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ITAR-TASS Introduces Korean Women
Pyongyang, March 12 (KCNA) -- The women receive warm congratulations on the International Women's Day, March 8, in the DPRK, said ITAR-TASS on Tuesday.

There are many songs of women in the country with "Yeppuni" (pretty girl) most popular among the local people, said the Russian news agency.

Many women like servicewomen, scientists, artistes, athletes and journalists enjoy public respect for their contribution to the building of a thriving nation in the Songun era, it added. The women's holiday is celebrated in a significant way in the DPRK.

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