As we step into 2026, we wish you a peaceful, successful and meaningful New Year.
Thank you for being here with us, for your curiosity, openness and continued support.
Weβre grateful to have you on this journey with Explore DPRK.
Artists & students in the DPRK have created greeting cards to welcome 2026, celebrating new city streets, model villages, modern factories & athletic victories. Each design captures the nation's pride, traditions & hope for the year ahead.
In the Socialist Constitution of the DPRK, the state is constitutionally obliged to guarantee free education, childcare, healthcare, housing, and legal protection as a basic human rights.
How many of these does your country guarantee in its constitution?
Fashionable dwelling houses have appeared at the Pumin Farm, Songhung Farm and the Toksong Apple Farm in Hamhung City, South Hamgyong Province of the DPRK.
The new houses, which preserve well the characteristics peculiar to the countryside and embody architectural diversity.
Newly built modern homes have been officially handed over to residents of several farming villages in Nampo area, reflecting the ongoing transformation of the rural landscape in the DPRK
More at: exploredprk.com/news/new-homβ¦
Hwasong Kumgang Restaurant is quickly becoming a local favorite with scenic views, traditional dishes like Pyongyang cold noodles, and a unique glass-walled restaurant experience.
New residential homes have recently been completed and handed over to residents in several rural areas of North Phyongan Province, including Wonum Farm and Tongnam Farm in Nyongbyon County, as well as Sangi Industrial Crop Farm in Kujang County.
π°π΅ December 24 marks the birth anniversary of Kim Jong Suk, heroic Woman General.
She played a key role in the anti-Japanese struggle and is remembered with deep respect across the DPRK.
Happy, disciplined children in the DPRK?
Oppression they say.
Disconnected, phone-obsessed youth in the West?
Freedom
Same actions. Different judgement.
What if everything youβve been toldβ¦ is backwards?
Read more: exploredprk.com/articles/wesβ¦
DPRK marks World Environment Day with nationwide efforts to protect its air, land, and future. From vehicle emission control to strict environmental impact assessments, the country aligns with global standards while staying true to its own vision.
Ever seen an elephant made of stone?
At Monggumpo, nature carved a 15m-tall rock that looks like itβs drinking from the sea.
Low tide: it walks.
High tide: it drinks.
Designated Natural Monument No. 143 in DPRK.
Read more ππ
exploredprk.com/nature/monggβ¦