CHINA - North Korea held its first national pavilion day at the Shanghai World Expo on Monday.
The event marks the first time North Korea has taken part in a World Expo in the event’s 159-year history. Its pavilion steers away from the country’s nuclear programme and ongoing military conflict with South Korea, focusing instead on the country’s more peaceful aspects.
Speaking at the ceremony, North Korea’s urban development minister Hwang Hak Won praised the exhibition for its ability to help foster friendly relations between states, regions and international organisations.
The pavilion - which North Korea received from China free of charge - showcases a panorama of Kim Il-Sung Square in Pyongyang and a 4.5m-high replica of the monument of the Juche Ideas, North Korea’s official ideology.
It has allegedly been visited by more than four million people since the Expo’s opening on 1 May.
