TODAY'S NEWS (December.25.2001 Juche 90)
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Foreign diplomats visit photo and fine art exhibitions
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Film show arranged
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Suppression of Chongryon denounced in Japan
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Russian ambassador arranges friendly meeting
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DPRK foreign minister meets new Polish ambassador
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Kimilsungia-Kimjongilia green house opens
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Historic sites visited by endless stream of people
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Vehicles for basic foodstuff
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Kim Jong Il sees art performance given by KPA merited choir
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Jinbukru--historical site
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Withdrawal of U.S. forces from S. Korea demanded
For Spanish-speaking people
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lugares historicos con huellas de heroina antijaponesa
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actos por 10 aniversario de eleccion de kim jong il como comandante supremo
de epc
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periodicos demandan retirada de tropas norteamericanas de sudcorea
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Foreign diplomats visit photo and fine art exhibitions
��� Pyongyang, December 25 (KCNA) -- Officials in charge of cultural and
friendly relations with the DPRK of different embassies here visited the
national photo exhibition and the national fine art exhibition yesterday on
the occasion of the 10th anniversary of leader Kim Jong Il's election as
supreme commander of the Korean People's Army and the 84th birth anniversary
of anti-Japanese heroine Kim Jong Suk. They saw photographs showing the
tireless revolutionary activities of Kim Jong Il, his great feats and the
efforts of the Korean army and people to build a powerful nation under his
army-based leadership. They also looked round art works depicting the
immortal leadership feats performed by the three generals of Mt. Paektu for
the strengthening of the Juche-based revolutionary armed forces.
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Film show arranged
��� Pyongyang, December 25 (KCNA) -- The central committee of the Korean
Democratic Women's Union yesterday hosted a film show on the occasion of the
84th birth anniversary of Kim Jong Suk, an anti-Japanese heroine. Present on
invitation were women from embassies of different countries and missions of
international organizations here.
��� Present were Pak Sun Hui, chairwoman of the central committee of the
union, and other officials concerned. The participants saw a Korean feature
film "Far Away From Headquarters," which deals with the activities of Kim
Jong Suk during the anti-Japanese revolutionary war.
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Suppression of Chongryon denounced in Japan
��� Tokyo, December 23 (KNS-KCNA) -- The citizens' rally was held in Tokyo
on Dec. 20 to denounce the Japanese authorities' suppression of the General
Association of Korean Residents in Japan (Chongryon). Motofumi Makieda,
chairman of the Japan committee for supporting the independent and peaceful
reunification of Korea, in a speech at the rally, said that Chongryon is an
organization independently formed by the Korean people, who were forcibly
taken to Japan during the Japanese imperialists' occupation of Korea, and
their descendants.
��� He expressed indignation at the Japanese police authorities' search.
��� Saying that in order to promote Japan-DPRK friendship it is important
for Japan to liquidate its past and establish the good-neighborly and
friendly relations with the DPRK, he noted that the Japanese people should
condemn the recent search as it runs counter to this work. Personages from
all walks of life in Japan said in their speeches that the search conducted
by use of state power is an encroachment upon human rights and national
discrimination against the Koreans in Japan and part of the undisguised
anti-DPRK hostile policy pursued by the present Japanese government
subservient to the United States.
��� They stressed the need to conduct a nation-wide movement to protest
against the Japanese authorities' political crackdown upon Chongryon.
��� A committee for probing the political suppression of Chongryon was
inaugurated at the rally.
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Russian ambassador arranges friendly meeting
��� Pyongyang, December 25 (KCNA) -- Andrei Karlov, Russian ambassador to
the DPRK, yesterday arranged a friendly meeting at the embassy on the
occasion of the New Year, Juche 91 (2002). Present on invitation were Paek
Nam Sun, foreign minister, Kung Sok Ung, vice-minister of foreign affairs,
and other officials concerned.
��� Staff members of the Russian embassy were on hand.
��� Speeches were made there.
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DPRK foreign minister meets new Polish ambassador
��� Pyongyang, December 25 (KCNA) -- Paek Nam Sun, foreign minister of the
DPRK, on Monday met and conversed with Wojciech Kaluza, new Polish
ambassador to the DPRK who paid a courtesy call on him.
