calendar>>October 8. 2013 Juche 102
National Flower Exhibition Opens
Pyongyang, October 8 (KCNA) -- A national flower exhibition opened with due ceremony at the April 15 Children's Flower Garden here Tuesday.

On display there are more than 32 000 potted flowers and flower shrubs of at least 300 species presented by ministries, national institutions and many units here and in each province.

On show are floral baskets, dwarf trees, miniature flower gardens, plant sculptures that exhibit various methods of decoration with the use of flowers and flower trees.

The presentation of scientific and technological findings will take place during the exhibition to widely disseminate the technology for cultivating flowers and flower trees of good species.

Present at the ceremony were Kim Yong Jin, vice-premier of the Cabinet, Kang Yong Su, minister of Urban Management, other officials concerned as well as officials and workers in floricultural field and flower lovers throughout the country.

At the end of the ceremony they looked round the exhibition.

The exhibition will last till Saturday.

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