Dynamic Start of New Year Struggle for Comprehensive Upsurge of Regional Revolution Grand Ceremony Held to Mark Start of Regional Development Policy-oriented Construction in Unnyul County of DPRK

Grand Ceremony Held to Mark Start of Regional Development Policy-oriented Construction in Unnyul County of DPRK

Pyongyang, January 30 (KCNA) -- A regional construction campaign for 2026 started in the DPRK, demonstrating the steadfast pioneering spirit and executive faculty of the Workers' Party of Korea. The Party has made sure that the precious successes, experience and admirable results, gained in the regional revolution for surely guaranteeing the comprehensive national rejuvenation, serve as the starting point of a new bolder campaign and an engine for acceleration every year.

The remarkable changes, in which the loud explosions heard at the groundbreaking ceremonies lead to the rousing cheers at the inauguration ceremonies every year, have become a new custom of Korean-style socialism to excite the whole country. Against this backdrop, from this year large-scale construction projects will be carried out in a simultaneous and expanded way in 20 cities and counties. The projects involve the construction of not only modern light industrial factories but also advanced health facilities and leisure complexes whose modeling phase has successfully ended.

Such a great construction campaign, started with ever-soaring confidence, will bring about without fail the great auspicious events of regional transformation cheered by the people this year too, along with a bright prospect of new leaps forward in the Korean revolution to be opened up by the Ninth Congress of the WPK. This serves as a dynamic stride in the ongoing successive offensive and advance led by the Party to bring earlier the epoch-making transformation through steady innovations and ceaseless upsurge that get stronger with each passing year.

A grand groundbreaking ceremony took place in Unnyul County on Thursday to signal the start of regional development policy-oriented construction in the new year, greatly boosting all the people's optimism about and confidence in the truthfulness and great prospect of the policy.

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, attended the ceremony.

Present there were leading officials of the Party, government and armed forces organs, commanders of the large combined units of the Korean People's Army, commanding officers and exemplary soldiers of the 124th regiments at different levels, officials and working people in South Hwanghae Province and the county.

The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un made a meaningful speech.

Saying we are now standing on the starting line of our gigantic struggle for another year, aimed at transforming the regions, he noted:

This is the third year for implementing the regional development policy, and public health facilities and leisure complexes, together with regional-industry factories, will be built in 20 regions of the country including this Unnyul County. This means that nearly one-third of the cities and counties across the country will have been transformed.

This fact is testimony to our firm will to transform and improve the people’s living fundamentally and simultaneously throughout the country, and at the same time it clearly shows the surging spirit in implementing the expanding regional development policy and the development potential of our state gaining in strength year after year.

Referring to the changes made in the laying of economic foundations, the competitive edge of regional industry and the understanding of provincial areas through the two-year course of implementing the WPK's regional development policy, he affirmed that the WPK would continue in the future to tap all potentialities for regional development and carry out the annual plans for it in a forceful and thoroughgoing way by adopting innovative and scientific methods.

Stressing the purpose of the WPK which has put forward the People’s Army in the vanguard of implementing its regional development policy, he said that our soldiers are the vanguard in carrying out the historic cause unprecedented since the founding of our country and the creators of the people’s wellbeing. He added that commanding officers of the units and subunits in charge of regional construction projects should keep deep in mind the Party’s intention, and make special efforts for the spiritual development of the soldier-builders so as to develop all of them into staunch adherents, defenders and implementers of the Party’s revolutionary ideology and into patriots who render an active contribution to the comprehensive development of our state.

He called on all soldier-builders to march forward more bravely and vigorously, fully displaying the temperament and mettle of the Korean People’s Army in the creative struggle for the prosperity of the state and for the good of our beloved people, true to their duty as the vanguard of the Party, the defender of the revolution and the sons and daughters of the people.

By raising stormy cheers of "Hurrah!", all the participants responded to the patriotic call of the great Party Central Committee that is confidently leading their ideal and faith, fighting spirit and creativity, firmly consolidated and cultivated, to the attainment of the goal of building a highly civilized and prosperous country.

