Chinese photo exhibition opens
Pyongyang, September 30 (KCNA) -- An opening ceremony of a photo exhibition was held at the East Pyongyang Grand Theatre yesterday to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.
Present there were Kim Ki Nam, secretary of the Central Committee of the Worker's Party of Korea, Song Sok Hwan, vice-Minister of Culture, and Hong Son Ok, vice-chairperson of the Korean Committee for Cultural Relations with Foreign Countries who is also vice-chairperson of the c.c. Of the DPRK-China Friendship Association.
Invited there were Chinese ambassador to Korea Wan Yongxiang and embassy staff members and diplomatic envoys and embassy officials of different countries.
Speeches were made at the ceremony.
The participants looked round photos showing the brilliant path covered by new China over the past 50 years under the leadership of the Communist Party of China.
The exhibition will continue till October 5.
Angolan government delegation feted
Pyongyang, September 30 (KCNA) -- The DPRK government hosted a banquet yesterday in honor of the visiting government delegation of the Republic of Angola.
Invited were the members of the delegation led by Minister of Health Adelino Manassas da Silva Neto.
Present were Minister of Education Pyon Yong Rip, vice-Minister of Public Health Choe Chang Sik and other officials concerned.
Speeches were made at the banquet.
Pyongyang Schoolchildren's Art Troupe
Pyongyang, September 30 (KCNA) -- The Chinese people who had seen the performances given by the Pyongyang Schoolchildren's Art Troupe were unsparing in their praise.
The troupe had given performances in different cities of China before full houses from the middle to the end of August. The 30-odd member troupe put on the stage colorful numbers including chorus, light music, dance, solo and pangchang, winning acclamation of the audiences.
Well known at home and abroad, the troupe groups art circle members of the Mangyongdae Schoolchildren's Palace and children of talent from all parts of the country.
The troupe gave its premiere in Argentina in Juche 64 (1975) and has given more than 1,500 performances in over 40 countries so far. And through performances given in China, the former Soviet Union, Japan and other countries they showed the superiority of the socialist educational system in Korea and the bright and cheerful looks of schoolchildren growing in happiness.
The well-known art troupes and opera troupes of Korea boast of famous artistes who cultivated their talents at extracurricular educational centers in their childhood.
Among them are People's Artiste Jon Hye Yong of the Pochonbo Electronic Band who left deep impressions upon the Japanese audiences by singing solos "I am a bud" and "Warm is love from the motherland" and Kim Kyong Jin, a student of Pyongyang University of Music and Dance, who gained popularity by dancing a solo dance "Ball-kicking is interesting" in France.
People's Artiste Kim Kwang Suk, merited artiste Ri Pun Hui of the Pochonbo Electronic Band and People's Artiste Ryom Chong of the Wangjaesan Light Music band were members of the troupe in the past.
Reception given to mark 50th founding anniversary of PRC
Pyongyang, September 30 (KCNA) -- The Korean Committee for Cultural Relations with Foreign Countries and the central committee of the DPRK-China Friendship Association hosted a reception Wednesday on the occasion of the 50th founding anniversary of the People's Republic of China.
Addressing the reception, vice-president Yang Hyong Sop of the presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly said that since the foundation of the republic the diligent and brave Chinese people have liquidated the centuries-old backwardness and poverty and turned the country into a thriving and prosperous socialist country by displaying the fighting spirit of self-reliance and fortitude under the leadership of the Communist Party of China (CPC).
Today the fraternal Chinese people are registering successes in their work to modernize and reunify the country under the guidance of the CPC headed by respected Jiang Zemin, he said, adding:
The DPRK-China friendship is developing on good terms despite the complex international situation as it is based on the deep friendly ties forged between the leaders of the preceding generation.
Stressing that it is the consistent stand of the Worker's Party of Korea and the government of the DPRK to steadily strengthen and develop the traditional DPRK-China friendship generation after generation, he declared that the Korean people would make positive efforts in the future, too, to expand and develop the DPRK-China friendship in keeping with the wishes and desire of the two peoples.
