TODAY'S NEWS (March.16.2001 Juche 90)
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5th session of 10th SPA to be convened
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Arrogant interference in other's internal affairs
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Myth of U.S. imperialists' "mightiness" shattered
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Reception given by Russian ambassador
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Correspondence between families separated in north and south of Korea
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Hamhung branch of academy of sciences
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Confessions of defeated
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U.S. wild ambition for world domination blasted
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New research achievements
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Greetings to chairman of C.C., LPRP
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Delegation of Russian Ministry of Railway Transport here
For Spanish-speaking people
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vocero de comite de medidas de resarcimiento de danos por inundaciones de
rpdc responde
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establecimiento de relaciones diplomaticas entre rpdc y holanda
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dirigente kim jong il recibe cestos de flores, presentes y cartas de
felicitacion
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victoria siempre con poderio de unidad monolitica
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5th session of 10th SPA to be convened
Pyongyang, March 16 (KCNA) -- The presidium of the Supreme People's
Assembly of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea published a decree on
the convocation of its session on March 15. The decree said the fourth
session of the 10th Supreme People's Assembly would be convened in Pyongyang
on April 5, Juche 90 (2001), according to the article 92 of the DPRK
socialist constitution.
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Arrogant interference in other's internal affairs
Pyongyang, March 16 (KCNA) -- Rodong Sinmun today carries a signed
commentary condemning the new Bush administration of the United States for
scheming frantically to isolate and stifle the DPRK while making the best
use of every opportunity to pull it up. The U.S. is talking about "threat"
from the DPRK while loud mouthing about the "kidnapping" issue and the U.S.
State Department in a recent "human rights report for the year 2000" pulled
up the DPRK over "human rights issue," the news analyst says, and goes on:
It is an open interference in the internal affairs of the DPRK and an
outright challenge to it that the U.S. comments on the "human rights record"
in the DPRK and calls it into question as it pleases by the wrong human
rights standards of American style which represents the imperialist way of
thinking, view on value and way of life with which to look down upon and
oppress others and dominate them.
It is also a grave criminal act intended to malignantly impair the
dignity of the DPRK and the advantages and validity of the man-centred
socialist system of Korean style.
The recent anti-DPRK diatribe of the bush administration merits a
particular attention because it is maliciously slandering the DPRK over
"human rights issue" in a bid to sling mud at Korean socialism at a time
when the DPRK's foreign relations have expanded and developed as never
before and different countries want to improve relations with the DPRK.
With such a mean trick the U.S. is seeking to tarnish the image of the
DPRK, put a curb on the development of its foreign relations and stop other
countries from improving relations with the DPRK.
This only betrays the vicious nature of the U.S. hostile policy towards
the DPRK.
The U.S. moves to sap the authority of the DPRK by its own "human rights
standards" touch off bitter hatred of the Korean people for the U.S.
The U.S. should refrain from doing such an arrogant act of interfering
in the internal affairs of the DPRK, mindful of the Korean people's
feelings.
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Myth of U.S. imperialists' "mightiness" shattered
Pyongyang, March 16 (KCNA) -- The myth of the U.S. imperialists'
"mightiness" was shattered to smithereens in the past Korean War. The Korean
War was a confrontation beyond human imagination as it was a war between the
young DPRK and the U.S.-led imperialist allied forces.
The U.S. mobilized over two million-strong armed forces including one
third of its land forces, one fifth of its air force, most of its pacific
fleet, plus troops of 15 of its satellite countries, the South Korean and
Japanese armed forces and its modern combat and technical equipment to seize
the DPRK through a "blitz warfare."
The world was impatiently following the situation on the Korean
peninsula.
The world people expressed apprehension as to whether the DPRK, small in
its territory, would be able to hold out in confrontation with the U.S.
which knew no defeat. However, something beyond the imagination of the
international community happened on the Korean front.
The U.S. imperialists sustained a shameful defeat as they misjudged
their rival.
This defeat was the first in the U.S. 200 odd year-long history of
aggression.
In this regard, the U.S. magazine U.S. News and World Report said that
the U.S. losses in the Korean War were over two times those the Americans
suffered in the previous five big wars.
The loss of manpower and war equipment suffered by the U.S. imperialists
in the three year-long Korean War was nearly 2.3 times bigger than that they
sustained in the four years of the Pacific War during the second world war.
Their myth of "mightiness" was thus exploded to smithereens. This was
bitterer disgrace to the U.S. nobody thought that the U.S., which had
boasted of being mighty, would be defeated in the war against such a small
country as the DPRK. But, it was a hard reality.
Marshall, the then U.S. Defence Secretary, confessed that the myth of
the U.S. was shattered and it was not so strong as others thought would be.