Read out was a letter of pledge of officers and men of the 124th regiments at all levels of the KPA to Kim Jong Un.

The letter expressed the solemn will to endlessly glorify the name of the powerful revolutionary army in the great era of Kim Jong Un by building fine edifices of civilization and prosperity, symbolic of the new era of transformation, all over the country in the significant year when the Ninth Congress of the WPK is to be held, cherishing deep in mind the great trust of the Supreme Commander, who let the People's Army stand in the vanguard of the sacred struggle for creation to usher in a great era of transformation unprecedented in the nation's history and has aroused matchless strength and courage with his ardent call for collective feats at every significant groundbreaking ceremony.

Kim Jong Un dug the first spadeful of earth to signal the start of the construction project, together with leading officials.

When he pressed the detonator, a thrilling explosion broke out in reflection of the spirit of self-reliance for growing stronger and achieving prosperity as early as possible through the indomitable struggle racing against the time.

That day, Kim Jong Un had a photo taken with commanding officers and exemplary soldiers of the 124th regiments at all levels of the KPA.

All the soldier-builders loudly shouted in chorus such slogans as "Kim Jong Un" and "Death-defying Defence", in reflection of their pledge of single-minded loyalty to add glory to their noble title - the pioneer of transformation and the creator of happiness for the country and the people - by upholding the deep trust of the Party Central Committee with their spirit of unconditional implementation and staunch practical ability.

The groundbreaking ceremony serves as a significant occasion heralding new great changes and successive achievements to be made successfully again along with the dynamic fighting spirit of the new era aspiring after steady development and leaps forward and the creation speed of the DPRK being accelerated to realize the great ideals. -0-

www.kcna.kp (2026.01.30.)

Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un's Speech at Ceremony Marking Start of Regional Development Policy-Oriented Construction in Unnyul County Pyongyang, January 30 (KCNA) -- The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un made a speech at the ceremony marking the start of the regional development policy-oriented construction in Unnyul County.

 

Pyongyang, January 30 (KCNA) -- The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un made a speech at the ceremony marking the start of the regional development policy-oriented construction in Unnyul County.

The full text of his speech is as follows:

Comrades,

Today, we are launching the work for 2026, a worthwhile undertaking for implementing the regional development policy.

Reliable soldiers who have already performed great patriotic feats over the last two years in the vanguard of the era of gigantic transformation,

Officers and soldiers of the 124th Regiment under the 4th Corps,

I extend my heartfelt thanks and militant encouragement to all the soldier-builders who, mindful of the sacred mission of the times and with burning passion, are opening up a new chapter of regional economic development and cultural efflorescence by bringing delight in a new life to various parts of the country.

I also extend greetings to the members of the non-permanent promotion committees at all levels, officials of the design and other relevant sectors and the working people, who have been making responsible and devoted efforts to ensure that this worthwhile undertaking bear good fruition year after year.

Comrades,

We are now standing on the starting line of our gigantic struggle for another year, aimed at transforming the regions.

Holding at the beginning of a year groundbreaking ceremonies for the construction projects for the regional development policy has now become, for our Party and state and for provinces, cities and counties across the country, the first process of their work, which cannot be violated and which is of great importance.

Today’s groundbreaking ceremony, which signals the beginning of regional construction in the new year, again reminds us of the real meaning of this honourable struggle of ours.

This is the third year for implementing the regional development policy, and public health facilities and leisure complexes, together with regional-industry factories, will be built in 20 regions of the country including this Unnyul County. This means that nearly one-third of the cities and counties across the country will have been transformed.

This fact is testimony to our firm will to transform and improve the people’s living fundamentally and simultaneously throughout the country, and at the same time it clearly shows the surging spirit in implementing the expanding regional development policy and the development potential of our state gaining in strength year after year.

This means the successful fruition of the Party’s policy and its correct implementation.

While conducting this undertaking which we started with a determination to raise to a higher stage the basic material and cultural standards of living of the regional people, we have produced, through an unyielding pioneering struggle, one wonderful result after another that is demanded by the times and welcomed by everyone, and thus gained experience and framework sufficient enough to promote regional development steadily on an expanded scale.

