This photo released by Korea Central News Agency (KCNA) on May 4, 2010 shows the stamp of Shanghai World Expo. A new stamp has been issued in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) to mark the opening of the 2010 Shanghai World Expo, the official news agency KCNA reported on Tuesday.

A new stamp has been issued in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) to mark the opening of the 2010 Shanghai World Expo, the official news agency KCNA reported on Tuesday.

According to the KCNA, the background of the stamp is Pyongyang and Shanghai, with an of "Expo 2010 Shanghai China" in Korean, Chinese and English.

Printed in the center of the stamp are a picture of Pyongyang, the emblem of the exposition and a poster reflecting the ideal of humankind for beautifying towns on the theme of the exposition "Better City, Better Life."

This is the first stamp issued by the DPRK for the Shanghai Expo. The DPRK participates in the world expo for the first time. The theme of the DPRK's exhibition hall is "Pyongyang prospering on the basis of the culture of the River Taedong."

據朝鮮中央通訊社報道，朝鮮郵政部門最近發行一張有關中國上海世博會的小型張郵票，以紀念上海世博會的召開。

這一小型張郵票的正面以朝鮮首都平壤和中國上海市為背景，并寫有朝文、中文和英文的“紀念中國2010年上海世界博覽會”字樣。

中心位置為繁榮的平壤面貌、上海世博會會徽，以及人類希望把城市建設得更加美好的宣傳畫，以體現上海世博會的主題“城市，讓生活更美好”。

這是朝鮮郵政部門發行的第一張有關上海世博會的紀念郵票，也是朝鮮首次參加世博會。朝鮮館的主題為“繁榮的平壤--建立在大同江文化基礎上”。