TODAY'S NEWS (July.2.2001 Juche 90)
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Kim Jong Il invited to party given by Chinese ambassador
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Greetings to Sudanese President
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Protest rally of unionists in S. Korea
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Suppression of labour movement condemned
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"June declaration on press reform" in S. Korea
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Bush's remark on MD slammed
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Kim Yong Nam greets Belarussian President
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Kim Jong Il's on-site guidance
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Korea famous for weathered stone
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Gift to Kim Jong Il
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Greetings to Caricom summit
For Spanish-speaking people
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tierra humeda y proteccion de esta en rpdc
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ilusion anacronica de japon
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comandante supremo kim jong il felicita a oficiales y soldados de epc
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Kim Jong Il invited to party given by Chinese ambassador
��� Pyongyang, July 2 (KCNA) -- Chinese ambassador to Korea Wang Guozhang
gave a party at the embassy on the evening of July 1 in celebration of the
80th anniversary of the Communist Party of China. Kim Jong Il, General
Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and Chairman of the DPRK National
Defence Commission, was invited to the party.
��� Also invited to the party were Kim Yong Chun, member of the NDC and
chief of the general staff of the Korean People's Army= Kim Il Chol,
vice-chairman of the NDC and minister of the People's Armed Forces= Ri Yong
Mu, vice-chairman of the NDC= Kim Kuk Thae and Choe Thae Bok, secretaries of
the WPK central committee= Yang Hyong Sop, vice-president of the presidium
of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly= Kim Yun Hyok, secretary of the
presidium of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly= Pak Yong Sok, chairman of
the WPK central control commission= Jong Ha Chol, director of the
information and instruction department of the WPK central committee= Kang
Sok Ju, first vice-minister of foreign affairs= and other senior party and
state officials and KPA generals.
��� Present at the party were members of the Chinese embassy here and
members of the CPC friendship visiting group headed by Zhong Qihuang, deputy
secretary of the Jiangxi provincial party committee on a visit to Korea.
��� When Kim Jong Il arrived at the party hall he was presented with a
bouquet of fragrant flowers by an embassy official and warmly welcomed by
all the embassy officials.
��� He expressed thanks for invitation to the party and had a cordial and
friendly talk with leading officials of the embassy.
��� He extended warmest congratulations to Jiang Zemin, General Secretary of
the CPC central committee, senior party and government officials of China,
and all the Chinese party members and people on the 80th anniversary of the
CPC and referred to the proud achievements made by the CPC in leading the
revolution and construction for the past 80 years. He sincerely wished the
communist party and people of china greater victory and success in their
future efforts to carry out the highly important tasks set forth by the
party.
��� The party was addressed by ambassador Wang Guozhang and Kim Il Chol,
vice-chairman of the NDC and minister of the People's Armed Forces.
��� The party proceeded in an amicable atmosphere overflowing with the
feelings of friendship.
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Greetings to Sudanese President
��� Pyongyang, July 2 (KCNA) -- Kim Yong Nam, President of the presidium of
the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, sent a message of greetings to Omar
Hassan Ahmed al-Bashir, President of Sudan, on June 29 on the occasion of
the 12th anniversary of its revolution. The message extended warm
congratulations to the president, government and people of Sudan on the day
of revolution and wished the president and people of Sudan greater successes
in their work for the stability and prosperity of the country.
��� The message expressed the belief that the friendly and cooperative
relations between the two countries would continue to develop on good terms.
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Protest rally of unionists in S. Korea
��� Pyongyang, July 2 (KCNA) -- The Kyongju city council of the South
Korean Confederation of Trade Unions held a rally of over 1,000 members in
the Kyongju Railway Station Plaza on June 30 to vow to frustrate the
camouflaged closing of the Sekwang industries co., ltd. and violent police
suppression, according to Yonhap News from Seoul. The protest rally was
triggered off by the Taebu Machine Industry Company side's false closure of
the Sekwang industries co., ltd. and dismissal of all unionists and the
police crackdown on the struggle of workers. After the rally the
participants marched towards the Kyongju police station in protest against
the violent police suppression, defying the police cordon in different
streets.
