Gift to Kim Jong Il
Pyongyang, October 6 (KCNA) -- General Secretary Kim Jong Il received a gift from Shuhachi Inoue, honorary director general of the International Institute of the Juche Idea who is visiting the DPRK, on the occasion of the 55th anniversary of the Worker's Party of Korea.
Shuhachi Inoue conveyed the gift to an official concerned.
Kim Jong Il's work published in Poland
Pyongyang, October 6 (KCNA) -- General Secretary Kim Jong Il's famous work "the Worker's Party of Korea Is the Party of the Great Leader Comrade Kim Il Sung" was brought out in booklet by the Cieszyn Printing House in Poland on September 28 on the occasion of the 55th anniversary of the foundation of the Worker's Party of Korea.
This work was published on October 2, Juche 84 (1995).
Preparatory committee in Pakistan
Pyongyang, October 6 (KCNA) -- An inaugural meeting of a Pakistan preparatory committee for celebrating the 55th anniversary of the Worker's Party of Korea took place on Sept. 28.
The chairman of the Pakistan socialist party was elected chairman of the committee at the meeting.
A program of functions was discussed and decided there.
Three-point charter of Korea's reunification supported
Pyongyang, October 6 (KCNA) -- The Khmer Democratic Party of Cambodia participated in an international signature campaign supporting the three-point charter of Korea's reunification on Sept. 27.
The signature paper was signed by chairman of the party Uk Phuri who is adviser of the royal government of Cambodia, member of the Lawyers' Council and Professor of Law, on behalf of over 100,000 party members and supporters.
Foreign embassy officials visit Party Founding Museum
Pyongyang, October 6 (KCNA) -- Officials in charge of cultural and friendly relations of different embassies here visited the Party Founding Museum yesterday on the threshold of the 3rd anniversary of the great leader Kim Jong Il's election as General Secretary of the Worker's Party of Korea and the 55th anniversary of the party.
The visitors looked round relics and materials on display, hearing the explanation that the President Kim Il Sung founded the WPK and strengthened and developed it to be an invincible party.
Taher al Muhdi Arifa, councilor of the people's bureau of the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, said the feats President Kim Il Sung performed by founding and developing the WPK are being firmly upheld by Kim Jong Il, expressing the belief that the Korean people would achieve great successes in socialist construction and the struggle to achieve national reunification.
Collection of Kim Jong Il's works published in Russia
Pyongyang, October 6 (KCNA) -- Shaher Mohammed Abdlah, Palestinian ambassador to the DPRK, yesterday gave a reception on the occasion of the 3rd anniversary of the great leader Kim Jong Il's election as General Secretary of the Worker's Party of Korea and the 55th anniversary of the party founding.
Invited to the reception were secretary Choe Thae Bok of the central committee of the Worker's Party of Korea and officials concerned.
Praising General Secretary Kim Jong Il for his great feats performed for the prosperity and reunification of the Korean nation, the ambassador offered his sincere and warm congratulations to him, the WPK and the Korean people.
He expressed the belief that under the wise leadership of Kim Jong Il the Korean people would achieve greater progress and prosperity and continued victory.
Choe Thae Bok in his speech said that the friendship between the DPRK and Palestine is a traditional one the great leader President Kim Il Sung provided in his lifetime together with the respected President Yasser Arafat.
The Korean people will make positive efforts to further strengthen and develop the friendly relations with the Palestinian people and invariably support their just cause to restore the legitimate national right.
Collection of Kim Jong Il's works published in Russia
Pyongyang, October 6 (KCNA) -- A collection of General Secretary Kim Jong Il's famous works "For Accomplishment of Socialist Cause" was published by the paleya-mishin publishing house of Russia on October 3 on the occasion of the 55th anniversary of the Worker's Party of Korea.
The collection contains 10 works of Kim Jong Il including "Socialism Is a Science", "Abuses of Socialism Are Intolerable" and "Giving Priority to Ideological Work Is Essential for Accomplishing Socialism."
