Cooperation for Peace against War Called for

     Pyongyang, May 4 (KCNA) -- Cooperation for peace against war is a patriotic cause aimed at shattering the evermore reckless moves of the U.S. and Japanese aggressive forces for a war by the concerted efforts of the Koreans, defending the peace of the country and the security of the nation and achieving the reunification of the country, says Rodong Sinmun Wednesday in a signed article. Now that the United States is getting overheated in its moves to ignite a new war, cooperation for peace against war presents itself as a vital task to defend the security of the Korean nation and dynamically advance the cause of independent national reunification, the article says, and goes on:
    It is a vital issue related to the existence of the Korean nation and its development to oppose aggression and war and defend peace on the Korean Peninsula.
    The U.S. is the enemy of peace and an empire of evils because it is engrossed in aggression, war, murder and destruction in all parts of the world while challenging the aspiration of humankind for peace.
    The U.S. is seriously threatening the life and security of other countries and nations with war moves. It is becoming more reckless in these moves in south Korea.
    Opposing aggression and war and defending peace on the peninsula where the danger of a nuclear war is increasing day by day is the most important issue related to the fate of the nation and, at the same time, a pressing issue in achieving the concord, reunification and co-prosperity of the north and the south.
    Cooperation for peace against war presents itself as a vital task for shattering the U.S. moves for a war against the DPRK and defending the peace and the security of the nation.
    The struggle to defend peace against war represents a cause common to the nation, not one for any of the two sides of Korea. Foreign forces' moves for aggression and war are by no means aimed to do harm to the DPRK alone.
    Foreign forces are working hard without hesitation to force all the Koreans in the north and the south to fall victim to a nuclear war in a bid to achieve their goal for aggression. If a war is ignited by foreign forces on this land, all the Koreans in the north and the south and the whole land will suffer from its disasters.
    Now that the U.S. bellicose elements and the Japanese reactionaries are keen on their moves to unleash a war against the DPRK while cooperating with each other in the drive to invade it, cooperation between the north and the south is essential for peace against war and no Korean is, therefore, allowed to turn aside from it.

Film Show Held at Russian Embassy

     Pyongyang, May 4 (KCNA) -- Russian Ambassador to the DPRK Andrei Karlov arranged a film show at the embassy on May 3 on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the victory of Russia in the Great Patriotic War. Present on invitation were teachers and students of Kim Il Sung University and other universities and officials concerned.
    The participants watched a Russian feature film "Star".
    Prior to the film show, they looked round photos displayed on this occasion.

20th National Festival of Science and Technology Opens

     Pyongyang, May 4 (KCNA) -- The 20th national festival of science and technology was opened. It was preceded by local festivals. Present there were tens of thousands of scientists and technicians and working people from at least 4,100 units across the country.
    Entries into the national festival are more than 430 valuable brief treatises, diagrams, CDs, etc. on scientific research achievements and technical innovations which were highly appreciated at local festivals.
    The festival will be divided into 17 panels including basic and ultra-modern, cultivation and breeding of crops, electricity, metal, mining, railways and light industry. They will involve public presentations and diagram exhibitions and so on. A seminar on the latest scientific and technological achievements will also take place during the festival.
    An opening ceremony of the festival took place at Kim Chaek University of Technology on Tuesday.
    Present there were Choe Thae Bok, secretary of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, Ro Tu Chol, vice-premier of the Cabinet, Kim Yong Jin, minister of Education, Pyon Yong Rip, president of the Academy of Sciences, and others.
    The opening ceremony was followed by the seminar.

ITF Delegation Here

     Pyongyang, May 4 (KCNA) -- A delegation of the International Taekwon-do Federation headed by Senior Vice-President Ri Ki Ha arrived here Tuesday. It was met at the airport by Ryu Song Il, vice-chairman of the Korean Taekwon-do Committee.

Gift to Kim Jong Il from Cuban Delegation

     Pyongyang, May 4 (KCNA) -- Leader Kim Jong Il was presented with a gift by the visiting delegation of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba. The gift was conveyed to an official concerned Tuesday by Lieut. General Leonardo Andouo Valdes, vice-chief of its General Staff and director of the Operations Department, who is heading the delegation.

