TODAY'S NEWS (April.23.2001 Juche 90)
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Kim Jong Il sees art performance of Russian academy ensemble
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Kim Jong Il receives state academy ensemble of Ministry of Interior of
Russia
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Military revolutionary museum visited
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U.S.-S. Korea joint military exercise under fire
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KCNA on Japan's moves for revival of militarism
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Construction of dwelling houses for 30,000 families in Pyongyang
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Japan's moves to distort history assailed
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Protest rallies in South Korea
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Munsu Fun Fair crowded with visitors
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Greetings to General Secretary of C.C., CPV
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Kim Yong Nam meets British party delegation
For Spanish-speaking people
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amistad coreano - china seguira desarrollandose de siglo en siglo
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entrevistase kim yong nam con embajador cubano
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9 aniversario de eleccion de dirigente kim jong il como comandante supremo
de epc
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Kim Jong Il sees art performance of Russian academy ensemble
��� Pyongyang, April 23 (KCNA) -- Kim Jong Il saw an art performance given
by the state academy ensemble of the Ministry of Interior of Russia at the
Mansudae Art Theatre on Sunday. The ensemble had participated in the 19th
April Spring Friendship Art Festival.
��� Among the audience were secretaries of the WPK Central Committee Kim Kuk
Thae, Kye Ung Thae, Han Song Ryong and Kim Jung Rin, department director of
the c.c., the WPK Jong Ha Chol, chairman of the c.c., the general federation
of the Unions of Literature and the Arts of Korea Jang Chol, first
vice-minister of foreign affairs Kang Sok Ju, first vice department
directors of the c.c., the WPK Ri Yong Chol and Jang Song Thaek, and other
leading officials of the WPK central committee, generals of the Korean
People's Army Hyon Chol Hae and Pak Jae Gyong and servicemen,
editor-in-chief of the Rodong Sinmun Choe Chil Nam, director general of the
Korean Central News Agency Kim Ki Ryong, chairman of the Radio and TV
Broadcasting Committee of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea Cha Sung
Su and other leading officials of media organizations.
��� The performance began with "Song of General Kim Il Sung."
��� Its repertoire included colorful numbers such as choruses "Just War" and
"Sortie" and dance "Victorious Soldiers".
��� The performance ended with "Song of General Kim Jong Il".
��� It was highly acclaimed by the audience as it was replete with warm
DPRK-Russia friendship. A floral basket from leader Kim Jong Il was conveyed
to the artistes in congratulation of their successful performance.
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Kim Jong Il receives state academy ensemble of Ministry of Interior of
Russia
��� Pyongyang, April 23 (KCNA) -- Kim Jong Il sunday received leading
members and artistes of the state academy ensemble of the Ministry of
Interior of Russia headed by V. P. Yelseev, which had participated in the
19th April Spring Friendship Art Festival. Kim Jong Il warmly welcomed their
visit to the DPRK and conversed with them in a warm and friendly atmosphere.
��� The head of the ensemble expressed his heartfelt thanks to Kim Jong Il
for giving the ensemble the special privilege by seeing its performance.
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Military revolutionary museum visited
��� Pyongyang, April 23 (KCNA) -- Party and state cadres and leading
officials of ministries and national institutions of the DPRK visited the
revolutionary museum of the Ministry of the People's Armed Forces on Sunday
on the occasion of the 69th birthday of the heroic Korean People's Army. The
visitors looked round with deep emotion the historical relics and materials
showing the immortal feats performed by President Kim Il Sung and leader Kim
Jong Il for the army building.
��� Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il set forth the Juche-oriented military idea
and war methods and made tireless efforts for the defence of the country and
the strengthening of the people's army and thus recorded a brilliant chapter
in the history of building the revolutionary armed forces.
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U.S.-S. Korea joint military exercise under fire
��� Pyongyang, April 23 (KCNA) -- The U.S. imperialist bellicose circle
together with the South Korean military launched the provocative "reception,
staging, onward movement and integration" war exercise on April 20. In this
regard Rodong Sinmun today in a signed commentary says:
��� This military exercise is a very provocative and dangerous war exercise
going on under the simulated conditions of an armed invasion of the DPRK.
