TODAY'S NEWS (July.30.2001 Juche 90)
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Greetings to c.c., South African Communist Party
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Kye Sun Hui wins gold medal at World Judo Championships for 2001
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55th anniversary of Law on Sex Equality observed
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Barrages along taedong river pay off profusely
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Russian newspaper on U.S. moves to ignite second Korean war
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Rally in S. Korea to protest against MD
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Japan's militarist hegemonism strategy under fire
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U.S. destruction of Korea during Korean War beyond human imagination
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Women regarded as flowers in Korea
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Kim Yong Nam greets King of Morocco
For Spanish-speaking people
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dirigente kim jong il presencia comedia ligera
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vocero de cc de fgsc declara
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Greetings to c.c., South African Communist Party
��� Pyongyang, July 30 (KCNA) -- The C.C., the Workers' Party of Korea sent
a message of greetings to the C.C., the South African Communist Party
yesterday on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the party foundation.
The C.C., WPK in the message extended warm congratulations and comradely
greetings to the C.C., SACP and all the party members on the 80th
anniversary of the party.
��� The message said that the SACP liquidated the apartheid system in South
Africa through the 80-year long arduous struggle and made a great advance in
the struggle for the democratic development of the country.
��� Convinced that the good friendly ties between the two parties would grow
stronger in the common struggle for anti-imperialist independence and
socialism, the message sincerely wished the South African people greater
success in their struggle to strengthen the party and build a new society.
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Kye Sun Hui wins gold medal at World Judo Championships for 2001
��� Pyongyang, July 30 (KCNA) -- DPRK People's Sportswoman Kye Sun Hui took
the first place in the women's half light-52 kilogram category at the 2001
world judo championships held in Munich, according to a news report. Kye Sun
Hui defeated all rivals, the Japanese in the semi finals and German in the
finals, and won a gold medal.
��� The championships brought together more than 560 male and female
judoists from 89 countries and regions including the DPRK.
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55th anniversary of Law on Sex Equality observed
��� Pyongyang, July 30 (KCNA) -- Rodong Sinmun today dedicates an editorial
to the 55th anniversary of the Law on Sex Equality promulgated by President
Kim Il Sung on July 30, 1946. All the women should emerge as winners in the
drive to build a powerful prosperous socialist nation by vigorously
accelerating the revolutionary advance in the new century under the
leadership of Kim Jong Il, the editorial notes, and goes on:
��� The promulgation of the law enabled the Korean women to participate in
all aspects of social life including politics, economy and culture with
equal rights with men free from the centuries-old feudal oppression and
humiliation and perform a great role in the revolution and construction,
fully responsible for the building of a new society.
��� President Kim Il Sung, deeming it an important issue to achieve the
women's social and political emancipation and independence from the very day
he embarked upon the road of revolution at his early age, worked heart and
soul for them. The cause of women's emancipation was pushed forward under
the care of Kim Il Sung and it has entered a higher stage of its progress
under the leadership of Kim Jong Il.
��� Pointing to the good spiritual and moral qualities of the Korean women
who have grown up under the loving care of the great leaders, the editorial
notes that they made a cheerful march despite whatever difficulties and
ordeals in the periods of the "arduous march" and the forced march, ardently
worshipping and following Kim Jong Il only.
��� The Korean women are now faced with an important task to display their
revolutionary spirit in the revolutionary march to glorify a new era of
Juche revolution under his leadership.
��� It is a glorious revolutionary task for the Korean women to powerfully
push one of the wheels of the chariot to build a powerful prosperous
socialist nation, the editorial notes, calling on them to live in a
revolutionary and militant manner in all aspects.
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Barrages along taedong river pay off profusely
��� Pyongyang, July 30 (KCNA)-- There is the west sea barrage in the lower
reaches of the taedong river flowing through Pyongyang. It is one of the
biggest rivers in the DPRK. There are also the Mirim, Ponghwa, Songchon and
Sunchon barrages along the river all of which computerized.
