북한은 건국 60주년을 맞아 아리랑 공연이외에 각종 경축 행사를 준비하고 있으며 평양 시내 도로와 건물을 말끔하게 단장했다고 신문은 전했다.
North Korea is preparing various celebrations, in addition to the Arirang performance, to mark the 60th anniversary of the country's founding, and Pyongyang's roads and buildings have been neatly decorated, according to the newspaper.