereignty and legitimate interests of the country in the international arena.
Russia highly appreciates your direct contribution to consolidating the friendly and allied relations between the two countries.
We will, of course, continue to work closely together to further develop the comprehensive strategic partnership between Moscow and Pyongyang.
This undoubtedly corresponds to the fundamental interests of our two countries' peoples.
I wish you good health and well-being with a new success in your responsible state activities.
Yours sincerely. -0-
www.kcna.kp (2026.03.24.)
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KCNA:On Fulfillment of State Budget of DPRK for 2025 and Its State Budget for 2026 (1/2)
There was a report on the fulfillment of the state budget for 2025 and on the state budget for 2026 deliberated by the Budget Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly at the First Session of the 15th SPA.
According to the report, all the people across the country executed the state budget for 2025 as planned in the struggle to fulfill the five-year plan for national economic development.
The report said that the state budgetary revenue plan for 2025 was carried out at 105.1 percent and grew to 107.2 percent as compared with the previous year and continued:
Many industrial establishments in the economic sector carried out their plans for central budgetary revenue at 104.6 percent and those for the regional budgetary revenue at 106.5 percent.
In the last year's state budget, funds equivalent to 103.7 percent as compared with 2024 were spent for further accelerating the comprehensive development of our state.
The defence sector was provided on a top priority basis with funds equivalent to 15.7 percent of the total state budgetary expenditure in order to contribute to guaranteeing security and defence of the country and protecting its interests.
In 2025, the capital investment increased to 101.1 percent as against the previous year, making a contribution to over-fulfilling the five-year plan for capital city construction and pushing ahead with the building of the regional development policy projects, the first-stage project for the Tanchon Power Station, the first-stage modernization project of the Ryongsong Machine Complex and other construction projects of the state.
Funds equivalent to 13.1 percent of the state budgetary expenditure were allotted to the work of national economy including metallurgical, chemical, electric power, machine-building and other key industrial sectors and major economic sectors.
Funds equivalent to 109.3 percent as against the previous year were spent for the development of science and technology.
Funds equivalent to 101.7 percent as against the previous year were allotted for the agricultural work and 38.9 percent of total state budgetary expenditure went to public health, literature and art and sports sectors, including the preferential provision of the necessary funds for improving the educational work.
Last year, too, funds were allotted for the anti-epidemic work in order to increase the ability to rapidly respond to various infectious diseases in the world.
The successful fulfillment of the state budget for 2025 is the result of the boundless patriotic devotion of all the people.
It is important to provide a reliable financial guarantee for the work and production activities of all sectors and units in order to successfully carry out the first-year tasks of the new five-year plan set forth by the Ninth Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea, the report said, and went on:
The state budget for 2026 has been compiled to promote the development of all sectors and units including science, education, public health, literature and art and contribute to the improvement of the people's standard of living while concentrating its investment on the building of the stronger force capable of repelling all sorts of military threats for defending the sovereignty and security of the country and on the successful attainment of the production targets for this year in the national economy.
This year's state budgetary revenue is expected to grow to 100.5 percent over last year and the turnover tax and enterprise profits, major items of the budgetary revenue, will increase to 100.3 percent and 100.1 percent respectively, accounting for 84.4 percent of the total revenue.
The profits of cooperative organizations are expected to grow to 101.8 percent, depreciation 102.7 percent, real estate rent 102.5 percent, premium for social insurance 102.4 percent, income from property sale and price fluctuation 102.8 percent, income from money collection 102 percent, other incomes 104.
There was a report on the fulfillment of the state budget for 2025 and on the state budget for 2026 deliberated by the Budget Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly at the First Session of the 15th SPA.
According to the report, all the people across the country executed the state budget for 2025 as planned in the struggle to fulfill the five-year plan for national economic development.
The report said that the state budgetary revenue plan for 2025 was carried out at 105.1 percent and grew to 107.2 percent as compared with the previous year and continued:
Many industrial establishments in the economic sector carried out their plans for central budgetary revenue at 104.6 percent and those for the regional budgetary revenue at 106.5 percent.
In the last year's state budget, funds equivalent to 103.7 percent as compared with 2024 were spent for further accelerating the comprehensive development of our state.