Chinese ambassador to Korea Wan Yongxiang in his speech said that the Chinese people are happy to see the hard-working and valiant Korean people attaining fresh achievements one after another in the construction of Korean-style socialism and in their drive to accomplish the grandiose goal of building a powerful nation by surmounting difficulties in the revolutionary spirit of self-reliance and fortitude under the leadership of General Secretary Kim Jong Il.
He sincerely hoped that the DPRK would prosper and the Korean people enjoy happiness and the independent and peaceful reunification of Korea come true at an early date.
It is the invariable policy of the Chinese party and government to steadily strengthen and develop the traditional Sino-Korean friendship, he said, adding they would join the Korean friends in their endeavors to develop the traditional Sino-Korean friendly and cooperative relations onto a new stage in the new century.
Still in springtime of life
Pyongyang, September 30 (KCNA) -- No one will dare deny the opinion that a dancer's popularity is only for the prime of life. But this expectation was upset when People's Artiste Hong Jong Hwa gave a recent solo dance on her 60th birthday at the April 25 House of Culture, gratifying the audience with her full range of refined prowess.
The famous dancer, seemingly in her forties, dominated the stage with elastic grace in "ecstasy", "drum dance" and "gang dance," reeling out complex subtleties surprising even for young dancers.
She was born second daughter of a railway worker. At the age of 17, she finished the state dance school and made her debut in national dance.
Endowed with unusually quick reflexes, she was a dancer of surpassing zeal and energy. She trained so hard that her feet often bled and her toe-nails were pinched out. Finally she became expert at superb movement, quite a challenge to her colleagues. At 20, she established her reputation at home and abroad.
Her dance works continued to improve on national and modern lines and became representative of Korean national dance.
She is credited with a total of 160 pieces of dance which have been a favorite at home and in some 50 countries.
President Kim Il Sung met her a dozen times and highly praised her accomplishments.
She is now working as a senior choreographer at the song and dance ensemble of the Korean People's Army.
On August 19 this year, leader Kim Jong Il honored her with a 60th-birthday dinner. She was moved to tears and vowed to devote the rest of her life to national dance.
"In my country of Kim Il Sung's nation", she said, "sixty is the prime of life and ninety is the first step to old age. I'm still as young as my heart."
Withdrawal of U.S. troops from S. Korea demanded
Pyongyang, September 30 (KCNA) -- Leader of the Good Green Guyana Hamilton Green issued a statement to the press on Sept. 22, demanding the withdrawal of the U.S. troops from South Korea.
He, in the statement, expressed grave apprehensions as to the presence of the U.S. troops in South Korea for more than half a century.
If the U.S. is interested in the peace and reunification of Korea, it should immediately withdraw its troops from South Korea, and stop its incessant military provocations against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and accede to the DPRK proposal on establishing a new peace mechanism for permanent peace in the Korean peninsula, he stressed.
He said that he would always stand on the side of the Korean people who are struggling for the independent and peaceful reunification of the country.
Press conference in Tokyo
Tokyo, September 28 (KNS-KCNA) -- A delegation of the Japanese Women's Liaison Council for Solidarity with the Korean Women which had visited the DPRK held a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 24.
Head of the delegation Sumiko Shimizu, deputy leader of the Social Democratic Party of Japan, member of the House of Councilors and Representative of the Council, and deputy head of the delegation Fumiko Shikuma, member of the house of representatives, spoke at the press conference.
They said that during their Korean visit they met former "comfort women for the army" and Korean A-bomb victims and had brisk exchanges with women's organizations of the DPRK. The suspended negotiations for opening diplomatic relations between Japan and the DPRK can never be resumed unless Japan liquidates its past history, they noted.
Asking the reporters if Japan really wants to improve relations between Japan and the DPRK, they pointed out they could not but say that Japan has no independent diplomatic stance.
Abolition of "National Security Law" demanded
Pyongyang, September 30 (KCNA) -- A meeting of religious men for the abolition of the "National Security Law" was held at the Myongdong Cathedral in Seoul on Sept. 27, according to a radio report from Seoul.
Present were over 800 religious men affiliated with 40 odd religious organizations including the "South Korean Catholic Priests' Council for Justice", the "National Council of Social Christian Churches of Korea" and "National Federation of Buddhist Movement."
The speakers denounced the "'National Security Law' as a pronoun of division and human rights violation" and demanded that the evil law be abolished immediately.
