Rally of young people held
Pyongyang, June 27 (KCNA) -- A rally of school youth and children in Pyongyang to vow revenge was held yesterday in front of the monument to the sinking of the U.S. imperialist ship of aggression "General Sherman" on the bank of the River Taedong on the occasion of "June 25, the day of struggle against the U.S. imperialists."
Speakers said at the rally that the Korean War ignited by the U.S. imperialists 52 years ago was a war of aggression aimed to stifle the young DPRK and the most cruel and brutal war to massacre civilians, a war unprecedented in the world history of war.
They recalled that the u.s. imperialist aggressors killed over 35,000 innocent civilians in Sinchon alone by such brutal methods as skinning them off and dismembering their bodies and their barbarous murder of South Koreans is still going on.
The miserable end of the U.S. imperialist armed spy ship "Pueblo" anchored close to the bank of the River Taedong where the U.S. imperialist ship of aggression "General Sherman" was burnt convinces the school youth and children that the U.S. imperialists' nature remains unchanged no matter how much water may flow under the bridge, they said, adding:
If the enemies intrude into this land again, the young people will turn out as one to inflict a wholesale death to the aggressors and give vent to the long-pent up grudge of the nation.
Japanese refers to single-hearted unity of Korean people
Pyongyang, June 27 (KCNA) -- Kumisaka Shigeyuki, president of the headquarters of Buraku Liberation League of Japan who is on a visit to the DPRK, was interviewed by KCNA in Pyongyang on June 25.
He said that he learned much through his tour of Pyongyang and local areas.
He went on:
Success in socialist construction of Korea under the wise leadership of Kim Jong Il shows what great fruit the might of the people single-heartedly united around their leader brings.
This Time, I keenly felt again that Korea is a powerful and great country.
Referring to his impressions of the mass gymnastic and artistic performance "Arirang", he stressed that such a masterpiece could be created only by the Korean people disciplined and united as one.
Saying that visiting Panmunjom, he realised what great misfortune and pain the Korean people are suffering, he expressed full support and solidarity with the Korean people's efforts for national reunification.
Korean unionists meet Japanese delegation
Pyongyang, June 27 (KCNA) -- A meeting of officials of the Pyongyang City Committee of the General Federation of Trade Unions of Korea and members of a delegation of the Tokyo Peace Movement Centre took place yesterday.
Participating in the meeting were chairman Mun Sok Nam and officials of the committee and the members of the visiting delegation of the centre led by its chairman Shinichi Hongo.
At the meeting speakers said that the June 15 North-South Joint Declaration was a milestone for the reunification that reflects the unanimous will of all the Korean people to reunify the country by their concerted efforts free from foreign interference.
They denounced the Japanese authorities for their hostile policy toward the DPRK and their suppression of the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan.
They underscored the need to boost solidarity between the two peoples.
At the end of the meeting, the members of the delegation signed a signature paper supporting the June 15 North-South Joint Declaration and demanding the withdrawal of the U.S. troops from South Korea.
Foreign diplomats help Korean farmers
Pyongyang, June 27 (KCNA) -- Charge d' affaires ad interim Barita Siburian, and staff members of the Indonesian embassy here helped the Korea-Indonesia Friendship Yaksu Cooperative Farm, and Egyptian ambassador Ahmed Ramy and embassy officials the Sosamjong Cooperative Farm.
The guests helped the farmers in weeding maize and vegetable fields.
During the break the guests and farmers talked to each other and sang songs, deepening the friendship.
The guests handed over aid materials to the farms.
Apiculture in Jagang Province
Pyongyang, June 27 (KCNA) -- Jagang Province is holding an important place in honey production as it is situated geographically favorable to apiculture.
Many acacia, linden, bush clover and other plants are growing in the province.
Especially, edema of linden trees best for honey production is on the world level.
The province is planting many flower trees and keeping honey bees on a scientific and technological basis.