The defence sector was provided on a top priority basis with funds equivalent to 15.7 percent of the total state budgetary expenditure in order to contribute to guaranteeing security and defence of the country and protecting its interests.
In 2025, the capital investment increased to 101.1 percent as against the previous year, making a contribution to over-fulfilling the five-year plan for capital city construction and pushing ahead with the building of the regional development policy projects, the first-stage project for the Tanchon Power Station, the first-stage modernization project of the Ryongsong Machine Complex and other construction projects of the state.
Funds equivalent to 13.1 percent of the state budgetary expenditure were allotted to the work of national economy including metallurgical, chemical, electric power, machine-building and other key industrial sectors and major economic sectors.
Funds equivalent to 109.3 percent as against the previous year were spent for the development of science and technology.
Funds equivalent to 101.7 percent as against the previous year were allotted for the agricultural work and 38.9 percent of total state budgetary expenditure went to public health, literature and art and sports sectors, including the preferential provision of the necessary funds for improving the educational work.
Last year, too, funds were allotted for the anti-epidemic work in order to increase the ability to rapidly respond to various infectious diseases in the world.
The successful fulfillment of the state budget for 2025 is the result of the boundless patriotic devotion of all the people.
It is important to provide a reliable financial guarantee for the work and production activities of all sectors and units in order to successfully carry out the first-year tasks of the new five-year plan set forth by the Ninth Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea, the report said, and went on:
The state budget for 2026 has been compiled to promote the development of all sectors and units including science, education, public health, literature and art and contribute to the improvement of the people's standard of living while concentrating its investment on the building of the stronger force capable of repelling all sorts of military threats for defending the sovereignty and security of the country and on the successful attainment of the production targets for this year in the national economy.
This year's state budgetary revenue is expected to grow to 100.5 percent over last year and the turnover tax and enterprise profits, major items of the budgetary revenue, will increase to 100.3 percent and 100.1 percent respectively, accounting for 84.4 percent of the total revenue.
The profits of cooperative organizations are expected to grow to 101.8 percent, depreciation 102.7 percent, real estate rent 102.5 percent, premium for social insurance 102.4 percent, income from property sale and price fluctuation 102.8 percent, income from money collection 102 percent, other incomes 104.
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(2/2) 3 percent and income from special economic zones 101.4 percent, as compared with last year.
The central budgetary revenue is expected to account for 72.2 percent of the state budgetary revenue, with the revenue from the central economy amounting to a large proportion, and provincial, city and county people's committees will provide some funds for the scientific research in the agricultural sector, medical work and others to the central budget.
This year's state budgetary expenditure is expected to increase to 105.8 percent over last year.
This year, funds equivalent to 15.8 percent of the total state budgetary expenditure will be spent on national defence, contributing to the steady expansion and strengthening of the powerful self-defensive nuclear deterrent and war capabilities.
Funds needed for socialist economic construction are to increase to 105.5 percent over last year, amounting to 43.8 percent of the total state budgetary expenditure.
Funds equivalent to 106.3 percent as against last year are allotted for the work of national economy in 2026 and they will be spent for the major sectors including metallurgical, chemical, electric power, coal and machine-building industries and railway transport.
Funds equivalent to 105.3 percent over last year will be used for the development of science and technology.
It is expected to disburse funds equivalent to 105.7 percent over last year for the agricultural work in order to contribute to the strengthening of material and technical foundations of rural economy.
This year's state budget allots funds equivalent to 106 percent to educational sector as compared with last year, 105.6 percent to the public health sector, 103.1 percent to the cultural sector and 102.8 percent to the sports sector for the people-centered policies and the social and cultural work.
Funds for the anti-epidemic work are expected to grow to 101.1 percent over last year.
This year, too, the state will send a lot of educational aid funds and stipends to the Korean children in Japan so that they can grow up to be reliable pillars who will carry forward the patriotic cause.
The central budgetary revenue is expected to account for 72.2 percent of the state budgetary revenue, with the revenue from the central economy amounting to a large proportion, and provincial, city and county people's committees will provide some funds for the scientific research in the agricultural sector, medical work and others to the central budget.
This year's state budgetary expenditure is expected to increase to 105.8 percent over last year.