A resolution of the meeting said "the 'National Security Law' is a big obstacle to the national reconciliation and unity and an evil law seriously violating human rights".
The resolution stressed: "We will pool efforts for the abolition of the "National Security Law" irrespective of religious belief, so that an atmosphere of justice may prevail in this land."
At the end of the meeting the participants took to the streets for a candlelight march.
Meritorious scientist enjoys eternal life
Pyongyang, September 30 (KCNA) -- There are not a few scientists in the DPRK who enjoy immortality after dedicating their whole lives to scientific researches.
Academician Kye Ung Sang is one of them.
Kye was born in December, 1893 and died in April, 1967.
He was a geneticist and sericultural scholar who researched into silkworm all his life.
In the period of the colonial rule of the Japanese imperialists he graduated from a university and bachelor's institute as a self-supporting student. But he could not get a job as he was an intellectual of the colonial nation.
After liberation in August, 1945 he wished to develop sericulture of Korea, but that could not be realized in South Korea under the occupation of the U.S. troops.
His hope came true only under the care of the President Kim Il Sung.
In October, Juche 35 (1946) the President met him upon coming over to the north and indicated a detailed orientation of developing sericulture in the country.
He succeeded in cultivating various species of silkworms and tussah silkworms. He was the first in the world to raise species of castor silkworms which can stand winter in the temperate zone by hybridizing pure species of castor silkworm with wild phirosamic cyntia pryer:
He wrote books "On Tussah Silkworm", "On Castor Silkworm" and "Kye Ung Sang Selected Works" (vols. 1-3) which systematize technology for the production of tussah silkworm and castor silkworm for the first time in the country.
And he was an author of many treatises and scientific and technical books that academically systematize achievements in scientific researches and experience in production.
He received professorship and certificate of doctor no.1 in Juche 37 (1948) and became the first academician of the Academy of Sciences in Korea in April Juche 41 (1952).
He was a deputy to the Supreme People's Assembly of the DPRK in his lifetime.
The Worker's Party of Korea and the DPRK government awarded the Title of Labour Hero and the people's prize to him in 1963 in recognition of his distinguished service.
There is a university named after him in Sariwon city of North Hwanghae Province.
He lies in state in the Patriotic Martyrs' Cemetery in Pyongyang.
Exemplary officials of Korean youth league organizations meet
Pyongyang, September 30 (KCNA) -- A meeting of exemplary officials of primary organizations of the Kim Il Sung Socialist Youth League was held at the April 25 House of Culture here over Sept. 29-30.
The meeting discussed tasks for building up all the primary organizations of the youth league into youth vanguards intensively loyal to the idea and leadership of the Worker's Party of Korea and encouraging the young people to fully demonstrate the honor of being a shock brigade in the building of a powerful nation of Juche.
Present there were secretary of the WPK Central Committee Choe Thae Bok, vice-president of the presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly Yang Hyong Sop and others.
The participants heard the tape-recorded speech of the President Kim Il Sung, "on increasing the vitality of the work of the league of socialist working youth to suit the character of young people". This speech was made at the conference of the heads of the youth-work sections of the party committees and the chairmen of the league of socialist working youth committees of provinces, cities, counties, factories, enterprises and the institutes of higher learning on February 3, Juche 60 (1971).
Then, the great leader Kim Jong Il's letter "let us further enhance the role of primary organizations of the youth league" was conveyed to the participants in the meeting. In the letter Kim Jong Il noted that under the guidance of the party the young Koreans have invariably and dynamically advanced along the road of loyalty to defend and exalt the brilliance of Kim Il Sung's idea on the youth movement and the achievements made under his leadership and carry his revolutionary cause to completion through generations.
He advanced tasks and ways in an overall way to further enhance the role of the youth league primary organizations in keeping with the requirement of the Korean revolution developing onto a higher stage.
Expounded in this historic letter are tasks to be implemented by the primary organizations of the youth league to remain faithful to the guidance of the WPK and lead all the young people to stand in the van of the struggle for defending and carrying into practice the party's idea of attaching importance to the army and its army-first policy and to display their honor of being a vanguard and a shock brigade in the second grand chollima march for the building of a powerful nation.