The two-year course of implementing our Party’s regional development policy has already changed many things in the country.

It has transformed the backward regional economic foundations of the previous century into the completely new ones, and brought about many changes in the people’s living.

As it has developed as highly as the central industry, the regional industry is gaining competitive edge with each passing day, and this is effecting changes in the understanding of the provincial areas.

The standard of living, the level of civilization, in the regions is becoming an important hallmark of the development of our style of socialism.

I am sure that our Party, whose political ideal is the people-first principle, will continue in the future to tap all potentialities for regional development and carry out the annual plans for it in a forceful and thoroughgoing way by adopting innovative and scientific methods.

Comrades,

Present at this groundbreaking ceremony are senior military and political cadres of the large combined units and combined units, as well as the commanding officers and soldier-builders who attended the review meeting of the 124th regiments at different levels, together with the officers and soldiers of the regiment currently mobilized in the construction projects for the implementation of the regional development policy in Unnyul County.

Availing myself of this opportunity, I would like to give another high appreciation and thanks to you for creating valuable wealth one after another, which will serve as solid foundations for the development of the regions and the improvement of the regional people’s material and cultural life.

You are now in the vanguard of the efforts for carrying out our Party’s revolutionary policy, which nobody could do in the past; you are defending the Party’s policy by implementing it in a responsible and perfect way.

The officers and soldiers of the 124th regiments at different levels of the Korean People’s Army have been faithful to their missions over the past two years in the struggle to implement the Party’s regional development policy, fully displaying the temperament and fighting efficiency unique to our army which regards absolute loyalty and resolute implementation as its lifeline.

I really appreciate the painstaking efforts you have made with conscience and devotion for the cause of our Party and for the good of our state and people. And I am convinced that the endeavour to implement the regional development policy will come to more inspiring fruition thanks to your indomitable fighting spirit and unusual exertions.

Comrade commanding officers,

The potentials for perfectly carrying out on the highest level possible the construction projects for this year, which will be much more gigantic and challenging than the previous ones, lie entirely in the surging spirit and a high level of creativity of the soldier masses.

As I have stressed on several occasions, our soldiers are not merely a construction workforce; they are the vanguard in carrying out the historic cause unprecedented since the founding of our country and the creators of the people’s wellbeing.

Our Party has put forward the People’s Army in the vanguard of implementing its regional development policy with the main goal to train the soldiers to be genuine revolutionaries who are prepared politically and ideologically and have practical abilities high enough to perform any tasks unhesitatingly; I stress this once again.

Commanding officers of the 124th regiments and other units and subunits in charge of regional construction projects should keep deep in mind the Party’s intention, and make special efforts for the spiritual development of the soldier-builders so as to develop all of them into staunch adherents, defenders and implementers of the Party’s revolutionary ideology and into patriots who render an active contribution to the comprehensive development of our state.

All soldier-builders who are to get down to the third-year-term undertakings for the implementation of the regional development policy in the new era,

You are entrusted with a sacred, worthwhile and important mission of building the structures conducive to achieving the prosperity of the country and the happiness of the people.

You should steadily continue to write the history of fundamental transformation of the regions true to your duty as the vanguard of the Party, the defender of the revolution and the sons and daughters of the people.

You should march forward more bravely and vigorously, fully displaying the temperament and mettle of the Korean People’s Army in the creative struggle for the prosperity of the state and for the good of our beloved people.

Officials, working people and other residents in Unnyul County,

Modern factories and public health and welfare service facilities will be undoubtedly built just in this place at the end of this year, and then Unnyul will take on a new appearance.

I will make sure with all sincerity that transformation is brought about here in Unnyul.

I wish all the residents and officials in the county good health and excellent successes in their struggle for cultivating the county’s rosy future.

I extend warm greetings to the beloved people of Unnyul. -0-

www.kcna.kp (2026.01.30.)

Yearly Transformations of Socialist Countryside

 

 2026.1.2

http://www.mfa.gov.kp/view/article/237799.

