Massive torch parade celebrates N. Korea's 70th anniversary

<p><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: &quot;Microsoft YaHei&quot;, 微软雅黑, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thousands of people marched through Kim Il Sung square in Pyongyang on September 10 to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the founding of North Korea.</span></p><p style="padding: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; list-style: none; border: none; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: &quot;Microsoft YaHei&quot;, 微软雅黑, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: normal;">The celebration is expected to last for one month and will include a trade show and other events designed to drum up foreign investment and tourism spending in the sanctions-strapped country.</p><p style="padding: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; list-style: none; border: none; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: &quot;Microsoft YaHei&quot;, 微软雅黑, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: normal;">The torch parade followed several high-profile events, including Mass Games and a military parade on September 9, to mark the 70th anniversary of the founding of the country.&nbsp;</p>