It also clearly elucidates tasks and ways for building up each primary organization, the grassroots unit of the youth league, such as training the young people to be vanguard fighters staunch in defending Korean socialism, enhancing the responsibility and role of officials of primary organizations and strengthening the party's guidance over the work of the youth league.
At the meeting Ri Il Hwan, first secretary of the central committee of the Kim Il Sung Socialist Youth League, made a report which was followed by speeches.
The reporter and speakers noted with pride that the youth league organizations have fully discharged their honorable mission, under the wise guidance and meticulous care of the party, and great achievements have been made in the work of primary organizations.
They stressed the need for the primary organizations to enhance their function and role in every way so that all the young people can display heroism, total dedication and indomitable fighting spirit in the second grand Chollima march for building a powerful nation as young builders did in the 50s and 60s.
The meeting adopted a message of pledge to Kim Jong Il.
Joint meeting of DPRK political parties and organizations
Pyongyang, September 30 (KCNA) -- A joint meeting of political parties and organizations in the DPRK was held here today.
Present there were presidium member of the central committee of the Democratic Front for the Reunification of the Fatherland Yun Ki bok, chairman of the c.c., the Korean Social Democratic Party Kim Yong Dae and other representatives of political parties and organizations and religious groups and officials concerned.
The joint meeting discussed measures to cope with the noteworthy situation created in South Korea by the issue of rewriting or abolishing the "National Security Law."
Kim Yong Dae made a report at the meeting, which was followed by speeches.
The reporter and speakers branded the "NSL" of South Korea as a mediaeval fascist law whereby elementary human rights and freedom are mercilessly violated, and as a cancer-like obstacle to national reconciliation and unity and reunification of the country.
This evil law incriminates any contact of the South Korean people and pro-reunification patriots with the fellow countrymen in the north and stipulates as "anti-state" action any righteous pro-reunification patriotic activities for reconciliation and unity, they pointed out.
There is no ground whatsoever to keep the "security law" in South Korea as it is illegal in view of basic judicial principles or the demand of the times, they said, stressing:
It is impossible for our nation to greet a new century of reunification and prosperity as long as such leftover of the cold war era, which puts ism above the nation and sacrifices the national interests for the "security" of anti-social system, remains.
The South Korean authorities are talking about the revision of the "security law" these days. But this will mean rewriting just a few unessential provisions of the "law," leaving main framework untouched. After all, it will remain unchanged in its nature as the fascist law, they held.
They stressed that all the political parties, organizations and personages from all walks of life at home and abroad who truly hope for democracy and reunification, should unite in solidarity with each other and launch a powerful joint struggle for the abrogation of the "security law."
An appeal to political parties and organizations in South Korea was adopted at the meeting.
Describing the "security law" as a legal mechanism for confrontation and division and a noose of fascism, which are incompatible with national unity and reunification, the appeal demanded a complete and total repeal of this "law."
However, the South Korean authorities are refusing to meet this demand while deleting just a few provisions or rewriting terminology. This means that they will continue their bloody repression of the people by this "law," the bayonet of fascism, it said.
It called upon the political parties and organizations and personages from all walks of life in South Korea to determinedly turn out in the joint struggle to totally root out the "security law."
Greetings to Cypriot President
Pyongyang, September 30 (KCNA) -- Kim Yong Nam, President of the presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly of the DPRK, today sent a message of greetings to Cypriot President Glafcos Clerides on the occasion of the 39th anniversary of the Independence of Cyprus.
The message sincerely wished the Cypriot President and people greater success in their work for territorial integrity, reunification and prosperity of the country.
Greetings to Yemeni President
Pyongyang, September 30 (KCNA) -- Kim Yong Nam, President of the presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly of the DPRK, Tuesday sent a message of greetings to Ali Abdullah Saleh on his reelection as Yemeni President.
Expressing the belief that the friendly and cooperative relations between the two countries would grow stronger and develop, the message sincerely wished the president greater success in his responsible work for the prosperity of the country.
Greetings to Nigerian President
Pyongyang, September 30 (KCNA) -- Kim Yong Nam, President of the presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly of the DPRK, Tuesday sent a message of greetings to Olusegun Obasanjo, President and commander-in-chief of Armed Forces of Nigeria, on the occasion of the 39th anniversary of its independence.
