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Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un sends flower basket to Laotian President

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, sent a flower basket to Thongloun Sisoulith, general secretary of the Central Committee of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party and president of the Lao People's Democratic Republic, on the occasion of his 79th birthday.

On November 8, the DPRK ambassador to Laos courteously handed over the flower basket bearing the august name of the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un to the chairman of the Committee for External Affairs of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party who is member of the Central Committee of the LPRP.

Written on the ribbon of the flower basket were the letters reading: "I wish Thongloun Sisoulith, general secretary of the Central Committee of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party and president of the Lao People's Democratic Republic, good health". 

Daily necessities and cosmetics industries sector unveils new products

November 10, 2024

The sector of daily necessities and cosmetics industries has achieved notable successes by putting great efforts into developing new products.

The Ministry of Light Industry works to generalize the achievements and experience of the advanced units in the development of new products.

Factories and enterprises strive to develop and produce more and more new products to suit their characteristics on the principle of improving quality and reducing costs.

Horticultural therapy good for health

November 10, 2024

Horticulture is largely divided into family horticulture, production horticulture, and facility horticulture.

The horticulture in families often includes growing of plants and tending of flowerpots.

The promotion of health through horticultural activities is called horticultural therapy in the professional field.

‘Human shields’ in Gaza Strip teach a serious lesson

November 10, 2024

The Israeli troops have come under worldwide criticism for committing massacres in the Gaza Strip. This time the world was again stunned by the recently revealed fact that they have used innocent Palestinians as "human shields."

Such fact was opened to public recently by the testimonies of an Israeli soldier and five Palestinian victims.

The Israeli soldier testified that his unit detained Palestinian civilians to use them as "human shields" when searching dangerous places.

Pyongyang Koryo Hotel

November 10, 2024

The Pyongyang Koryo Hotel is a 45-storey twin-tower building located about 200 metres away from Pyongyang Railway Station to the left.

The hotel has five VIP rooms, 49 deluxe rooms, 222 premium rooms and 224 third-class and other rooms.

Everything from the entrance hall to other rooms is furnished in an elegant and refined manner and service facilities are at a high level.

Chemical industry sets up new sectoral structures

November 10, 2024

New sectoral structures are being established for putting the chemical industry on a Juche basis.

Efforts are concentrated on the project for establishing the C1 chemical industry which is of great significance in turning the country’s chemical industry into a Juche-oriented one relying on domestic raw materials.

Scientists, technicians and builders of different units, who are involved in the construction of a methanol production line, have made redoubled efforts to guarantee all its processes scientifically and technologically and improve the quality of construction.

Farmers move into new houses at Jaktong Farm

November 9, 2024

New modern houses have appeared at the Jaktong Farm in Poptong County of Kangwon Province.

A ceremony for moving into the houses took place with the attendance of Kim Myong Chol, secretary of the Kangwon Provincial Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, and officials of the Party and power organs, working people and builders in the county.

Pak Yong Chan, vice-chairman of the provincial people's committee, made a congratulatory speech.

Schoolchildren's rabbit show held

November 9, 2024

The 2024 national rabbit show and experience-sharing workshop of Children's Union organizations and schoolchildren took place at the training school of the youth league central committee on November 6-7.

Present there were youth league officials of the central committee, provinces, cities and counties, instructors of the Children's Union organizations at schools and schoolchildren that set an example in raising rabbits.

The show was held in the way of examining and evaluating new breeds of rabbits raised after school by schoolchildren from across the country.

Advantages and efficacy of traditional medicines of Korean nation

November 9, 2024

Koryo medicines, traditional medicines of the Korean nation, demonstrate their great viability in clinical practice and the range of their application is expanding with progress being made in putting them on a scientific basis.

Recently, The Pyongyang Times reporter Pang Un Ju had an interview with Jang Kum Ryon, PhD, associate professor and department chief of the Koryo Medicine Faculty of Pyongyang University of Medical Sciences.

The Korean people have long used Koryo medicines and their position is being raised with each passing day. Would you tell me about the advantages of Koryo medicines?

Secret behind miraculous resuscitation

November 9, 2024

Some time ago Pak Jin Hyok and his wife Jo Sol Gyong living in Ryonhwa-dong No. 1, Central District, Pyongyang, visited the Songyo District Hospital, bringing their little son with them. 

They wanted to show its doctors their son, who is growing up healthily. 

Thanks to the excellent health workers who had devoted themselves to the treatment of her son as sincerely as the latter’s blood relations would do, he could be born again, Jo said with emotion, recalling what had happened. 

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