TODAY'S NEWS (June.11.2000 Juche 89)
[CONTENTS]
* Military attaches corps visits Korean Revolution Museum
* Friendship meeting held at Cuban embassy
* Damage by long spell of drought and heat increases
* Schoolchildren's camping
* Preservation of Juche character and national character called for
* Preparatory committee to celebrate WPK foundation held in Peru
* Preparatory committees to remember Kim Il Sung formed
* Kim Jong Il's work studied and disseminated abroad
* Anthology and book published in Russia
For Spanish-speaking people
* mas de 80 paises dan a conocer obra de dirigente kim jong il
* ninos escolares disfrutan de vacaciones en campamento
* embajador cubano ofrece encuentro de amistad
* rpdc: sequia y alto calor
Military attaches corps visits Korean Revolution Museum
Pyongyang, June 20 (KCNA) -- The military attaches corps of foreign
embassies here visited the Korean
Revolution Museum on Monday on the occasion of the 36th anniversary of the
start of the great leader Kim Jong Il's
work at the Central Committee of the Worker's Party of Korea.
The military attaches at the room dedicated to the five-year
revolutionary activities of Kim Jong Il looked round
with keen interest his photos, his celebrated works, materials of his
revolutionary activities, revolutionary historic
relics and data.
They admired Kim Jong Il for his epoch-making revolutionary exploits
performed for the times and the revolution.
Friendship meeting held at Cuban embassy
Pyongyang, June 20 (KCNA) -- Cuban ambassador to Korea Jose Manuel
Inclan Embade sponsored a friendship
meeting at his embassy yesterday on the occasion of the 36th anniversary of
the great leader Kim Jong Il's start of
work at the Central Committee of the Worker's Party of Korea.
Invited there were Choe Jin Su, vice department director of the WPK
Central Committee, and other officials
concerned.
The participants talked with each other about the immortal
revolutionary exploits of Kim Jong Il and expressed the
determination to further strengthen and develop the friendly relations
between the two parties and countries, deepening
the feelings of friendship.
And the ambassador and embassy officials visited the construction site
of the Pyongyang-Nampho Motorway to
give labour assistance on the occasion of the day.
Damage by long spell of drought and heat increases
Pyongyang, June 20 (KCNA) -- A long spell of drought and heat persists
in different regions of the DPRK.
Such a long spell of drought and heat that began in the middle of May
is something unprecedented in the last 50
years.
Areas such as Pyongyang, Nampho, Haeju, Sariwon and Kaesong are hardest
hit by this severe drought and heat.
Rainfall registered in these areas from January to the middle of June
was 91-126 mm, 48-61 percent of normal
years.
Haeju and Sariwon cities hardly registered any rainfall from the middle
of May. Pyongyang, Nampho and Kesong
cities had little rain from May 20.
In June, too, no rain fell in Pyongyang, Phyongsong, Sariwon and Haeju
areas.
The regions south of Pyongyang are hard hit by heat from the latter
part of May.
The highest temperature in Pyongyang, Haeju and Kaesong areas from June
3 to 6 was 31-33 centigrade, 6-8
degrees higher than normal years. Heat is persisting in June, too.
On June 17 the highest temperature in Pyongyang was 35 centigrade, 8
degrees higher than normal years while in
Sinuiju 36 centigrade, 10 degrees higher than normal years and in
Phyongsong 35 centigrade, 8 degrees higher than
normal years. All this is an all-time high in the history of meteorological
observation.
The sunshine rate in the first part of June was 55 percent, 6 percent
higher than normal years, which increased
evaporation.
Such a long spell of drought and heat is expected to persist in the
days ahead.
Schoolchildren's camping
Pyongyang, June 20 (KCNA) -- Summer camping of schoolchildren is now
under way at all children's camps in
the DPRK.
The Songdowon International Children's Camp received at least 1,000
schoolchildren from different parts of the
country for a 9-day camping program.
In this period they consolidate what they have learned at school,
conduct multifarious activities including maritime
sports, mountaineering, sports and entertainment and folk games and train
their bodies and minds.
