Pyongyang, October 10 (KCNA) — Kim Jong Un, supreme leader of the Party, state and armed forces of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, delivered a speech at the military parade held in celebration of the 75th anniversary of the founding of the Workers’ Party of Korea. The following is the full text of the speech: All the people and service personnel of the country, who are greeting the auspicious October holiday, Officers and men of
Pyongyang, October 10 (KCNA) — A military parade began in Kim Il Sung Square at 00:00 of October 10, the 75th founding anniversary of the Workers’ Party of Korea. The band of the State Affairs Commission (SAC) and the military band of the Korean People’s Army (KPA) entered the square and took the bandstand to play parade music. Parade columns proudly entered the square under spotlights, demonstrating the might of the DPRK and the regularized appearance of
The news emerged this week that Young Pioneer Tours’ founder and co-owner, Troy Collings, passed away unexpectedly at the age of 33. His loss has sent shockwaves not just through the YPT family, but also the broader North Korean travel industry as a whole who held great esteem and respect for his work. Troy along with Gareth Johnson founded YPT in 2008. His vision was to make travelling to the DPRK viable for younger
Sources in the North Korean tourist industry have confirmed that the 2020 Mass Games, or the “Our Country” (inminuinara) Mass Games is scheduled to go head in August. The announcement comes despite a temporary hiatus in travel to the DPRK following the impact of the Coronavirus in neighbouring China, which saw Pyongyang close the border and suspend all inbound tourism to the country until further notice. However, with efforts to contain the virus inside of
The Chinese regional carrier Qingdao Airlines, based in Shandong has announced the opening of three new flight routes to North Korea, becoming only the second foreign airline to provide flights to the country (Air China). As reported by CH Aviation.com, customers will be able to fly to Pyongyang from Qingdao, Zhengzhou and and Quanzhou. Despite recent sanctions, and also disruption posed by the Corona Virus, Chinese tourism to North Korea has grown extensively throughout 2018