TODAY'S NEWS (December.18.2001 Juche 90)
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U.S. urged to withdraw its forces from S. Korea
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Japan will have to pay high price
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Book on Russia visit of Kim Jong Il published in Russia
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Japanese authorities' suppression of Chongryon assailed
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U.S. attempt at its permanent military presence in S. Korea denounced
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Resignation of S. Korean "minister of national defense" demanded
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New types of farm machines made
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Japanese authorities' suppression of Chongryon denounced
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Japanese authorities' suppression of Chongryon under fire
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Israel hit for aggression against Palestine
For Spanish-speaking people
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fabricadas maquinas agricolas de nuevo tipo
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fcgeus demanda retirada de ee.uu. de corea de sur
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japon pagara alto precio, senala "rodong sinmun"
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U.S. urged to withdraw its forces from S. Korea
��� Pyongyang, December 18 (KCNA) -- The U.S. is to chiefly blame for
blocking the independent reunification of the 70 million Koreans, a
spokesman for the South Korean Federation of University Student Councils
(Hanchongryon) said in a message of warning to the U.S. released on Dec. 14,
according to a news report. The message said:
��� The U.S. has disturbed the implementation of the June 15 joint
declaration and laid bare its evermore undisguised design to stifle the DPRK
by force of arms under the pretext of the non-existent "threat from the
north".
��� The Korean people will hold higher the banner of implementing the joint
declaration and wage an indomitable struggle against those standing in its
way and thus achieve national reunification.
��� If the U.S. does not halt its moves to provoke a war but refuses to
withdraw from South Korea, it will face a stern judgement of the 70 million
Koreans.
��� Hanchongryon will surely drive the U.S. out of South Korea and achieve
national reunification to bring prosperity to the 70 million Koreans.
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Japan will have to pay high price
��� Pyongyang, December 18 (KCNA) -- Some time ago, the Japanese ambassador
to the United States, in a press interview, underscored the need to bring
pressure to bear upon the DPRK to accept UN inspection concerning the
"development of weapons of mass-destruction." Papers here today dismiss his
remarks as impudent ones unsuited to a diplomat.
��� The news analyst of Rodong Sinmun says:
��� The intention of the Japanese reactionaries to isolate and stifle the
DPRK in conspiracy with the U.S. imperialists still remains unchanged.
��� They make desperate efforts to stifle the DPRK at any cost in league
with the Bush administration that is more persistently pursuing the hostile
policy toward the DPRK.
��� His remarks betray the lack of any dignity and servility as they are
intended to please the U.S. they are aimed to divert elsewhere the watchful
eyes of the world directed to Japan and isolate and stifle the DPRK.
��� Japan has to pay for many wrongs to the DPRK. The Korean people still
remember the thrice-cursed crimes committed by Japan in the past. They also
remember that Japan has resorted to anti-DPRK smear campaign, touching the
Koreans on sore points.
��� It is the demand of the army and people of the DPRK that they should
square accounts with Japan without the slightest compromise.
��� Minju Joson warns that the Japanese reactionaries should be mindful that
they will have to pay the highest price for their anti-DPRK campaign and put
an immediate halt to the anachronistic campaign.
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Book on Russia visit of Kim Jong Il published in Russia
��� Moscow, December 16 (KCNA) -- A book on leader Kim Jong Il's historic
Russia visit was brought out in Russia. Printed in the book are his
portrait, photos of him talking with President Putin, a photo of him signing
the DPRK-Russia Moscow declaration and a photo of him laying a wreath before
the Mausoleum of Lenin.
��� Edited in the book are the full text of his answers to questions raised
by Itar-Tass, his speech made at the reception hosted by Putin and the
DPRK-Russia Moscow declaration.
��� The editor-in-chief of the Pravda said at a ceremony for publishing the
book held in Moscow on Dec. 13 that Kim Jong Il made a great contribution to
the development of the friendly relations between Russia and the DPRK and
global peace through his historic Russia visit.