The Myohyangsan children's mountaineering camp is alive with many
schoolchildren who are interested in
climbing scenic sites of Mt. Myohyang, in particular.
Their program includes such interesting activities as collecting
plants, scaling cliffs, cooking, art contests and
sports games.
Pleasant camping is also going on at the Mangyongdae children's camp,
the Sokam children's camp, the Jangjasan
children's camp and other camps across the country.
Singing and dancing, computer games, tree planting and boating are part
of their camping program.
Schoolchildren's camping starts in the middle of February and lasts
till the middle of November in the DPRK.
Preservation of Juche character and national character called for
Pyongyang, June 20 (KCNA) -- Adherence to the Juche character and
national character of the revolution and
construction is a basic principle to be maintained to accomplish the cause
of independence of popular masses, says
Rodong Sinmun today in a signed article.
Whether to preserve the Juche character and national character in each
country and nation or not is an issue of key
importance on which hinges the victory of the revolution and construction
and a vital matter decisive of the fate of each
country and nation, the article says, and goes on:
Each country and nation should firmly adhere to the Juche character and
national character, if it is to successfully
push forward its independent development and the cause of independence of
the popular masses from a firm
independent stand of the nation to solve its own issues on its own
responsibility.
If a country and nation is to achieve victory in the revolution and
construction, it should establish Juche and adhere
to the principle of settling all problems in carving out its destiny in a
responsible manner with its own independent
judgement and decision.
It is not the stand to be responsible for the destiny of the nation to
like things foreign and blindly copy others'
style, bereft of Juche in the revolution and construction.
If one is accustomed to relying on others, he will lose creative
ingenuity and independence, and then become
unable to properly carry on the revolution and construction and end up in
falling victim to foreign forces.
Preserving the national character is an important requirement for the
independent development of the country and
the nation.
Paralysis of the national character would result in the withering away
of patriotism, abandonment of advantages
and tradition of the nation and the blind copying of things foreign not
suited to national interests and customs, and
make a mess of the revolution in the end.
The imperialists are the main forces violating sovereignty and blocking
the independent development of the nation.
Not a few countries are in the grip of subjugation, poverty and
political confusion, far from making an
independent development of the nation, after discarding revolutionary
principles and independent stand and opting for
compromise and concession, caving in to the imperialists' pressure and
being tricked by their appeasement and
deception.
All the countries and peoples aspiring after an independent development
should maintain independence and an
independent stand, shape lines and policies suited to their specific
conditions and implement them to the end.
Adherence to the Juche character and the national character is a
universal principle and a factor of victory which all
the countries and nations should maintain in the revolution and
construction and the building of a new society.
Preparatory committee to celebrate WPK foundation held in Peru
Pyongyang, June 20 (KCNA) -- An inaugural ceremony of the Peruvian
national preparatory committee to
celebrate the 55th anniversary of the foundation of the Worker's Party of
Korea was held in Lima on June 12.
The general secretary of the central committee of the Communist Party
of Peru (Red Motherland) was elected
chairman of the committee at the ceremony.
The ceremony discussed and decided on plans for political and cultural
events to celebrate the 55th anniversary of
the WPK foundation as a grand international political festival.
Preparatory committees to remember Kim Il Sung formed
Pyongyang, June 20 (KCNA) -- Preparatory committees to remember the
President Kim Il Sung were inaugurated
in Tanzania and Ecuador.
The vice-chairman of the Tanzanian National Coordinating Committee of
the Juche Idea Study Groups at an
inaugural ceremony said that President Kim Il Sung is the founder of
socialist Korea who built Korea as a people's
paradise, a powerful socialist country best in politics, ideology and
military affairs and a publicly recognized veteran
statesman in the world who made a distinguished contribution to the cause
of global independence.
The inaugural ceremonies decided to hold colorful events including a
meeting, lecture meeting, symposium,
reading session and film show during a month of remembrance.
Kim Jong Il's work studied and disseminated abroad
Pyongyang, June 20 (KCNA) -- The famous work of General Secretary Kim
Jong Il "Giving Priority To
Ideological Work Is Essential for Accomplishing Socialism" has been studied
and disseminated on a world-wide scale
for five years since its publication.
