page_title: Rodong Sinmun
hierarchical_section_title: Rodong Sinmun
caption_attribution_description: Rodong Shinmun Office
context_page_description: Rodong Sinmun is a North Korean newspaper that serves as the official newspaper of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea. It was first published on November 1, 1945, as Chǒngro, serving as a communication channel for the North Korea Bureau of the Communist Party of Korea. It was renamed in September 1946 to its current name upon the steady development of the Workers' Party of Korea. Quoted frequently by the Korean Central News Agency and international media, it is regarded as a source of official North Korean viewpoints on many issues.
  The English-language version of Rodong Sinmun was launched in January 2012.
  The editor-in-chief is Kim Pyong-ho.
context_section_description: Rodong Sinmun (IPA: [ɾo.doŋ ɕin.mun]; Korean: 로동신문; lit. Workers' Newspaper) is a North Korean newspaper that serves as the official newspaper of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea. It was first published on November 1, 1945, as Chǒngro (Korean: 정로; Hanja: 正路; "right path"), serving as a communication channel for the North Korea Bureau of the Communist Party of Korea. It was renamed in September 1946 to its current name upon the steady development of the Workers' Party of Korea. Quoted frequently by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) and international media, it is regarded as a source of official North Korean viewpoints on many issues.
  The English-language version of Rodong Sinmun was launched in January 2012.
  The editor-in-chief is Kim Pyong-ho.
caption: Rodong Sinmun office in Pyongyang
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