Taekwon-do holy ground project starts
Pyongyang, March 25 (KCNA) -- An office for the construction of a Taekwon-do holy ground opened and the project started in Rajin-Sonbong city on Tuesday with due ceremony, drawing great interest of Taekwon-do and martial arts lovers around the world.
The construction of the holy ground will be greatly conducive to developing friendly ties and cooperation among athletes and other people who value justice and peace and love Taekwon-do and other kinds of martial arts.
The ground-breaking ceremony was attended by Hwang Pong Yong, chairman of the Korean Taekwon-do Committee, and officials concerned.
It was decided at the 11th meeting of the International Taekwon-do Federation to construct the holy ground in Rajin-Sonbong city of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, the homeland of the president Choe Hong Hui, the founder of Taekwon-do.
Rodong Sinmun on continued war exercises in S. Korea
Pyongyang, March 25 (KCNA) -- The South Korean puppets have been staging provocative war exercises against the north in and around Seoul almost every day.
Commenting on them, Rodong Sinmun today says:
In content, the reckless war games are the same with those staged by the warlike "civilian" dictator who was thrown into the dustbin of history.
Understandable are public voices at home and abroad that although the regime was changed in South Korea, its anti-north confrontation and war policy remains unchanged.
If they follow in the crime-woven footsteps of the former "civilian" warmaniacs, they will get nothing but self-destruction.
They would be well advised to ponder over the consequences to be entailed by their anti-north confrontation and war policy and stop all war games against the DPRK. Only then can they side with the people calling for politics of national independence, politics of reunification.
This will do good to them.
DPRK proposal supported by Pakistani and Ugandan organisations
Pyongyang, March 25 (KCNA) -- Organisations of Pakistan and Uganda fully supported the proposal of a joint meeting of the DPRK political parties and organisations.
Hwakar Yuddin Chowdhury, chairman of the People's Enlightenment Association of Pakistan, said at a meeting that Korea's reunification will be accelerated through free dialogue and negotiations between the north and south if the U.S. troops withdraw from south korea and obstacles to reunification are removed.
The letter adopted at the DPRK joint meeting enjoys full support from his association members and world people for its fairness, he said, urging South Korean political parties and organisations to positively respond to the proposal.
The Pakistan-Korea Friendship Association in a statement on Mar. 16 expressed full support for the letter adopted at the joint meeting and the belief that the Korean people would surely achieve national reunification under the wise leadership of General Secretary Kim Jong Il.
The national union of railway workers of Uganda said in a statement on Mar. 13 that South Korean political parties and organisations and authorities should positively respond to the proposal of the joint meeting.
Concrete wall, symbol of national division
Pyongyang, March 25 (KCNA) -- The concrete wall, a symbol of national division and inter-Korean confrontation, stands in the area south of the Military Demarcation Line across the Korean peninsula.
The South Korean authorities, at the instigation of the United States, had built the concrete wall in a 240 odd kilometre-long section for years from 1977.
It is the biggest physical barrier and launching base for northward invasion, which keeps Korea divided into two parts and cut off the bloodline of the Korean people who had lived as a homogeneous nation for thousands of years.
The upper part of the wall is 3 to 7 metres wide enough for tanks or armoured cars to run.
Many pillboxes have been built in the whole length of the wall linked by covered communication trenches. And there are steel gates with automatic opening and shutting device through which tanks, armoured vehicles and armed forces can advance toward the north any time.
Heavy weapons in the pillboxes are ready to open fire at the north any moment.
The United States did not spare financial and material "assistance" to the construction of the wall.
In the fiscal 1980 when the laying of the wall was at the final stage, the U.S. invested 362.75 million dollars in the project.
The wall is a single product of the Cold War in the world.
The world public urges early demolition of the concrete wall, saying that with the wall remaining, the reunification of Korea cannot be achieved nor can its peace be ensured.
In view of national independence and the trend of the times, the concrete wall runs counter to the aspirations of the Korean people for peace and reunification.
Provocative war games against DPRK
Pyongyang, March 25 (KCNA) -- The South Korean warmongers had a military exercise simulating attacks in mountainous inland areas in the northern half of the country. This provocative war game was staged in the area around Mt. Unjang in North Jolla Province from March 12 to 21, according to a radio report from Seoul.
Involved in the exercise were battalions of commandos belonging to the puppet army special warfare command. They carried out an operation of coming down to the given place from C-130 transport planes and blasting appointed targets.
What can not be overlooked is the puppets' announcement that the operation was mainly aimed at destroying the imaginary "enemy's radar base located deep in a mountain."
It fully showed their intention to invade the north.
The war game staged just after the emergence of the new "government" proves that the puppets never renounce the design for invasion of the north but continue increasing the danger of war against peace and peaceful reunification of the Korean peninsula.
In the meantime, units of the puppet army metropolitan garrison command started another tactical training in a wide area of Seoul on March 24.
2,400 km of forced march
Pyongyang, March 25 (KCNA) -- Cha Sung Su wrote an epic titled "May 2,400 km of forced march shine long" in connection with the on-site guidance of General Kim Jong Il to Jagang Province in January.
