TODAY'S NEWS (July.31.2001 Juche 90)
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UK embassy opens
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Investigation into water pollution by U.S. urged
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Women's dancing party in Pyongyang
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International Children's Camp receives new campers
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Kim Yong Nam meets special envoy of Guinean President
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Reception given by Chinese military attache
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Joint memorial service for victims of Rogun-ri incident
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U.S. hullabaloo about "threat" of DPRK conventional weapons refuted
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Signal successes made by Korean women scientists
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Greetings to Swiss President
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Greetings to President of Benin
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General secretary of International Federation of RCRCS and his party arrive
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Nigerian parliamentary delegation here
For Spanish-speaking people
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acto de ingreso en campamento internacional de union de ninos de songdowon
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humillante diplomacia de peticion de japon
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UK embassy opens
��� Pyongyang, July 31 (KCNA) -- The embassy of the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Northern Ireland opened in Pyongyang on July 30. Present at the
ceremony were vice-minister of foreign affairs Choe Su Hon, officials
concerned, chief clerk of the foreign and commonwealth office of Great
Britain Christopher Hum who is on a visit to the DPRK, charge d'affaires ad
interim James Edward Hoare and embassy officials here.
��� Foreign diplomatic envoys were present on invitation.
��� Speeches were exchanged and the UK flag was hoisted.
��� The charge d' affaires a.i. gave a reception on the embassy's opening
last evening.
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Investigation into water pollution by U.S. urged
��� Pyongyang, July 31 (KCNA) -- Environmental organizations of South Korea
including the green federation reportedly demanded the U.S. military
authorities punish those responsible for the underground water pollution
with oil and make an official apology for it. The green federation in a
statement on July 25 said that the result of the test drilling in over 10
places of the U.S. military base in Ryongsan confirmed that the underground
up to 17 m deep was polluted with oil.
��� The organization urged the authorities of South Korea and the U.S.
forces authorities to make an overall investigation into the bases which the
U.S. military side promised to return.
��� The environment movement association held in a statement that day that
the U.S. troops should apologize for the pollution with oil and make an
overall investigation into the underground water pollution in the U.S.
military bases.
��� Meanwhile, the environmental organizations are pushing ahead with a move
to bring a lawsuit against the U.S. troops for huge damage.
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Women's dancing party in Pyongyang
��� Pyongyang, July 31 (KCNA) -- A dancing party of women in Pyongyang took
place at the monument to the party founding, the Tower of the Juche Idea,
Jonsung Square and other places yesterday to mark the 55th anniversary of
the promulgation of the Law on Sex Equality. Women in the capital danced to
the tune of songs "Our Comrade Kim Jong Il", "Our General is Best" and so
on.
��� They also danced to the tune of songs "Song of Woman", "Woman is Flower"
and so on with the pride of being women who are pushing one of the wheels of
the chariot of revolution in the struggle to build a powerful nation.
��� That day women's dancing parties took place in provinces, cities and
counties.
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International Children's Camp receives new campers
��� Pyongyang, July 31 (KCNA) -- A ceremony was held at the Songdowon
International Children's Camp in Wonsan on the east coast of Korea yesterday
to receive schoolchildren from different countries. Present there were
schoolchildren from China, Russia, Tanzania, Guinea, Nigeria, Mongolia,
Thailand, Germany and the DPRK.
��� Their program including maritime sports, amusement games and art
activities will make their stay pleasant.
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Kim Yong Nam meets special envoy of Guinean President
��� Pyongyang, July 31 (KCNA) -- Kim Yong Nam, President of the Presidium
of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, met and had a friendly talk with
Guinean minister of agriculture and stockbreeding Jean-Paul Sarr, a special
envoy of the president, at the Mansudae Assembly Hall yesterday. The special
envoy said that he was rejoiced over the achievements made by the Korean
people in political, economic, cultural and other fields under the wise
leadership of Kim Jong Il.
��� He stressed that the government and people of guinea fully support the
struggle of the Korean people to achieve the independent and peaceful
reunification of the country according to the three-point charter of
national reunification.
��� Present on the occasion were minister of agriculture Kim Chang Sik,
vice-minister of foreign affairs Kung Sok Ung and Guinean ambassador to
Korea Djigui Camara.