Youth and Students Urged to Take Van in Anti-U.S. Struggle

     Pyongyang, May 4 (KCNA) -- Yun Ki Jin, chairman of the South Headquarters of the National Alliance of Youth and Students for the Country's Reunification, reportedly issued an appeal on April 29 calling upon the youth folks and students to shape the destiny of the nation in the van in the anti-U.S. struggle. With the approach of the fifth anniversary of the publication of the historic June 15 joint declaration, all the members of the Tangun's nation are opening a new path of advance toward independence, overflowing with the conviction of victory, said the statement, adding: The youth and students should take the van in this.
    It declared the south Korean youth and students would hold an "oath-taking rally of youth and students at home and abroad for the realization of three forms of cooperation: cooperation for national independence, for peace against war and for reunification and patriotism" in Kwangju on May 14 on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the May 18 Kwangju popular resistance.
    It appealed to the youth and students at home and abroad to turn the rally into one for the solidarity and unity of youth and student organizations of broad circles and one for vowing to totally settle accounts with the United States and display through this the role of the young men and women and students as the locomotive of the movement for independent reunification.

Rallies and Protests in S. Korea against Japan's Revival of Militarism

     Pyongyang, May 4 (KCNA) -- The Headquarters of the Student Movement for Defending Tok Islet, Expelling Japanese Ambassador and Liquidating Remnants of Pro-Japanese Force grouping 45 universities across south Korea held a rally of "day of joint action of students for defending Tok Islet and opposing Japan's revival of militarism" in the Citizens Park of Kwanghwamun, Seoul, on April 30, according to a press report. The participants strongly demanded that Japan withdraw its shameless claim to Tok Islet, scrap the draft act on "Takeshima Day", stop making distorted history textbook, apologize and compensate to the "comfort women" drafted for the Japanese imperial army and victims to forcible labor conscription.
    After the rally the participants marched up to the Japanese embassy and handed a letter of protest to it.
    In the meantime, the headquarters of one million signature campaign against Japan's bid for a permanent seat of the UNSC involving 45 civil and public organizations also staged a rally and a protest in Seoul on the same day.
    While marching up to the Japanese embassy, the ralliers tore the Sun flag.

Talks between Delegations of DPRK and Cuban Armies Held

     Pyongyang, May 4 (KCNA) -- Talks between the delegations of the General Staff of the Korean People's Army (KPA) and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba were held here Wednesday. At the talks both delegations exchanged views on the issue of boosting the friendly relations between the armies of the two countries forged in the anti-imperialist common struggle and issues of mutual concern.
    Present there from the KPA side were General Ri Myong Su and other general officers and officers of the KPA and from the Cuban side the members of the delegation of the Revolutionary Armed Forces headed by Lieut. General Leonardo Andouo Valdes, vice-chief of its General Staff and director of the Operations Department.
    The talks proceeded in a friendly atmosphere.

Kim Yong Nam Receives Credentials from Gabonese Ambassador

     Pyongyang, May 4 (KCNA) -- Kim Yong Nam, president of the Presidium of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, received credentials from Gabonese Ambassador to the DPRK Emmanuel Mba Allo at the Mansudae Assembly Hall today. On hand were Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Choe Su Hon and staff members of the Gabonese embassy.
    After receiving the credentials, Kim had a talk with the ambassador.

Gift to Kim Jong Il from Gabonese President

     Pyongyang, May 4 (KCNA) -- Leader Kim Jong Il was presented with a gift by Gabonese President El Haji Omar Bongo Ondimba. It was handed to Kim Yong Nam, president of the Presidium of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, on May 4 by Emmanuel Mba Allo, Gabonese ambassador to the DPRK.

Seed Treatment Substance Developed

     Pyongyang, May 4 (KCNA) -- The Central Experimental Analysis Centre under the Academy of Sciences of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea has succeeded in making a new seed treatment substance from Kumgang medicinal stone. The substance not only disinfects seeds but also promotes the growth of plants. According to Ji Chol, director of the centre, the seeds treated by the substance germinate nearly 100 percent, and the length and number of their roots are 10-30 percent higher than those treated by other substances. And the newly developed substance makes seeds sprout seven days earlier.
    As a result, it can increase the production of grains by 5-10 percent and vegetables 20 percent.
    Its production cost is very low and it is easy to use.