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Suppression of labour movement condemned
��� Pyongyang, July 2 (KCNA) -- The "national people's solidarity for
national independence, democracy and vital rights of people" held a rally
with the attendance of at least 2,000 people in Seoul on June 30, denouncing
the authorities' suppression of the labour movement, according to
Seoul-based MBC. They charged that the authorities are imposing the burdens
caused by the failure of reforms upon the people and the suppression of the
labour movement is becoming intolerable. After the rally they staged a
demonstration.
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"June declaration on press reform" in S. Korea
��� Pyongyang, July 2 (KCNA) -- The people's movement for newspaper reform
consisting of over 160 citizens' organisations and the national federation
of press trade unions held a meeting in Seoul on June 29 and made public a
"June declaration on press reform" signed by more than 5,500 public figures,
according to radio no. 1 from Seoul. The declaration said that media have
stood in the way of reform and some of them are committing irregularities
and corruption under the pretext of the "freedom of the press."
��� It singled out newspaper reform as the first target of the press reform
and clarified a ten-point action guideline for newspaper reform calling for
punishment of those media which committed irregularities and corruption and
opposition to the privatization of the press.
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Bush's remark on MD slammed
��� Pyongyang, July 2 (KCNA) -- Rodong Sinmun today in a signed commentary
slams U.S. President Bush for his remark made at the NATO summit that the
U.S. would deploy the "missile defence" system as early as possible,
vociferating about the "need" to cope with "threat" from the DPRK. Noting
that no nuclear and missile threat is posed to the U.S. from outside, the
commentary says: The U.S. is the source of threat to all the regions of the
world and chiefly responsible for the potential nuclear and missile threat.
��� It is preposterous, therefore, for the u.s. to talk about someone's
"missile threat," and it is nothing but a sheer pretext to justify its moves
to establish its criminal MD.
��� Then why is the U.S. getting so feverish in its moves to establish MD?
��� Its real aim is to overpower Russia and china with its unchallenged
nuclear edge before they grow strong and thus establish domination and
control over the world. It also seeks to spark a new arms race so that the
economic potentials of other countries may be weak due to military spending
beyond their capacity and establish an unchallenged domination over the
economic field.
��� If the U.S. persists in its moves to establish MD in disregard of the
world protest, it will only lead to its isolation and self-destruction.
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Kim Yong Nam greets Belarussian President
��� Pyongyang, July 2 (KCNA) -- Kim Yong Nam, President of the presidium of
the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, today sent a message of greetings to
Belarussian President Alexandr Lukashenko on its national day. The message
extended warm congratulations to the president, government and people of
Belarus on the day.
��� It wished the Belarussian president and people greater success in their
work for the prosperity of the country and expressed the belief that the
traditional friendly and cooperative relations between the two countries
would steadily develop on good terms in the new century, too.
��� Meanwhile, premier of the DPRK cabinet Hong Song Nam and foreign
minister Paek Nam Sun separately sent congratulatory messages to their
Belarussian counterparts Vladimir Yermoshin and Mikhail Khbostov.
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Kim Jong Il's on-site guidance
��� Pyongyang, July 2 (KCNA) -- Leader Kim Jong Il is providing ceaseless
on-site guidance to make the country rich, powerful and prosperous. He
mapped out an ambitious blueprint for building a powerful nation on the way
of his ceaseless on-site guidance to units of the Korean People's Army and
various fields of the national economy and has dynamically led the drive to
materialize it.
��� He has strengthened the KPA to be an invincible army by providing the
army-first leadership. this great leadership is evidenced by the fact that
he has solved all problems in building up the armed forces through his
on-site guidance.
��� He visited 560 units of the KPA on 275 occasions from July Juche 83
(1994) to the end of last year.
��� He covered 58,320 km to make such a long trip.
��� Last May alone he covered 1,760 km to inspect KPA units.
��� He inspected KPA units of services and arms without rest to acquaint
himself with soldiers' ideological and moral conditions and combat and
technical conditions.
��� He took deep care of servicemen's living from diet to entertainment
facilities as their real father would do.
��� He has energetically led the work to give fully play to the
revolutionary spirit of soldiers in various domains of the national economy.
��� He got familiar with actual situation on the spot, not in his office,
and specified tasks and ways.
��� It was thanks to his wise leadership that the Kanggye Spirit was created
and a torch was lit at the Songjin Steel Complex to bring about a signal
turn in all the domains of the national economy in recent years, the Korean
people victoriously concluded the "arduous march" and the forced march and
the Korean revolution could make a dynamic advance towards a powerful and
prosperous nation.