��� Quite clear is the aim sought by the U.S. bellicose circle in
persistently staging such a madcap war exercise against the DPRK in gross
violation of the spirit of the DPRK-U.S. agreed framework which calls for
refraining from threatening the other party by force of arms. They seek to
bring the DPRK-U.S. and the north-south relations back to those in the era
of confrontation before the adoption of the DPRK-U.S. agreed framework and
the June 15 North-South Joint Declaration and in the era of the Cold War in
a bid to justify their occupation of South Korea and the continued division
of Korea and stifle the DPRK by force of arms.
��� Such the prevailing situation compels the DPRK to take a serious view of
the attitude on the part of the South Korean military authorities as they
are joining the U.S. imperialists in the war exercise to harm the Korean
nation in violation of the spirit of the north-south joint declaration which
calls for reunifying the country independently by its own efforts.
��� Staging sabre-rattling in collusion with the foreign forces is a
treachery and a perfidy to the declaration.
��� No process of reconciliation and cooperation, peace and peaceful
reunification can be expected on the Korean peninsula as long as the U.S.
imperialists continue pursuing their hostile policy towards the DPRK and
escalating their moves to provoke a new war.
��� The U.S. and South Korean military authorities are well advised to
ponder over the ensuing serious consequences of their joint military
exercise.
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KCNA on Japan's moves for revival of militarism
��� Pyongyang, April 23 (KCNA) -- Some Japanese politicians' renewed
advocation of the revival of militarism is touching off indignation among
Asian people. 86 Japanese dietmen and about a hundred assistants to dietmen
of Japan officially visited the "Yasukuni Shrine", a symbol of militarism,
on April 20.
��� It is an unbearable mockery and insult to the people of Korea and other
Asian countries who, suffered untold disasters due to the Japanese
imperialists' past aggression and military occupation.
��� Whether Japanese politicians visit the shrine or not is a touchstone
showing their attitude towards Japan's war of aggression in the past that
left indelible blots on the history of the 20th century.
��� For what are they visiting in groups the shrine to call back the soul of
militarists killed in the war of aggression and beautify the history of
aggression and crimes?
��� Japan seems not to know that the revival of militarism leads it to
self-destruction.
��� Whenever an opportunity presents itself they organize official visits to
the shrine in a bigger scale in a bid to grossly distort and negate Japan's
history. This is a premeditated move to infuse a reactionary view on history
into the Japanese people and thus accelerate the militarization of Japanese
society.
��� Nowhere else in the world one can find such politicians as the Japanese
right-wing politicians who are so shameless as to deny the history of
aggression and crimes and falsify historical facts through textbooks in a
bid to impart wrong views on history into the younger generation.
��� This reflects their true intention to repeat Japan's crime-woven
history, instead of repenting of it.
��� They are well advised to think twice over what they are now doing,
bearing deep in mind that it will only make the future of Japan more gloomy.
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Construction of dwelling houses for 30,000 families in Pyongyang
��� Pyongyang, April 23 (KCNA) -- Dwelling houses for 30,000 families will
be built in Pyongyang, the capital of the DPRK. To build dwelling houses for
30,000 families would provide citizens with better living conditions.
��� According to the chief of the Pyongyang city headquarters for the
construction of dwelling houses, they set the storeys of houses to suit
geographical and regional features and designed houses to get sunlight as
much as possible.
��� The houses will be spaced from streets of the capital and roads, parks
and green spaces will take shape according to contemporary taste. and
heating, water supply and sewage disposal facilities will be set up between
blocks.
��� Educational and public health facilities and service network will be
built for the convenience of citizens.
��� Houses will be established along the Kwangbok Street, Thongil Street,
September 9 Street and youth hero motorway (between Pyongyang and Nampho)
and in suburban districts in good harmony with geographical features.
��� The party members and all other people of Korea are out to build the
dwelling houses in a short span of time in the same spirit as in the period
of the "arduous march" and the forced march.
��� Infrastructure projects are now under way.
��� Several groups of construction experts and tens of thousands of young
builders are participating in the construction.
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Japan's moves to distort history assailed
��� Pyongyang, April 23 (KCNA) -- The All-India Agricultural Workers' Union
and the All-India Peasants' Union issued a joint statement on April 11
denouncing the Japanese authorities for their moves to distort history. The
statement said that a controversial middle school history textbook revised
by an ultra right-wing organization of Japan distorts and covers up the
Japanese imperialists' colonial rule over Korea and their crimes against
humanity in Korea and other Asian countries and embellishes their
aggression.