If the U.S. imperialists, oblivious of the lesson taught by the Korean
War and overconfident of their strength, come in attack on the DPRK again,
they will not escape from fatal disasters.
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Reception given by Russian ambassador
Pyongyang, March 16 (KCNA) -- Russian ambassador to the DPRK Valery
Denisov hosted a reception at the embassy yesterday on the occasion of the
52nd anniversary of the conclusion of the agreement on economic and cultural
cooperation between the DPRK and the Russian Federation. Present on
invitation were Kim Ryong Mun, vice-minister of foreign trade, and other
officials concerned.
Speeches were made there.
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Correspondence between families separated in north and south of Korea
Pyongyang, March 16 (KCNA) -- Correspondence was exchanged between
families and relatives separated in the north and south of Korea on March
15, the first ever since national division, according to the agreement of
the third round of north-south red cross talks. That day Red Cross liaison
representatives from the north and the south exchanged letters of 300
members of separated families and relatives each at Panmunjom.
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Hamhung branch of academy of sciences
Pyongyang, March 16 (KCNA) -- The Hamhung branch of the academy of
sciences situated in Hamhung, South Hamgyong Province on the east coast was
established in August Juche 49 (1960). It is furnished with a dozen
institutes of inorganic, organic and analytical chemistry, chemical
materials and vinalon, and several pilot plants for vinalon and experimental
apparatuses, a postgraduate course, a foreign languages course and a branch
of the university of science. it has a good 10,000 items of experimental and
technological devices and many laboratories. It has so far introduced a
great many research results into different branches of the national economy,
going a long way towards enhancing the Juche character of industry and the
people's welfare.
The exposure reagent, main disk record, noise-proof recording, rust and
cave-water prevention and pantile-reinforcing agent are heavily favoured for
the preservation of revolutionary remains, information and cultural relics.
The phosphorous, lime and other fertilizers, herbicides, insecticides,
high-pressure hoses, stabilizers and ultraviolet absorbents claim an
important role in agricultural production.
Besides, vinalon fibre, inhygroscopicity sutures, mobilon rayon yarn,
plastic goods, stone coal, efficient catalyzer, electrodes and manifold dyes
have been adopted in industrial production.
Leader Kim Jong Il, with his habitual concern for scientific and
technical development, inspected the branch on March 7, Juche 88 (1999) and
gave high appreciation for its research achievements.
All the researchers here, true to the science-first policy, are eager to
contribute themselves to the building of a powerful socialist nation.
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Confessions of defeated
Pyongyang, March 16 (KCNA) -- The U.S. imperialist warmongers, keen on
the moves to stifle the DPRK, should stop running amuck, drawing the lesson
from the confessions made by those defeated in the past Korean War, warn the
Korean people and people's army soldiers. Clark, the then commander-in-chief
of the "UN forces" and commander of the U.S. forces in the far east, who
signed the armistice agreement as the first defeated "general" in the U.S.
history, confessed that he gained the unenviable distinction of being the
first United States army commander in history to sign an armistice without a
victory and got a feeling that everything ended in failure.
He also noted that the U.S. history does not know a war without victory,
adding that but in Korea the U.S. signed an armistice without a victory for
the first time in the history.
Bradley, the then chairman of the U.S. joint chiefs of staff, lamented
that the Korean war was a great military disaster and a wrong war at the
wrong place and at the wrong time and with the wrong enemy.
Macarthur said that since its founding the prestige of the United States
has never dropped to the ground as that time in the whole world and it was
impossible for the United States to win victory in Korea, the U.S. suffered
disastrous losses and Americans would shed more blood in Korea.
He was a murderous "general" dismissed as the commander of the U.S.
forces in the far east and commander-in-chief of the "UN forces," held
responsible for the bitter defeat in the war.
Even the New York Times deplored about the U.S. imperialists' gloomy
prospect of the war, saying that there was no assurance that the u.s. was
certain to win.
The U.S. warmongers are well advised to stop running wild, recalling the
confessions made by those defeated in the war.
They should bear in mind that otherwise only a bitter defeat awaits
them.
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U.S. wild ambition for world domination blasted
Pyongyang, March 16 (KCNA) -- Rodong Sinmun today in a signed article
terms the bush administration's unprecedented massing of its aggressor
forces in the Asian-pacific region a concentric expression of its policy of
strength. It says:
Recently the U.S. imperialists newly set up a minesweeping detachment
headquarters at their Sasebo base in Japan and announced a plan to deploy
three attack submarines in Guam island from next year. And a new contingent
of their armed forces are being hurled into an area around the Korean
peninsula from their mainland and other places.
All these military moves, a product of their aggressive Asian-pacific
strategy, are dangerous war preparations to bring the DPRK under control by
force of arms.
