Kim Jong Il's work published in Russia
Pyongyang, September 1 (KCNA) -- A famous work of the General Secretary Kim Jong Il "Let Us Reunify the Country Independently and Peacefully through the Great Unity of the Entire Nation" was brought out in booklet by the Paleya Publishing House of Russia on August 25.
An information bulletin issued by the publishing house on its publication said that the work has become a library of the great unity of the Korean nation which makes it possible to accelerate Korea's reunification by exalting the immortal exploits of the President Kim Il Sung for the reunification and achieving the great national unity on this basis
It wished the Korean people greater success in their efforts to achieve the independent and peaceful reunification of the country.
Film show on National Day of Uzbekistan
Pyongyang, September 1 (KCNA) -- A film show was held in Pyongyang on August 31 to mark the National Day of Uzbekistan.
Present there were Ri Song Ho, Vice-Chairman of the Korean Society for Cultural Relations with Foreign Countries, officials concerned and working people in the city.
They saw a Korean feature film "Forest Sways" part 5.
S. Korea admits development of nuclear weapons
Pyongyang, September 1 (KCNA) -- Kim Jong Pil, "Prime Minister" of South Korea, on August 28 admitted that South Korea had pushed ahead with the development of nuclear weapons before, according to the Christian Broadcasting System from Seoul.
He officially told this to the chairman of a non-governmental non-nuclear movement organisation, it said.
South Korea has become a largest depot of more than 1,000 nuclear weapons.
Commemorative coins to be issued on National Day
Pyongyang, September 1 (KCNA) -- The Central Bank of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea will mint commemorative gold and silver coins "50th anniversary of DPRK".
A decree of the Central People's Committee on mintage of the coins was published on August 26.
It said that the coins will be minted out of the unanimous desire of the Korean people to convey forever the undying feats performed by the President Kim Il Sung in the efforts for state building and the brilliant victory won by the Workers' Party of Korea in state building.
Mt. Paektu and the flag of the DPRK are carved in the front of the coins, letters "50th anniversary of DPRK" in the upper part of their circumference and letters "1948-1998" and face value in the lower part.
Engraved in the back is the national emblem of the DPRK, in the upper part of their circumference the letters "Central Bank of DPRK" and in the lower part the year of the mintage, fineness and weight.
The coins are made up of pure gold and silver.
The diameter of the gold coins is 35 mm and the silver 40 mm.
S. Korean authorities must not act imprudently
Pyongyang, September 1 (KCNA) -- The spokesman for the Korean Asia-Pacific Committee published a statement today as regards tours of Mt. Kumgang which are being stepped up within the framework of nongovernmental economic cooperation between the north and the south of Korea.
Pointing out that organised tours of Mt. Kumgang by ship were agreed on by the north and the Hyundai business group in South Korea and are being stepped up as a link in chains of nongovernmental economic cooperation, the spokesman said:
In connection with this, South Korean "Prime Minister" Kim Jong Pil alleged that annual tourist costs must be lowered below 100 million dollars and that the north must be pressurized not to use earnings from tourism for the purpose of the munitions industry.
"Minister of National Unification" Kang In Dok insisted on holding talks between authorities in order to discuss personal safety of tourists. Worse still, he compelled the Hyundai business group to fix fees of each tourist below 300 dollars.
The South Korean authorities have no face to poke their nose into the organised tours of Mt. Kumgang which have been stepped up by us and the Hyundai Group.
Taking into account the ardent desire of South Korean people, we have pushed ahead with tours of Mt. Kumgang for the purpose of achieving national reconciliation and unity through this undertaking.
However, the South Korean authorities have blocked all forms of economic cooperation between us and Hyundai Group.
Whenever an opportunity presented itself, they cried that they would promote nongovernmental economic cooperation with the north on the principle of "separation of politics from economy."
Just as tours of Mt. Kumgang are nongovernmental cooperation between the north and the south, there will be no problem if parties concerned reach an agreement. And the use of earnings and guarantee for personal safety of tourists in our side are matters belonging to us.
The long and short of behaviors of the South Korean authorities is that they seek to frustrate the tours of Mt. Kumgang. In other words, their deeds are nothing but a declaration that they would obstruct even nongovernmental cooperation.
We will follow the deeds of the South Korean rulers and make them pay dearly for all consequences.
Prisoners in S. Korea vow to fight for national Reunification
Pyongyang, September 1 (KCNA) -- The prisoners of conscience at the Yongdungpho prison and the prisoners' struggle committee at the Chunchon prison published an article headlined "we will undauntedly take the road of independence, democracy and reunification," said the August 15 issue of the South Korean newspaper Hangyore.
In the article they said that they have decisively refused to write an "oath of law-observance" that demands human conscience be judged.
They called for the abolition of the "National Security Law," saying that they will fight it out against the prison authorities who are violating human rights and resorting to violence.
Pro-boxer Choe Chol Su
Pyongyang, September 1 (KCNA) -- Choe Chol Su, people's athlete of Korea, is a pro-boxer who is popular among people.
He knocked out a Thai boxer in the third round of the featherweight at the Pan-Asia Pro-Boxing Tournament held in China in August.
Thus, he has become a tentative champion of the featherweight of the Pan-Asia Pro-Boxing Federation and received a royal band and gold cup.