The epic says General Kim Jong Il's covering 2,400 km-long distance for on-site guidance to the province is a path of advance, a path of victory which made a breakthrough for victory of the forced march of socialism, opening a new chapter of faith and will day and night.
The General made the spirit of Kanggye, the spirit of self-reliance, prevail all over the country, leading the forced march under the red flag associated with the whole life of President Kim Il Sung from the beginning of the year, it notes, and goes on:
The General values even small things done by workers and people and finds pleasure in the happiness of the people who are benefited by electrification.
The epic points to the strong will of the general who continues the forced march without having time to relieve his fatigue.
They make use of the rivers which flew unserviceably for thousands of years, to produce electricity of communism.
The General embraces and encourages the workers as their dear mother does. And the workers are rallied close around him. This shows a harmonious whole which can neither be broken nor be separated by any force and weapon.
Self-reliance is the only way of an independent man and the way of defending socialism. As the general, a symbol of faith and will of the Korean people and the destiny of humankind, leads the forced march, Korea will be the first to reach the peak of socialism.
Guarantee of developed peace movement
Pyongyang, March 25 (KCNA) -- Rodong Sinmun today runs an article titled "basic guarantee of development of peace movement."
The article says that General Secretary Kim Jong Il comprehensively indicated the essence, principles, tasks and ways of the world peace movement, providing a basic guarantee of its development.
The peace movement is a common undertaking of humankind for building a peaceful world without war and nuclear weapons and one of the most powerful socio-historical movements in the present era, it says, and goes on:
World peace can be achieved only when there is no danger of war and security is ensured in all the continents and regions of the world. Peace in a region does not mean peace in the world.
Unity is vital to vigorously advancing the peace movement and achieving world peace.
As the driving force of history, the popular masses who oppose all manner of domination and subjugation and struggle to build a new world free and independent love peace by nature. In a peaceful situation can the popular masses defend the political independence of their country and achieve social progress and successfully advance the historic cause for independence.
All the progressive forces and peace-loving people of the world should unite under the banner of anti-imperialism, anti-war, anti-nuclear and of peace, stand up to the imperialists who are escalating aggression and war preparations and deal collective counterblows to the imperialists everywhere their aggressive claws reach.
U.S. should act with discretion
Pyongyang, March 25 (KCNA) - P. Mukherjee, a member of the Parliament of India, issued a statement to the press on Mar. 16 denouncing the U.S. for reckless arms buildup in South Korea.
He bitterly condemned the united states for stepping up arms buildup and preparations for a war against the peace-loving DPRK behind the curtain of dialogue.
The U.S. should act with discretion, clearly seeing the indomitable will and readiness of the heroic Korean people to firmly defend socialism, rallied close around General Kim Jong Il, he said.
If the South Korean authorities are not to be cursed and denounced as U.S. puppets as the successive ruling quarters were, they should renounce the policy of depending on outside forces and stand on the side of the nation, he noted, adding that he fully supports all the steps taken by General Kim Jong Il to cope with the present situation and expresses firm solidarity with the Korean people in their heroic struggle to defend peace and socialism.
Famous spas and mineral springs in Jagang Province
Pyongyang, March 25 (KCNA) -- Jagang Province situated in the northwestern inland area of Korea has many famous spas and mineral springs.
Several dozens of mineral springs have already been used.
Jisin, Kwandae, Myongdae,Chongsang and other mineral springs in Huichon city has hydrocarbonate, calcium, natrium and iron ions for their main ingredients. They are good for chronic gastritis, gastric and duodenal ulcer, chronic hepatitis, cholecystitis, disturbance of the urinary system and other diseases.
Such mineral springs can be seen also in Kanggye city and Songwon, Sijung, Wiwon, Usi and Tongsin counties.
Jonchang mineral water in Songwon county is highly efficacious for chronic enteritis and colitis, chronic gastritis, cystitis and other diseases of the urinary system. Contained in one liter of the water are 860.32 mg of mineral matter, 2085.60 mg of free carbonate, 585.60 mg of hydrocarbonate ion, 126.25 mg of calcium ion and 11.20 mg of iron ion. Around the spring are a well-equipped sanatorium and a bottled mineral water factory.
Wonhung and Somu spas in Tongsin county, too, have been widely known for their special virtue for arthritis, skin diseases, disturbance of the peripheral nervous system, and women diseases.
At Wonhung spa there is a sanatorium equipped with latest-type medical appliances and competent doctors.
Working people receive treatment at those sanatoria in all seasons.
The province has built bottled mineral water factories, sanatoria and health resorts in crease blessed with mineral waters for the promotion of working people's health.
Korean ambassadors to Peru and Sweden appointed
Pyongyang, March 25 (KCNA) -- Ji Yong Ho was appointed Korean ambassador E.P. to Peru and Son Mu Sin Korean ambassador E.P. to Sweden, according to decrees of the Central People's Committee of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
Greetings to Moroccan Prime Minister
Pyongyang, March 25 (KCNA) -- Acting Premier of the Administration Council Hong Song Nam sent a message of greetings to Abderrahman Woussoufi on his appointment as Moroccan Prime Minister.
Expressing the belief that the friendly relations between the two countries would strengthen and develop in the interests of the two peoples, the message sincerely wished him great success in his responsible work.