Former employee of Hamhung Coal Shop in north returns
Pyongyang, June 7 (KCNA) -- Some time ago, Yu Thae Jun, former instructor of the Hamhung Coal Shop under the South Hamgyong Provincial Coal Management Bureau, came back to the north from the south to which he was tricked by the South Korean "Intelligence Service" into going.
Noting that South Korea is a rotten society hard to live, he said: There I deeply felt that I could not live even a moment away from the DPRK, Korean socialism centred on the popular masses.
So I came back to my motherland via a third country, by the skin of my teeth after pain taking efforts, he stated.
Friendly gathering on National Day of Italy
Pyongyang, June 7 (KCNA) -- A friendly meeting was held at the Pyongyang Schoolchildren's Palace yesterday on the occasion of the National Day of Italy.
Invited were Italian guests working in the DPRK.
Present were officials of the Korea-Italy Friendship Association.
The participants looked round several circle rooms of the palace, enjoyed a performance given by art circle members and talked to each other, deepening feelings of friendship.
Chinese embassy officials help Korean farmers
Pyongyang, June 7 (KCNA) -- Wang Guozhang, Chinese ambassador to the DPRK, and embassy officials helped farmers of the Korea-China friendship cooperative farm in rice-transplanting yesterday.
At a break they sang songs together with farmers, deepening feelings of friendship.
The ambassador said that the invincible friendship forged in blood between the two countries is now steadily developing under the deep concern of respected Jiang Zemin and leader Kim Jong Il.
Unofficial visits of Kim Jong Il to china marked an occasion in further strengthening China-Korea friendship, he noted.
28th national sports contest of primary schoolers for Jangjasan prize
Pyongyang, June 7 (KCNA) -- The 28th national sports contest of primary schoolers for Jangjasan prize was held here.
Participating in the contest were over 1,200 pupils sifted out from all provinces. the contest included football, table-tennis, Taekwon-do, track and field events, rhythmic gymnastics and heavy gymnastics.
The contest fully demonstrated the validity and vitality of the Workers' Party of Korea policy of popularizing and specializing sports at schools.
Malaysian palm oil seminar and small exhibition held
Pyongyang, June 7 (KCNA) -- A Malaysian palm oil seminar and small exhibition were held at Pyongyang Koryo Hotel yesterday.
Present there was a delegation of the Malaysian palm oil promotion council headed by its chief executive officer Haron Bin Siraj.
Invited there were Datuk Sri Syed Hamid Albar, foreign minister of Malaysia, and his party and DPRK minister of foreign trade ri kwang gun and officials concerned.
The Malaysian foreign minister and the DPRK minister of foreign trade made speeches to be followed by others.
The participants looked round palm oil products on display.
Decisive turn in movement for reunification called for
Pyongyang, June 7 (KCNA) -- The central committee of the National Democratic Front of South Korea (NDFSK) issued a press release on June 1 as regards the enlarged meeting of its presidium held on the occasion of the first anniversary of the historic June 15 North-South Joint Declaration, according to voice of national salvation from Seoul.
According to the release, the enlarged meeting discussed an item "on organizing functions to commemorate the first anniversary of the historic June 15 North-South Joint Declaration provided by leader Kim Jong Il, the sun of the nation and the lodestar of national reunification.
Saying that the declaration is a manifesto of independence, peaceful reunification and great national unity based on the three principles of national reunification and a landmark of national reunification in the 21st century, the meeting praised Kim Jong Il as a great pioneer and maker of history of reunification.
It was decided at the meeting that the c.c. of the NDFSK would send a message of thanks to Kim Jong Il on the occasion of the first anniversary of the declaration.
It was also decided that a movement should be conducted to promote national reunification in different forms and methods from June 15 to August 15 and that the c.c. of the NDFSK and organizations at all levels should organize colorful events to suit their specific conditions during the period.
The meeting called on all the missions of the ndfsk in different places to organize shows of video tapes introducing the South Korean people's deep reverence for kim jong il and their ardent desire for national reunification and hold press conferences for the same purpose.
Letter of south headquarters of `Pomchonghakryon to youth and students
Pyongyang, June 7 (KCNA) -- The presidium members of the south headquarters of the National Alliance of Youth and Students for the Country's Reunification (Pomchonghakryon) reportedly released a letter to the youth and students on May 31 with the 1st anniversary of the June 15 Joint Declaration at hand.
The letter called for significantly holding joint national functions to be attended by representatives from the south, north and abroad in the "period of the movement for promoting national reunification" from June 15 to August 15 to bring about a new turn in vigorously pushing ahead with the implementation of the declaration by the concerted efforts of the whole nation despite challenges of the foreign and anti-reunification forces.
It also called for holding a grand seminar on national reunification with an attendance of people from all walks of life from the south, north and abroad on Mt. Kumgang and widely organizing significant functions to suit the specific conditions in different places.
It underscored the need to continue conducting the movement till August 15, the day of liberation, as a follow-up of events to commemorate the 1st anniversary of the June 15 joint declaration, and form a preparatory committee of the South Korean youth and students for the June 15-August 15 movement for promoting national reunification in order to make all those projects successful.
