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KAWU on the National Day of the DPRK

Left Review Online September 9, 2020

KAWU on the National Day of the DPRK

The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) is a people-centered state in which everything serves people. It was founded by President Kim Il Sung on 9 September 1948. He led the anti-Japanese armed struggle to victory, liberated the country from the Japanese colonial rule and wisely led the...more

National Emblem of the DPRK

Left Review Online September 9, 2020

National Emblem of the DPRK

The national emblem of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) bears the design of a grand hydroelectric power station under Mt Paektu and the beaming light of a five-pointed red star, with ears of rice forming an oval frame, bound with a red ribbon bearing the inscription...more

Educational Policy of the DPRK and Its Future

Left Review Online September 9, 2020

Educational Policy of the DPRK and Its Future

The people who visited the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea say that the country has a bright and optimistic future. They take its educational policy as an example. The country introduced universal primary compulsory education, the first of its kind in the East, in 1956 and then universal...more

What Do We Know about the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea?

Left Review Online September 9, 2020

What Do We Know about the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea?

The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea was founded on September 9, 1948. During these 72 years, it has been turned from a backward colonial agrarian country into a dignified, powerful socialist country, drawing great attention of the international community. Its features can be seen from various angles. A...more

LET US REUNIFY THE COUNTRY INDEPENDENTLY AND PEACEFULLY THROUGH THE GREAT UNITY OF THE ENTIRE NATION

KIM JONG IL September 5, 2020

LET US REUNIFY THE COUNTRY INDEPENDENTLY AND PEACEFULLY THROUGH THE GREAT UNITY OF THE ENTIRE NATION

We have recently observed the 5th anniversary of the publication of the Ten-Point Programme of the Great Unity of the Whole Nation for the Reunification of the Country and soon will greet the 50th anniversary of the historic Joint Conference of Representatives of Political Parties and Public Organizations...more

Record GDP slump ‘ominous’ sign for India, worst may lie ahead: Experts

Wang Cong September 3, 2020

Record GDP slump ‘ominous’ sign for India, worst may lie ahead: Experts

Indian officials and media outlets have been hyping up tensions with China both on the border and in trade and investment, but the latest official data might have revealed a deeper problem for the populous country and its Prime Minister Narendra Modi: its virus-stricken economy. Data from the...more

China at global forefront in developing digital currency applications

Left Review Online September 1, 2020

China at global forefront in developing digital currency applications

The People's Bank of China (PBC), the central bank, is preparing for a digital currency, with various tests proceeding in different regions of China as the country develops more digital currency applications. Sun Guofeng, an official with the PBC, said Tuesday at a regular press conference that the...more

Tariff battle with China will backfire on India, all-out trade war unlikely: Analysts

Chi Jingyi and Zhang Dan August 30, 2020

Tariff battle with China will backfire on India, all-out trade war unlikely: Analysts

India's overconfidence in its economic strength and its many challenges against Chinese enterprises will hurt itself more in the longer term amid bilateral tensions and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, analysts warned, adding that a tit-for-tat tariff war was unlikely. Such comments came after a report by the Hindustan...more

ILPS Philippines condemns the killing of Filipino HR activist Zara Alvarez

Left Review Online August 28, 2020

ILPS Philippines condemns the killing of Filipino HR activist Zara Alvarez

Kathmandu. International League of Peoples' Struggle (ILPS) Philippines condemns the brutal killing of Filipino human right activist Zara Alvarez. Issuing a statement, ILPS Philipines condemned the killing. Full text of the statement: The International League of Peoples’ Struggle Philippines strongly condemns the murder of human rights worker Zara...more

Justice for Zara Alvarez and Ka Randy Echanis!

Left Review Online August 25, 2020

Justice for Zara Alvarez and Ka Randy Echanis!

Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network joins the people’s movement of the Philippines and international voices of solidarity in demanding justice for the murder of Zara Alvarez, a human rights activist, paralegal and a member of the Negros Integrated Health Program. She was shot down in the street in...more

The UAE-Israel accord and betrayal of Palestine

Balram Banskota August 24, 2020

The UAE-Israel accord and betrayal of Palestine

The Israel–United Arab Emirates peace agreement, or the Abraham Accord, was agreed by Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on August 13, 2020. The UAE last week became the first Gulf state to normalize relations with Israel, in a US - as a broker in the accord...more

Japan makes perilous gamble by coordinating with US strategy

Song Zhongping August 24, 2020

Japan makes perilous gamble by coordinating with US strategy

Seventy-five years ago, Japan was defeated in World War II and was hence "completely disarmed and demilitarized." Since then, the US has been using Japan's pacifist constitution to control the island nation. The pacifist constitution was originally intended to allow other countries to keep track of Japan and...more

Kim Jong Un: Beloved Leader of the Korean People

Left Review Online August 24, 2020

Kim Jong Un: Beloved Leader of the Korean People

Kim Jong Un: Attractive Leader Many people around the world are unstinting in their praise of Kim Jong Un, Chairman of the State Affairs Commission of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, calling him a man to whom everyone cannot but be attracted. Beloved Leader of the People...more

China and the prospects for Latin American recovery

Jorge Heine August 23, 2020

China and the prospects for Latin American recovery

The 3rd China-LAC Foreign Ministers Forum is not due until January of 2021. But in July, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi co-hosted with Mexican Foreign Secretary Marcelo Ebrard, the pro tempore chair of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), a teleconference with...more

Tibetan livelihood better off relocated from barren land with help of the government

Xie Wenting August 23, 2020

Tibetan livelihood better off relocated from barren land with help of the government

Jiaqu could barely speak any Putonghua, the standard Chinese national language, but he was eager to share with the Global Times reporter his excitement and gratitude for moving to his current home. "I never dreamed that I would one day live in such a nice home," Jiaqu said...more