��� The Japanese authorities' moves to distort history are a dangerous
attempt to cover up their past crimes at any cost, avoid the responsibility
and revive militarism to resume overseas aggression, it noted, and went on:
��� We bitterly condemn the Japanese authorities for their haughty moves to
infuse a wrong historical view into the younger generation while avoiding
apology, reflection and responsibility for their past crimes.
��� We demand the Japanese authorities honestly apologize and compensate the
Korean people for the past crimes of the Japanese imperialists and
immediately stop such a base action as tampering with history.
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Protest rallies in South Korea
��� Pyongyang, April 23 (KCNA) -- The South Korean Confederation of Trade
Unions (KCTU) on April 21 held rallies of over 10,000 workers in 27 cities
of South Korea including Seoul in protest against the riot police crackdown
upon unionists of the Daewoo Motor Company, according to Seoul-based CBS. At
least 1,000 workers under the KCTU held a rally in Seoul that day and called
for the withdrawal of police force from the Daewoo Motor Company, immediate
resumption of negotiations between the union and the management side and
punishment of the chief of the national police office.
��� KCTU chairman Tan Pyong Ho said that the irresponsible counteraction of
the "government" against the incident is intolerable and that the present
"government" should bear the responsibility for the bankruptcy of people's
living caused by the unilateral lay-off and restructuring and the chief of
the national police office should be held responsible for the violent
suppression and immediately resign.
��� The participants marched through the streets after the rally.
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Munsu Fun Fair crowded with visitors
��� Pyongyang, April 23 (KCNA) -- The Munsu fun fair located in the area of
East Pyongyang on the bank of the River Taedong is drawing an increasing
number of working people and school youth and children these days. According
to manager Pak Pyong Nam, an average of over 3,000 citizens visit there to
have a pleasant rest.
��� It was commissioned in June Juche 83 (1994).
��� Covering more than 240,000 square metres, the fun fair has over 10 types
of amusement facilities such as revolving planes, umbrella-style
merry-go-round, double deck merry-go-round. most of them are revolving
amusement facilities.
��� It also has a cinema with moving seats and a billiard room.
��� And there is a wading pool which has various facilities-flowing water
play, flume ride and surf ride. The wading pool is operated between July and
August. Its daily accommodating capacity is over 8,000 people.
��� The fun fair has sufficient catering facilities.
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Greetings to General Secretary of C.C., CPV
��� Pyongyang, April 23 (KCNA) -- The Workers' Party of Korea Central
Committee today sent a message of greetings to Nong Duc Manh upon his
election as General Secretary of the Central Committee of Communist Party of
Vietnam at its 9th Congress. The message noted that his election was an
expression of the deep trust and expectation of all members of the CPV for
him. Expressing the belief that the friendly and cooperative relations
between the two parties and peoples of the two countries would grow
stronger, it wished him success in his responsible work for carrying out the
resolution of the 9th Congress of the party.
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Kim Yong Nam meets British party delegation
��� Pyongyang, April 23 (KCNA) -- Kim Yong Nam, member of the political
bureau of the c.c., the Workers' Party of Korea and President of the
presidium of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, met and had a conversation
with the delegation of the New Communist Party of Great Britain led by its
General Secretary Andy Brooks at the Mansudae Assembly Hall today. Present
was Ji Jae Ryong, vice department director of the WPK Central Committee.
��� The head of the delegation said that all the achievements made in the
DPRK are a fruition of the wise guidance of President Kim Il Sung and leader
Kim Jong Il.
��� Last year, he noted, many successes were achieved in various fields of
the DPRK.
��� Particularly, the Korean people have shattered the imperialists' moves
to isolate and stifle the DPRK and firmly defended socialism, he said. This
greatly inspires the world progressives, he said.
��� The experience of the Korean revolution is precious for all the
revolutionary people, which will serve as a guideline, he added.
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amistad coreano - china seguira desarrollandose de siglo en siglo
��� pyongyang, 23 de enero (atcc) -- el diario "rodong sinmun" en el numero
de hoy inserto un editorial relativo a la exitosa efectuacion de la visita
del gran dirigente kim jong il a la republica popular china. el editorial
senala:
��� la historica visita del dirigente kim jong il a la rpch sirve de un
motivo trascendental en el fortalecimiento y desarrollo de las relaciones de
amistad coreano-china y contribuira grandemente a la preservacion de la paz
y la seguridad de asia y el resto del mundo.