This year, funds equivalent to 15.8 percent of the total state budgetary expenditure will be spent on national defence, contributing to the steady expansion and strengthening of the powerful self-defensive nuclear deterrent and war capabilities.
Funds needed for socialist economic construction are to increase to 105.5 percent over last year, amounting to 43.8 percent of the total state budgetary expenditure.
Funds equivalent to 106.3 percent as against last year are allotted for the work of national economy in 2026 and they will be spent for the major sectors including metallurgical, chemical, electric power, coal and machine-building industries and railway transport.
Funds equivalent to 105.3 percent over last year will be used for the development of science and technology.
It is expected to disburse funds equivalent to 105.7 percent over last year for the agricultural work in order to contribute to the strengthening of material and technical foundations of rural economy.
This year's state budget allots funds equivalent to 106 percent to educational sector as compared with last year, 105.6 percent to the public health sector, 103.1 percent to the cultural sector and 102.8 percent to the sports sector for the people-centered policies and the social and cultural work.
Funds for the anti-epidemic work are expected to grow to 101.1 percent over last year.
This year, too, the state will send a lot of educational aid funds and stipends to the Korean children in Japan so that they can grow up to be reliable pillars who will carry forward the patriotic cause.
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Admin’s note: Belarus state media report Lukashenko will make an official visit to "North Korea" on March 25 and 26. No confirmation from DPRK yet.
KCNA now confirms it:Belarusian President to Visit DPRK
At the invitation of Kim Jong Un, president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Aleksandr Lukashenko, president of the Republic of Belarus, will pay an official visit to the DPRK.
At the invitation of Kim Jong Un, president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Aleksandr Lukashenko, president of the Republic of Belarus, will pay an official visit to the DPRK.
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KCNA:Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Meets and Encourages Newly-Appointed Cabinet Members and Deputies to SPA
The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un warmly congratulated the members of the Cabinet who came to assume the heavy responsibilities under the deep trust and expectation of the Party and the people.
Saying that the present situation, in which socialist construction is switching over to a new phase of high-level changes, requires the positive and creative efforts of the Cabinet members who are steering the implementation of the five-year strategy advanced by the Ninth Congress of the WPK, he noted that the officials of the Cabinet should always be full of the will to perfectly carry out the Party decisions, stronger than any others, and throw themselves heart and soul into bringing about practical achievements for the country and the people.
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he had a photo taken with SPA deputies, Cabinet members and ambassadors.
The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un warmly congratulated the members of the Cabinet who came to assume the heavy responsibilities under the deep trust and expectation of the Party and the people.
Saying that the present situation, in which socialist construction is switching over to a new phase of high-level changes, requires the positive and creative efforts of the Cabinet members who are steering the implementation of the five-year strategy advanced by the Ninth Congress of the WPK, he noted that the officials of the Cabinet should always be full of the will to perfectly carry out the Party decisions, stronger than any others, and throw themselves heart and soul into bringing about practical achievements for the country and the people.
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he had a photo taken with SPA deputies, Cabinet members and ambassadors.
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KimSPA.pdf
Admin’s note: There is the speech of respected comrade Kim Jong Un at at First Session of 15th Supreme People’s Assembly of DPRK.
You can read it in full, alongside Congress report and Kim Jong Un’s concluding speech.
I will soon do a joint summary of each of these speeches which provide to us a coherent picture of the situation in DPRK. For now, these points are important :
1. Economic development, in key industries and agriculture, alongside social services and housing programs.
2. Internationalism and investments in military matters.
3. Emphasis on Ideological Revolution and the remodeling of people’s minds as communists,
4. Calling ROK the most hostile state.
5. Continuing class struggle under socialism, in order to integrate everyone in the same working class.
You can read it in full, alongside Congress report and Kim Jong Un’s concluding speech.
I will soon do a joint summary of each of these speeches which provide to us a coherent picture of the situation in DPRK. For now, these points are important :
1. Economic development, in key industries and agriculture, alongside social services and housing programs.
2. Internationalism and investments in military matters.
3. Emphasis on Ideological Revolution and the remodeling of people’s minds as communists,
4. Calling ROK the most hostile state.
5. Continuing class struggle under socialism, in order to integrate everyone in the same working class.
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