国内英语新闻:Top DPRK leader, senior Chinese party official watch "Arirang" show

PYONGYANG, Oct. 9 (Xinhua) -- Kim Jong Il, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), and a senior Chinese Communist Party official attended the mass gymnastic and artistic performance, "Arirang", here Saturday night.

In a meeting with Zhou Yongkang, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, before the performance, Kim thanked Zhou for congratulatory messages sent by Hu Jintao, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, over the delegate conference of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) and the 65th anniversary of the WPK.

Zhou arrived here Saturday morning for a three-day official goodwill visit to further cement the countries' traditional friendly ties.