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TODAY'S NEWS (January.29.2002 Juche 91) [CONTENTS] * U.S. use of biological and chemical weapons assailed * KCNA on U.S. futile attempts * Sports contest for Paektusan Cup opens * Bush's projected trip to S. Korea opposed * Japan hit for trying to justify overseas military actions of SDF * Senior middle schoolers' mathematic contest held * Anti-U.S. struggle called for * More dendrolites unearthed * Number of books on steady increase at Grand People's Study House * Full play to advantages of Korean socialist economic management called for * Anecdotes about President Kim Il Sung * Central Youth Hall For Spanish-speaking people * descubiertos nuevos fosiles de vegetales * vana intencion de ee.uu. - comentario de atcc - * rodong sinmun califica de tropas agresivas fuerzas de autodefensa de japon * promotor de amenaza de armas bioquimicas U.S. use of biological and chemical weapons assailed Pyongyang, January 29 (KCNA) -- Minju Joson today carries a signed commentary 50 years after the U.S. full-scale use of biological and chemical weapons in the northern half of Korea during the Korean War. The U.S. imperialists began a germ warfare by spreading contagious bacteria including smallpox. From Jan. 28 to march 1952 they dropped germ bombs and a variety of things carrying germs on over 800 occasions over more than 400 places in the northern half of Korea. The commentary says: The U.S. use of germ and biological and chemical weapons took many lives of Koreans and seriously polluted the picturesque Korean land and its ecological environment. The U.S. has not even admitted its crimes though a half century passed since then. This is little short of revealing its intention to repeat such crimes. The U.S. units for biological and chemical warfare are armed with about 90 types of chemical bombs and have stockpiled more than 3 million chemical shells. All these facts clearly prove that the U.S. is chiefly responsible for the threat of biological and chemical weapons. The U.S. is well advised to officially admit the war crimes committed by it by use of biological and chemical weapons in Korea, make an apology to the Korean people and dismantle as soon as possible the nuclear weapons, biological and chemical weapons and other weapons of mass destruction stockpiled in South Korea and the U.S. mainland. KCNA on U.S. futile attempts Pyongyang, January 29 (KCNA) -- The United States is now seeking to stage such political farces as investigation and hearing over the human rights and religious issues of the DPRK, with the mobilization of Ragtags from the United States, Japan and South Korea, including some parliamentarians and the U.S. commission on religious freedom. It is getting undisguised in its moves to isolate and stifle the DPRK after the emergence of the bush administration. Such hearing and international meeting to be held by the U.S. at the beginning of the new year are intended to escalate its unjustifiable pressure on the DPRK. This is an expression of the anachronistic hostile policy toward the DPRK zealously pursued by the U.S. in a bid to increase pressure upon the DPRK and isolate it by raising even human rights, religious and other minor issues besides nuclear, missile and conventional weapons issues as outstanding ones for discussion between the two countries. In fact, the U.S. has no right to take issue with any other country over the human rights issue. It should look into its well-known worst human rights situation, before talking about other country's human rights issue, and frankly make public its truth to the world. In the United States there are countless people seized with unrest and panic, deprived of elementary human rights and freedom and other vital rights. The U.S., which rose from the graves of Indians, natives of America, has grown fat at the cost of the blood and sweat of African black slaves and through ceaseless wars of aggression. It is still staging aggression and war, terrorism and intervention everywhere in the world, wrecking peace and wantonly violating human rights. This is evidenced by its war in Afghanistan conducted under the pretext of anti-terrorism operation. in this war the U.S. has massacred a large number of innocent civilians in cold blood only to come in for criticism. It is sheer hypocrisy and a foolish attempt of the U.S. to pull up the DPRK over its human rights issue. The U.S. seeks to put pressure on the DPRK, slandering its system where all human rights are fully ensured. But it is a reckless and futile attempt. Sports contest for Paektusan Cup opens Pyongyang, January 29 (KCNA) -- A
Korean Central News Agency Jan 29
TODAY'S NEWS (January.29.2001 Juche 90) [CONTENTS] * Rodong Sinmun on resolution adopted at European parliamentary session * Appeal of 2001 meeting supported * Top-spinning * New relics discovered * Steady continuity * Reunification of Korea by federal formula called for * Message of sympathy to Indian President * Inter-Korean Red Cross talks begin For Spanish-speaking people * mitin y exhibicion de fotos por 42 aniversario de triunfo de revolucion cubana * dirigente kim jong il envia cesto de flores a embajada de cuba * negra intencion de autoridades japonesas Rodong Sinmun on resolution adopted at European parliamentary session Pyongyang, January 29 (KCNA) -- The European parliamentary session on Jan. 17 adopted a resolution calling upon the European Union to make a positive contribution to the process of the independent reunification of the Korean nation and establishing official diplomatic relations with the DPRK. In this regard Rodong Sinmun today in a signed commentary says: The resolution arouses support and sympathy from among various countries aspiring after the improvement and development of relations with the DPRK. This is something quite natural and normal for the reunification of the Korean peninsula, global peace and progress and the development of international relations. It is the consistent stand of the DPRK to establish and develop good-neighbourly, friendly and cooperative relations with all the countries that respect its sovereignty and are friendly towards it. It is a manifestation of independent foreign policies of EU nations to opt for establishing and improving relations with the DPRK. This will do the EU good in heightening its position and role. Improved DPRK-EU relations meet the interests and aspiration of the Korean and European peoples and it will give an impetus to developing international relations and the trend towards global multipolarization in the new century. The DPRK will fulfil its commitment in keeping with the EU's switchover in its policy towards the DPRK and moves to improve relations with it. Appeal of 2001 meeting supported Pyongyang, January 29 (KCNA) -- The Socialist Progressive Party of Madagascar issued a statement on Jan. 20 in support of the appeal made at the 2001 meeting for the independent reunification of the Korean nation. The statement said that the party has supported all the efforts made by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea for Korea's reunification and condemned the moves of the outside and separatist forces to perpetuate its division. It said: The June 15 North-South Joint Declaration serves as a motive force to reunify the divided country as it is the most just and realistic program common to the nation suited to the movement for the reunification of Korea. The Socialist Progressive Party of Madagascar hoped that Korea would be reunified as early as possible by federal formula as called for by the joint editorial and the appeal of the DPRK government, political parties, organizations and figures from all walks of life that underscored the need to open up a decisive phase of the independent reunification of the nation this year, the first year of the 21st century. Top-spinning Pyongyang, January 29 (KCNA) -- Top-spinning is a folk game popular particularly among the Korean children since olden times. The play is practised on ice or ground in winter. It helps the children to harden their bodies and impart knowledge to the physical movement. The process of its making gives them an opportunity to cultivate their thinking faculty and improve their manual craft. The top is mainly made of weighty and hard wood such as birch and jujube tree or pine knots. The top made thus spins long, producing a sound just like bees humming around. According to its shape, it is divided into drum, horse and rope tops. A whip for spinning a top is made of twisted cotton or silk thread, attached to a 50 cm long stick. The top-spinning contest is decided by how long it spins, which top survives the collision and how far it goes. New relics discovered Pyongyang, January 29 (KCNA) -- A Pipha-shaped bronze dagger and a bronze axe of Tangun's Korea have recently been unearthed in Anju, South Phyongan Province. The blade of the dagger is speckled with greenish rust and although its edge is slightly damaged, its original shape is preserved more or less. The dagger is 24.5 centimetres long with the widest part of the blade and the root 3.5 centimetres long respectively. It weighs 140 grammes. The hilt is made of dark brown stone, which was ground exquisitely. It is unique in form and comfortable to handle. The bronze axe is pocket-shaped with its