The work has been reported by more than 180 news media of at least 70
countries. Among them were the
Bangladesh newspaper Natun Bangla, the Zimbabwean newspaper The Star, the
Russian newspaper Patriot, the
United News of India, the Angolan magazine Angop and Italian radio Citta
Aperta.
The work was printed in pamphlet and bulletin by the press organs,
political parties and organizations in Laos,
Syria, Bulgaria, Russia, Romania, Tanzania, Peru and other countries.
Meanwhile, seminars on the work were held in over 80 countries
including Mongolia, India, Madagascar,
Democratic Congo, Austria and Guyana.
The All-Union Communist Party of Bolsheviks distributed copies of the
work to the participants in the party
congress and had local party organizations study the work.
The Bangladesh People's League, the Party for Unity and Progress of
Guinea and other political parties and public
organizations of different countries held joint seminars, lectures,
explaining meetings and so on to study the work.
Statements and articles on the work were made public by the first
secretary of the central committee of the Party of
Communists of Belarus, a secretary of the c.c., the All-India Forward Bloc
and many other political party leaders,
political and public figures, men of the press and chiefs of Juche idea
study organizations of different countries.
Anthology and book published in Russia
Pyongyang, June 20 (KCNA) -- The Paleya-Mishin Publishing House of
Russia brought out an anthology "Three
Commanders of Mt. Paektu" and a book "Miracle In Korea."
The anthology consists of the preface and 17 poems including an epic
poem "March for Kim Il Sung's
Immortality," long poems "Supreme Commander Kim Jong Il" and "Woman
Commander of Mt. Paektu."
The poems eulogize the greatness of the three commanders of Mt. Paektu,
the president Kim Il Sung and Marshal
Kim Jong Il and the anti-Japanese heroine Kim Jong Suk, their immortal
exploits, advantages of the socialist system in
Korea and the heroic struggle of the Korean people. They highly praise them
as "three commanders of Mt. Paektu who
are deeply respected and revered by the whole world," "eternal sun of
humankind," "the great sun of the 21st century"
and "woman commander of Mt. Paektu."
The book has 34 subtitles such as "Small Brushwood Gate Which Produced
Great Miracle of Korea," "Lodestar
of 21st Century" and "Korea Running At a Canter On a Steed."
The book gives a detailed account of the successes achieved by the
Korean people in different fields under the wise
leadership of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il despite difficulties. The book
says these achievements made by the DPRK
through the application of the Juche idea to every field are, indeed, great
miracles rare to be seen in any other parts of
the world.
The DPRK will surely emerge as a powerful country in the near future,
stresses the book.
For Spanish-speaking people
mas de 80 paises dan a conocer obra de dirigente kim jong il
pyongyang, 20 de junio (atcc) -- en los 5 anos posteriores a la
publicacion de la obra clasica del gran dirigente kim
jong il "priorizar la labor ideologica es requisito indispensable para el
cumplimiento de la causa socialista", la dieron a
conocer ampliamente mas de 180 publicaciones de mas de 70 paises entre
otras el periodico bengali "natun bangla", el
zimbabweyano "the star", el ruso "patriot", uni de india, la revista
angolana "angop" y la radio italiana citta aperta.
los organismos de prensa, partidos y organizaciones de laos, siria,
bulgaria, rusia, rumania, tanzania, peru y otros
paises la dieron a luz en folleto o boletin.
en mas de 80 paises del mundo entre otros mongolia, india, madagascar,
congo democratico, austria, guyana se
realizaron ampliamente el estudio y divulgacion sobre la obra.
el partido comunista bolchevique de toda la union la distribuyo a los
participantes de su congreso y oriento a que
sus organizaciones locales la estudiaran activamente.
la liga popular de bangladesh, el partido por el progreso y la unidad
de guinea y otros partidos politicos y
organizaciones sociales efectuaron con animacion el simposio conjunto,
conferencia, explicacion y otras variadas
actividades de estudio y divulgacion de la obra.
