January.08.1999 Juche 88

[CONTENTS]

• DPRK urges U.S. to compensate for economic losses

• NDFSK calls for turning out in struggle for independence, democracy and reunification

• Book "Legend of Land of Juche" published in Russia

• Congratulatory letter to Kim Jong Il from central association of Korean nationals in Russia

• DPRK-Brunei Darussalam diplomatic relations established

• Unchanged ambition for monopoly on nuclear weapons

• Anti-U.S. demonstrators arrested in S. Korea

• Literature wishing Kim Jong Il longevity in good health appears in Seoul

• Mock test of S. Korea-Japan "defence cooperation"

• "ANSP" beefed up in S. Korea

• S. Korean trade unions begin struggle for right to existence

• Opposition party president criticises S. Korean chief executive

• Increase in U.S. defense spending aimed at situation of Korean peninsula

• Book "Korean Dishes"

• This year marks general advance for building powerful nation