��� The manager of the Sherbinskaya printing house said that their sincerity
for printing the book came from the feelings of reverence for Kim Jong Il
and that they are very happy to present the book to him.
��� The book was handed to the DPRK ambassador to Russia.
��� A letter to Kim Jong Il sent in the joint name of the editor-in-chief of
the Pravda, the general director of the Pravda publishing house and the
manager of the Sherbinskaya printing house, was read out at the ceremony.
��� The participants appreciated Korean films "the great leader comrade Kim
Jong Il's official visit to the Russian Federation" and "the great leader
comrade Kim Jong Il's unofficial visit and stay in cities of the Russian
Federation."
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Japanese authorities' suppression of Chongryon assailed
��� Pyongyang, December 18 (KCNA) -- Public figures and organizations of
various countries strongly protested the Japanese authorities' suppression
of the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan (Chongryon).
Chairman of the Swiss Committee for Supporting Korea's Reunification Martin
Lotscher sent a letter of protest to the Japanese prime minister and
chairman of the Bangladesh committee for solidarity with the Korean people
Rashid Khan Menon and secretary general of the Bangladesh-Korea Friendship
Association Nuran Nabie sent letters of protest to the chief cabinet
secretary of Japan separately and the France-DPRK Association for the
Promotion of Commercial and Cultural Planning and Development sent a letter
of protest to the Japanese embassy in Paris.
��� Letters said that the Japanese authorities' suppression of Chongryon is
aimed to infringe on the just activities of Chongryon and stamp out the just
cause of the Koreans in Japan.
��� They demanded the Japanese authorities stop at once their fascist and
bellicose acts and apologize to Chongryon and the Korean people for them.
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U.S. attempt at its permanent military presence in S. Korea denounced
��� Pyongyang, December 18 (KCNA) -- The Chungchong Regional Federation of
University Student Councils (Chungchongchongryon) reportedly issued a
statement on December 12 condemning the u.s. attempt to permanently keep its
forces in South Korea. Referring to the fact that the U.S. is pushing
forward the project of building apartment houses in the U.S. military base
in Ryongsan, the statement said: This means the U.S. is going to materialize
its absurd assertion that "the U.S. troops should stay in South Korea even
after Korea's reunification."
��� The statement continued: this glaringly reveals that the U.S. is
regarding South Korea as its colony and it is a mockery of the South Korean
people. This attitude of the U.S. is intolerable.
��� 150,000 students of the C1ungchongchongryon strongly denounce this plan
as an undisguised attempt of the U.S. to permanently keep its forces in
South Korea. We will wage a vigorous struggle against the moves for the
permanent presence of the u.s. forces in South Korea and a war.
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Resignation of S. Korean "minister of national defense" demanded
��� Pyongyang, December 18 (KCNA) -- Members of three civic organizations
including the headquarters of the movement for the return of the U.S. forces
base in Ryongsan held a rally in front of the gate of the building of the
"Ministry of National Defense" on December 15 demanding the minister
apologize for having approved the plan to build apartment houses in the base
and step down at once, according to Radio No. 1 from Seoul. Charging that
the ministry's approval of the construction project is an act of
unilaterally favouring the U.S. forces' side in defiance of the demand of
the South Korean people, they demanded the cancellation of the plan to build
apartment houses in the U.S. forces bases in Phyongthaek, Osan, etc.
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New types of farm machines made
��� Pyongyang, December 18 (KCNA) -- The Institute of Agricultural
mMchanization under the DPRK Academy of Agricultural Science recently
manufactured new types of machines for potato farming. They include an
unsliced potato-sowing machine, sprayer, cylindrical seed potato selecting
machine, liquid fertilizer-sprinkling machine and manure-spraying machine.
��� The unsliced potato-sowing machine simple in its mechanism is capable of
sowing potatoes on two ridges at a time.
��� The cylindrical seed potato selecting machine is easily applicable in
any field.
