Answer: About Major Events in the DPRK in 2025
① The 80th founding anniversary of the Workers' Party of Korea was celebrated with splendour.October 10 this year was a significant day marking the 80th founding anniversary of the WPK.
On the occasion of the day, there took place a meeting, the Grand Mass Gymnastics and Artistic Performance "Long Live the Workers' Party of Korea", a military parade and other events with splendour amid the world's attention.
② A ceremony of awarding state commendations to the participants in the overseas military operations was held.
The ceremony of awarding state commendations to the commanding officers and combatants of the overseas military operations units of the Korean People's Army was held at the headquarters building of the Central Committee of the WPK.
The respected Comrade
The groundbreaking ceremony for building the Memorial Museum of Combat Feats at the Overseas Military Operations was held in the capital city of Pyongyang to pray for the immortality of the proud war heroes of the DPRK who performed undying feats in the overseas military operations.
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The commemorations marking the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War were held in Beijing, the capital city of the People's Republic of China, on September 3.
He met and had talks with Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin, President of the Russian Federation who participated in the commemorations, at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing.
④ Ceremonies of launching new-type multi-mission destroyers Nos. 1 and 2 took place.
The destroyers were named after the anti-Japanese revolutionary veterans who distinguished themselves as renowned fighters and performed brilliant feats in the history of army building.
New-type multi-mission destroyer No. 1: "Choe Hyon"
New-type multi-mission destroyer No. 2: "Kang Kon"
The
launching of the new-type multi-mission destroyers is a historic event that
powerfully demonstrated to the whole world the spirit of advance and sure
victory of the DPRK and its people advancing towards a grand goal of
building an advanced maritime power.⑤ The Pyongyang General Hospital was wonderfully built as a symbol of socialist public health and a world-class medical service centre.
The WPK declared 2025 as the first year of the revolution in public health.
The Pyongyang General Hospital is a powerful base to lead the public health revolution in the new era and a mother base of modernized public health.
It is on the Kalma peninsula on the East Sea of Korea.
Its inaugural ceremony was held on June 24 and the service for guests at home started on July 1.
Kangdong County Hospital
Kusong City Hospital
Ragwon County Offshore Farm and modern fishing-village
residential district
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⑧ Great successes were made in the field of sports....
The women football team of the DPRK took the first place at the 2025 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup and thus won the World Cup for the fourth time.
The DPRK weightlifters won 17 gold medals and set 10 new world records at the 2025 IWF World Championships.
The DPRK Taekwon-Do players bagged 46 gold medals and a total trophy cup and came first in total standings of countries at the 23rd Taekwon-Do World Championships.