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Reception given by Chinese military attache
��� Pyongyang, July 31 (KCNA) -- Yan Jiangfeng, military attache of the
Chinese embassy here, hosted a reception at the embassy yesterday on the
occasion of the 74th anniversary of the Chinese People's Liberation Army.
Invited to the reception were Ryo Chun Sok, vice-minister of the People's
Armed Forces, generals and officers of the Korean People's Army, officials
concerned and military attaches of various foreign embassies.
��� Present there were Chinese ambassador Wang Guozhang and embassy
officials. Speeches were made at the reception.
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Joint memorial service for victims of Rogun-ri incident
��� Pyongyang, July 31 (KCNA) -- A joint memorial service for those killed
by GIs in Rogun-ri during the past war was held at the two tunnels of the
Kyongbu Railway Line in Rogun-ri, Yongdong county, North Chungchong
Province, South Korea, the scene of the incident, on July 26, according to
Yonhap News from Seoul. Present at the memorial service sponsored by the
measure committee for unveiling truth about the Rogun-ri massacre were more
than 300 bereaved family members and survivors.
��� A report on the murder case and a memorial address were made at the
memorial service.
��� The chairman of the measure committee said that a memorial service was
arranged at the scene of the incident to pray for those who were murdered
for no reason 51 years ago. The U.S. which made investigation for more than
one year is falsifying the truth, saying that refugees were fired because
they did not obey U.S. forces' control.
��� The committee made public a five-point statement urging the U.S. and
South Korean authorities to make reinvestigation for probing the truth,
punish those responsible for distorting the truth, pay for damage at an
early date, cancel the plan to erect an epitaph and set up a scholarship
fund to cover up the truth and reinstate the victims through a lawsuit to
the U.N. commission on human rights.
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U.S. hullabaloo about "threat" of DPRK conventional weapons refuted
��� Pyongyang, July 31 (KCNA) -- The U.S. bellicose elements are raising a
hue and cry over "threat" of even conventional weapons of the DPRK, not
content with talking about "missile threat". Laying bare their sinister
intention, Rodong Sinmun today says in a signed article:
��� The new U.S. administration worked out a new war scenario against the
DPRK to stifle it by force of arms and is working hard to round it off.
��� According to this scenario, various military exercises are now under way
in and around South Korea with an aim to move and deploy the U.S. forces of
aggression overseas and forces from its mainland in the Korean peninsula and
mount a direct and rapid attack on the DPRK.
��� All U.S. conventional and strategic weapons and equipment are ready to
fire at the DPRK any moment.
��� Threat is not coming from the DPRK but from the united states which
occupied a half of the Korean peninsula by force of arms.
��� There exists on the Korean peninsula only threat of aggression posed by
the U.S. forces in South Korea to the north, not "threat" of conventional
weapons of the DPRK.
��� The U.S. clamour about the threat of conventional weapons of the DPRK
only reminds one of a thief crying "stop the thief" it is aimed to cover up
its dominationist intention and, at the same time, defile the sincere
peace-loving efforts of the DPRK and make the public cast doubt about them.
It is also intended to calm down the demand for the withdrawal of the U.S.
troops from South Korea growing stronger among the South Korean people and
the world progressive people and invent a pretext for their permanent
presence there.
��� Nobody will pay heed to the U.S. ridiculous fuss about "threat of
missile" and "threat" of conventional weapons from the DPRK.
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Signal successes made by Korean women scientists
��� Pyongyang, July 31 (KCNA) -- Korean women scientists are proving their
life worthwhile in the drive to carry out the party's plan to build a
powerful nation. Labor heroine and doctoress Hyon Yong Ra, a researcher at
the nonferrous metal institute of the academy of sciences, succeeded in the
research into nonferrous material suitable for making equipment needed for
the operation of the metro, thus helping make traffic in Pyongyang more
convenient. she is widely known as a heroine of the times.
��� Choe Sung Bok, room chief of the Aeguk Compound Microbiological Centre
of the Academy of Sciences, was awarded the title of labor heroine for her
success made in the research into farming through the application of
compound microbio-fertilizer.
��� Kang Suk Gi, a researcher and doctoress at the vinalon institute, solved
a number of scientific and technological problems by conducting for scores
of years researches aimed to improve the qualitative property of vinalon,
increase the modulus of elasticity and improve the dyeing method.