��� According to Jong Myong Chol, director of the barrage management bureau
of the ministry of land and marine transport, the barrages are linked with
the hydro-meteorological service by a computer network to gather
hydro-meteorological information and take immediate proper measures against
flood.
��� The barrages were built in the 1980s to make the best use of the river
in industry, agriculture and other fields of the national economy and add
beauty to the landscape of the areas along the river.
��� They provide convenience to people in their life and contribute to the
transport in the country.
��� Since the completion of the west sea barrage trading ports can handle
cargo ships up to 50,000 ton class.
��� Now at least 16 million passengers and more than 17 million tons of
freight can be transported a year along the navigational route extending
hundreds of kms in the Taedong River and its tributary, the Jaeryong River.
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Russian newspaper on U.S. moves to ignite second Korean war
��� Pyongyang, July 30 (KCNA) -- The Russian newspaper Pravda carried an
article headlined "New aggression is prepared" on July 27. The United States
is about to set up four new combat brigades allegedly to cope with a
possible dispute in the Asia-Pacific region, which proves its preparations
for a second Korean war, the newspaper pointed out, and went on:
��� It is 48 years since the armistice agreement was signed, but the Korean
peninsula has not yet been freed from the danger of war.
��� Its main cause lies in the U.S. hostile policy toward the DPRK and the
U.S. troops' presence in South Korea.
��� Reconciliation and reunification between the north and south of the
Korean peninsula depend on when the U.S. hostile policy toward the DPRK
comes to an end.
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Rally in S. Korea to protest against MD
��� Pyongyang, July 30 (KCNA) -- The South Korean newspaper Hangyore on
July 26 gave an account of protesting rallies held in South Korea to check
the establishment of the U.S. "Missile Defense" system. According to the
newspaper, the all-people measure committee for closure of the U.S. troops'
bombing ground in Maehyang-ri and the joint measure committee for checking
the "Missile Defense" system (MD) and realizing peace held a rally in Seoul
on July 26 in denunciation of the Lockeed Martin Company, an enterprise for
management of the Maehyang-ri bombing ground, and urged closure of the
bombing ground and abandonment of the U.S. "MD."
��� The all-people measure committee said that Maehyang-ri villagers were
angry with the U.S. military for demanding 750,000 Phyong of urban area in
return for its worthless military base and insisting on maintenance of the
bombing ground in Maehyang-ri even after they won a lawsuit for damages in
April to prove the validity of the struggle for closure of the bombing
ground. the organization urged the U.S. military and Lockeed Martin Company
once again to immediately close the bombing ground.
��� At least 200 members of the all-people measure committee and the
committee of measures for damage done to Maehyang-ri villagers held a rally
and submitted letters of protest to the Lockeed Martin Company and the U.S.
embassy, demanding closure of the bombing ground.
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Japan's militarist hegemonism strategy under fire
��� Pyongyang, July 30 (KCNA) -- 27 members of the society of national
assemblymen for establishing the spirit of the nation released a statement
on July 27 in demand of redress for the Japanese government's distortion of
history and a halt to the Japanese prime minister's visit to the "Yasukuni
Shrine," according to Seoul-based CBS. The statement said that prime
minister Koizumi's visit to the "Yasukuni Shrine" is a link in the chain of
the militarist hegemonism strategy of the Japanese political elite group. It
urged the Japanese prime minister to be awakening and immediately correct
the contents of history textbooks aimed at the revival of militarism.
��� The statement stated that they will make disc on the brutal murderous
atrocities at the time of the Japanese imperialist aggression and send it to
all countries of the world unless Japan accepts their demand.
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U.S. destruction of Korea during Korean War beyond human imagination
��� Pyongyang, July 30 (KCNA) -- Foreigners are unanimous in saying that
"we have never seen such a magnificent city with so many monumental edifices
anywhere in the world" while enjoying a bird's-eye view of Pyongyang from
the balcony atop the tower of the Juche idea standing on the bank of the
River Taedong. It is quite natural for them to say so.
