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Kim Jong Un’s 2016 New Year Address: Full Korean text

RETURN TO SPEECH INDEX | ENGLISH TEXT As carried by the Korean Central News Agency. 친애하는 동지들! 우리는 영광스러운 조선로동당과 조국력사에 빛나는 리정표를 아로새긴 승리자의 긍지와 자부심에 넘쳐 새해 2016년을 맞이합니다. 나는 전체 인민들과 인민군장병들의 열화같은 충정의 마음을 담아 사회주의조선의 영상이시며 주체의 태양이신 위대한 수령님과 위대한 장군님께 가장 숭고한 경의와 새해인사를 삼가 드립니다. 나는 영원히 […]

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Kim Jong Un’s 2016 New Year Address: Full English Text

RETURN TO SPEECH INDEX | KOREAN TEXT English translation by the Korean Central News Agency. Dear comrades, Filled with the dignity and self-respect of being victors, who have set up a shining milestone in the history of the glorious Workers’ Party of Korea and our country, we are greeting the New Year 2016. In reflection […]

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Kim Jong Un’s 2016 New Year Address

FULL SPEECH TEXT: KOREAN | ENGLISH An exchange of rocket and artillery fire in August 2015 marked the first major clash across the inter-Korean border in several years and became a theme of Kim Jong Un’s 2016 new year speech. Kim addressed the incident during the speech, underlining the potential that any small incident could […]

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Kim Jong Un Makes Speech at Inauguration Ceremony of Paektusan Hero Youth Power Station

Pyongyang, October 4 (KCNA) — Kim Jong Un, first secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea, first chairman of the National Defence Commission of the DPRK and supreme commander of the Korean People’s Army, made a speech at the inauguration ceremony of the Paektusan Hero Youth Power Station. The following is its full text: Dear […]

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Paektusan Hero Youth Power Station Completed

Pyongyang, October 4 (KCNA) — The Paektusan Hero Youth Power Station has been completed as a proud structure built by young people in Songun Korea. A ceremony of its completion took place with splendor on October 3. Kim Jong Un, first secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea, first chairman of the National Defence Commission […]

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DPRK Premier Makes Field Survey of Power Station and Railway Construction

Pyongyang, August 3 (KCNA) — DPRK Premier Pak Pong Ju made a field survey of the construction of the Paektusan Songun Youth Power Station and the Hyesan-Samjiyon broad-gauge railroad. Looking round the construction site of the dam at the Paektusan Songun Youth Power Station No. 1, the project of the generator chamber at Power Station […]

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Kim Jong Un Guides Contest of Air Commanding Officers of KPA Air and Anti-Air Force

Pyongyang, July 30 (KCNA) — Supreme Commander of the Korean People’s Army Kim Jong Un guided the “2015 combat aeronautics contest of air commanding officers of the Air and Anti-Air Force of the Korean People’s Army” which was held with splendor at the Kalma Airport, which has been rebuilt on an expansion basis, to mark the 62nd […]

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Ground-breaking Ceremony Held for Construction of Broad-gauge Railroad in Area of Samjiyon

Samjiyon, June 4 (KCNA) — A broad-gauge railroad from Hyesan to Samjiyon will be constructed. A ground-breaking ceremony took place before the Samjiyon Grand Monument on Thursday. Present there were O Su Yong, secretary of the C.C., the Workers’ Party of Korea, officials concerned, builders and working people in Samjiyon County. The participants laid bunches […]

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Kim Jong Un Gives Field Guidance to Construction Site of Paektusan Songun Youth Power Station

Pyongyang, April 20 (KCNA) — Kim Jong Un, first secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea, first chairman of the National Defence Commission of the DPRK and supreme commander of the Korean People’s Army, provided field guidance to the construction site of the Paektusan Songun Youth Power Station. Kim Jong Un said he recollected with […]

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Briefing on Wonsan-Mt. Kumgang Int’l Tourist Zone to Be Given

Pyongyang, January 20 (KCNA) — A briefing on investment will be given in the DPRK in April-May to develop the Wonsan-Mt. Kumgang international tourist zone. A number of overseas Koreans and foreign investors have expressed their deep interest in the project. In this regard, KCNA had an interview with O Ung Gil, general manager of […]

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