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Kimilsungia-Kimjongilia green house opens
��� Pyongyang, December 25 (KCNA) -- The Kimilsungia-Kimjongilia green
house under the ministry of railways has opened on Yanggak islet in the
River Taedong which flows through Pyongyang. Its total plottage is 6,000
square meters and its floor space 480 square meters.
��� The green house accommodates at least 1,200 plants of Kimilsungia and
Kimjongilia at a time and sufficiently provides scientific and technical
conditions needed for the growth of the flowers.
��� An opening ceremony took place yesterday.
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Historic sites visited by endless stream of people
��� Pyongyang, December 25 (KCNA) -- An endless stream of people from all
walks of life and officers and men of the Korean People's Army is visiting
the historic sites associated with Kim Jong Suk, an indomitable
anti-Japanese heroine, on the occasion of her 84th birth anniversary
(December 24, 1917). Nowadays many people are visiting Hoeryong, her
hometown, in North Hamgyong Province.
��� There are her statue and native home and other historic sites.
��� The visitors are recalling with deep emotion her brilliant life. She
devotedly defended the leader by protecting the headquarters of the Korean
revolution at the risk of her life in every bloody battle during the
anti-Japanese armed struggle.
��� The Korean people have praised her as an anti-Japanese heroine from long
ago. They built up the historic sites associated with her revolutionary
activities and erected her statues and historic monuments there in order to
hand down her exploits to posterity.
��� Her statues were erected in Hoeryong city in Juche 58 (1969) and in Kim
Jong Suk county in Juche 63 (1974). Her bust is standing in the highest part
of the revolutionary martyrs' cemetery which was built on Mt. Taesong in
Pyongyang in Juche 64 (1975).
��� The "Revolutionary Museum of Comrade Kim Jong Suk" and the "Sinpha
Revolutionary Museum" were built in the Hoeryong revolutionary historic site
and the Sinpha revolutionary historic site in the township of Kim Jong Suk
county, Ryanggang Province. and the historic monuments associated with her
exploits were erected in different parts of the country including Chongjin
city, Kyongsong county and Puryong county in North Hamgyong Province and
Samilpho-ri in Kosong county, Kangwon Province.
��� Recently, monuments to her revolutionary activities were erected in
various places including Insan-ri in Rangrim county, Jagang province.
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Vehicles for basic foodstuff
��� Pyongyang, December 25 (KCNA) -- Nowadays silver-white vans carrying
letters "kichosikphum" (basic foodstuff) are seen running on the streets of
Pyongyang. They carry tasty bean paste and soy to the citizens of the
capital.
��� The supply is associated with the loving care shown by leader Kim Jong
Il who has always paid deep attention to improving the people's diet.
��� In recent years he saw to it that factories producing tasty basic
foodstuff were built in different parts of the city to supply it to the
citizens although the country was hard pressed for everything.
��� And he took concrete measures to keep the production going at a high
rate there and recently sent vans there to ensure the speedy supply of the
foodstuff to the population.
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Kim Jong Il sees art performance given by KPA merited choir
��� Pyongyang, December 25 (KCNA) - General Secretary Kim Jong Il yesterday
saw an art performance given by the KPA merited choir together with soldiers
of the KPA. The merited choir, winner of Kim Il Sung Order, put on the stage
a number of pieces of chorus including "The Wind From Mt. Paektu," "Long
Trip For Army-Centered Revolution" and "Let's Support Our Supreme Commander
With Arms."
��� Performers passionately sang of the high national dignity and pride of
the people's army and people, who are blessed with illustrious leaders and
generals generation after generation as they hold Kim Jong Il in high esteem
as supreme commander of the revolutionary armed forces, and the immortal
exploits Kim Jong Il has performed by leading the work to strengthen and
develop the revolutionary armed forces.
��� They also successfully depicted the iron faith, will and militant spirit
of the KPA to devotedly defend the headquarters of the Korean revolution,
holding higher the red flag of the revolution, and accomplish the
revolutionary cause of Juche and the cause of building a powerful nation
with arms under the leadership of Kim Jong Il.
��� The performance struck a deep impression on the audience.
��� Kim Jong Il warmly waved to the enthusiastically cheering performers and
audience and congratulated the performers on their successful performance.