el primer secretario del comite central del partido de comunistas de
belarus, el secretario del cc del frente
progresista de toda la india y otros dirigentes de los partidos politicos,
personalidades de los circulos politico, social,
de prensa e informacion, jefes de entidades de estudio de la idea juche de
varios paises, publicaron declaraciones orales
o articulos de apoyo a la obra.
ninos escolares disfrutan de vacaciones en campamento
pyongyang, 20 de junio (atcc) -- ahora los ninos escolares de la rpdc
disfrutan de vacaciones veraniegas en los
campamentos de la union de ninos acondicionados en distintas localidades
del pais.
mas de mil alumnos de ditintas localidades internaron en el campamento
internacional de la union de ninos de
songdowon para gozar de 9 dias de diversion.
durante este periodo profundizan conocimientos aprendidos en las
escuelas y se preparan fisica y espiritualmente
con ejercicios acuaticos, alpinismo, deportes, actos culturales y de
recreacion, juegos folkloricos y otras diversas
actividades.
tambien en el campamento de alpinismo de la union de ninos del monte
myohyang numerosos alumnos pasan dias
alegres haciendo un recorrido por los lugares pintorescos de este monte.
los campistas organizan diversas actividades interesantes: recoleccion
de vegetaciones, trepar por precipicio,
cocina, asi como concurso artistico y competencia deportiva.
en los campamentos de la union de ninos de mangyongdae, sok-am,
jangjasan y otras localidades los ninos se
divierten con canciones y bailes, juegos electronicos, plantacion de
arboles de recuerdo y bote.
en la rpdc la vida de los ninos escolares en los campamentos continua
de mediados de febrero a mediados de
noviembre de cada ano.
embajador cubano ofrece encuentro de amistad
pyongyang, 20 de junio (atcc) -- con motivo del 36 aniversario del
inicio del trabajo del gran dirigente kim jong il
en el comite central del partido del trabajo de corea, jose manuel inclan
embade, embajador de cuba en la rpd de corea
ofrecio el dia 19 en su sede diplomatica un encuentro de amistad.
fueron invitados choe jin su, subjefe de departamento del cc del ptc y
otros funcionarios.
los participantes en el acto profundizaron sentimientos de amistad al
hablar de inmortales hazanas revolucionarias
realizadas por el dirigente kim jong il y de fortalecer y desarrollar las
relaciones de amistad entre ambos partidos y
paises.
el mismo dia, el embajador y otros miembros de la embajada participaron
en una jornada de trabajo voluntario en el
lugar de construccion de la autopista pyongyang-nampho.
rpdc: sequia y alto calor
pyongyang, 20 de junio (atcc) -- en distintas localidades de la
republica popular democratica de corea perduran
desde mediados de mayo la sequia y el alto calor, nunca vistos en los 50
anos pasados.
la sequia y el alto calor continuan en las regiones de pyongyang,
nampho, haeju, sariwon y kaesong.
las precipitaciones de enero a mediados de junio de estas regiones son
de 91-126 mm que equivalen al 48-61 por
ciento de las de los anos ordinarios.
casi no cayo lluvia en las regiones de haeju y sariwon de mediados de
mayo hasta la fecha y en las regiones de
pyongyang, nampho y kaesong desde el 20 de mayo hasta la fecha.
en las regiones al sur de pyongyang el alto calor perdura desde finales
de mayo.
del 3 al 6 de junio en las regiones de pyongyang, haeju y kaesong la
maxima temperatura diurna es de 31-33
grados centigrados, es decir 6-8 grados centigrados mas que los anos
ordinarios.
el alto calor perdura en junio.
el 17 de junio la maxima temperatura diurna de pyongyang y phyongsong
es de 35 grados centigrados, es decir 8
grados centigrados mas que los anos ordinarios y la de sinuiju es de 36
grados centigrados, es decir 10 grados
centigrados mas que los anos ordinarios registrando asi record en la
historia de observacion meteorologica.
la coeficiente de insolacion en principios de junio es de 55 por
ciento, 6 por ciento mas que los anos ordinarios.
asi es grande la evaporacion del agua.
la sequia y el alto calor continuaran varios dias mas segun pronostico
del tiempo.
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