The U.S. ruling circles are keen to tighten the tripartite military
alliance involving the U.S., Japan and South Korea and frame up the Asian
version of NATO by drawing other countries into it.
The bottom line of their Asian-pacific strategy is to dominate northeast
Asia. Its main aim is to retain their grip on South Korea and provoke a new
war of aggression, a nuclear war.
They are working hard to contain the DPRK, using South Korea as its
forward base and, furthermore, bring neighbouring big countries under
control in a bid to establish domination over this region.
Acute showdown between socialism and imperialism is under way on the
Korean peninsula and the DPRK is growing stronger in this confrontation as
the days go by. This is why the U.S. imperialists pay so much attention to
South Korea in their Asian-pacific strategy.
The U.S. imperialist warhawks are foolishly dreaming of a new war of
aggression in Korea in a bid to stifle the DPRK by force of arms.
This is, however, a daydream.
They should bear in mind that if they dare provoke the second Korean
War, none of them will survive.
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New research achievements
Pyongyang, March 16 (KCNA) -- Scientists and technicians in the DPRK
are reporting achievements in scientific researches in the New Year. The
academy of agricultural science has succeeded in completing its research
into virus free tissue potato culture. this success is now being introduced
in rural areas across the country.
It also designed and manufactured new type potato planting machines,
potato selectors and five other efficient farm machines and sent them to
Taehongdan county.
A biological research group of Kim Hyong Jik University of Education
perfected triploid catfish breeding technology and introduced it into many
factories, enterprises and cooperative farms, boosting catfish production 30
per cent over that in the past.
Kim Chaek University of Technology developed an electromagnetic
rock-drill requiring no compressor and air pipe. Its efficiency is 28-30 per
cent and its electricity consumption one tenth of that of a pneumatic
rock-drill. It produces a low noise and is highly mobile and productive.
The garment institute of the ministry of light industry succeeded in
computerizing the fashion designing. It has put the designing of clothes
that sit well with customers on a scientific basis by use of the developed
fashion design program.
Not a few practical achievements have been made by the Korean Technical
Centre for Koryo Medicine.
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Greetings to chairman of C.C., LPRP
Pyongyang, March 16 (KCNA) -- The Central Committee of the Workers'
Party of Korea yesterday sent a message of greetings to Khamtay Siphandone
upon his reelection as chairman of the central committee of the Lao People's
Revolutionary Party at its seventh congress. The message extended warm
congratulations to him on his reelection at the congress.
His reelection is an expression of the trust in him of all the party
members and people, the message said.
Expressing the conviction that the friendly and cooperative relations
between the two parties would further strengthen and develop in the idea of
independence, peace and friendship, it sincerely wished him greater success
in his responsible work for the implementation of the decisions of the 7th
Congress of the LPRP.
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Delegation of Russian Ministry of Railway Transport here
Pyongyang, March 16 (KCNA) -- A delegation of the Russian Ministry of
Railway Transport led by minister Nikolai Aksenenko arrived here today. The
delegation was met at the airport by Kim Kwang Su, chief of staff of the
Ministry of Railways, and Valery Denisov, ambassador of the Russian
Federation to the DPRK.
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vocero de comite de medidas de resarcimiento de danos por inundaciones de
rpdc responde
pyongyang, 16 de enero (atcc) -- al responder a la pregunta de un
reportero de la agencia telegrafica central de corea relativa a la carta de
disculpa que hizo llegar el comite "cap anamur", organizacion de asistencia
no gubernamental de alemania por el disparate del ex-representante de su
oficina en pyongyang, el vocero del comite de medidas de resarcimiento de
danos por inundaciones de la republica popular democratica de corea dijo
ayer como sigue: como se ha conocido ya, el comite "cap anamur" tomo las
medidas de revocar a norbert vollertsen, ex-representante de su oficina en
pyongyang al reconocer que el acto de este ajeno a la labor de asistencia
contraviene al principio de asistencia humanitaria de su organizacion.
no obstante eso, norbert en el camino de regreso a su pais ofrecio una
"conferencia de prensa" en la cual tergiverso gravemente la realidad
diciendo que los materiales donados a la rpdc "se usan exclusivamente" para
otros fines y se atrevio a proferir palabras difamatorias al regimen
socialista de la rpdc.
en fin, el trato de divulgar algunas opiniones malsanas en la
desesperada intencion de remediar la miserable situacion en que se halla
siendo revocado al cabo de hacer travesuras en la rpdc.
al respecto "cap anamur" hizo llegar una carta en la cual senala: la
locura del representante revocado no puede representar jamas la posicion de
su organizacion, se le pide sinceramente disculpa al pueblo coreano,
respetara el regimen de la rpdc, observara las leyes y ordenes de esta y a
traves de la labor de asistencia contribuira activamente al desarrollo de
las relaciones binacionales.
en el futuro tambien nosotros no perdonaremos jamas a quienes desacatan
la soberania de la rpdc.
