The magazine carried special write-ups to mark the birth anniversary of President Kim Il Sung (the Day of the Sun), illustrated with his photo.

In several articles it praised the whole life of the President as the great history of a peerless great man who founded the DPRK and built the socialist system centered on the popular masses and the history of the tender-hearted father's love for the people.

It dealt with celebrations of the Day of the Sun held in Pyongyang accompanied with photos.

It conveyed news that the 5th Conference of Training Officers of the Korean People's Army was held under the guidance of Marshal Kim Jong Un and he had a photo session with its participants.

It gave a detailed account of the fact that he gave filed guidance to the newly built Satellite Control Centre of the National Aerospace Development Administration.

It also conveyed news that the 7th meeting of the DPRK-Russia Inter- governmental Committee for Cooperation in Trade, Economy, Science and Technology was held in Pyongyang and the opening ceremony of the year of friendship between the DPRK and Russia took place in Moscow.

It introduced the exchanges made between the delegations of the DPRK and Russia and news of activities of overseas Koreans.