Association for study of Juche idea inaugurated in Germany
Pyongyang, October 6 (KCNA) -- An association for the study of the Juche idea was inaugurated at the Communist Party of Germany on Oct. 1 on the occasion of the 55th anniversary of the Worker's Party of Korea.
It was stressed at the inaugural meeting that the association was inaugurated to study and disseminate the Juche idea and learn experience and achievements made by the Korean people in socialist construction.
The chairman of the Niedersachsen state committee of the party was elected chairman of the association at the meeting.
A letter to the great leader Kim Jong Il was adopted there.
State commendation to meritorious officials, servicemen and working people
Pyongyang, October 6 (KCNA) -- State commendation was awarded to meritorious officials, people's army servicemen and working people yesterday on the threshold of the 55th anniversary of the Worker's Party of Korea.
Present at the awarding ceremony at the Mansudae Assembly Hall were Kim Yong Nam, President of the presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly, and officials concerned.
Titles of Labour Hero with gold medals (hammer and sickle) and National Flag Order 1st Class were awarded to 11 persons, Kim Il Sung order to 15 and Kim Il Sung Prize to one, according to a decree of the presidium of the SPA which was read out at the ceremony.
And national flag order first class and other orders and medals were awarded to many officials and working people.
Magician Kim Thaek Song gives solo show
Pyongyang, October 6 (KCNA) -- Recently, Kim Thaek Song, 67, People's Artiste, Labour Hero and well-known magician, gave his solo show at the Pyongyang Grand Theatre. His conjuring prowess elicited rousing applause from the audience.
From among his career total of a good 100 pieces, he picked out five imaginary tricks including "a mystery box" and "bear and man."
It is common knowledge that magic is an art of producing illusions or casting spells by sleight of hand, but when it comes to his performance the audience are left awe-stricken.
The recent performance also included the forte tricks by his sons, Kim Chol and Kim Kwang Chol, and four students from the Pyongyang Circus College.
Kim the senior has a special pride in his gorgeous career.
Born of a day laborer before Korea's liberation from Japanese military rule (August 1945), he made his acrobatic debut in Juche 51 (1962). He was active as a trapeze actor with the Korean People's Army circus.
Two years later he turned to conjuring and applied his mind to ways in which Korea's conjuring could be raised up to world standard.
His initial pieces, mainly hand tricks, caught little attention, but his skill and artistic merit grew steadily and remarkably. Finally, his perseverance started him on the incline to international reputation.
He came out on top on a dozen occasion in international festivals in Austria, the Czech Republic, China and elsewhere and became a twice winner of grand prize. In the 1981 Monaco Festival, he was awarded the World King of Magic Title.
He is now working as a magic lecturer at the Pyongyang Circus College.
Japan's naval maneuver under fire
Pyongyang, October 6 (KCNA) -- Japan dispatched submarine "Akishio", a submarine rescue mother ship "Chiyoda" and hundreds of military personnel to a 13 day-long "submarine rescue drill" that started in waters off Singapore on October 2 with U.S. and other multi-national naval forces involved.
Assailing this, Rodong Sinmun today in a signed commentary says:
This drill of the Japanese Maritime "Self-Defence Force" is an exercise overseas aimed to expand Japan's military operation theatre as far as southeast Asia as part of its preparations for overseas aggression.
This goes to prove that after adopting the legislation related to the updated "Japan-U.S. Defence Cooperation Guidelines" last year and regaining right to participate in a war and right of belligerency, Japan has entered the phase of making detailed preparations to put the war legislation into practice.
By staging the "submarine rescue drill" Japan seeks to study and survey even the sea bottoms of southeast Asia and use this region as its military operation theatre.
The Japanese reactionaries do not bother to assert that the "Greater East Asia Co-prosperity Sphere" should be expanded worldwide.
The DPRK is the first target of the overseas military operation of the Japanese reactionaries. The second Korean war of aggression will be the first theatre for U.S. soldier searching and rescuing operation of the Japanese "Self-Defence Forces" which was stipulated in the "Japan-U.S. Defence Cooperation Guidelines."
The operation for logistic supply and rescue of the U.S. Army are no more than a smokescreen to cover up Japan's entry to the Korean war of aggression.