��� All the miracles and innovations reported from all domains such as
construction sites of power stations, the land realignment projects in
Kangwon, North Phyongan and South Hwanghae provinces and the youth hero
motorway are proud successes made under his on-site-guidance.
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Korea famous for weathered stone
��� Pyongyang, July 2 (KCNA) -- More than 1,000 weathered stones collected
from different parts of the country are on display at the Pyongyang
Weathered Stone Exhibition Hall. Diverse in their size and shape, they are
just like stone handicrafts.
��� They are of eye-catching, antique style as they look like mountains and
water-flowing valleys, lakes, mountain peaks and human beings and animals.
��� Korea is rich in weathered stones because there are many mountains,
ravines, rivers and streams and long coasts.
��� These stones mainly contain limestone but there are composites of two or
three types of rocks that have undergone geological processes.
��� Weathered stones found in Korea are popular at home and abroad.
��� The DPRK created the weathered stone association, a permanent body, to
make an effective use of the resource. a brisk prospecting work is now under
way throughout the country.
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Gift to Kim Jong Il
��� Pyongyang, July 2 (KCNA) -- A gift was sent to leader Kim Jong Il by the
goodwill visiting group of the Communist Party of China. It was handed to an
official concerned by head of the group Zhong Qihuang, deputy secretary of
the Jiangxi provincial committee of the CPC.
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Greetings to Caricom summit
��� Pyongyang, July 2 (KCNA) -- Hong Song Nam, premier of the cabinet of the
DPRK, sent a message of greetings to the 22nd Caricom (Caribbean community)
summit. The message warmly hailed the summit now under way amidst the great
concern and expectation of the people in the region.
��� The Caricom set out a common policy for regional integration and unity,
economic progress and environmental protection and has made strenuous
efforts for its implementation over the past 28 years, thus making a
positive contribution to defending the interests of small countries and
promoting the well-being of the people in the Caribbean region, the message
noted.
��� It estimated the concerted efforts made by the Caricom member states to
achieve sustained economic progress and social stability and the support and
cooperation strengthened by them on the international arena to meet the
baneful challenge of "globalization."
��� The message expressed the conviction that the friendly and cooperative
relations between the DPRK and all the Caricom member states would as ever
grow stronger and develop and hoped the summit would smoothly discuss all
the agenda items and register good results.
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For Spanish-speaking people
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tierra humeda y proteccion de esta en rpdc
��� pyongyang, 2 de febrero (atcc) -- hoy es el dia mundial del terreno
humedo. con motivo de esta efemeride, en corea se desarrollan diversas
labores para la proteccion de los terrenos humedos.
��� se efectuan en distintas formas las labores de divulgacion de
conocimientos cientificos sobre la proteccion de esos lugares y las aves
migratorias que habitan alli.
��� los terrenos humedos se encuentran en extensas zonas de corea desde las
costas de los mares este y oeste de corea hasta las areas elevadas de mas de
1 000 metros sobre el nivel del mar. habitan alli mas de 430 variedades de
68 familias de plantas.
��� las caracteristicas ecologicas de los terrenos humedos de corea son las
marismas, turbales, cienagas en las corrientes abajo de los rios, lagos y
lagunas que sirven de lugares de paso, descanso y de invernar para las aves
migratorias raras.
��� decenas de variedades de rayuelos que invernan en oceania y paren en el
circulo polar artico casi en su totalidad pasan por las costas de los mares
este y oeste de corea.
��� la bahia de taedong, ongjin y kangryong en la costa occidental y la zona
del lago tongjong en la costa oriental sirven de lugares de paso y de
invernar para los generos de ciguena y cisne que son objetos de proteccion.
��� en corea existen 12 zonas de proteccion de terrenos humedos incluidas
mundok, ongjin, chongdan, orangchon, kumya. en estas zonas se desarrolla la
labor de averiguacion, vigilancia e investigacion relativas a la proteccion
del particular.
��� en corea la "ley sobre la proteccion ambiental" y "la ley sobre la
proteccion de animales utiles" permiten desarrollar bajo la atencion del
estado la labor para la proteccion de los terrenos humedos de gran
significado en el aseguramiento de la diversidad biologica y su uso
prolongado.