Figures Show Great Changes

     Pyongyang, May 4 (KCNA) -- Gigantic nature-remaking projects for agricultural development have been carried on in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea to change the looks of the territory. Since May 4, Juche 87 (1998) when the historic consultative meeting was held to discuss land rezoning on Taebaek plain in Changdo County, Kangwon Province, 293,700 hectares of paddy and non-paddy fields have been rezoned throughout the country to suit the features of the socialist country.
    As of May 2004, more than 2,163,800 plots in Kangwon, North and South Phyongan and South Hwanghae Provinces and Pyongyang were readjusted into over 890,000 standardized ones, each being 800, 1,000 and 1,500 phyong (one phyong is 3.24 square metres).
    The land rezoning has reduced 132,600 kilometers of ridges between rice fields to 82,000 kilometers and reclaimed lots of ponds into fertile land of over 8,000 hectares. Along with the land rezoning, over 27,000 bridges and irrigation structures including culverts, drainages and water inlets have been built and waterways extending tens of thousands of kilometers have come into shape.
    This year 5,800-odd hectares of land have been rezoned so as to do farming with machines.
    The figures are enough to show the strong will of the Korean people to build a great prosperous powerful nation.

Gift to Kim Jong Il from Guinean Guest

     Pyongyang, May 4 (KCNA) -- Leader Kim Jong Il was presented with a gift by Banou Keita, director general of the Kim Il Sung Institute of Agricultural Science in Guinea and chairman of the Guinean Society for the Study of the Juche Farming Methods, on a visit to the DPRK. It was handed by him to an official concerned.

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Kim Jong Il recibe presente de delegacion cubana

     Pyongyang, 4 de mayo (ATCC) -- El Dirigente Kim Jong Il recibio presente que le dirigiera la delegacion de las Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Cuba presidida por el general de division Leonardo Andollo Valdes, subjefe del Estado Mayor General y jefe del departamento de operaciones de las FAR, de visita en Corea. El jefe de la delegacion lo entrego el dia 3 a un funcionario coreano.

XX Festival Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnica

     Pyongyang, 4 de mayo (ATCC) -- Quedo inaugurado el dia 3 en el Instituto Universitario Politecnico Kim Chek el XX Festival Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnica. Con anterioridad se efectuo el festival local de ciencia y tecnica.
    En el forum nacional participaron decenas de miles de cientificos, tecnicos y trabajadores de mas de 4,100 unidades del pais.
    En el certamen estan exhibidos en forma de disertacion, grafica, CD, etc. mas de 430 logros de investigacion cientifica y de innovacion tecnica que se apreciaron en los respectivos festivales locales.
    Durante el festival se preven efectuar simposio, exhibicion de graficas, etc. en 17 secciones: a saber temas de base y punta, cultivo y cria de plantas agricolas, electricidad, metalurgia, extraccion, ferrocarril, industria ligera y forum sobre adelantos de ciencia y tecnica.
    En la ceremonia de inauguracion participaron el secretario del Comite Central del Partido del Trabajo de Corea Choe Thae Bok, el vicepremier del Consejo de Ministros Ro Tu Chol, el ministro de la Educacion Kim Yong Jin, el presidente de la Academia de Ciencias Pyon Yong Rip y otros funcionarios.
    Al termino del acto inaugural, tuvo lugar un forum sobre los adelantos de ciencia y tecnica de punta.

Embajada de Rusia ofrece proyeccion filmica

     Pyongyang, 4 de mayo (ATCC) -- Con motivo del 60 aniversario del triunfo de la gran guerra de la patria de Rusia, el embajador extraordinario y plenipotenciario de la Federacion Rusa en Corea, Andrei Karlov, ofrecio el dia 3 una proyeccion filmica en su sede diplomatica. Al acto fueron invitados profesores, empleados y estudiantes de la Universidad Kim Il Sung y otros varios institutos universitarios asi como funcionarios.
    Los participantes vieron la pelicula rusa "Estrella".
    Antes de la proyeccion filmica, ellos recorrieron las fotos exhibidas en ocasion de esa efemeride.