(LEAD) N. Korea marks party anniversary on modest scale

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SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has held a celebration performance for the 81st founding anniversary of the Workers' Party of Korea, with leader Kim Jong-un in attendance, state media reported Sunday.

Patriotic songs, acrobatics and dance filled Pyongyang Indoor Stadium the previous day in a show that stressed loyalty to the party and Kim, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un attends a celebration performance for the 81st founding anniversary of the Workers' Party of Korea Pyongyang Indoor Stadium on Oct. 10, 2026, in this photo released by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) the next day. (For Use Only in the Republic of Korea. No Redistribution)

Kim, whom the article described as "representing the dignity and mightiness" of the country, waved to the audience "as a token of his congratulations to all the participants on the party founding day" and expressed satisfaction with the performance, the KCNA said.

A photo released by the KCAN shows Kim's wife, Ri Sol-ju, and daughter, Kim Ju-ae, accompanying him.

Diplomatic envoys and members of foreign missions sat alongside senior party and military officials and Pyongyang citizens, according to the report.

Kim did not issue a statement marking the anniversary.

A performance is held at an unspecified venue in Kangwon Province, North Korea, to mark the 81st founding anniversary of the Workers' Party of Korea, the Korean Central Television reports on Oct. 10, 2026. (For Use Only in the Republic of Korea. No Redistribution)

The performance capped a series of events and gatherings marking this year's anniversary, which were modest in scale.

North Korea considers anniversaries ending in zero or five to be milestone years, and has traditionally marked them with large-scale military parades, mass gymnastics displays and weapons exhibitions.

Last year, it staged a massive late-night military parade at Kim Il Sung Square, unveiling the Hwasong-20 intercontinental ballistic missile.

A separate KCNA dispatch said party officials visited the Party Founding Museum where they were briefed on Kim's October 2025 visit to the museum, without specifying when they went.

The report said Kim "is ushering in a great heyday of building our Party in the new era and achieving comprehensive national rejuvenation."

Party officials visit the Party Founding Museum in Pyongyang on an unspecified date in this photo released by the Korean Central News Agency on Oct. 11, 2026. (For Use Only in the Republic of Korea. No Redistribution)

Children sing at an unspecified venue in North Hamgyong Province, North Korea, to mark the 81st founding anniversary of the Workers' Party of Korea, in this footage aired by the Korean Central Television on Oct. 10, 2026. (For Use Only in the Republic of Korea. No Redistribution)

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首尔，10月11日（韩联社）——据朝鲜官方媒体周日报道，朝鲜举行了庆祝朝鲜劳动党成立81周年的演出，最高领导人金正恩出席了演出。

据朝中社报道，前一天，平壤室内体育馆上演了爱国歌曲、杂技和舞蹈表演，强调对党和金正恩的忠诚。

2026年10月10日，朝鲜领导人金正恩在平壤室内体育馆出席庆祝朝鲜劳动党成立81周年的演出。这张照片由朝鲜中央通讯社（朝中社）于次日发布。（仅限韩国境内使用，禁止转载）

据朝中社报道，金正恩在文章中被描述为“代表着国家的尊严和力量”，他向观众挥手致意，“以此向所有参加党建会纪念日的人员表示祝贺”，并对演出表示满意。

韩国文化协会发布的一张照片显示，金正恩的妻子李雪主和女儿金珠爱陪同他一起出席。

报道称，外交使节和外国使团成员与高级党政军官员和平壤市民并肩而坐。

金正恩没有就周年纪念发表声明。

据朝鲜中央电视台2026年10月10日报道，为庆祝朝鲜劳动党成立81周年，在朝鲜江原道某处举行了一场演出。（仅限韩国境内使用，禁止转载）

这场演出为今年周年纪念的一系列活动和聚会画上了句号，这些活动和聚会的规模都比较小。

朝鲜将尾数为零或五的周年纪念日视为里程碑式的年份，并历来以大规模阅兵式、大型体操表演和武器展览来庆祝。

去年，朝鲜在金日成广场举行了一场盛大的深夜阅兵式，展示了火星-20洲际弹道导弹。

朝中社另一篇报道称，党的官员参观了建党博物馆，并听取了有关金正恩将于2025年10月访问该博物馆的简报，但没有具体说明他们何时参观。

报告称，金正恩“正在引领我们党进入新时代建设的伟大黄金时期，实现民族全面复兴”。

这张照片由朝鲜中央通讯社于2026年10月11日发布，照片显示朝鲜劳动党官员在某个未指明的日期参观了位于平壤的朝鲜劳动党建党博物馆。（仅限韩国境内使用，禁止转载）

2026年10月10日，朝鲜中央电视台播出了一段视频，视频中，在朝鲜咸镜北道某处（具体地点不详），孩子们正在唱歌庆祝朝鲜劳动党成立81周年。（仅限韩国境内使用，禁止转载）

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