By Yi Whan-woo
North Korea's state-run media is distorting reports by international journalists who were invited to Pyongyang earlier this month to cover the ruling Workers' Party Congress.
The (North) Korean Central News Agency (KNCA) excerpted and redistributed international news concerning the reclusive state and reported as if the world applauded the country and its rare congress.
Citing Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), the KNCA reported that "With the presence of Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un, the citizens of Pyongyang celebrated the congress splendidly during a commemorative festival at Kim Il-sung Square."
"All the participants threw their support for their leader."
Quoting Thailand's English-language newspaper, The Nation, the KCNA claimed that North Koreans enjoyed spending time at water parks and other leisure facilities.
"The British communists paid their highest respect to honorable Workers' Party Chairman Kim Jong-un for leading the congress in success," it added, referring to the news from "The New Worker, a weekly newspaper of the New Communist Party in the United Kingdom.
The KCNA report comes after some 130 journalists from the West complained about North Korean authorities for controlling their every move during their visit to the country.
North Korea's state-run media is distorting reports by international journalists who were invited to Pyongyang earlier this month to cover the ruling Workers' Party Congress.
The (North) Korean Central News Agency (KNCA) excerpted and redistributed international news concerning the reclusive state and reported as if the world applauded the country and its rare congress.
Citing Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), the KNCA reported that "With the presence of Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un, the citizens of Pyongyang celebrated the congress splendidly during a commemorative festival at Kim Il-sung Square."
"All the participants threw their support for their leader."
Quoting Thailand's English-language newspaper, The Nation, the KCNA claimed that North Koreans enjoyed spending time at water parks and other leisure facilities.
"The British communists paid their highest respect to honorable Workers' Party Chairman Kim Jong-un for leading the congress in success," it added, referring to the news from "The New Worker, a weekly newspaper of the New Communist Party in the United Kingdom.
The KCNA report comes after some 130 journalists from the West complained about North Korean authorities for controlling their every move during their visit to the country.