TODAY'S NEWS (December.25.2000 Juche 89)
[CONTENTS]
* Kim Jong Il inspects KPA unit no. 2752
* Kim Jong Il sees art performance of KPA merited choir
* Agreement signed between DPRK and Yugoslavia
* Yang Hyong Sop meets Chinese state sport delegation
* 2001 protocol on sport exchange signed between DPRK and China
* Lecture held by Chongryon
* New Korean documentary film released
* Russian paper on Korean socialism
* Evening gala held
* Colorful functions held abroad
* Wreath laid before Kim Jong Suk's bust
* Mammoth sit-in strike in S. Korea
* Celebrations held
* UN appeal for aid package
* Land leveling and rezoning progress apace
* Anniversary of Kim Jong Il's work marked
Kim Jong Il inspects KPA unit no. 2752
Pyongyang, December 25 (KCNA) -- General Secretary Kim Jong Il on
December 24 inspected unit no.
2752 of the KPA honored with the title of "O Jung Hup's 7th regiment."
Looking round the historic site of the unit twice honored with
on-the-spot guidance of the President Kim
Il Sung, Kim Jong Il noted with great satisfaction that soldiers have
tended forests in the area they are
stationed with good care to create a beautiful landscape.
He went to a training ground and a technical lecture room of the unit
and saw a drill of its soldiers.
Greatly satisfied to see all the soldiers fully prepared as
a-match-for-a-hundred combatants capable of reliably
defending the socialist homeland by thoroughly carrying out the policy of
the Worker's Party of Korea on
training, he set forth highly important tasks which would serve as a
guideline in further strengthening the
people's army into invincible revolutionary armed forces.
Then, looking round a servicemen's hall, education and bed rooms, a
washroom-cum-bathroom,
entertainment and supply service facilities, he took warm care of the
living of the soldiers as their fathers
would do.
He expressed great satisfaction over the fact that the unit has not
only built all the supply service facilities
needed for the living of the soldiers but also created good conditions for
meals through meticulous supply
services and highly appreciated their achievements.
Saying that the commanding officers of the unit have made signal
successes by paying deep attention to
managing the unit as those of the anti-Japanese guerrillas did, he told
that all the units should follow their
example.
He gave a pair of binoculars and an automatic rifle to the unit as
gifts and had a picture taken with its
soldiers.
He was accompanied by Jo Myong Rok, director of the general political
department of the KPA, Kim
Yong Chun, chief of the general staff of the KPA, Kim Il Chol, Minister of
the People's Armed Forces, and
general officers of the KPA.
The visiting party also included Ri Yong Chol, Pak Song Bong and Jang
Song Thaek, first vice
department directors of the WPK Central Committee.
Kim Jong Il sees art performance of KPA merited choir
Pyongyang, December 25 (KCNA) -- General Secretary Kim Jong Il enjoyed
an art performance given
by the merited choir of the KPA together with KPA officers and men on
December 24.
Seeing the performance together with him were Jo Myong Rok, director of
the general political
department of the KPA, Kim Yong Chun, chief of the general staff of the
KPA, Kim Il Chol, Minister of the
People's Armed Forces, Ri Yong Mu, vice-chairman of the DPRK National
Defence Commission, and
general officers of the KPA.
Also in the audience were Choe Thae Bok and Kim Kuk Thae, secretaries
of the WPK Central
Committee, department directors and first vice department directors and
other leading officials of the WPK
Central Committee, senior officials of the press, senior writers,
journalists and editors.
The KPA merited choir honored with "Kim Il Sung Order" put on the stage
numbers including "Comrade
Kim Jong Il Is Our Supreme Commander," "Desire of Soldiers," "March of
Soldiers" and "Long March for
Army-first Revolution."
The performers sang praises of the immortal feats of Kim Jong Il who
has ushered in a new era of a great
turn in the history of building a prosperous and powerful nation by leading
to victory the Juche-based cause
of army building and the cause of socialism with his experienced and
seasoned revolutionary guidance.
He expressed great satisfaction over the fact that the artistes of the
merited choir gave an excellent
performance of high ideological and artistic value, which represents the
faith and will of Korea and the
revolutionary spirit of soldiers.
Saying that the KPA merited choir has instilled matchless strength and
valor into the people's army and
people advancing under the uplifted red flag by taking the lead in the
march in the era of army-first revolution
over the past five years, and thus greatly contributed to accomplishing the
revolutionary cause, he highly
appreciated their success and expressed thanks to them.
