North Korea once again demonstrated its dominance in women’s soccer this week, as the country’s athletes lifted the championship trophy at the U-17 FIFA World Cup for the third time.

The victory followed the DPRK’s win in the U-20 World Cup in September and received rhapsodic coverage in state media, which held up the sporting success to boost national pride.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sent gifts to construction workers rebuilding flood-damaged areas in North Phyongan Province this week, underscoring his efforts to demonstrate his “fatherly” concern for not only victims