North Korean state media reported that Kim Jong Un took a photo with “patriotic” military families who were invited to the country’s latest military parade, underscoring the event’s message of building up national defenses.

A new TV program encouraged workers to construct high-quality houses, as Kim Jong Un joined events to open construction on a new street of apartments and a greenhouse farm.

The DPRK’s cabinet held a meeting to review progress on the country’s reforestation campaign, attended by premier Kim Tok Hun and defense minister Kang Sun Nam. This military