��� It is used for selecting seed potatoes just before exposing them to the
sunlight in summer. Its test conducted on a farm proved its great
efficiency.
��� The sprayer is capable of spraying various agricultural chemicals 12
meters in width at a time.
��� The liquid fertilizer-sprinkling machine and manure-spraying machine are
also appreciated as very efficient.
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Japanese authorities' suppression of Chongryon denounced
��� Pyongyang, December 18 (KCNA) -- Mun Thae Hwan, chairman of the Youth
Federation of Koreans in China, issued a statement to the press on December
10, castigating the Japanese authorities for their suppression of the
General Association of Korean Residents in Japan (Chongryon). He denounced
the Japanese authorities' crackdown on Chongryon as a political crime and a
challenge to the DPRK.
��� Extending full support to the Korean youth and students in Japan taking
the lead in defence of Chongryon, he went on:
��� The Japanese reactionaries should stop their hostile action against the
DPRK and their criminal suppression of Chongryon at once, release all the
arrested officials of Chongryon and compatriots without condition and
apologize to the Korean nation for their crimes.
��� If they persist in their anti-DPRK and anti-Chongryon campaign despite
the repeated warnings of our nation, they will be wholly responsible for all
the consequences of their action.
��� The officials of the Youth Federation of Koreans in China and young
Koreans in China are firmly convinced that it is entirely just for Chongryon
and Koreans in Japan to unite and brave the impudent moves of the Japanese
reactionaries and that their just struggle for democratic national rights
will surely emerge victorious.
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Japanese authorities' suppression of Chongryon under fire
��� Pyongyang, December 18 (KCNA) -- The Japanese authorities arrested the
former director of the financial department of the central standing
committee of the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan
(Chongryon) and ransacked the central and local headquarters of Chongryon
under the pretext of "evasion of inspection" by Tokyo credit association of
the Korean bank. In this regard Rodong Sinmun today in a signed article
says:
��� This was unprecedented premeditated political crackdown upon Chongryon
aimed to destroy it.
��� The Japanese authorities' suppression is a product of the Japanese
imperialist colonial rule which brought unspeakable calamities and
sufferings to the Koreans in the past and of the hostile policy against the
DPRK and Chongryon.
��� Any infringement upon the national rights of the Koreans in Japan is a
violation of the sovereignty of the DPRK.
��� Chongryon is a dignified overseas citizens organization of the DPRK and
a Juche-type overseas compatriots organization which works to develop the
movement of Koreans in Japan under the banner of the great Juche idea.
��� By plotting to do harm to Chongryon the Japanese authorities wantonly
infringed upon the dignity and sovereignty of the DPRK. They will have to
pay for this crime.
��� As the patriotic cause of Chongryon is just, it can in no way be the
target of suppression.
��� Chongryon has carried on its vigorous struggle to implement the policy
of national reunification of the DPRK government, in response to it,
strengthened friendship with foreign people including the Japanese people,
boosted the relations with international bodies and organizations and thus
greatly contributed to raising the international authority of the DPRK.
��� The activities conducted by Chongryon is entirely just because they are
in line with the publicly recognized norms of the international law, the
principle of non-interference in the internal affairs of Japan and the
law-abiding principle and the present law of Japan.
��� We will never tolerate any acts of infringing the dignity and
sovereignty of Chongryon and overseas compatriots even a bit.
��� The Korean people will force the Japanese authorities to pay a
thousand-fold price for their crimes.
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Israel hit for aggression against Palestine
��� Pyongyang, December 18 (KCNA) -- The spokesman for the Foreign Ministry
of the DPRK today answered a question put by KCNA as regards Israeli recent
evermore undisguised aggression against Palestine. He said:
��� The DPRK expresses serious apprehensions over the situation in Palestine
which is getting worse owing to the unabated indiscriminative military
attacks on the part of Israel.
��� The high-handed military attacks on the present national authority, the
legitimate representative of the Palestinians, are a dangerous war of
aggression designed to stifle the cause of Palestine.
