Central Korean News Agency

KCNA (Central Korean News Agency) is the governmental News agency of the North Korea. It exists since December 5th, 1946 and its general headquarters are located at Pyongyang, capital of the North Korea. In addition to the Korean , it publishes Dépêche S in English, Russian and Spanish.

The KCNA daily delivers the current events with all the organizations of press North-Korean (newspapers, radio, television…) and is also the main organization of press North-Korean. The majority of the information intended for an international audience as those quoted by the international press come from the KCNA.

Recurrent themes

The articles of KCNA often turn around the following topics:

last Exploits of Kim It-sung;
Supervision by Kim Jong-il of the cultural events, the formations militiaires or various projects in North Korea;
Denigration of the actions and the positions of the the United States, the Japan, the South Korea and other nations, especially in the military field;
Call to the reunification of both Corées under a communist mode ;
Laudation of military progress of the North Korea;
Messages, visits and gifts for or by various “friendly” nations;
Quotation of the " supports internationaux" mode, often coming from small organizations framed and supported by the North Korea;
Encensement of the new technologies developed by the North Korea.

External bond

Official site of the KCNA

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