The Ryugyong Hotel is illuminated as the capital prepares for the 70th anniversary of North Korea's founding day in Pyongyang, North Korea, Friday, September 7, 2018. North Korea will be staging a major military parade, huge rallies and reviving its iconic mass games on Sunday to mark its 70th anniversary as a nation. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)





North Koreans youths march in a group past a mural as the capital prepares for the 70th anniversary of North Korea's founding day in Pyongyang, North Korea, Friday, September 7, 2018. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)





A North Korean airport worker guides passengers, including foreign journalists invited for the 70th anniversary of North Korea's founding day, onto buses after arriving on a plane at the airport in Pyongyang, North Korea, Friday, September 7, 2018. (Photo by Kin Cheung/AP Photo)





A woman cycles past a mural showing late North Korean leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il as the capital prepares for the 70th anniversary of North Korea's founding day in Pyongyang, North Korea, Friday, September 7, 2018. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)





Employees run towards their department at a silk factory during a government organised visit for foreign reporters ahead of 70th anniversary of North Korea's foundation in Pyongyang, North Korea on September 7, 2018. (Photo by Danish Siddiqui/Reuters)





A woman guards stand at the gate of a cosmetic factory during a government organised visit for foreign reporters ahead of 70th anniversary of North Korea's foundation in Pyongyang, North Korea on September 8, 2018. (Photo by Danish Siddiqui/Reuters)





A swing in the form of a missile is seen at a kindergarten and day care for employees' children at a silk factory during a government organised visit for foreign reporters ahead of the 70th anniversary of North Korea's foundation in Pyongyang, North Korea on September 7, 2018. (Photo by Danish Siddiqui/Reuters)





A soldier stands next to his motorcycle ahead of the 70th anniversary of North Korea's foundation, in Pyongyang, North Korea on September 7, 2018. (Photo by Danish Siddiqui/Reuters)





Toddlers sing at a kindergarten for farmer's children employed at a cooperative farm during a government organised visit for foreign reporters ahead of 70th anniversary of North Korea's foundation in Pyongyang, North Korea on September 8, 2018. (Photo by Danish Siddiqui/Reuters)





Students use VR glasses during a class at a teachers' training college during a government organised visit for foreign reporters ahead of the 70th anniversary of North Korea's foundation, in Pyongyang, North Korea on September 7, 2018. (Photo by Danish Siddiqui/Reuters)





An employee works at a silk factory during a government organised visit for foreign reporters ahead of 70th anniversary of North Korea's foundation in Pyongyang, North Korea on September 7, 2018. (Photo by Danish Siddiqui/Reuters)





A woman carries her daughter as she waits to cross a street in Pyongyang, North Korea on September 8, 2018. (Photo by Danish Siddiqui/Reuters)





Main Kim Il Sung Square and surrounding buildings are light up on the occasion of 70th anniversary of North Korea's foundation in Pyongyang, North Korea on September 8, 2018. (Photo by Danish Siddiqui/Reuters)





Employees enjoy a swimming pool at a silk factory during a government organised visit for foreign reporters ahead of the 70th anniversary of North Korea's foundation in Pyongyang, North Korea on September 7, 2018. (Photo by Danish Siddiqui/Reuters)





A student sings during a class at a teachers' training college during a government organised visit for foreign reporters ahead of the 70th anniversary of North Korea's foundation, in Pyongyang, North Korea on September 7, 2018. (Photo by Danish Siddiqui/Reuters)





A girl is helped by a caretaker at kindergarten and daycare for employees' children at a silk factory during a government organised visit for foreign reporters ahead of the 70th anniversary of North Korea's foundation in Pyongyang, North Korea on September 7, 2018. (Photo by Danish Siddiqui/Reuters)





A teacher at a teachers' training college during a government organised visit for foreign reporters ahead of the 70th anniversary of North Korea's foundation, in Pyongyang, North Korea on September 7, 2018. (Photo by Danish Siddiqui/Reuters)





An employee works at a silk factory during a government organised visit for foreign reporters ahead of the 70th anniversary of North Korea's foundation in Pyongyang, North Korea on September 7, 2018. (Photo by Danish Siddiqui/Reuters)





Children sing in a kindergarten and day care for employees' children at a silk factory during a government organised visit for foreign reporters ahead of the 70th anniversary of North Korea's foundation in Pyongyang, North Korea on September 7, 2018. (Photo by Danish Siddiqui/Reuters)





Policemen control the traffic at a square ahead of the 70th anniversary of North Korea's foundation, in central Pyongyang, North Korea on September 7, 2018. (Photo by Danish Siddiqui/Reuters)





Employees work at a cosmetic factory during a government organised visit for foreign reporters ahead of 70th anniversary of North Korea's foundation in Pyongyang, North Korea on September 8, 2018. (Photo by Danish Siddiqui/Reuters)





Residents walk past decoration prepared ahead of the 70th anniversary of North Korea's founding day in Pyongyang, North Korea, Friday, September 7, 2018. (Photo by Kin Cheung/AP Photo)





School children march in a group as the capital prepares for the 70th anniversary of North Korea's founding day in Pyongyang, North Korea, Friday, September 7, 2018. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)





A woman carries a North Korean flag on the streets of Pyongyang, North Korea, Friday, September 7, 2018. (Photo by Kin Cheung/AP Photo)





School children march in a group as the capital prepares for the 70th anniversary of North Korea's founding day in Pyongyang, North Korea, Friday, September 7, 2018. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)





A woman walks past the preparations ongoing on Kim Il Sung Square ahead of the 70th anniversary of North Korea's founding day in Pyongyang, North Korea, Friday, September 7, 2018. (Photo by Kin Cheung/AP Photo)





A North Korean man cycles past propaganda prepared ahead of the 70th anniversary of North Korea's founding day in Pyongyang, North Korea, Friday, September 7, 2018. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)