In his boyhood, he won at a national amateur boxers' tournament of sports clubs.
He scored excellent records at major international and national meets such as the world amateur boxing championships and the Asian amateur boxing championships.
In those days, he was a player of the Ryongnamsan sports club.
He took the title of 51 kg category at a boxing tournament of the 25th summer Olympics held in Barcelona, Spain, in 1992.
Afterwards, he became a pro-boxer and took a title of national champion in a year.
He knocked out a Philippine boxer in the third round of a boxing held in Japan in 1996.
His record is 11 wins (including 8 knockouts) in 11 games.
NAM will as ever make triumphant progress
Pyongyang, September 1 (KCNA) -- Rodong Sinmun today runs an editorial article to observe the day of non-alignment.
The situation urgently demands that the NAM still remain an independent political force of developing countries in the next century and that NAM grow stronger, it says and goes on:
What is essential for strengthening and developing the movement is to defend its basic idea and principle as ever.
The basic idea and principle--independence against imperialism, peace against war--are mental pillar on which humankind should rely in accomplishing the cause of independence not only in the present century but also in the next century.
If the movement fails to defend the idea and principle at a time when forces outside it are trying to divide, disintegrate and neutralise it, it cannot discharge its mission and duty as befitting the representative of developing countries. Then it may play into the hands of imperialists and dominationists as well.
The movement should strengthen its unity and solidarity in every way. Only then can it increase its potentials and carry out its tasks with credit.
It should strengthen the unity based on solidarity and cooperation, as well as collective common action, with correct strategy and confidence in its strength so as to bring democracy to the United Nations and the international community and replace the present old international order with a new one.
In the next century it should strengthen the unity based on independence on the principle of mutual respect, non-interference, equality and mutual benefit in order to keep the imperialists from dividing and alienating it and play the role as the driving force for the building of an independent new world.
It also should push ahead with an active struggle against the imperialist's policy of strength, their arbitrariness and privilege, true to the idea and principle, and make strenuous efforts for establishment of a new international order based on justice, equality and fairness.
Just is its cause.
50 years of victors
Pyongyang, September 1 (KCNA) -- Rodong Sinmun today devotes much space to a political essay on the greatest pride and honor of the Korean people, led by the great leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il, in celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea as a grand festival of victors.
The main idea of the political essay is that the DPRK is the most glorious country with the two greatest leaders ever known in history of humankind and that in the last 50 years the DPRK has emerged victorious, led by the two great men.
Kim Il Sung is the founder of the DPRK replete with the sun and star and Kim Jong Il is the symbol of all victory and glory, who is well known to the world, the political essay says.
It says the two great men worked together for more than 30 years in the 50 year-long history of the DPRK.
It lays particular stress on the exploits Kim Jong Il has performed in turning the DPRK into an ideological and military power.
He, guided by the idea that ideology and army are very instrumental in building a strong and prosperous country, has turned the army and people into the strongest ones in the world, and without his wise guidance and distinguished services we would not have defended socialism and would not be able to celebrate the 50 years of victors, it says, and continues:
Bright is the future of the DPRK. We are greeting the 50th founding anniversary of the DPRK as the grand festival of socialist victors, with Kim Jong Il as the head of the party, army and state.
The world shall see that the 21st century is the century of Korea that will be turned into a powerful socialist country, that the 21st century is the century of socialism during which the ideal of humankind will be realised to the full along with the world-wide revival and prosperity of socialism and that the 21st century is the century of General Secretary Kim Jong Il.
Solidarity with Libyan people expressed
Pyongyang, September 1 (KCNA) -- "We will extend full support and solidarity to the Libyan people in their struggle for justice as we did in the past."
This position of the Korean people is reclarified by newspapers here today in articles dedicated to the 29th anniversary of the victory of the Great September First Revolution in Libya.
The papers support the Libyan people's steadfast anti-imperialist independent stand.
Rodong Sinmun says:
In recent years the united states has continued military threat and economic sanctions against Libya on some pretext or other.
However, the Libyan people have firmly defended the dignity and sovereignty of the country and the nation, smashing the anti-Libya moves of the imperialists.
Their anti-imperialist stand for independence is resolute and they do not stand back from the road chosen by themselves.
The Korean people value the friendly and cooperative relations with the Libyan people, which were established in the common struggle against imperialism and for independence, and are striving to develop the relations.
Minju Joson says the Korean people wish the Libyan people greater success in their future efforts for a prosperous, new society.
Vice-Premier Jang Chol meets Chinese delegation
Pyongyang, September 1 (KCNA) -- Jang Chol, Vice-Premier of the Administration Council, met with a Chinese government scientific and technological delegation led by Vice-Minister of Science and Technology Li Xueyong at the Mansudae Assembly Hall today.
Present at the meeting were Vice-Chairman of the State Commission of Science and Technology Kim Hyong Chol and charge d'affaires ad interim of the Chinese embassy here Li Bin.
The head of the delegation said it is very important to strengthen and develop the long-standing friendship between the two parties, countries and peoples of China and Korea, through generations to come.
He said, "We are rejoiced over as our own over the achievements the Korean people have made in building their own socialism under the wise guidance of the respected comrade Kim Jong Il, true to the behest of the great leader comrade Kim Il Sung."