��� 48 years ago, however, Pyongyang was severely destroyed during the war
as was the case with all other places in the country.
��� During their temporary occupation of Pyongyang the U.S. imperialist
aggressors blew up or burned industrial and cultural establishments and
other buildings in the city.
��� Pyongyang had a population of 420,000 at the time the war broke out. the
U.S. imperialists dropped more than 428,700 bombs over the city.
��� UN forces commander Clark and other brasshats who directly commanded
their battles in Korea orchestrated a "scorched earth operation" and
"strangulation operation," bluffing they would erase North Korea from the
map.
��� In the period from June to the end of October 1950 alone a total of
50,000 planes made sorties, destroying everything in rural and mountanious
areas, to say nothing of those in urban areas.
��� During the three-year long Korean war the U.S. dropped more than 564,400
tons of bombs and over 32,300 tons of napalm bombs over North Korea, 18
bombs per square km.
��� More than 8,700 factories and enterprises, over 5,000 schools, at least
1,000 hospitals and clinics and more than 260 cultural establishments were
completely destroyed during the war. Hundreds of thousands of hectares of
arable lands were rendered unfit for cultivation and many irrigation
facilities and river embankments destroyed.
��� The U.S. barbarous destruction baffled human imagination.
��� Cuban woman lawyer Candelaria Rodriguez Hernandez who witnessed GIs'
mass killings and destruction in spring 1951 said that Korea was literally
reduced to debris and a heap of ashes, adding that even land lost its shape
as it was severely destroyed by all kinds of bullets and splinters.
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Women regarded as flowers in Korea
��� Pyongyang, July 30 (KCNA) -- 55 years have passed since the Law on Sex
Equality was promulgated by President Kim Il Sung on July 30, Juche 35
(1946). This law made it possible for the women in Korea to take part in all
spheres of social life with human dignity and genuine rights.
��� In the DPRK women are playing an important role in the revolution and
construction while being highly regarded as the flower of the country.
��� They devotedly worked for the party, the leader, the country and the
people in the grim annals of the Korean revolution.
��� In those years of unprecedentedly severe ordeals women overcame
hardships with smiles on their faces and made signal achievements in their
fields like men.
��� Typical of them are heroines Jong Song Ok, queen of Marathon, Pak Ok
Hui, chairwoman of the management board of a co-op farm in a remote
mountaineous area, and Hyon Yong Ra, a scientist.
��� Among the Korean women are soldiers who have been trained as
a-match-for-a hundred combatants to reliably defend sky, land and sea of the
country. There are servicemen's family art circle members who are
dynamically propelling the advance in the new century with revolutionary and
militant dances and songs.
��� This clearly shows what dignity and honor the Korean women enjoy in the
era of the great army-first policy.
��� They are now devoting their energy, wisdom and zeal to putting into
practice leader Kim Jong Il's far-reaching plan of building a powerful and
prosperous nation as soon as possible.
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Kim Yong Nam greets King of Morocco
��� Pyongyang, July 30 (KCNA) -- Kim Yong Nam, President of the Presidium of
the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, yesterday sent a message of greetings to
King Mohamed the sixth on the occasion of the national day of the Kingdom of
Morocco. The message extended warm congratulations to the king, government
and people of morocco on this occasion.
��� It sincerely wished the king and people greater success in their work
for the progress and prosperity of the country.
