/ Highlights
National flag hoisting ceremony and firework display held
  A national flag hoisting ceremony was held at Kim Il Sung Square in the capital city of Pyongyang on January 1, 2025.
  At zero hour sharp, the watch-night bell tolled the start of the New Year and the solemn melodies of the immortal revolutionary paeans "Song of General Kim Il Sung" and "Song of General Kim Jong Il" reverberated in the sky of the capital city.
  Amid the solemn playing of the national anthem of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, exemplary working people in the capital city courteously hoisted the national flag on behalf of the workers, farmers and intellectuals.
  The masses of people paid noble respects to the national flag.
  Fireworks were set off to celebrate the New Year.