Guided by the far-reaching blueprint for socialist rural construction provided by respected Comrade Kim Jong Un at the Eighth Congress of the Workers’ Party of Korea(WPK), the past five years witnessed yearly transformations of nationwide rural villages into wonderlands, thus recording another great chapter in the new era of comprehensive national development.

In the very first year of the rural housing project, modern and elegant houses were built in various villages, heralding the arrival of rural civilization and progress. Within just a few years, numerous modern houses appeared in the lowlands as well as in the remote mountainous regions.

The project proceeded without let-up even in the top-level emergency anti-epidemic period. Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un devoted his time to providing our agricultural workers with a happier life with nothing to envy. He spent nights reviewing the designs, shapes and colours of rural houses. Under his guidance, the construction workers waged a dynamic struggle, unfolding a new scenery of ideal rural villages to the remote mountainous areas, giving the flood-hit northern regions a facelift, and turning Ragwon Port into an ideal modern fishing village.

The WPK advances the rural housing project without a moment of stagnation as it has set it as a historic task for translating the people’s ideals into reality and achieving comprehensive national prosperity by ushering in a new era of socialist rural construction.

Thanks to the wise leadership of the WPK that enjoys whole-hearted support of our people, a rosier future lies in store for the DPRK’s socialist countryside and the rural revolution programme in the new era will surely come to a brilliant fruition.

From Voice of Korea -Youth Brilliant under His Love and Trust

  

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  The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un visited the construction site of the Sinuiju Combined Greenhouse Farm on January 2 to congratulate and encourage the young builders who greeted the new year.

  That day he made a meaningful congratulatory speech.

  He said the young builders turned out for this grand construction project, to which the Workers' Party of Korea and the state attach importance, and completely transformed this island, which was afflicted by a disaster, into an ideal country town in the new era within 500-odd days, and continued:

  In these days you have chosen it to be worthwhile in your youth to experience hardship and training instead of enjoyment and comfort, and have cultivated a passionate spirit and strong will to learn how to overcome difficulties, how to make innovations and how to love your country. The days constitute the most valuable wealth in your life that cannot be bartered for a mountain of gold.

  Witnessing the soaring spirit of our young people and seeing every creation associated with the passion and sincerity of our young generation, our people are picturing in their mind their motherland that will prosper forever; and seeing your vigorous growth, they are assured that our style of socialism is being succeeded. There is no such young generation as the Korean youth in the world. This is a source of great happiness and satisfaction for our Party responsible for the future of the country.

  After concluding his speech, Kim Jong Un looked round the area of the Sinuiju Combined Greenhouse Farm nearing its inauguration and highly appreciated the patriotic zeal and devoted efforts of young builders  who have written a new legendary tale of gigantic transformation, sharing the breath and keeping pace with the Party.

  As said above, Kim Jong Un calls young people to the vanguard of the struggle for the rosy future of the country, highly praises their feats and leads them to glorify their honourable appellation of socialist patriotic youth.

  That's why the Korean young people live with the unanimous desire to work harder for the country in their youth.

  Elated by the love and trust of Kim Jong Un who entrusted them with the project of the large-scale greenhouse farm and visited its construction site for the first time in the new year, showing paternal affection to them, the Korean young people are glorifying their youth as creators of miracles and forerunners in performing great feats in the places wanted by the Party.

DPRK Missile Administration Test-fires Large-caliber MRLS

Pyongyang, January 28 (KCNA) -- The Missile Administration of the DPRK conducted a test-fire on Jan. 27 to verify the effectiveness of a large-caliber multiple rocket launcher system upgraded with new technology.

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, oversaw the test-fire.

The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un was accompanied by Kim Jong Sik, first vice department director of the Central Committee of the WPK, and Jang Chang Ha, general director of the Missile Administration of the DPRK.

Expressing satisfaction over the result of the test, he said:

"Today's test is of great significance in improving the effectiveness of our strategic deterrent.

That is because we have achieved technical upgrading of this weapon system to employ its most powerful characteristics in a most appropriate and effective way, and thus made it possible to apply it in specific attacks.

