The Day of the Shining Star is a public holiday in North Korea falling on 16 February, the birth anniversary of the country's second leader, Kim Jong-il. Along with the Day of the Sun, the birthday of his father Kim Il-sung, it is the most important public holiday in the country.
At the meeting on 22 June in Moscow the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin and the President of the Republic of Korea Moon Jae-in had agreed to hold an annual forum on regional cooperation between the two countries. In accordance with the agreement the first event took place in Pohang city (RK) on November 7-9