The province has introduced the "method of increasing propagation of bees and honey production in northern area" and other bee-keeping techniques to increase honey production.
Honey production is in full swing in July when linden trees are in full bloom in the province.
Anecdotes about Kim Il Sung
Pyongyang, June 27 (KCNA) -- It was one day in October Juche 62 (1973) when President Kim Il Sung climbed Moran Hill to command a bird's eye view of Pyongyang. Pointing toward Namsan Hill, he asked officials what should be built on the hill.
They hesitated to answer him because Namsan Hill, a good site in the centre of the capital, was the place which the president spared.
The president saw to it that the hill was left intact when a plan for rehabilitation and construction of Pyongyang was mapped out and when a design for a government office building was presented.
In December that year, he climbed the hill and said a large library should be built there so that the people would like it.
So, the grand people's study house with a total floor space of 100,000 square meters and a collection of 30 million volumes has been built on the hill which he spared for scores of years.
In June Juche 83 (1994) he went sightseeing of the River Taedong with former U.S. President Jimi Carter on a visit to Korea.
When the excursion boat was passing by a place out of the city, he suddenly called a suite member and told him to have the speed of the boat decreased.
Carter wondered at the decreasing speed and asked the president why the speed was going down.
The president, pointing his finger at the riverside where working people were angling fish, said the waves by the boat would disturb them and the boat was made to go slowly lest it might break their interesting.
Carter was deeply moved to see what was unexpected.
Sakju Textile Mill
pyongyang, June 27 (KCNA) -- The Sakju Textile Mill is one of the nation's modern textile producers.
The mill situated in Sakju county, North Phyongan Province, was established in September, Juche 47 (1958).
At that time it was a small local industrial mill equipped with a few conventional looms capable of producing 14 meters of fabrics a day at best.
It has turned into a centrally-controlled modern industrial base.
At present the mill produces scores of varieties of goods including sweater, underwear, hosiery and straw goods. its main product is fabric for footwear.
Its total floor space is over 8,230 square metres.
It has at least 10 production units equipped with modern machines.
The mill boasts very high skills of its employees.
Phyongbuk Smeltery
Pyongyang, June 27 (KCNA) -- The Phyongbuk Smeltery is located in Jongju city, North Phyongan Province.
It was commissioned in June, Juche 71 (1982).
The smeltery covering over 388,400 m2 is one of the nation's leading nonferrous metal producers.
Its floor space is more than 66,900 m2.
It has several workshops including raw material, calciner, blast furnace, copper electrolysis and sulfur shops.
The workshops are equipped with thousands of modern machines including metallurgical equipment, machine tools and electrical machines.
Its employees are highly skilled.
At present it has over 1,600 technicians and specialists including nearly 200 metallurgical, chemical, mechanic, electrical and electronics and automation engineers.
The smeltery has good cultural and welfare facilities including the workers' hall with a seating capacity of over 800.
It has a good prospect.
Rodong Sinmun on unchangeable U.S. aggressive nature
Pyongyang, June 27 (KCNA) -- The United States is opting for bigger-scale invasion and war, getting more vociferous about "peace" than ever before, says rodong sinmun today in a signed article.
It continues:
The U.S. is employing double-dealing tactics of appeasement and use of force according to the specific situation and the objects it has to deal with. The reason behind this tactics can be explained by the fact that the world is in the grip of turbulence and there is a series of chaos in the international relations in the wake of the "September 11 incident" and the U.S. is not strong enough to contain the independent forces of the world.
It is the general thrust of the U.S. imperialists' reactionary world strategy to destroy the world's independent forces and make the world a uni-polar world under its thumb in a bid to establish its unchallenged hegemony by dint of its policy of strength, the strategy of aggression and war.
The Bush administration is hell-bent on arms race and arms buildup.
The U.S. imperialists are stepping up their preparations for a war of aggression under the signboard of "peace" and "anti-terrorism."
Their main target is developing countries.