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Jinbukru--historical site
��� Pyongyang, December 25 (KCNA) -- Jinbukru is a castle built for border
guard in order to repel the attack of the foreign aggressors in the days of
Ri dynasty. It is situated in the township of Kapsan county in Ryanggang
province. It consists of the battlement structure and two-storied pavilion
on it.
��� Firing holes are seen from the structure. The pavilion consists of 3
kans in front and 3 kans on both sides and has a crane-shaped roof.
��� The pavilion is peculiarly decorated and the whole building is painted
red and blue.
��� Jinbukru was burnt by the barbarous air raid of the U.S. imperialists
during the Korean War. But it was restored to its original state in Juche 69
(1980).
��� As it was built earlier than the Nam Gate of Kaesong and the Nam Gate of
Seoul, Jinbukru has various characteristic features of wall gate
architecture in the days of Ri dynasty and bolsters up national pride.
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Withdrawal of U.S. forces from S. Korea demanded
��� Pyongyang, December 25 (KCNA) -- Papers here today comment on the
vigorous struggle the South Korean people are now waging for the return of
U.S. military bases and the withdrawal of the U.S. forces from South Korea.
Rodong Sinmun in a signed commentary says:
��� This struggle of the South Korean people was prompted by their desire
not to remain a victim of the U.S. colonial policy any longer but live in
harmony together with all other compatriots in a reunified land.
��� The U.S. military presence in South Korea is the biggest stumbling block
lying in the way of the reunification of Korea, the main source of war and a
harasser of peace.
��� The best way to prevent a new war in Korea is to force the U.S. forces
to pull out of South Korea. There is no justification for the U.S. forces to
stay there. It is a very wrong calculation of the U.S. to use South Korea as
its military springboard from which to realize its aggression strategy
against Korea and the rest of Asia.
��� The U.S. should lend an ear to the voices of the people demanding it
take its hands off South Korea, and make an early decision to withdraw its
forces from South Korea.
��� Minju Joson in a signed commentary says that it is impossible to prevent
the danger of war, achieve the independent and peaceful reunification of
Korea and defend world peace as long as U.S. forces are present in South
Korea.
��� The commentary goes on:
��� If the U.S. truly wants peace and independent reunification of Korea and
world peace, it should immediately take a measure to withdraw the U.S.
forces from South Korea.
��� If the U.S. seeks to perpetuate its forces' presence in South Korea in a
bid to dominate the whole of Korea by force of arms, the anti-U.S. struggle
of the Korean nation will mount higher.
��� The Korean nation will further intensify the nation-wide anti-U.S.
struggle to force the U.S. forces to get out of South Korea whether the U.S.
likes it or not.
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lugares historicos con huellas de heroina antijaponesa
��� pyongyang, 25 de diciembre (atcc) -- con motivo del 84 aniversario del
nacimiento de la indoblegable heroina ntijaponesa kim jong suk (24 de
diciembre de 1917) los trabajadores de distintos sectores, los oficiales y
soldados del ejercito popular de corea visitan los lugares historicos que
transmiten las hazanas revolucionarias de ella. en particular, numerosas
personas acuden a hoeryong de la provincia de hamgyong del norte, tierra
natal de kim jong suk donde se encuentran su estatua de bronce, casa natal y
otros objetos historicos.
��� los visitantes recuerdan con gran emocion la brillante vida de kim jong
suk quien en el periodo de la sangrienta lucha armada antijaponesa defendio
a ultranza la direccion de la revolucion coreana.
��� hace mucho tiempo que el pueblo coreano la elogiaba como heroina
antijaponesa. a fin de transmitir eternamente sus hazanas acondiciono los
lugares historicos en las zonas con las huellas de sus actividades
revolucionarias y levanto sus estatuas de bronce y monumentos.
��� irguio sus estatuas de bronce en la ciudad de hoeryong y el distrito de
kim jong suk respectivamente en el 58 (1969) y el 63 (1974), de la era
juche.
��� en el 64 (1975) de la era juche cuando se construyo el cementerio de
martires revolucionarios en el monte taesong de pyongyang coloco su busto en
la parte superior de este.
��� levanto el "museo de la historia revolucionaria de la camarada kim jong
suk" y el "museo de la historia revolucionaria de sinpha" en los lugares
historicos de la revolucion en hoeryong y sinpha (este ultimo se encuentra
en la cabecera del distrito kim jong suk de la provincia de ryanggang) y los
monumentos en la ciudad de chongjin, los distritos de kyongsong y de puryong
de la provincia de hamgyong del norte, la comuna de samilpho del distrito de
kosong de la provincia de kangwon y otros lugares.
