U.S. moves against Korean reunification assailed
Pyongyang, March 28 (KCNA) -- The Bush administration is intentionally letting loose a spate of adventurous remarks, getting on the nerves of the DPRK and hurting its feelings in a bid to block the movement for Korean reunification.
In this regard Rodong Sinmun today in a signed commentary says:
The U.S. ruling quarters are talking about a "hardline," raising silly questions as to the DPRK. This cannot be construed otherwise than a premeditated move to realise their ambition to dominate the whole of Korea.
They seek to hold up the process for reconciliation and reunification on the Korean peninsula by pursuing a hardline policy towards the DPRK and strain the situation there again in a bid to carry out their strategy to invade it. This is a vicious challenge to and anachronistic provocation against the desire of the Korean nation for reunification.
What the Bush administration should do as regards the Korean issue is to honestly implement the DPRK-U.S. agreed framework, withdraw its aggressor forces from South Korea and take its hands off the Korean issue.
The U.S. reactionary conservatives' moves against the DPRK and reunification have put into a danger Korea's reunification and the security of the nation.
The U.S. imperialists' moves to stop the process for reconciliation and reunification of the Korean nation under the absurd pretext of "threat" from the DPRK should be checked.
If the U.S. imperialists are allowed to keep Korea divided into two parts forever and seek their interests in it, the Korean nation will never achieve the reunification of the country nor escape from serious disasters.
Cambodian preparatory committee formed to commemorate Sun's Day
Pyongyang, March 28 (KCNA) -- A preparatory committee was formed in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on March 20 to commemorate Sun's Day, President Kim Il Sung's birth anniversary.
Norodom Ranariddh, chairman of the Cambodian Funcinpec Party and President of the National Assembly of the Kingdom of Cambodia, was elected chairman of the committee.
The committee decided to organize multifarious events including meeting, film show, photo exhibition and friendly and cultural evening gala and widely introduce Kim Il Sung's immortal revolutionary exploits through publications on the occasion of Sun's Day.
Reception given in honour of Shanghai Symphony Orchestra
Pyongyang, March 28 (KCNA) -- The Ministry of Culture hosted a reception yesterday in honour of the Chinese Shanghai Symphony Orchestra led by Ye Zhikang, director general of the Shanghai municipal culture, radio, film and TV administration, on a visit to the DPRK.
Present there on invitation were the members of the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, Wang Guozhang, Chinese ambassador to the DPRK, and staff members of the Chinese embassy here.
Present there were Kang Nung Su, minister of culture, and other officials concerned.
Speeches were exchanged at the reception.
Chinese residents in Korea help builders of "Kimilsungia-Kimjongilia Greenhouse"
Pyongyang, March 28 (KCNA) -- Chinese residents in South Hwanghae Province helped the builders of "Kimilsungia-Kimjongilia Greenhouse" in Haeju, its provincial capital.
The chairman of the South Hwanghae Provincial Committee of the Association of Chinese Residents in Korea and other Chinese residents visited the construction site, bringing with them aid materials. They encouraged the builders, working and singing together with them during break.
State commendations to builders of youth hero motorway
Pyongyang, March 28 (KCNA) -- A ceremony was held here on Tuesday to give high state commendations to builders of the youth hero motorway.
At the ceremony the title of labour hero was awarded to Ri Il Hwan, first secretary of the central committee of the Kim Il Sung Socialist Youth League, and 34 others who performed distinguished feats in the construction of the motorway.
Wrist watches bearing the august name of President Kim Il Sung were presented to 36 persons and a citation of leader Kim Jong Il was awarded to 48 persons.
And 80 persons received Kim Il Sung Youth Honor Prize.
Besides, many officials and builders were awarded orders and medals and honorary titles including people's technician and merited designer. Of them, 270 persons received national flag order first class, 849 order of labour and 2,682 national flag order second class.
Those young people built the motorway extending over 40kms from Pyongyang to Nampho in less than two years despite the most difficult conditions.
U.S. hostile policy towards DPRK denounced
Pyongyang, March 28 (KCNA) -- The Russian party for peace and unity issued a statement on march 21 denouncing the new U.S. administration's hostile policy towards the DPRK.
