While people are generally familiar with DPR Korea's cities, they often know little about the countryside or the lives of the people who inhabit it. Recently, however, national policies have driven rapid development in rural areas, transforming them to the point where their former appearance is no longer recognizable.
Chinese President Xi Jinping will pay a state visit to North Korea next week at the invitation of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, marking his first trip to Pyongyang in nearly seven years, according to North Korea's state media, as cited by Yonhap News Agency.
Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea, presides the 4th plenary meeting of the 8th WPK Central Committee held on December 27-31, 2021
The leaders of North Korea and China traded messages vowing to strengthen cooperation on the anniversary of their treaty of friendship, cooperation and mutual assistance between the two countries, North Korea's KCNA news agency reported on Sunday.
North Korea's ruling party has amended its rules to create a de facto second-in-command under leader Kim Jong Un as he looks to revamp domestic politics, South Korea's Yonhap news agency said on Tuesday.