WASHINGTON DC - North Korean authorities refrained this year from conducting a military parade at the annual "Day of The Sun" celebration, held today to commemorate the birth of founding leader Kim Il Sung.
A Kyodo News dispatch from Pyongyang today reported on the festivities, noting that unlike the previous year, "no military parades or other grandiose events were scheduled for the occasion".
WASHINGTON DC - North Korean authorities refrained this year from conducting a military parade at the annual "Day of The Sun" celebration, held today to commemorate the birth of founding leader Kim Il Sung.
A Kyodo News dispatch from Pyongyang today reported on the festivities, noting that unlike the previous year, "no military parades or other grandiose events were scheduled for the occasion".
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