It is the true intention of the Japanese reactionaries to realise its ambition to reinvade Korea by hurling its "SDF" into the forefront in case of the outbreak of a new Korean war.
Colorful events to mark October jubilee
Pyongyang, October 6 (KCNA) -- Colorful celebrations are now going on in Pyongyang on the threshold of the 55th anniversary of the Worker's Party of Korea.
Thursday witnessed a national oratorical contest and a performance given by itinerant art propaganda troupes of factories and enterprises from across the country.
Present at the national oratorical contest were Choe Thae Bok, secretary of the WPK Central Committee, and Yang Hyong Sop, vice-president of the presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly, and others.
The contest brought together officials and working people who were highly appreciated at contests held in provincial seats and in Pyongyang participated in by 4,000 people from across the country.
In their presentations titled "Comrade Kim Jong Il is the sun of all people" and "the WPK whose membership is an integral whole", etc. Participants reflected the great national pride and self-confidence of the Korean people who are building a powerful socialist nation on this land under the tested leadership of the glorious WPK through dynamic agitation, attraction and strong appeal.
The performance given by itinerant art propaganda troupes of factories and enterprises from across the country truthfully represented the immortal feats of the President Kim Il Sung and General Secretary Kim Jong Il and the happy worthy life the Korean people enjoy under the care of the WPK.
An oratorical contest of agricultural workers from across the country also took place that day to commemorate the 3rd anniversary of Kim Jong Il's election as General Secretary of the WPK and the 55th anniversary of the WPK.
National symposium on Juche idea in Guyana
Pyongyang, October 6 (KCNA) -- The 21st Guyanese national symposium on the Juche idea was held in Georgetown on October 1 on the occasion of the third anniversary of the great leader Kim Jong Il's election as General Secretary of the Worker's Party of Korea and the 55th anniversary of the WPK foundation.
Present there were the Minister of Public Service of Guyana and officials of political parties and organizations.
The chairman of the Guyanese National Committee for the Study of the Juche Idea of Comrade Kim Il Sung in his report expressed greatest respect for President Kim Il Sung who founded the Juche idea and performed immortal exploits in the era and history and extended greatest glory to General Secretary Kim Jong Il who has steadily developed the Juche idea in depth to indicate the road ahead of the struggle for independence of the popular masses.
He said that the Juche idea indicates the most clearcut way of achieving progress and prosperity of the country with united efforts and it is the most scientific doctrine that humankind should uphold in the 21st century.
A letter to Kim Jong Il and a resolution were adopted at the symposium.
The resolution said that the national committee, regarding the Juche idea as a steadfast guiding idea of life and struggle, would conduct positive activities to study and disseminate the idea among broad segments of people.
It expressed full support to the Korean people in their struggle to smash all moves of the imperialists and reactionaries to isolate and stifle socialist Korea, build a powerful socialist country of Juche and achieve the independent and peaceful reunification of the country.
Guarantee for building new independent world
Pyongyang, October 6 (KCNA) -- It is a sure guarantee for building a new independent world to set store by international justice and remain faithful to it, says Rodong Sinmun today in a signed article.
It goes on:
Progressive mankind can neither live nor attain their ultimate goal without a struggle for justice.
What is urgently required by the people struggling for the independent development and prosperity of the country and global independence is a peaceful environment and fair international relations and order.
As long as aggression and war and relations of inequality persist, no country can ever successfully build a new independent society nor is it possible to establish relations of harmony among countries and realise the ideal of humankind.
Healthy international relations and new fair international order would have been unthinkable without the principle of justice.
The principle of justice serves as a common cord of conduct to lead and encourage all countries to destroy the old international order based on dominationism and establish a new fair international order.
What is important in firmly upholding and developing international justice is to respect the sovereignty of the countries and strictly observe the generally accepted norms and principles of international relations.
New book printed
Pyongyang, October 6 (KCNA) -- Book "Among the People" vol. 60 came off the press at the Worker's Party of Korea Publishing House on the occasion of the 55th anniversary of the WPK.
