The DPRK's Pyongyang University of Science and Technology (PUST) is expanding its Chinese language teaching, the school said in a statement Sunday, becoming the first institution in the country to offer the standardized Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi (HSK) test.

In a move that comes amid a broader expansion of cultural exchanges between Pyongyang and Beijing, Saturday reportedly saw 45 PUST students take the HSK, following an inauguration ceremony for the new test site last week.