Kim Jong Il inspects KPA unit no. 3971
Pyongyang, July 5 (KCNA) - General Secretary Kim Jong Il yesterday inspected unit no. 3971 of the Korean People's Army.
He was accompanied by generals Hyon Chol Hae and Pak Jae Gyong and other general officers of the KPA.
After receiving a salute from the commanding officers of the unit, he went round the monument to the on-site guidance of late President Kim Il Sung and buildings associated with his revolutionary history.
He looked round barrack precincts and its surroundings and highly praised servicepersons for their efforts made to keep their post and mountains and rivers of the country in beautiful shape, saying that that is a revelation of the revolutionary spirit and noble spiritual world of soldiers of the KPA full of warm love for the country and optimism about future.
He then went round entertainment and logistic facilities of the unit and told the commanding officers to value and love the soldiers as they would do their real brothers and take care of their living like their real mothers.
He met with soldiers in the barrack to learn about the details of their work and life, including training and lodging conditions and military uniforms.
He said that all the commanding officers should pay primary attention to the supply service so as to provide valuable soldiers with the best living conditions.
He posed for a photograph with servicepersons of the unit.
Films showing revolutionary life and achievements of Kim Il Sung screen
Pyongyang, July 5 (KCNA) -- Films showing the noble revolutionary life and immortal exploits of late President Kim Il Sung are now screening at cinema houses in all parts of the country on the occasion of his sixth death anniversary.
Documentary films including "Fatherly Leader Among Soldiers" and "The Great Life In 1994" show the greatness of his idea, leadership and virtues.
Put on the screen are "Star of Korea," "The Sun Of The Nation" and other feature films depicting his glorious revolutionary history.
"Complete Collection of Kim Il Sung's Works" vol. 31 published
Pyongyang, July 5 (KCNA) -- "Complete Collection Of Kim Il Sung's Works" vol. 31 was brought out by the Workers' Party of Korea Publishing House.
The book contains 23 works including speeches, concluding speeches and talks made by late President Kim Il Sung from April to September of Juche 52(1963).
Comprehensively laid down in the book are unique ideas, theories and policies set out by the president with a deep insight into the requirements of the developing Korean revolution to step up socialist construction and consolidate our revolutionary base as firm as an iron wall.
Japanese reactionaries' anti-DPRK diatribe under fire
Pyongyang, July 5 (KCNA) -- Minju Joson today in a signed commentary assails the Japanese reactionaries for their persistent anti-DPRK diatribe over its "missile issue."
In spreading the sheer rumour about "threat" from the DPRK after falsifying the truth they seek to deflect caution from them and further accelerate their moves to convert Japan into a military power, the commentary notes, and goes on:
Japan is now emerging as a dangerous force of aggression.
The Japanese reactionaries have become more desperate in their moves for arms build-up under the pretext of "coping with emergencies in areas surrounding Japan" and maintaining Japan's "security."
They are keen on the modernization of the Japan "Self-Defence Forces" and the indigenous production of military equipment. This is not aimed to cope with any "threat" but round off their preparations for overseas invasion.
Their moves for the conversion of Japan into a military power are intended to realize their ambition for overseas expansion.
The DPRK is the first target of the Japanese reactionaries' overseas aggression.
The daredevil drill of pursuing "mysterious ships" being staged by them, while spreading the rumour of "threat" from the DPRK is nothing but a prelude to their invasion of the DPRK.
The DPRK will never remain a passive onlooker to these moves.
Pres. Kim Il Sung praised
Pyongyang, July 5 (KCNA) - Late President Kim Il Sung is the sun of the century who recorded great feats in the political history of the 20th century.
Vishwanath, director general of the International Institute of the Juche Idea, said this in a statement issued on June 29 on the occasion of the 6th anniversary of the demise of the great leader President Kim Il Sung.
Noting that the president was a great man possessed of all the qualifications as an outstanding thinker and theoretician and an illustrious leader, he said the words "great man" represent a high tribute to the president who was possessed of everything a true man should have.
He went on:
All thinkings and activities of the president and policies put forward by him stemmed from his warm love for the people. All the power stations and chicken factories built in Korea are associated with his efforts to improve the standard of people's living.
The president was the father of a great family and a teacher who exalted the political integrity of all the Korean people.
The president bestowed the same love and benevolence upon progressive figures of the world.
Korean dendrologists' achievements
Pyongyang, July 5 (KCNA) -- Researchers of the Academy of Forestry of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea recently studied and solved various scientific and technological problems in turning forests more useful.
Among the achievements are selection of high-yielding species of walnut and their cultivation, selection of white-seed pine-nut and its propagation by budding, cultivation of big bamboo and acacia firewood.
The researchers studied the yielding rate, vitality and quality of more than 340,000 walnut trees which have borne fruits for the last 16 years. On this basis they chose over 30 high-yielding trees of them and grafted those trees before examining the results.
This led to selecting and breeding six high-yielding species.
Per-hectare walnut yield of these species is seven or eight times that of an ordinary walnut tree.
They found white-seed pine-nut trees for the first time and succeeded in obtaining good-quality high-yeilding species by a new method of pine-nut bud-grafting.
The pine-nut yielding rate of the species is 1.5 times that of an ordinary one and the shell of white-seed pine-nut is 0.3 mm thiner than others.
This method of grafting makes it possible to increase the rate of rooting to over 90 per cent and boost the propagation rate more than 10 times as compared with branch-grafting.
The researchers adapted big bamboo from tropical and subtropical areas to the climatic and soil conditions of Korea and improved its nutritive condition to change its metabolic form and strengthen its cold-resisting nature.
They studied and succeeded in fixing a proper time for bamboo cutting, and developing its new method, transplanting young bamboo and improving its species.
New achievements have been introduced into cultivation of acacia for firewood to open a prospect of increasing per-hectare productivity.
Greetings to Pres. of Bolivar Republic of Venezuela
Pyongyang, July 5 (KCNA) -- President Kim Yong Nam of the presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea today sent a message of greetings to President Hugo Chavez Frias of the Bolivar Republic of Venezuela on the occasion of the Independence Day of Venezuela.
The message extends congratulations to the president, the government and people of Venezuela on the Independence Day of Venezuela.
It expresses hope that there will be progress in the efforts of the president and people of Venezuela for the reconstruction of the republic and the friendly and cooperative relations between the two countries will develop on better terms.
Greetings to Malawian President
Pyongyang, July 5 (KCNA) -- Kim Yong Nam, President of the presidium of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, sent a message of greetings to Malawian President Bakili Muluzi on Monday on the occasion of the 36th Independence Day of Malawi and the 34th anniversary of the proclamation of its republic.
Extending warm congratulations to the Malawian president, government and people, kim in the message expressed the belief that the friendly relations between the two countries would further strengthen and develop.
He also wished the president and people of Malawi greater success in their efforts for the independent development and prosperity of the country.
Kim Yong Nam cables Pres. of Cape Verde
Pyongyang, July 5 (KCNA) -- President Kim Yong Nam of the presidium of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly on July 3 sent a message of greetings to President Antonio Manuel Mascarenhas Gomes Monteiro of the Republc of Cape Verde on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Independence and the Proclamation of the Republic of Cape Verde.
The message extends warm felicitations to the president, the government and people of Cape Verde on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Independence and the Proclamation of the Republic of Cape Verde.
In the belief that the friendly and cooperative relations between the DPRK and Cape Verde will develop on good terms, it wishes the president and people of Cape Verde greater success in their efforts for the nation's political stability and economic prosperity.