Agreement signed between DPRK and Yugoslavia
Pyongyang, December 25 (KCNA) -- An agreement on the prevention of
double taxation on income and
properties was signed between the governments of the DPRK and Yugoslavia in
Pyongyang today.
It was signed by Jang Song Il, vice-Minister of Finance, and Milorad
Kosovac, Yugoslav ambassador to
the DPRK.
Yang Hyong Sop meets Chinese state sport delegation
Pyongyang, December 25 (KCNA) -- Yang Hyong Sop, vice-president of the
presidium of the DPRK
Supreme People's Assembly, met and had a friendly talk with the Chinese
state sport delegation headed by
Yuan Weimin, director of the State Sport General Administration of China,
at the Mansudae Assembly Hall
today.
Present there was Jang Ung, vice-chairman of the State Physical Culture
and Sports Guidance
Commission of the DPRK.
At the meeting, the head of the delegation said that the traditional
Sino-Korean Friendship provided by
leaders of the old generation of two countries has grown stronger since the
great Kim Jong Il's historic visit
to China in May last.
2001 protocol on sport exchange signed between DPRK and China
Pyongyang, December 25 (KCNA) -- A 2001 protocol on sport exchange was
signed between the
Physical Culture and Sports Guidance Commission of the DPRK and the State
Sport General Administration
of China in Pyongyang today.
Present at the signing ceremony were chairman Pak Myong Chol of the
commission and other officials
concerned, members of the Chinese state sport delegation headed by director
Yuan Weimin of the State Sport
General Administration and the charge d'affaires of the Chinese embassy in
the DPRK.
Lecture held by Chongryon
Tokyo, December 23 (KNS-KCNA) -- A lecture was sponsored by the General
Association of Korean
Residents in Japan (Chongryon) at the Korean Hall in Tokyo, Japan, on
December 23 on the occasion of the
83rd birth anniversary of anti-Japanese heroine Kim Jong Suk.
Present there were first vice-chairman So Man Sul and chief
vice-chairman Ho Jong Man of the central
standing committee of Chongryon, and other officials of Chongryon.
The participants saw a video recorded lecture titled "Mother Kim Jong
Suk's life shining with great
comradeship."
New Korean documentary film released
Pyongyang, December 25 (KCNA) -- The documentary film studio of the
Radio and TV Broadcasting
Committee of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea recently released a
new documentary film "the
Great Annals."
The documentary film shows the indomitable struggle of the Korean
people to glorify the 1990s with
victories breaking through the rigorous ordeal under the great Kim Jong
Il's army-first revolutionary
leadership.
It also shows how the Korean people celebrated the 55th anniversary of
the Worker's Party of Korea as a
great festival of victors with the achievements made in the 1990s.
Russian paper on Korean socialism
Pyongyang, December 25 (KCNA) -- The Russian newspaper Pravda on
December 21 carried a photo of
the great leader Kim Jong Il meeting with Russian President Putin together
with an article titled "Washington
could not bring Pyongyang to its knees. North Korea keeps to the road of
socialist development."
The west tried hard to isolate and stifle the DPRK, but it could not
succeed, the article said, and went on:
It is not the west which is exerting influence on Kim Jong Il but he
who has great impact on the west.
The United States attempted to destroy socialism in the Democratic
People's Republic of Korea in the
period of "nuclear crisis" on the Korean peninsula in March 1993. But at
that time Supreme Commander Kim
Jong Il demonstrated his courage and resolution. It compelled the U.S.
administration to begin a dialogue
with North Korea whether Washington liked or not.
The DPRK established official diplomatic relations with Italy,
Australia and the Philippines.
There are noticeable positive moves to open state relations between the
DPRK and Canada, France,
Germany and other western countries.
This clearly proves that the U.S. long-standing blockade against North
Korea is collapsing.
Evening gala held
Pyongyang, December 25 (KCNA) -- An evening gala of the young vanguard
of the Ministry of People's
Security took place at the plaza in front of the ministry on Dec. 24 on the
occasion of the 9th anniversary of
the election of the great leader Kim Jong Il as Supreme Commander of the
Korean People's Army.
The function that started with the solemn playing of "Song of General
Kim Jong Il" and the display of
fireworks was pervaded with absolute worship and trust in Kim Jong Il.
Its participants danced with high pride and honor of being defenders of
the revolution to the tune of such
songs as "Comrade Kim Jong Il, Lodestar", "Pride of Youth", "One Large Family".
Art performances were given at theatres and houses of culture in the
capital city and Hamhung,
Chongjin, Wonsan and other local areas on the same day on the occasion of
the 9th anniversary of Kim Jong
Il's election as KPA Supreme Commander and the 83rd birth anniversary of
the great communist
revolutionary fighter Kim Jong Suk.