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ilusion anacronica de japon
��� pyongyang, 2 de febrero (atcc) -- el diario "rodong sinmun" en el
numero de hoy inserto un articulo para comentar el hecho de que desde el
comienzo de ano nuevo el japon adula a ee.uu. a fin de hacerse miembro
permanente del consejo de seguridad de la onu. el comentario senala:
��� hace unos dias, el hombre en autoridad diplomatica del japon en una
conversacion con el secretario de estado norteamericano sostenida durante su
visita a ee.uu. le dio a conocer la posicion de su pais sobre la reforma del
consejo de seguridad de la onu y le solicito la cooperacion para que su pais
se haga miembro permanente de este consejo.
��� tambien el hombre en autoridad suprema del japon durante su visita
programada a ee. uu. solicitara a la nueva administracion de ee.uu. la
cooperacion del particular, segun trascendio. esta humillante peticion de
las autoridades japonesas parte de la verdadera intencion de su pais de
perseguir sus intereses llevando a cuestas a la gran potencia.
��� el japon pretende hacerse miembro permanente del consejo de seguridad de
la onu no para lograr la paz, la estabilidad y el desarrollo del mundo sino
para ocupar la posicion de la potencia politica, utilizar la autoridad del
pais miembro permanente y actuar como "superpotencia" dominando a otros
paises.
��� ya ha pasado aquella epoca en que un pais determinado manejaba
arbitrariamente la politica mundial y el problema internacional. la
equitativa opinion publica considera que para propiciar la discusion y
solucion equitativas de los importantes problemas de la politica
internacional los paises con un propio criterio, juicio y derecho a
pronunciar y otros en vias de desarrollo deben ocupar la posicion del
miembro permanente.
��� nadie puede apoyar el japon que desarrolla la humillante diplomacia de
peticion sin criterio ni independencia.
��� el japon tiene las cosas a cumplir ahora mismo antes de sonar con el
puesto del pais miembro permanente del consejo de seguridad de la onu. hay
orden de prioridades en todas las cosas. ante todo las autoridades japonesas
deben liquidar su pasado lleno de crimenes y esforzarse por ganar la
confianza internacional.
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comandante supremo kim jong il felicita a oficiales y soldados de epc
��� pyongyang, 2 de enero (atcc) -- el comandante supremo del epc kim jong
il, secretario general del partido del trabajo de corea y presidente del
comite de defensa nacional de la republica popular democratica de corea
visito ayer la unidad no. 932 del ejercito popular de corea y felicito
calurosamente a los oficiales y soldados del epc con motivo de fiesta de ano
nuevo. el comandante supremo kim jong il subio al puesto de mando para
enterarse del estado de cumplimiento del deber de la unidad.
��� al ver el entrenamiento de los militares el se mostro muy satisfecho de
que todos estos se prepararon como valerosos soldados firmemente listos para
pelear a solas contra ciento y capaces de rechazar seguramente toda
intencion de cualesquier enemigos poderosos y presento las tareas
programaticas que sirven de guia para fortalecer y desarrollar el epc en
invencibles fuerzas armadas revolucionarias.
��� vio la reunion recreativa que los soldados escenificaban con alegria
durante los momentos de descanso despues del entrenamiento a orillas de la
trinchera de la cota.
��� se mostro muy contento de que los militares de la unidad viven y luchan
llenos de conviccion y optimismo con aquel espiritu e impetu con que se
hallaban al frente de la "marcha penosa" y evaluo altamente su estilo de
lucha y vida revolucionario y combativo.
��� al recorrer las instalaciones de cultura, educacion e intendencia se
mostro muy regocijado de las excelentes condiciones de vida de los soldados
de la unidad y elogio altamente sus exitos.
��� dijo que todos los miembros de mando con el caluroso amor a los soldados
deben laborar con ahinco para suministrar mayor cantidad de alimentos
subsidiarios de diversas clases que se conforman con el gusto de los
soldados.
��� expreso conviccion de que los militares de la unidad seguiran realizando
brillantes proezas en la sagrada labor para la defensa de la patria, dejo
como recuerdo binoculos y fusil automatico para los militares y se
fotografio junto a estos.
��� le acompanaron jo myong rok, jefe de la direccion politica general y kim
yong chun, jefe de estado mayor general, del epc, kim il chol, ministro de
fuerzas armadas populares, el mariscal ri ul sol del epc y los generales de
ejercito ri myong su, hyon chol hae y pak jae gyong.
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