��� Among women scientists is Kim Yong Jin, doctoress at Pyongyang
University of Medicine, who is devoting herself to research into medical and
biological science as a successor to her mother's career.
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Greetings to Swiss President
��� Pyongyang, July 31 (KCNA) -- Kim Yong Nam, President of the Presidium of
the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, today sent a message of greetings to
Moritz Leuenberger, President of the Swiss Confederation, on the occasion of
its National Day. The message extended warm congratulations to the
president, government and people of Switzerland on this occasion.
��� In the belief that the favorably developing friendly and cooperative
relations between the two countries would grow stronger, the message wished
the President great success in his responsible work.
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Greetings to President of Benin
��� Pyongyang, July 31 (KCNA) -- Kim Yong Nam, President of the Presidium of
the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, on July 26 sent a message of greetings
to Mathieu Kerekou, President of Benin, on the occasion of the 41st
anniversary of its independence. The message extended warm congratulations
to the president, government and people of Benin on the occasion.
��� It wished the president and people of Benin great success in the work
for the national unity and the prosperity of the country and expressed the
belief that the excellent relations of friendship and cooperation between
the DPRK and Benin would grow stronger in various domains.
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General secretary of International Federation of RCRCS and his party arrive
��� Pyongyang, July 31 (KCNA) -- Didier Cherpitel, general secretary of the
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, and his
party arrived here today. They were greeted at the airport by Jang Jae On,
chairman of the central committee of the DPRK Red Cross Society.
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Nigerian parliamentary delegation here
��� Pyongyang, July 31 (KCNA) -- A Nigerian parliamentary delegation headed
by president of the Senate Anyim Pius Anyim arrived here today. It was
greeted at the airport by Choe Thae Bok, chairman of the DPRK Supreme
People's Assembly, officials concerned and Alhaji Daudu Sulaiman, Nigerian
ambassador to the DPRK.
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For Spanish-speaking people
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acto de ingreso en campamento internacional de union de ninos de songdowon
��� pyongyang, 31 de julio (atcc) -- comenzaron a disfrutar de vacaciones
los ninos escolares de varios paises en el campamento internacional de la
union de ninos de songdowon en wonsan en la costa oriental de corea. tuvo
lugar ayer sobre el terreno el acto de ingreso con la presencia de los ninos
escolares de china, rusia, tanzania, guinea, nigeria, mongolia, tailandia,
alemania y corea.
��� durante el periodo de su vida en el campamento los ninos vacacionistas
pasaran los dias alegres al desarrollar diversas actividades maritimas, de
recreaciones y artisticas.
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humillante diplomacia de peticion de japon
��� pyongyang, 31 de enero (atcc) -- saito, director general de la agencia
de defensa del japon en un encuentro con el comandante en jefe del ejercito
frances sostenido durante su reciente visita a este pais europeo cacareo que
"no hay cambio alguno en el plan de desarrollo de misil de pyongyang" y
pidio a francia que hiciera aporte a preparar un proyecto para llamar la
"atencion mundial" a frenarlo. en un comentario de hoy el diario "rodong
sinmun" senala:
��� tal peticion de saito refleja la intencion del japon de intensificar la
campana demagogica contra la rpdc y de internacionalizar sus maquinaciones
encaminadas a aplastarla.
��� demuestra ademas la intencion de meter cuna en la relaciones que se
mejoran entre la rpdc y europa y de aislar la primera.
��� el problema de misil pertenece a la soberania de la rpdc.
��� no se puede variar por la exigencia y la presion de otros.
��� la rpdc no pretende ocultar el desarrollo de misiles porque este deviene
una medida militar autodefensiva frente a las maquinaciones de las fuerzas
hostiles dirigidas a aplastarla.
��� aprovecha esta ocasion para advertir una vez mas las acciones de los
reaccionarios japoneses que desde el comienzo del primer ano del siglo 21 se
ponen en el camino del viaje a otros paises para perseguir su finalidad
egoista y aislar y aplastar la rpdc.
��� el japon, si quiere eludir desgracia, debe actuar conforme al movimiento
del nuevo siglo que tiende a la reconciliacion, la buena vecindad, la
amistad, la paz y el desarrollo.
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