The book "Among the People" is a collection of reminiscences of the wise leadership and noble virtue of the President Kim Il Sung who devoted his all to the people, believing in them as in heaven.
The newly published book contains 22 reminiscences.
Among them are "Done As the First Work After his Triumphant Return Home" and "Story To Be Conveyed Long Together with the Party Founding Museum" and others telling about the tireless activities conducted by Kim Il Sung to accomplish the historic cause of founding the Worker's Party of Korea right after the country's liberation.
WPK praised as great guide of socialist cause of Juche
Pyongyang, October 6 (KCNA) -- The Worker's Party of Korea is a great party that is fully demonstrating the revolutionary leadership ability in triumphantly pushing and carrying out the socialist cause of Juche says, Minju Joson today in a signed article.
The article says:
The WPK leadership is vital to Korean style socialism.
The great leadership of the WPK over the socialist cause of Juche finds expression in building up the driving force of socialism and enhancing its role immensely. It is also manifested in setting forth correct fighting strategies and tactics and implementing them, consistently maintaining the revolutionary principle in socialist construction and strictly applying it.
The WPK leadership is vital to the socialist cause as it provides independent driving force, strategies and tactics of revolution and revolutionary principle. It serves as a powerful engine for steady advance and gives a decisive guarantee for success and victory.
The WPK's great guidance precisely represents the respected Kim Jong Il's great idea of party building and his leadership over it.
The WPK enjoys absolute support and trust from the people and is confidently leading the socialist cause of Juche as a dignified and invincible revolutionary party. This is a shining fruition of Kim Jong Il's outstanding and unique idea and theory of party building and his extraordinary dynamic leadership.
It is his greatest and noblest feat in the party building that he enabled the WPK to remain an eternal party of the great leader Kim Il Sung.
He has led the WPK to creditably discharge its role as the militant headquarters for socialist construction and enabled it to enjoy absolute support and trust from the people as a mother party.
This is also a very precious exploit performed by him in the party building.
Meeting held to commemorate 20th anniversary of proposal for founding DFRK
Pyongyang, October 6 (KCNA) -- A meeting of Pyongyangites was held here today to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the proposal for founding the Democratic Federal Republic of Koryo (DFRK).
The proposal was advanced by the President Kim Il Sung in October Juche 69 (1980).
The keynote of the proposal is to reunify the country by founding a federal republic through the establishment of a unified national government on condition that the north and the south recognize and tolerate each other's ideas and systems, a government in which the two sides are represented on an equal footing and under which they exercise regional autonomy with equal rights and duties.
An Kyong Ho, director of the secretariat of the Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of the Fatherland, in his report said that following the advancement of the proposal the people's desire for national reunification rapidly mounted throughout Korea.
Noting that Kim Il Sung made tireless efforts all his life for the country's reunification, he called upon the entire nation to realize the proposal for founding the DFRK at any cost, true to his last instruction.
This is being successfully put into practice by the respected leader Kim Jong Il, he said, adding that Kim Jong Il formulated the three principles of national reunification, the 10-point program of the great unity of the entire nation and the proposal for founding the DFRK as the three-point charter of national reunification.
He continued:
The prospect of national reunification based on the proposal to found the DFRK is becoming brighter following the Pyongyang meeting and the publication of the north-south joint declaration.
The north and the south recognized that the north side's proposal for low-level federation and the south side's proposal for confederation have things in common in the ways of achieving reunification and agreed to work for reunification in this direction. This is one of the first signal success achieved by both sides in seeking ways of reunification since the division of the country and the nation.
It is the unshakable will of all the fellow countrymen to achieve the cause of national reunification in the coming few years by the concerted efforts of the nation.
The day is sure to come when all the Koreans in the north, south and abroad will live together in harmony in a reunified homeland, he said.
Present at the meeting were Yang Hyong Sop, vice-president of the presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly, Kim Yong Dae, chairman of the c.c. of the Korean Social Democratic Party, Ryu Mi Yong, chairperson of the c.c. of the Chondoist Chongu Party, officials concerned, leading officials of power organs, public organizations and religious organizations, and working people in the city.