North Korean news agency switches to ‘Juche’ years in website redesign



News North Korean news agency switches to ‘Juche’ years in website redesign KCNA drops Gregorian calendar from website in a move one expert said may be related to upcoming Kim Il Sung holiday Colin Zwirko February 22, 2022 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON KCNA (Feb. 22, 2022), edited by NK News \| A screenshot of the KCNA website on Feb. 22 with the "Juche" year display circled in yellow North Korea’s main foreign-language news website has removed Gregorian calendar years from its news articles in favor of exclusively using Juche years, which began in 1912, the year founding leader Kim Il Sung was born. The switch appeared in a redesign of the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) website (kcna.kp) unveiled on Monday, which also brought technical changes to media viewing and search functionality. North Korea’s main foreign-language news website has removed Gregorian calendar years from its news articles in favor of exclusively using Juche years, which began in 1912, the year founding leader Kim Il Sung was born. The switch appeared in a redesign of the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) website (kcna.kp) unveiled on Monday, which also brought technical changes to media viewing and search functionality. Become a member for less than $4 per week. Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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North Korean news agency switches to ‘Juche’ years in website redesign

KCNA drops Gregorian calendar from website in a move one expert said may be related to upcoming Kim Il Sung holiday

Colin Zwirko February 22, 2022

North Korean news agency switches to ‘Juche’ years in website redesign

KCNA (Feb. 22, 2022), edited by NK News | A screenshot of the KCNA website on Feb. 22 with the "Juche" year display circled in yellow

North Korea’s main foreign-language news website has removed Gregorian calendar years from its news articles in favor of exclusively using Juche years, which began in 1912, the year founding leader Kim Il Sung was born.

The switch appeared in a redesign of the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) website (kcna.kp) unveiled on Monday, which also brought technical changes to media viewing and search functionality.

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