Anecdotes about President Kim Il Sung (1)
Pyongyang, June 7 (KCNA) -- As a proverb says that even a drop of water reflects the universe, the personality of a great man is reflected in anecdotes. the 80-odd-year life of President Kim Il Sung is associated with so many anecdotes telling about his distinguished personality as a great man.
There is an anecdote about how an apartment house was built higher than a building of a power organ.
When he visited Sariwon, North Hwanghae Province, in March Juche 59 (1970) he went round the city together with officials.
Making a stop in the center of the city, he pointed to an unoccupied ground before saying that is a good space for building a high-rise apartment house. at that moment an official told the president that though the ground is a good housing lot, the apartment house, when completed, might rise higher than the building of the power organ opposite to it.
On hearing this, the president said it was not bad that the building of the power organ stood lower than the apartment house for working people, the master of the country, and that if the apartment house rises higher than the building of the power organ, it is better.
The construction of the high-rise apartment house began in that ground soon, as instructed by him.
There is another anecdote about how a meeting had two breaks.
While visiting north Phyongan Province in August Juche 58 (1969) the president called a consultative meeting of officials of a county on the people's living.
Shortly after the meeting began, he suddenly requested them to have a break. then he told a woman official present at the meeting to take care of her baby. He was concerned for the time to give the breast to her baby.
There were two breaks in the not so long meeting.
There is also an anecdote about the taste of bean curd.
While giving on-the-spot guidance to north hwanghae province one year, he told an official to buy bean curd at a grocer's shop. attentively examining bean curd bought by the official, the president was not pleased with it, saying that the quality was not good and that it was very bad to make it in a slipshod manner simply because people do not complain of its quality.
Tasting boiled bean curd at a supper time, he underscored the need to improve the quality of foodstuffs for the people.
Letter to Kim Jong Il from Malaysian prime minister
Pyongyang, June 7 (KCNA) -- Leader Kim Jong Il received a personal letter from Malaysian prime minister Datuk Sri dr. Mahathir Bin Mohamed.
It was conveyed to Kim Yong Nam, President of the presidium of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, by visiting Malaysian foreign minister Datuk Sri Syed Hamid Albar yesterday.
Malaysian foreign minister hosts reception
Pyongyang, June 7 (KCNA) -- Malaysian foreign minister Datuk Sri Syed Hamid Albar hosted a reception yesterday as regards his visit to the DPRK.
Invited to it were minister Paek Nam Sun and vice-minister Pak Kil Yon of foreign affairs, officials concerned and foreign diplomatic envoys here.
Present there was the party of the Malaysian foreign minister.
The reception proceeded in a friendly atmosphere.
U.S. will have to pay high price
Pyongyang, June 7 (KCNA) -- If the U.S. imperialists deploy aegis ships on the East Sea of Korea and make a preemptive strike at the DPRK, the Korean army and people will immediately destroy them by powerful means of strike, warns Rodong Sinmun today in a signed commentary.
Recalling that a high-ranking official of the U.S. Defense Department recently asserted that the United States can deploy aegis ships on the East Sea of Korea anytime, the commentary terms this an undisguised military provocation and threat and blackmail to the DPRK.
It goes on:
The relations of belligerency between the DPRK and the U.S. have got more strained than ever before since bush came to power. It is reckless, indeed, for the U.S. to contemplate the deployment of aegis ships in Korea at a time when the hostile relations between the DPRK and the U.S. have reached a point of explosion.
The U.S. imperialist bellicose elements assert that their deployment of aegis ships in waters close to the DPRK, a "dangerous state," is aimed to deter its "missile attack."
This is, however, nothing but sophism to justify their deployment on the East Sea of Korea under such an absurd pretext. Their true aim is to threaten the DPRK by force of arms and thus mobilize a lot of missiles any moment to take a preemptive strike at it.
The DPRK's principled stand and mode of counteraction are very just. It is the revolutionary determination of our army and people to meet the challenge of the aggressors with a thousand-fold deadly strike.
War provocateurs will have to pay a very high price.
The U.S. imperialist bellicose elements are well advised to ponder over the grave consequences to be entailed by their adventurous behaviour.
New coating material developed
Pyongyang, June 7 (KCNA) -- "Hyonmu," a new multi-functional coating material, has been developed in the DPRK.
This inorganic coating material is good for protecting buildings and ships.
It is classified into high endurance roof-coating material (so-425), building-coating material good for endurance and resistant to any climate (sd-205), coating material for preventing ship contamination (sz-167, sz-267, sz-367), coating material for preventing oxidation by high temperature and heat (sr-700) and multi-functional indoor coating material effective in dryness and antisepsis and prevention of dampness (sr-825).
The use of this coating material for different purposes is not harmful to health and does not cause environmental pollution and danger of fire and explosion.
"Hyonmu" is made of stable substance free from light, heat and biological sticking.
The material is widely used in construction and ship-building industry.
The coating material is popular on foreign market.
It is produced by the Koryo paints company.
Congratulatory message to Nepalese King
Pyongyang, June 7 (KCNA) -- Kim Yong Nam, President of the presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, yesterday sent a congratulatory message to King Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev of Nepal on the occasion of his coronation.
The message expressed the belief that the friendly and cooperative relations between the two countries would continue to develop on good terms in the future, too, and wished the king great success in his work.