��� Israel should put an immediate halt to the reckless military attacks and
unconditionally get out of all its occupied land of Palestine.
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fabricadas maquinas agricolas de nuevo tipo
��� pyongyang, 18 de diciembre (atcc) -- el instituto de mecanizacion
agricola de la academia de ciencia agricola de corea acaba de fabricar las
maquinas de nuevo tipo para el cultivo de patata. entre otras la sembradora
de patata entera, pulverizadora, seleccionadora de cilindro y abonadoras de
gran valor.
��� la sembradora de estructura sencilla es capaz de poner patatas en dos
surcos a la vez.
��� la seleccionadora arriba mencionada es una maquina que se puede aplicar
facilmente en el centro de trabajo, y su gran eficiencia fue probada en una
granja.
��� la pulverizadora es capaz de esparcir varios productos agroquimicos en
un area de 12 metros de ancho a la vez.
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fcgeus demanda retirada de ee.uu. de corea de sur
��� pyongyang, 18 de diciembre (atcc) -- segun una informacion, el portavoz
de la federacion de consejos generales de estudiantes universitarios de
sudcorea publico el dia 14 una advertencia dirigida a ee.uu.. la advertencia
senala:
��� ee.uu. es el fautor que obstaculiza la reunificacion independiente de 70
millones de coreanos. estorba la ejecucion de la declaracion conjunta
sur-norte del 15 de junio y pone al desnudo el designio de aplastar
militarmente la republica popular democratica de corea so pretexto de
supuesta "amenaza de norcorea".
��� la nacion coreana enarbolara la bandera de la ejecucion de la
declaracion arriba mencionada, luchara con toda firmeza contra quienes la
obstaculizan y asi lograra sin falta la reunificacion.
��� ee.uu. debe poner fin a sus maquinaciones de provocacion de guerra y
retirarse de corea del sur. si no, sera objeto de la severa sentencia de 70
millones de coreanos.
��� la fcgeus expulsara ciertamente a las tropas norteamericanas de esta
tierra y lograra la reunificacion de la patria para la gran prosperidad de
70 millones de coreanos.
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japon pagara alto precio, senala "rodong sinmun"
��� pyongyang, 18 de diciembre (atcc) -- el diario "rodong sinmun" en el
numero de hoy inserto un comentario individual que senala en particular:
recientemente el embajador del japon en ee.uu. en una rueda de prensa hablo
de que hay que ejercer presion sobre la republica popular democratica de
corea para que esta "acepte la inspeccion de la onu sobre el desarrollo de
armas de exterminio masivo". su peroracion irritante a la rpdc es impropia
de su cargo de diplomatico.
��� fue y es invariable la intencion de los reaccionarios japoneses de
aislar y suprimir la rpdc en contubernio con los imperialistas
norteamericanos.
��� particularmente, los reaccionarios japoneses, en adhesion a la politica
de hostilidad a la rpdc de la administracion bush que se torna cada dia mas
abierta, actuan muy desesperadamente para estrangularla de todas maneras.
��� el japon se comporta vilmente sin tener principio ni honra lisonjeando a
ee.uu. que arbitrariamente vocifera de la "inspeccion" sobre norcorea. lo
hace para desviar la atencion del mundo dirigida a si mismo y aislar y
estrangular la rpdc.
��� la rpdc tiene muchas cosas que calcular con el japon.
��� los crimenes cometidos en el pasado por el japon dejaron gran herida en
el corazon del pueblo coreano. pero el japon vuelve a tocar esta herida no
cicatrizada dandole mas dolor.
��� el pueblo coreano no lo olvida jamas.
��� el ejercito y el pueblo de la rpdc quieren calcular correctamente con el
japon sin ninguna concesion con respecto a este pais.
��� el periodico "minju joson" senala que los reaccionarios japoneses deben
tener presente de que sus maniobras hostiles a la rpdc causaran funestas
consecuencias y poner fin ahora mismo a sus actos anacronicos.
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