One of their most crafty methods is to launch a war of aggression against small countries single-handed under the pretext of "combating terrorism."
In a bid to justify their moves to escalate the "anti-terrorism war" the U.S. imperialists listed the DPRK, Iraq, Iran, Syria, Libya and other countries as members of "the axis of evil," "terrorism sponsors" and "rogue states." Through this they seek a pretext for military aggression of those countries.
their nuclear strategy is one of the strategies clearly proving the aggressive and bestial nature of the U.S. imperialists.
They are keen to put big powers and developing countries under their control with an upperhand in strength and a nuclear edge and establish an international order based on the jungle law.
The U.S. imperialists' aggressive nature has been brought into bolder relief on the Korean Peninsula.
The U.S. imperialist hawkish forces are working hard to provoke the second Korean War in a bid to stem the trend toward peace and detente, get rid of its political and economic crisis and establish a uni-polar world at any cost.
The U.S. imperialists' aggressive nature will never change.
Message of sympathy to Iranian President
Pyongyang, June 27 (KCNA) -- Kim Yong Nam, President of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly of the DPRK, sent a message of sympathy to Iranian President Seyed Mohammad Khatami on June 24.
Upon hearing the sad news of a great loss of human lives and material damage from a severe earthquake that struck provinces of Iran, the message expressed deep sympathy with the president and the residents in the afflicted area.
It hoped that the Iranian government would heal the damage at an early date and stabilize the life of the sufferers from the quake.
Greetings to Djiboutian President
Pyongyang, June 27 (KCNA) -- Kim Yong Nam, President of the Presidium of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, today sent a message of greetings to Ismail Omar Guelleh, President of Djibouti, on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of its independence.
Wishing the president and people of Djibouti greater success in the work to consolidate the national unity and achieve the country's progress and prosperity, the message expressed belief that the friendly and cooperative relations between the two countries would grow stronger.
Message of sympathy to Iranian FM
Pyongyang, June 27 (KCNA) -- Paek Nam Sun, DPRK foreign minister, sent a message of sympathy to his Iranian counterpart Seyed Kamal Kharrazi.
Upon hearing the sad news that many people were killed or wounded and displaced by a strong earthquake that hit Iran, I express deep sympathy with the Iranian foreign minister and the people in the afflicted area and wish an early recovery from the damage, the message said.
Credentials to Kim Yong Nam
Pyongyang, June 27 (KCNA) -- Kim Yong Nam, President of the Presidium of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, received credentials from Juan De Jesus Montilla, new ambassador of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela here, at the Mansudae Assembly Hall today.
Present there was Kung Sok Ung, vice-minister of foreign affairs.
After receiving the credentials, the president had a talk with the ambassador.
Message of sympathy to Tanzanian President
Pyongyang, June 27 (KCNA) -- Kim Yong Nam, President of the Presidium of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, today sent a message of sympathy to Tanzanian President Benjamin William Mkapa.
The message said: upon hearing the sad news that a recent train collision in Tanzania took many human lives, I express deep sympathy and condolences to the president, the bereaved families of those killed and other victims.
It wished the president and the government of Tanzania success in the work to eradicate the aftermath of the accident and bring the living of the afflicted people to normal as early as possible.
"Song of General Kim Jong Il" sings worldwide
Pyongyang, June 27 (KCNA)-- Five years passed since "Song of General Kim Jong Il" was created.
In this period the song was rapidly disseminated not only in the north and south of Korea but in at least 100 countries for its great attraction.
The song was staged in solo or chorus by renowned art troupes and artistes of many countries including China, Russia, Cuba, Japan, Cambodia, India, Egypt, Madagascar, Peru, The Czech Republic and Uzbekistan.
In December of Juche 87 (1998), a concert of "Song of General Kim Jong Il" was staged at Merkin Theatre in New York before a capacity audience.
This paean resounded forth at significant commemorations and on stages of colorful performances and was aired by state-run and private radios and televisions.