Noting that the U.S. and Japan are massing huge ground and naval forces in Japan and stepping up arms buildup against the DPRK, aggravating the situation on the Korean peninsula, the statement said:
We consider this as an attempt of the new U.S. administration to hold up the process for reunification of the north and south of Korea by force of arms, displeased with it.
We can not remain a passive onlooker to the tensions increasing on the Korean peninsula due to the new U.S. administration's hostile policy towards the DPRK and its expansionist policy.
The U.S. intensified moves for aggression in that most important part of the world will bring about irrevocable consequences. they directly threaten peace and humankind.
The socialist progressive party of Madagascar in its statement issued on March 20 said that the new U.S. administration's hostile policy to stifle socialist Korea has become ever more undisguised.
This is a challenge to the DPRK-U.S. agreed framework and the desire of progressive humankind to build a peaceful, free and new world without war, the statement added.
Training of computer geniuses brisk in DPRK
Pyongyang, March 28 (KCNA) -- Efforts are made to train computer geniuses in the DPRK from the outset of the new century.
Competent teaching staffs have already been posted at computer genius training centres and the selection of brilliant pupils is over nationwide.
A final touch is now given to the building of those training centres with the approach of a new school year.
Scores of projects including computer study rooms, rooms for hobby groups, printing rooms and service rooms have already been completed.
The expansion projects for dormitories and dining halls are now underway.
Meanwhile, institutions concerned including the Korean Computer Centre are going ahead with such technical preparations as installation and test of computers in a responsible manner, while pushing ahead with the work to form a computer database network at those centres.
Teachers, scientists and technicians at various educational and scientific research institutes including Kim Il Sung University and Kim Chaek University of Technology are busy writing textbooks and reference books necessary for the training of computer geniuses. Classrooms are being fitted with furniture and equipment.
Those centres will be inaugurated on April 1 amid the concern of the whole country.
Rodong Sinmun on three principles of national reunification
Pyongyang, March 28 (KCNA) -- Rodong Sinmun today says in a signed article that the three principles of national reunification -- independence, peaceful reunification and great unity of the nation -- are a great programme of reunification common to the nation which the north and south of Korea confirmed in the July 4 Joint Statement as the main principle of resolving the issue of reunification and solemnly declared at home and abroad.
The article goes on:
The three principles are the foundation stone for national reunification indicating the main principles, way and guarantee for settling the issue of national reunification with the efforts of the Korean nation itself in conformity with its demand for independence and fundamental interests.
The principle of independence, one of the three principles, is the fundamental principle of national reunification stemming from the character of the issue of national reunification.
To solve the issue of national reunification independently is the principled and consistent stand of the Workers' Party of Korea and the DPRK government.
The independent stand represents the basic stand that the Korean nation should maintain in achieving its independent reunification and the three principles clarifying it are the fundamental cornerstone of national reunification.
The principle of peaceful reunification, one of the three principles, prescribes the basic way of national reunification.
It is the principled stand and invariable line of the WPK to achieve national reunification in a peaceful way, not by force.
To reunify Korea in a peaceful way conforms with the interests and desire of the world people to build an independent and peaceful new world.
The principle of the great unity of the nation, one of the three principles, is the basic guarantee for the north and south of Korea to solve the issue of reunification with their concerted efforts irrespective of different ideologies and systems.
The reunification of Korea is sure to come as the Korean nation has the three principles of national reunification and the north-south joint declaration, the banner of joint national struggle embodying the principles, indicates the way ahead of national reunification.
Japan's distortion of history textbook condemned in S. Korea
Pyongyang, March 28 (KCNA) -- The advisory committee for the promotion of national spirit at a press conference on March 23 denounced Japan for distorting history textbook, according to Radio No. 1 from Seoul.
It is an anti-historical act and a revival of the historical view of the past empire that Japan is trying to stuff the rising generation with distorted history, instead of repenting of its past history, said the committee. it urged the Japanese government to stop its distortion of history at once and take a relevant measure.
At the same time the committee decided to send a written protest to the Japanese embassy in South Korea.