Answers to Ten Questions about the DPRK (2)
1. There are bases for cultural and emotional life such as the Munsu Water Park, the Rungna People's Pleasure Ground, the Chongnyu People's Open-Air Ice Rink and the Pyongyang Gold Lane on the bank of the River Taedong in the capital city of Pyongyang.2. 12 years are needed for the secondary general compulsory education system of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
3. Typical scenic spots in the East Sea of Korea are Mt. Chilbo, Myongsasimni, Songdowon, Chongsokjong and Sea Kumgang.
4. The orthodox martial art of the DPRK is Taekwon-Do.
5. Typical folk dances of the DPRK are "Peasant Dance", "Tondollari", "Pongsan Masked Dance", "Janggu Dance" and "Fan Dance".
6. "Kwangmyongsong-1", the first artificial earth satellite of the DPRK, was successfully launched on August 31, 1998.
7. Typical structures built by the state for the children in the DPRK are the Mangyongdae Schoolchildren's Palace, the Pyongyang Students and Children's Palace, the Songdowon International Children's Camp and the Okryu Children's Hospital.
8. Typical favourite foods of the Korean people are kimchi, mung-bean pancake and barbecue.
9. Regional-industry factories were built according to the "Regional Development 20×10 Policy" of the Workers' Party of Korea in Songchon County, Jaeryong County, the city of Kusong, Unpha County, Kyongsong County,
10. The successes made by Korean athletes in the international games in June are as follows:
Han Il Ryong and Ri Kwang Ok won gold medals in the men's and women's 5,000-metre running events respectively and Jon Su Gyong bagged silver medals in the women's 5,000-metre and 1,500-metre running events of the Chinese Taipei Athletics Open 2025.
Kim Kwang Hyon, Kim Ji Hyang and An Jin Ju won gold medals in the freestyle 57-kilogram event and the women's 53-kilogram and 57-kilogram events of the U-23 wrestling respectively at the 2025 U-17 and U-23 Asian Wrestling Championships held in Viet Nam. And Kim Chung Ryol came third in the Greco-Roman 55-kilogram event of the U-23 wrestling.