TODAY'S NEWS (August.31.2001 Juche 90)
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Second National Program Contest in Education held
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DPRK girls carry off gold medals at Asian boxing championships
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Korean and Lao youth league officials meet
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Friendly gathering to mark anniversary of Libyan revolution
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Vietnamese ambassadress arranges film show and reception
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Song of national prosperity created
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Greetings to Slovak President
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Greetings to Uzbek President
For Spanish-speaking people
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acto de ingreso en campamento internacional de union de ninos de songdowon
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maligna intencion de ee.uu. de hablar de amenaza" de armas convencionales de
rpdc
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Second National Program Contest in Education held
��� pyongyang, August 31 (KCNA) -- The 2nd National Program Contest in the
field of education was held here from August 16 to 29. The contest brought
together over 500 students from universities, specialized schools and senior
middle schools who proved successful in provincial, city and county program
contests.
��� They competed in individual and special skill contests.
��� Scientific and technological calculation programs, data base programs,
information on programming technique and other information necessary for
raising programming level and increasing logical thinking power entered for
competition.
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DPRK girls carry off gold medals at Asian boxing championships
��� pyongyang, August 31 (KCNA) -- DPRK girls carried off 5 gold medals at
the first Asian Women's Boxing Championships held in Bangkok from august 26
to 29. The championships drew 85 girl boxers from 10 countries.
��� Pak Kyong Ok snatched a gold medal in the 45 kg category, Ri Jong Hyang
in the 48 kg category and Kim Kum Son in the 51 kg category while Ha Son Bi
in the 54kg category and Jo Pok Sun in the 60 kg category.
��� The cup for winner team of the championships was awarded to the DPRK
boxers while Ha Son Bi received a cup for the best boxer.
��� Meanwhile, Hyon Un Mi bagged a bronze medal in the 57 kg category.
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Korean and Lao youth league officials meet
��� Pyongyang, August 31 (KCNA) -- A meeting of officials of the central
committee of the Kim Il Sung Socialist Youth League and members of the
delegation of the Lao People's Revolutionary Youth Union was held at the
central youth hall yesterday. Present at the meeting were Kim Kyong Ho,
secretary of the c.c., the Kim Il Sung Socialist Youth League, officials
concerned, and members of the Lao Youth Union delegation headed by Bounpone
Bouttanavong, first secretary of its central committee.
��� Speeches were made at the meeting.
��� The participants talked to each other about the activities, achievements
and experience of the two youth organizations and saw an art performance,
deepening friendship.
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Friendly gathering to mark anniversary of Libyan revolution
��� Pyongyang, August 31 (KCNA) -- A friendly gathering was held at the
DPRK-Libya friendship Aeguk Moran Garment Factory yesterday to mark the 32nd
anniversary of the Great September First Revolution of Libya. Invited to the
gathering were Ahmed Amer al Muakkaf, secretary of the people's bureau of
the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya here, and members of the
bureau.
��� Present were members of the DPRK-Libya Friendship Association and
officials concerned.
��� They looked round the factory and conversed with each other, deepening
friendly feelings.
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Vietnamese ambassadress arranges film show and reception
��� pyongyang, August 31 (KCNA) -- Do Thi Hoa, Vietnamese ambassadress to
the DPRK, yesterday sponsored a film show and a reception at the embassy on
the occasion of the 56th anniversary of the Vietnamese national day. Present
on invitation were Ri Kwang Gun, minister of foreign trade, Pak Kyong Son,
vice department director of the central committee of the Workers' Party of
Korea, Kim Yong Il, vice-minister of foreign affairs, Choe Jong Hwan,
vice-chairman of the Korean Committee for Cultural Relations with Foreign
Countries and the DPRK-Vietnam Friendship Association, and other officials
concerned.
��� The participants saw a Vietnamese documentary film.
��� At the reception after the film show speeches were made.
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Song of national prosperity created
��� Pyongyang, August 31 (KCNA) -- The recently created song "Arirang for
Great Prosperity" is popular among the people in the DPRK. The song, which
is of folk style in tone, was written by Yun Tu Gun and composed by An Jong
Ho and performed by the Pochonbo Electronic Band.
��� This song well depicts the courageous Korean people, who are building a
paradise and making everything with their own efforts despite manifold
difficulties and adversity, and the might of singlehearted unity of Korea
and its invincibility. "Arirang" is known to the world as a typical Korean
folksong.
��� In Korea there are scores of "Arirang" songs different in time of
creation and content. They became a batch of folksongs while being popular
among the people. Those songs are diverse in theme and musical
representation, but most of them are based on melancholy mood--sadness,
wrath and complaint.
��� However, "Arirang for great prosperity" is totally different in tone
from the past gloomy "Arirang" songs. It is an advanced folksong arousing
very rosy, optimistic and forward-looking sentiment.
��� This song is easy for everyone to sing as it has popular, intensive and
simple stanzas best suited to characteristics of folksong.
��� As an Arirang in the army-first era written by the army and composed by
the people, it truthfully represents the real picture of the DPRK.
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Greetings to Slovak President
��� Pyongyang, August 31 (KCNA) -- Kim Yong Nam, President of the Presidium
of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, yesterday sent a message of greetings
to Rudolf Schuster, President of Slovakia, on the occasion of its
constitutional day. The message extended sincere congratulations to the
president, government and people of Slovakia on the day.
��� It expressed the belief that the friendly and cooperative relations
between the two countries would continue to grow stronger and develop in the
common interests.
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Greetings to Uzbek President
��� Pyongyang, August 31 (KCNA) -- Kim Yong Nam, President of the Presidium
of the Supreme People's Assembly of the DPRK, on August 29 sent a message of
greetings to Uzbek President Islam Karimov on the occasion of the 10th
anniversary of its independence. The message extended warm congratulations
to the president, government and people of Uzbekistan on the occasion.
��� It expressed the belief that the friendly and cooperative relations
between the two countries would continue to develop on good terms and wished
the president great success in his work for the stability and prosperity of
the country and the well-being of its people.
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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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maligna intencion de ee.uu. de hablar de amenaza" de armas convencionales de
rpdc
��� pyongyang, 31 de julio (atcc) - el diario rodong sinmun" en el numero
del dia 31 inserto un articulo revelando la siniestra intencion de los
belicistas norteamericanos de hablar de la amenaza" de las fuerzas armadas
convencionales de la rpdc a la par de perorar de la amenaza de misiles" de
esta. el articulo senala en particular:
��� la nueva administracion de ee.uu. tiene trazado un nuevo libreto de
guerra para aplastar en lo militar la rpdc y lo revisa y perfecciona aun
mas. para este fin se desarrolla.
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