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An international symposium of Kim Il Sung University took place in the DPRK on August 27. Present there were officials, lecturers and researchers of the university and scholars of educational, scientific research and cultural exchange institutions of Russia and China. Dozens of papers were presented to the symposium held on the theme of "Independence, equality and regional development", divided into panels of socio-politics, economics and humanities. The scientific accuracy and truth of the great revolutionary ideas of the respectedComrade Kim Jong Un and the policy of the Workers' Party of Korea indicating the path of the overall development of Korean-style socialism were proved in an academic way in such papers as "Essence and features of the revolutionary ideas of the greatComrade Kim Jong Un " and "On the regional development policy of the Workers’ Party of Korea". In such papers as "To preserve and develop national cultural traditions is an important requirement for the countries and nations aspiring after the building of an independent and peaceful new world", speakers emphasized the importance of national cultural traditions in strengthening friendship, cooperation, unity and solidarity among the world peace-loving people. In papers including "New change in the international economic situation and future of East Asian regional cooperation" and "Creative groups as means of Russia's regional development", speakers explained the means and methods of achieving effective economic growth at present when the globalization of economy is accelerating. There were also papers dealing with the theoretical and practical issues arising in developing the friendly relations between the DPRK and China on the principle of equality and mutual benefit. Participants in the symposium shared valuable research results in socio-politics, economics, history, law, international relations, literature and other studies and exchanged views on the issues of mutual concern. The Pyongyang Times, launched on May 6, 1965, is the DPRK's only English newspaper. It gives latest, detailed information about what is going on in the country in politics, the economy, culture and other sectors. And the paper also provides a vast knowledge of the nooks and crannies of Pyongyang.