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establecimiento de relaciones diplomaticas entre rpdc y holanda
pyongyang, 16 de enero (atcc) -- fueron establecidas relaciones
diplomaticas entre la republica popular democratica de corea y el reino de
holanda y fue publicado ayer el comunicado conjunto sobre el particular que
senala: tuvieron lugar el 20 de diciembre del 2000 y el 15 de enero del 2001
en la haya conversaciones entre los delegados de los ministerios de rr.ee.
de la rpdc y el reino de holanda.
las conversaciones fueron preparadas a traves del intercambio de las
cartas de los cancilleres de ambos paises relativas al establecimiento de
las relaciones diplomaticas.
en ellas las partes acordaron establecer las relaciones diplomaticas a
nivel de embajador entre la rpd de corea y el reino de holanda a base de los
convenios de viena sobre las relaciones diplomaticas y las relaciones
consulares.
las partes manifestaron la esperanza de que el establecimiento de las
relaciones diplomaticas entre ambos paises ofrezca oportunidad mas favorable
para desarrollar eficazmente las relaciones bilaterales y profundizar la
consultacion sobre los problemas de interes e inquietud mutuos.
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dirigente kim jong il recibe cestos de flores, presentes y cartas de
felicitacion
pyongyang, 16 de febrero (atcc) -- el gran dirigente kim jong il con
motivo de su cumpleanos recibio el dia 15 un cesto de flores y una carta de
felicitacion del cuerpo de agregados militares y un cesto de flores de los
funcionarios encargados de asuntos culturales y de amistad de las embajadas
de varios paises en la republica popular democratica de corea. recibio
cestos de flores, presentes y cartas de felicitacion de los representantes
diplomaticos de rusia, china, india, vietnam, libia, iran, camboya,
palestina, laos, siria, egipto, nigeria, indonesia, etiopia, polonia,
rumania, pakistan y yemen y de las embajadas de china y etiopia.
recibio cartas de felicitacion, regalos y ramos de flores de los
agregados militares de las embajadas de vietnam, rusia, cuba, egipto e iran
y cartas de felicitacion del coordinador de la onu y representante del
programa de las naciones unidas para el desarrollo, el representante del
fondo de las naciones unidas para la infancia y el representante interino
del programa mundial de alimentos, en la rpdc.
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victoria siempre con poderio de unidad monolitica
pyongyang, 16 de febrero (atcc) -- hoy el pueblo coreano conmemora
significativamente el cumpleanos del gran dirigente kim jong il. para el
pueblo coreano el 16 de febrero es la fecha historica que promete el
radiante porvenir de la patria y la victoria siempre de la causa
revolucionaria del juche.
el diario "rodong sinmun" en el numero de hoy inserto un editorial
senalando que la trayectoria revolucionaria del pueblo coreano bajo la
direccion del gran camarada kim jong il es la gloriosa historia que allano
el camino de victoria con la unidad monolitica.
a continuacion el editorial senala:
el camino de la victoria recorrido por el partido del trabajo y el
pueblo de corea es el camino de la orgullosa lucha por el cual el dirigente
y el pueblo avanzaron audazmente compartiendo la idea y el proposito, el
camino de la armonia completa por el cual el primero y el segundo avanzaron
fiandose y apoyandose firmemente y la historia de lucha por la unidad en la
cual ambos compartieron el destino, es decir, la vida y la muerte, la
tristeza y la alegria.
el factor decisivo que permite acelerar hasta el fin la marcha
victoriosa del siglo 21 en que habra pruebas y dificultades reside en la
unidad monolitica en torno al gran dirigente.
la unidad monolitica de las filas revolucionarias sirve de la fuerza de
impulsion que permite a la revolucion coreana seguir avanzando a paso firme
por el unico camino de la independencia.
la unidad monolitica del partido del trabajo y el pueblo de corea
constituye la fuerza motriz que permite llevar a feliz termino la causa
socialista del juche.
con la invencible unidad monolitica alcanzada en la batalla por la
defensa del socialismo no nos habra cosas irrealizables ni fortaleza
inconquistable en la construccion socialista. el presente sera un siglo en
que la politica de unidad del camarada kim jong il cree una gran realidad y
en que el socialismo coreano triunfe globalmente.
debemos avanzar tenazmente por el camino de la victoria en pleno acato a
la politica del gran camarada kim jong il.
el periodico "minju joson" en un editorial subraya que es infinitamente
radiante el futuro del pueblo coreano que allana el camino del avance del
nuevo siglo siguiendo la direccion del gran camarada kim jong il.
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