Preparations are now under way in the DPRK to successfully hold the Ninth Congress of the Workers’ Party of Korea, which will mark an epochal turning point in putting the great pioneering era of comprehensive development of socialism on a fresh higher stage.

Groundbreaking ceremonies for the regional development policy-oriented construction for the new year were held in Sinphyong and Sonchon counties of the DPRK on February ７, amid the growing patriotic will and fighting spirit of all the people to accelerate the overall prosperity and development of Korean-style socialism under the blueprint to be indicated by the Ninth Congress of the Workers’ Party of Korea.

February ８ is a significant day when the Korean People’s Army was founded.

Since the word "people" became involved in its name, the Korean People’s Army(KPA) has creditably fulfilled its duty and role as the main force for building a prosperous country and the creator of the people’s happiness, thus leaving remarkable traces in the history of the country.

The Hwangchoryong Spring Water Factory has been built in South Hamgyong Province of the DPRK.

New standards and new records were set one after another at many units of the national economy, the national economic plans for January were fulfilled and dozens of projects were completed and inaugurated across the DPRK in a month.

A tree nursery has been successfully built in Kaesong Municipality of the DPRK.

The Sangwon Cement Complex in the DPRK fulfilled its national economic plan for January ahead of schedule.