The message highly appreciated the Nigerian government and people for the great successes made in the work to achieve reconciliation and unity of the nation and build an independent and prosperous new Nigeria under the leadership of the president.
Expressing the belief that the good friendly and cooperative relations existing between the two countries would grow stronger and develop in conformity with the interests of the two peoples, the message sincerely wished the president greater success in his responsible work for the prosperity of the country.
Greetings to Chinese party and state leaders
Pyongyang, September 30 (KCNA) -- General Secretary Kim Jong Il, Kim Yong Nam, President of the presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly of the DPRK, and Hong Song Nam, premier of the cabinet, today sent a message of greetings to Jiang Zemin, general secretary of the c. c., the Communist Party of China, Li Peng, chairman of the standing committee of the National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China (PRC), and Zhu Rongji, premier of the State Council of the PRC, on the occasion of its 50th founding anniversary.
The message noted that the foundation of the PRC was an epoch-making event which brought about a radical change in the history of China, and that the Chinese people have since entered the road of building a new life.
The message said:
Over the past 50 years the Chinese people under the leadership of the CPC have built a vibrant and powerful socialist country in the vast land of China bravely overcoming difficulties and hardships in the revolutionary spirit of self-reliance and hard work.
Pursuing the foreign policy of independence, sovereignty and peace, China has made a positive contribution to defending the world peace and security.
Firmly rallied around the CPC headed by Jiang Zemin, they have built socialism with Chinese characteristics and achieved great successes in the work to reunify the country, increasing international position of the PRC day by day.
We are rejoiced over these successes and sincerely hope that everything will go well in China in the future, too.
The Korean party, government and people value the Korea-China friendship. It is our consistent stand to invariably strengthen and develop the friendship through generations.
Expressing the belief that the traditional Korea-China friendship will continue to develop on good terms thanks to the joint efforts of the two parties, governments and peoples, the message wished them greater success in their responsible work and the Chinese people bigger achievements in their struggle for the country's prosperity.
Meanwhile, DPRK Foreign Minister Paek Nam Sun sent a message of greetings to his Chinese counterpart Tang Jiaxuan.
African nations' effort for integration of continent
Pyongyang, September 30 (KCNA) -- A spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the democratic people's republic of Korea today answered the question put by KCNA as regards the intensified efforts exerted recently by the African nations to attain the politico-economic integration of the continent.
The spokesman said:
Some African countries, maintaining that it is important, above all, to attain political unity and economic integration in order to ensure peace and security of the continent and achieve its progress on the eve of the 21st century, are now jointly working to this end.
In particular, the special summit of the Organization of African Unity (OAU) held in Libya in early September marked an important occasion in coordinating the African nations' assertions about continental integrity and taking a specific practical measure.
Such assertions of the African nations and their efforts for the integrity of the continent are very justifiable in view of demands of the present-day international situation for peace and friendship, progress and development and the actual conditions of the African nations.
The master of Africa is the African people themselves under any circumstances and issues of Africa can be settled only by their concerted efforts, not by any outside forces.
If they attain political unity and economic integration, they can ensure lasting peace and security of the continent and build powerful Africa free from all manner of domination and subjugation.
The DPRK is firmly convinced that the African people will unfailingly build developed and prosperous Africa through political unity and economic integration as they ultimately destroyed the colonial system in the continent through their joint struggle in the past.
Pyongyang international table tennis opens
Pyongyang, September 30 (KCNA) -- the 13th Pyongyang International Table Tennis Invitational Tournament opened here today.
Present at the opening ceremony were Kim Su Ik, chairman of the DPRK Table Tennis Association, Mun Jae Dok, chairman of the Federation of Sports Technique of the Ministry of Physical Culture and sports, officials concerned, working people and sports fans in the city.
When teams from Mongolia, Iran, India, Japan, China and DPRK (A and B) entered the gymnasium, the participants warmly welcomed them.
An opening speech and a congratulatory speech were made there and a flag symbolizing the tournament was hoisted amid the playing of a song "Pyongyang-Table Tennis Game of Friendship".
The first-day game was held.