��� la presente visita fue realizada exitosamente bajo la atencion especial
y la cordial hospitalidad del cc del partido comunista de china, el consejo
de estado de la rpch y el presidente jiang zemin.
��� en las conversaciones los dirigentes de ambos partidos y paises se
informaron de la situacion de sus respectivos paises, intercambiaron
opiniones sobre un mayor desarrollo de las relaciones bilaterales y otros
importantes problemas internacionales de interes mutuo y llegaron a la
identidad de criterios.
��� acordaron hacer esfuerzos activos por consolidar y desarrollar aun mas
la tradicional amistad coreano - china con una larga historia y situar las
relaciones de amistad y cooperacion de ambos paises al nivel mas elevado de
desarrollo.
��� durante un largo tiempo historico lleno de dificultades y pruebas los
pueblos de corea y china vienen fortaleciendo su amistad y solidaridad.
��� tambien en el siglo 21 como en el siglo pasado los partidos y pueblos de
ambos paises tienen el invariable deseo de consolidar y desarrollar sin
cesar la amistad. en su reciente encuentro y conversaciones los dirigentes
de ambos partidos y paises volvieron a manifestar la voluntad de fortalecer
y desarrollar aun mas las relaciones de amistad y cooperacion coreano-china
en la forja del radiante porvenir del nuevo siglo.
��� hoy en dia el pueblo chino bajo la direccion del partido comunista de
china se esfuerza por lograr la estabilidad y la unidad de la sociedad y
construir el socialismo propio de china y la autoridad exterior de este pais
se eleva de dia en dia. el pueblo coreano desea sinceramente que en china
todas las cosas marchen bien.
��� el incesante fortalecimiento y desarrollo de la amistad coreano-china
contribuye a la promocion de la revolucion y la construccion y a la
prosperidad y desarrollo de ambos paises.
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entrevistase kim yong nam con embajador cubano
��� pyongyang, 23 de enero (atcc) -- el presidente kim yong nam del
presidium de la asamblea popular suprema de la republica popular democratica
de corea sostuvo hoy una charla en el palacio de los congresos mansudae con
jose manuel inclan embade, embajador de la republica de cuba en la rpdc que
le hizo una visita de despedida. estuvo presente el viceministro kung sok
ung de rr.ee.
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9 aniversario de eleccion de dirigente kim jong il como comandante supremo
de epc
��� pyongyang, 23 de diciembre (atcc) -- el acto de informe central por el
9 aniversario de la eleccion del gran dirigente kim jong il como comandante
supremo del ejercito popular de corea tuvo lugar hoy en la casa cultural "25
de abril". estuvieron presentes kim yong nam, jo myong rok, hong song nam y
otros cuadros dirigentes del partido y estado. el informe titulado "abramos
brillantemente el nuevo siglo de la gran prosperidad siguiendo la direccion
del estimado camarada comandante supremo de dar prioridad al ejercito"
estuvo a cargo del vicemariscal kim yong chun, miembro del comite de defensa
nacional de la republica popular democratica de corea y jefe del estado
mayor general del epc. el informante senalo: el que el estimado camarada kim
jong il fuera electo comandante supremo del epc y se haya puesto al frente
de las fuerzas armadas revolucionarias fue un gran jubilo nacional para
todos los oficiales y soldados del epc y los habitantes y un evento
historico de significado trascendental en el cumplimiento de la causa de
construccion del ejercito autoctono y el desarrollo de nuestra revolucion.
gracias a tener al gran camarada kim jong il en el puesto supremo de las
fuerzas armadas revolucionarias el ejercito y el pueblo de la rpd de corea
han podido defender fidedignamente y llevar adelante la causa de
construccion del ejercito autoctono y la causa del socialismo
sobreponiendose a las severas pruebas de la historia y manifestar
vigorosamente a la faz del mundo la dignidad y la fisonomia de corea y la
nacion de kim il sung. al dirigir la revolucion mediante la priorizacion
militar el camarada kim jong il ha fortalecido el epc en invencibles filas
combativas de acero. en todo el ejercito se han establecido el sistema de
mando militar autoctono y el estilo militar revolucionario y se han renovado
los rasgos ideo-espirituales de los militares. en las filas del epc reinan
plenamente solo el espiritu de defender a ultranza al lider y el modo de
ejecutar a ultranza la politica del partido. todo el ejercito ha logrado su
monolitica unidad ideo-voliti.
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