Colorful functions held abroad
Pyongyang, December 25 (KCNA) -- Colorful functions were held in
various countries on the occasion
of the 9th anniversary of the great leader Kim Jong Il's election as
Supreme Commander of the Korean
People's Army and the 83rd birth anniversary of the great communist
revolutionary fighter Kim Jong Suk.
A video tape "the mass gymnastic display and artistic performance
celebrating the 55th anniversary of the
Worker's Party of Korea 'ever-victorious Worker's Party of Korea'" was
shown at a function held in
Moscow on Dec. 21 and there was a photo exhibition under the titles
"President Kim Il Sung always finds
himself among the people" and "Significant celebrations of the 55th
anniversary of the Worker's Party of
Korea."
Speeches were made at the function.
Oleg Shenin, chairman of the Council of the Union of Communist
Parties-the Communist Party of the
Soviet Union, said that Kim Jong Il, the leader of the Korean people, has
firmly defended socialism in the
DPRK by wisely leading them, true to the intention of the great leader Kim
Il Sung.
Sazhi Umalatova, chairwoman of the Party of Peace and Unity, said that
the Democratic People's
Republic of Korea enjoys a high international authority as it is led by Kim
Jong Il endowed with strong
principle and will.
Karpov, first secretary of the central committee of the former Soviet
Writers' Union, said that the
soldiers of the KPA have sincerely followed Supreme Commander Kim Jong Il.
He is a military strategist who is well versed and erudite in all
issues, he added.
V. I. Anpilov, chairman of the executive committee of the "Working
Russia" Movement, said that the
DPRK has turned into an impregnable fortress as the leader, the party, the
army and the people are
single-heartedly united.
Alexander Paunov, first secretary of the central committee of the
Communist Party of Bulgaria, said at a
meeting held in Sofia on December 20 that the members of his party and
progressive humankind are greatly
honored and pleased to observe December 24.
A message of greetings to Kim Jong Il was adopted at the meeting.
Celebration meetings were held in Pribram city of the Czech Republic,
the Kim Il Sung Institute of
Agricultural Science of Guinea and the Publishers' Association of Indian
Media today from December 12 to
18.
Korean photo exhibitions and film shows were held by the Socialist
People's Party of Mexico, artistes'
association and a company of Indonesia, Dolphin International Trading
Company of India and the joint
venture company of Uzbekistan-DPRK Light Industry from Dec. 13 to 18.
Wreath laid before Kim Jong Suk's bust
Pyongyang, December 25 (KCNA) -- The military attaches' corps here
yesterday laid a wreath before the
bust of the great communist revolutionary fighter Kim Jong Suk at the
Revolutionary Martyrs' Cemetery on
Mt. Taesong and observed a moment's silence in her memory on the occasion
of her 83rd birth anniversary.
Mammoth sit-in strike in S. Korea
Pyongyang, December 25 (KCNA) -- The housing bank and national bank
workers unions on Dec. 23
called a strike for an indefinite period, according to news reports of
"Radio No. 1" and MBC of South Korea.
The chairmen of the two unions declared that they would stage a
solidarity strike against the forcible
merger of the two banks and strike for an indefinite period "till the
projected merger is withdrawn".
In that afternoon at least 15,000 unionists pitched hundreds of tents
around the training institute of the
National Bank in Ilsan and are on a sit-in strike, the reports said.
Earlier, more than 10,000 unionists of the two organizations staged a
strike there all night on Dec. 22.
And the "National Federation of Banking Workers Unions" declared that
it would go on a general strike
on Dec. 28 which will be participated in by 24 banking organs in solidarity
with the strikers.
Celebrations held
Pyongyang, December 25 (KCNA) -- Colorful functions were held in the
DPRK to mark December 24,
the significant day on which fell the 9th anniversary of the great leader
Kim Jong Il's election as Supreme
Commander of the Korean People's Army and the 83rd birth anniversary of the
indomitable communist
revolutionary fighter Kim Jong Suk.
Various political functions including meetings and lectures were held
at the organs and enterprises at all
levels of the capital city and the local areas.
A singing gathering and a meeting of youth and students in Pyongyang
were held before the bust of Kim
Jong Suk at the Revolutionary Martyrs' Cemetery on Mt. Taesong and the
Central Youth Hall to vow their
loyalty.
An endless stream of people visited the revolutionary museums and the
revolutionary sites including the
revolutionary museum of the Ministry of the People's Armed Forces which
shows exploits performed by
Kim Jong Il in army building and Kim Jong Suk's native home in Heoryong
city, North Hamgyong
Province.