All the indexes have been improved to maximize its strike capability, and the mobility, intelligence and hitting accuracy of the rockets, in particular, have remarkably been upgraded.

The mobility of the newly-modernized launcher vehicle is also perfect.

The self-steered precisely guided flight system, which can neglect any outside intervention, is a major feature that demonstrates the superiority of this weapon system.

The course of achieving this success was not all plain sailing, but the task has wonderfully been carried out by our scientists and technicians.

I am sure that no other country would acquire such technology or possess such capability in a few years at least.

If they had seen this test, our enemies would obviously have recognized the modernity and development potential of our defence technology.

This is clear proof of the steady improvement and uninterrupted evolution of our defence technology.

As I have always emphasized, the relevant activities we conduct are clearly aimed at none other than further raising the level of our deterrent against a nuclear war.

Demonstrating such a will and capability is itself a responsible exercise of the deterrent.

This cannot be but indispensable for self-defence today.

I extend thanks to the defence science research group that has made devoted and painstaking efforts to perfect this weapon system.

The result and significance of this test will be a source of excruciating mental agony and serious threat to the forces that attempt to provoke a military confrontation with us.

Our artillerymen, possessed with the most precise, destructive and massive strike capability, will perform the responsible mission of deterring war."

The fired four rockets hit a target in the waters 358.5 km away from the point of launch.

Kim Jong Un stressed that to build up the most reliable offensive capability and enforce the deterrence strategy based on it is the invariable line of our Party's national defence policy. And he said that the Ninth Congress of the WPK will clarify the next-stage plans for further bolstering up the country's nuclear war deterrent. -0-

www.kcna.kp (2026.01.28.)

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To Sustain Our Flavour

  The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un always stresses the need to do everything in Korean style according to the aesthetic sense of the people.

  One day in September 2013, he visited the May Day Stadium on Rungna Islet in the capital city.

  A lot of national and international games and events were held at the large and unique stadium with 150,000 seats in the past.

  That day Kim Jong Un learned about the seats and said that it was necessary to completely face-lift the stand by installing new nice-looking seats convenient for watching games. And he gave instructions on the remodelling of the stadium.

  He added that the remodelling of the stadium is an important work to further develop the Juche-based sports amid the ever-growing enthusiasm for sports and demonstrate the national power and civilization.

  Afterwards, he came to the stadium again to acquaint himself with the progress of the project. Putting special emphasis on harmonizing colours of the stand well, he said:

  If red, blue and white seats are arranged to symbolize the national flag, the stadium will look conspicuous.

  In the construction sector, not only the design but also the building work should represent a clear theme. In a word, even painting should clearly show the main point we are going to say.

  That was how the seats of the May Day Stadium were coloured red, blue and white symbolizing the national flag.

From Voice of Korea.-Convincing Them of the Spirit of Self-Reliance Once Again

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  The Kumsanpho Fish Pickling Factory produces different kinds of tasty pickled dishes in an industrial way and supplies them to the people.

  The factory was built according to a plan of the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un who is concerned about the people's diet.

  Kim Jong Un visited the factory several times and named it like that. Saying it is for the first time that we are building such a factory which cannot be found in any other country of the world, he taught the ways to build it into a model factory for processing seafood in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

  One day in August 2018, he called at the Kumsanpho Fish Pickling Factory regardless of the sweltering heat.

  He expressed satisfaction, saying the factory had done a lot of work.

  And he earnestly said the Kumsanpho Fish Pickling Factory should set a proper goal and make positive efforts to improve the tastes of pickled dishes and increase their varieties as it is a factory, a trailblazer in the fish pickling industry of the country.

  Going round various places of the factory, he gave detailed and meticulous instructions on all problems including the issue on further raising the level of sci-tech knowledge of its officials and employees.

  That day, he highly praised the officials and employees of the Kumsanpho Fish Pickling Factory time and again for having worked devotedly while overcoming the bottlenecks and difficulties in the spirit of self-reliance and with the might of science and technology.

  Like this, Kim Jong Un convinced the officials and employees of the factory once again that the only strength of breaking through the untrodden path lies in the spirit of self-reliance.