��� en los ultimos dias, fueron construidas las lapidas de senal de sus
actividades revolucionarias en la comuna de insan del distrito de rangrim de
la provincia de jagang y otras varias unidades.
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actos por 10 aniversario de eleccion de kim jong il como comandante supremo
de epc
��� pyongyang, 25 de diciembre (atcc ) -- tuvieron lugar el dia 24 en esta
capital los actos por el 10 aniversario de la eleccion del dirigente kim
jong il como comandante supremo del ejercito popular de corea. en la velada
conmemorativa del ministerio de las fuerzas armadas populares efectuada en
la plaza jonsung los militares desplegaron diversos ritmos de baile llenos
de sentimientos de veneracion al comandante supremo kim jong il, quien en
los 10 anos transcurridos con su excepcional direccion revolucionaria de
priorizacion militar trajo un viraje trascendental en el cumplimiento de la
causa de construccion militar autoctona y en el desarrollo de la revolucion.
��� los ejecutantes de la funcion musico-coreografica del conjunto artistico
del epc ofrecida en la casa cultural "25 de abril" exaltaron la gloria y el
orgullo infinitos del heroico ejercito popular de corea de tener al
dirigente kim jong il en el puesto supremo de las fuerzas armadas
revolucionarias y el ferreo credo y la voluntad de nuestro ejercito y pueblo
de defender a ultranza la direccion de la revolucion y salvaguardar
firmemente la causa revolucionaria del juche y llevarla adelante con las
fuerzas armadas bajo la direccion del partido.
��� en la plaza kim il sung tuvo lugar el baile de los jovenes estudiantes
capitalinos.
��� en la casa central de la juventud se ofrecio la funcion de los
participantes en el concurso nacional de piezas artisticas de las
organizaciones de base de la union de la juventud por el 10 aniversario de
la eleccion del dirigente kim jong il como comandante supremo del epc y el
84 aniversario del nacimiento de la heroina antijaponesa kim jong suk.
��� en los actos estuvieron presentes los cuadros dirigentes del partido y
el estado.
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periodicos demandan retirada de tropas norteamericanas de sudcorea
��� pyongyang, 25 de diciembre (atcc) -- los periodicos capitalinos en los
numeros de hoy insertaron comentarios referentes a la energica lucha que en
estos dias despliega el pueblo surcoreano en demanda de la devolucion de las
bases militares norteamericanas y la retirada de sus tropas de sudcorea. el
diario "rodong sinmun" senala:
��� la presente lucha del pueblo surcoreano es la expresion de su decision
de no tolerar por mas tiempo la politica colonial de ee.uu. sino de lograr
que todos los coreanos vivan armoniosamente en el territorio reunificado.
��� las tropas norteamericanas ocupantes de sudcorea son el mayor obstaculo
para la reunificacion de corea, la fuente raigal de la guerra y el
perturbador de la paz.
��� el mejor medio para prevenir la guerra en corea es retirar las tropas
norteamericanas de sudcorea. estas no tienen ninguna justificacion para
seguir permaneciendo en sudcorea. ee.uu. se equivoca grandemente al tratar
de utilizar sudcorea como un trampolin militar para la realizacion de su
estrategia de agresion a corea y el resto de asia.
��� ee.uu. debe tomar pronto la audaz decision de retirar sus tropas de
sudcorea prestando oidos a la demanda del pueblo surcoreano.
��� el periodico "minju joson" subraya:
��� mientras queden las tropas norteamericanas en sudcorea no se podra
eliminar el peligro de la guerra ni lograr la reunificacion independiente y
pacifica de la patria ni preservar la paz mundial.
��� si ee.uu. desea de veras la paz y la reunificacion independiente de
corea y la paz mundial, debe tomar pronto las medidas para retirar sus
tropas de sudcorea.
��� si ee.uu. mantiene sus fuerzas armadas en surcorea tratando de dominar a
toda corea, se fortalecera la lucha antiyanqui de la nacion coreana.
��� los coreanos desplegaran mas energicamente que nunca la lucha por
expulsar sin falta, quiera o no ee.uu., a tropas yanquis de sudcorea.
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