A national fine art exhibition was opened in Pyongyang which shows the
exploits he has performed in
leading the army and her revolutionary activities.
Colorful art performances such as music and dance performance and
concert were given at theaters and
halls in the capital city and local areas on these anniversaries.
UN appeal for aid package
Pyongyang, December 25 (KCNA) -- As already reported, the United
Nations recently released an
appeal for aid package on offering humanitarian assistance to the DPRK and
other countries next year.
A spokesman for the DPRK Flood Damage Rehabilitation Committee in a
statement welcomed the UN
appeal as an expression of the concern and good faith of the international
community and appreciated the
support and assistance of the international community including the UN as
encouragement to the efforts of the
Korean people.
In recent years the food production in the DPRK was hard hit by
repeated natural calamities.
This year, too, the food production sharply dropped as compared with
last year due to severe drought
and typhoon damage, seriously affecting the food supply to the people.
In order to bring the difficult situation under control the DPRK has
dynamically pushed ahead with a lot
of work for the increased grain production including land leveling and
rezoning, a project to bring about a
radical turn in potato farming and double cropping.
They are optimistic about future though they have to work hard to
attain self-sufficiency in food.
Humanitarian aid of the international community encourages the Korean
people in their efforts. This
year, too, the WFP and other international organizations and various
countries provided this kind of aid to the
DPRK.
Such international aid to the Korean people has a positive impact on
the development of the international
relations.
The Korean people are grateful for such humanitarian aid from
international organizations and various
countries and will always remember it.
They, who set store by the concern, good faith and inspiration of the
international community, will make
more vigorous endeavors to attain self-sufficiency in food despite
difficulties and trials.
Land leveling and rezoning progress apace
Pyongyang, December 25 (KCNA) -- A land leveling and rezoning project is
progressing apace in Korea,
which is considered to be a patriotic work of eternal value for the
country's prosperity and development.
It started in the autumn of Juche 87 (1998) in Kangwon Province to be
followed by that in North
Phyongan Province.
Now it is going on in South Hwanghae Province.
The province is the largest granary of the country. The area of land to
be realigned in the province is
more than 100,000 hectares. The project of the land realignment which is to
be carried out at two stages is a
grand nature-harnessing work to level at least 400,000 patches and remove
about 30,000 km long ridges
between rice fields which had been handed down through generations, and
repartition them into standardized
fields, each covering 1,000-1,500 Phyong.
The first-stage project that started in October this year is to be
completed before the sowing season in
next spring.
During the period the province will level and rezone 50,000 hectares of
land. It has realigned 27,000
hectares of land till mid-December. Yonan and Chongdan counties are going
ahead of other counties. The
rapid progress of land leveling and rezoning project in Anak, Thaethan,
Jaeryong and other counties of the
province is changing their appearance beyond recognition.
Soldiers of the people's army and land builders from all provinces in
charge of the project carried out
their first-stage tasks for autumn in the persevering spirit even under the
difficult conditions where they were
hard pressed for everything and are now registering fresh successes in the
project.
Anniversary of Kim Jong Il's work marked
Pyongyang, December 25 (KCNA) -- December 25 marks the 5th anniversary
of General Secretary Kim
Jong Il's celebrated work "Respecting the Forerunners of the Revolution Is
a Noble Moral Obligation of
Revolutionaries."
In the work published on December 25, Juche 84 (1995) he proved that
respecting the revolutionary
forerunners is the requirement of the revolution and a noble moral
obligation of revolutionaries. He clearly
elucidated the principled matters arising in establishing the moral trait
of respecting revolutionary forerunners
and promoting the relations of noble sense of moral obligation among people.
Rodong Sinmun today dedicates an article to the anniversary which says:
The last five years have been a
period in which the Korean people have defended Korean-style socialism,
cherishing the sense of noble
moral obligation toward revolutionary forerunners, and a proud history in
which the noble human ties have
been in full bloom to strikingly demonstrate its advantages.
While steering the revolution and construction Kim Jong Il has
channelled great efforts into helping the
youth and other people of Korea fully display the noble trait of respecting
revolutionary forerunners, the
article says, and goes on:
The Korean people's noble revolutionary view on morality has been fully
manifested in the fact that they
have held the President Kim Il Sung in higher esteem, thoroughly
implemented his last instructions while
respecting the revolutionary forerunners, loving revolutionary comrades and
displaying the noble communist
trait in all fields of social life.
The prospect of Korean-style socialism is bright and the Korean
revolution is sure to triumph as all the
Korean people have a revolutionary view on morality.
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