Published: 11:23, July 27, 2026
Top DPRK leader pays tribute to Chinese People's Volunteers martyrs
By Xinhua
In this photo provided by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's (DPRK) official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on July 27, 2026, the DPRK's top leader Kim Jong-un (front) visits the Cemetery of the Fallen Soldiers of the Chinese People's Volunteers (CPV) in Hoechang county of South Pyongan province, the DPRK, on July 26, 2026. (PHOTO / KCNA VIA XINHUA)

PYONGYANG - Kim Jong-un, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), on Sunday visited the Cemetery of the Fallen Soldiers of the Chinese People's Volunteers (CPV) on the occasion of the 73rd anniversary of the DPRK Fatherland Liberation War victory, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported Monday.

Kim, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and president of the State Affairs of the DPRK, paid a silent tribute in memory of the Chinese martyrs, with a wreath in his name laid at the cemetery in Hoechang county of South Pyongan province, the report said.

The DPRK leader also visited the grave of Mao Anying at the cemetery, placing a flower before the grave and paid homage, the KCNA reported.