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For Spanish-speaking people
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dirigente kim jong il presencia comedia ligera
��� pyongyang, 30 de abril (atcc) -- el dirigente kim jong il, secretario
general del partido del trabajo de corea, presidente del comite de defensa
nacional de la republica popular democratica de corea y comandante supremo
del ejercito popular de corea presencio el dia 28 del actual en el teatro
artistico mansudae junto con los militares del epc la comedia ligera "que
brille la juventud" creada por los artistas de los estudios cinematograficos
de corea. le acompanaron en verla los secretarios kim kuk thae y choe thae
bok, el jefe de departamento de propaganda y agitacion jong ha chol, del
comite central del ptc, kang sok sung, presidente del instituto de la
historia del partido del cc del ptc, kang nung su, ministro de cultura, choe
chil nam, redactor jefe de la editora del periodico "rodong sinmun", kim ki
ryong, director general de la agencia telegrafica central de corea, cha sung
su, presidente del comite nacional de radio y television de corea, ri yong
chol, jang song thaek y ju kyu chang, primeros subjefes de departamento del
cc del ptc y hyon chol hae y pak jae gyong, generales de ejercito del epc.
��� la comedia ligera toma por contenido principal la heroica lucha de los
miembros de la brigada de choque juvenil infinitamente fieles a la causa del
partido, quienes construyeron excelentemente la carretera "chongnyon
yongung" en el periodo de severas pruebas en que todo era dificil y escaso.
tras verla el dirigente kim jong il dijo que nuestros jovenes son creadores
de milagros quienes irguieron con el espiritu de autoconfianza gigantescas
creaciones de eterna duracion y enseno que estos jovenes dispuestos de la
gran capacidad espiritual constituye nuestro gran orgullo.
��� en el pasado los creadores y artistas de los estudios cinematograficos
de corea en acato a la linea y la politica del partido en materia de
literatura y arte autoctonos crearon un gran numero de peliculas de alto
nivel ideo-artistico para educar de modo revolucionario a los militantes del
partido y otros trabajadores y asi estimularlos activamente a la revolucion
y la construccion, enseno el y manifesto conviccion de que ellos produciran
auge ininterrumpido en la creacion de peliculas revolucionarias.
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vocero de cc de fgsc declara
��� pyongyang, 30 de abril (atcc) -- el vocero del cc de la federacion
general de los sindicatos de corea hizo publica el dia 28 una declaracion en
relacion con que las autoridades surcoreanas toman medidas injustas de no
permitir bajo condicionamiento absurdo la presencia de ri kyu jae,
vicepresidente de la confederacion de sindicatos surcoreanos y presidente de
la reunificacion de la patria en el acto del primero de mayo por
reunificacion que los obreros del norte y el sur de corea se proponen
efectuar en el monte kumgang por primera vez despues de dividido el pais. ri
kyu jae es el responsable de la parte surcoreana al acto.
��� la declaracion dice en particular:
��� tal medida que toman las autoridades surcoreanas cuando todo el mundo
desea que se ejecute cuanto antes en corea la declaracion conjunta norte-sur
del 15 de junio y asi se abra una nueva coyuntura para la solucion del
problema de la reunificacion de la patria constituye un obstaculo para el
logro de dicho acto por la reunificacion y un desafio al justo movimiento
por la reunificacion de todos los obreros y las personalidades
pro-reunificacion de sudcorea por la ejecucion de dicha declaracion.
��� el cc de la fgsc denuncia resueltamente el comportamiento injusto de las
autoridades surcoreanas como un imperdonable acto que interpone obstaculo en
los esfuerzos justos de todos los obreros del norte y el sur de corea por
apoyar dicha declaracion y lograr bajo su bandera la reunificacion del pais
y que frena la ejecucion de dicha declaracion.
��� es muy claro que las autoridades surcoreanas cuestionan la participacion
de ese individuo inocente en dicho acto volviendo a pegarle la etiqueta de
violador de la "ley de la seguridad estatal" para llevar al fracaso el
presente acto del primero de mayo por la reunificacion de los obreros del
norte y el sur.
��� las autoridades surcoreanas deben anular sus injustas medidas contra ri
kyu jae, vicepresidente de la css y asegurar todas las condiciones a todos
los delegados de la parte surcoreana para que puedan participar en el acto
arriba mencionado para apoyar y ejecutar la declaracion conjunta del 15 de
junio.
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