Following the North Korea-U.S. summit in Singapore, Pyongyang is increasingly toning down its usual rhetoric toward the United States.
The regime cancelled its annual anti-U.S. rally marking the anniversary of the start of the Korea War on June 25th.
Choi Si-young has the details.
According to the Associated Press Pyongyang bureau, North Korea decided to skip its annual anti-U.S. rally this year.
During the period called the "Fight against U.S. Imperialism" which runs from June 25th to July 27th, the reclusive regime usually holds anti-U.S. events to strengthen nationalism and unity.
Last year, 100 thousand Pyongyang residents gathered at Kim Il-sung Square for the rally,... and North Korea even issued stamps to commemorate the day.

The state media also avoided anti-U.S. rhetoric on June 25th, instead reporting on the June 12th Singapore summit.
It also referred to U.S. President Donald Trump deferentially, calling him by his full name with the title of president, in a stark contrast to previous occasions when it only referred to Trump by his surname only.
Unlike previous years, the state media did not publish any anti-U.S. articles; nor did it use the term "imperialist U.S."
The state television network has also been frequently airing a 42-minute documentary on the Singapore summit.

Despite the seemingly amicable atmosphere, the Associated Press added that while Pyongyang has softened its critical tone toward Washington, it still aggressively attacks the values of capitalism, meaning the regime is not yet fully ready to discard its socialist ideals.

Choi Si-young, Arirang News.