RS. on Imperial Japanese Army's Biological and chemical War Crimes

     Pyongyang, October 31 (KCNA) -- Japan's Tokyo Shimbun recently carried fresh information about the imperial Japanese army's biological and chemical war atrocities in the past. According to it, the Japanese imperialists organized poison gas warfare units not only overseas but at home and conducted exercises under the simulated conditions of an actual war during the Second World War. It was reported that a booklet discovered in the library of the defence institute of the Japan Defence Agency was a reference book for guiding the education and training of recruits at a poison gas warfare unit called "mortar regiment No. 1". The booklet tells how this unit staged exercises under the simulated conditions of an actual poison gas war against the former Soviet Union. In this regard Rodong Sinmun Monday in a signed commentary says:
    The disclosure of the booklet brought to light once again the truth behind the Japanese imperialists' biological and chemical war, its barbarous nature and their monstrous crimes.
    The Japanese imperialists used Koreans and other Asians as guinea pigs for the tests of germs and poison gas and killed them in a brutal manner. These crimes against humanity still make the people shudder.
    The fact that materials concerning the crimes related to the Japanese imperialists' germ warfare and the biological and chemical weapons including poison gas bombs stockpiled at that time are still being disclosed one after another though several decades have passed since their defeat suffice to guess the organized nature and scale and brutality of the biochemical warfare committed by the Japanese imperialists in the past.
    It was something unprecedented in history that the Japanese imperialists committed barbarous biochemical war against Koreans and other Asians in the past.
    This being a hard reality, the Japanese reactionaries have not yet given up their wild dream of reinvading Asia but are keen to impose disasters of the biological and chemical war upon humankind. Japan can never evade its responsibility for the horrendous crimes it committed against the Korean people and other Asians.

Japan's Ambition to Become Military Power Assailed

     Pyongyang, October 31 (KCNA) -- Japan's ambition to become a military power and expand overseas is an anachronistic daydream, says Minju Joson Monday in a signed commentary. It goes on:
    As for the "law on special measures against terrorism" Japan is trying to extend its term it is little short of the law on dispatching troops overseas that legalized the overseas dispatch of the "Self-Defense Forces" and their military operations. And its new plan for construction of a spacecraft launching ground overseas was prompted by a military attempt to deploy its armed forces of aggression in the favorable regions for military strategy as the U.S. did and step up material preparations to realize its ambition to become a military giant and expand overseas.
    Japan's ambition is very dangerous in view of the present situation in and around Japan.
    The tendency of deviation to the Right and militarization is now prevailing in Japan. The Japanese ruling quarters are openly letting loose absurd remarks beautifying their criminal past and the movement for inciting militarism is openly being conducted.
    In step with this escalating movement at home the Japanese reactionaries are getting over-heated in worsening relations with surrounding countries over the territorial issue and so on.
    It is clear what consequences will be entailed by Japan's frantic moves to emerge a military power and realize overseas expansion. Japan's moves can never be tolerated. Not only the Asian and the world people but also the Japanese people should keep the highest vigilance against the persistent moves of the Japanese reactionaries and thoroughly frustrate them.

Settlement of Issue of Former Sexual Slaves for Imperial Japanese Army Demanded in Japan

     Pyongyang, October 31 (KCNA) -- A meeting was held in Tokyo on Oct. 22 under the sponsorship of the National Organization for Planning Simultaneous Actions for the Settlement of the Issue Related to Sexual Slaves for the Imperial Japanese Army in Japan. The meeting was aimed at informing the public of the status of the victims of the crimes related to the "comfort women" for the imperial Japanese army in the DPRK and their voices by inviting mainly Japanese students and university postgraduates residing in Tokyo to this campaign in a bid to build up public opinion demanding the Japanese government make an apology and compensation to them.
    Its participants first watched a video tape on which testimonies made by the above-said victims are recorded.
    Then they heard a speech made by Rumiko Nishino, co-representative of the Japanese Network "War and Violence against Women." She told about the sufferings DPRK woman Pak Yong Sim, one of the above-mentioned victims, underwent, showing photos and materials preserved in the United States.
    To pay deeper attention to the status and testimonies of the survivors of the above-said crimes still alive in the DPRK will mark an important occasion in helping the Japanese people have a proper understanding of the crimes committed by Japan in the past.
    The meeting stressed the need to lend an ear to the testimonies made by those victims and conduct a campaign for solidarity with them.

S. Korean Peasants' General Strike Hailed

     Pyongyang, October 31 (KCNA) -- The Federation of south Korean Trade Unions reportedly issued a statement on Oct. 28 in support of the struggle of peasants against the forced passage of the "bill on rice negotiations". Recalling that the sycophantic "bill on rice negotiations" was passed through the Unification, Diplomacy and Trade Committee of the "National Assembly" in ten minutes on Oct. 27 despite a strong protest of the peasants, the statement said that the large-scale general strike of the peasants staged in different parts of south Korea was a righteous protest to defend the food sovereignty and the vital rights of the peasants. The Federation of south Korean Trade Unions extends positive support to their struggle, it noted.
    It stressed that the "government" and the NA should not leave the rice market to the mercy of the foreign forces but take fundamental measures to protect the living of the peasants and revive agriculture.

Punishment of GI Murderers Urged

     Pyongyang, October 31 (KCNA) -- The Solidarity for the Implementation of the South-North Joint Declaration in south Korea reportedly issued a statement titled "Punish GI murderers" on Oct. 28. The statement recalled that GI murderers, who mercilessly drove a car over woman Kim Myong Ja to death in Tongduchon City of Kyonggi Province in June last, were acquitted without punishment. The statement deplored the reality of south Korea where even if Koreans were killed by foreigners , the murderers could neither be brought before the court nor be punished. A cycle of criminal evils will continue as long as there remain the U.S. troops in south Korea, it said, urging the immediate abolition of the humiliating and slavish "south Korea-U.S. Status of Forces Agreement" and the complete withdrawal of the U.S. forces from this land.

Struggle for Independent Reunification Called for in S. Korea

     Pyongyang, October 31 (KCNA) -- The South Headquarters of the National Alliance of Youth and Students for the Country's Reunification reportedly issued a statement on Oct. 28 calling upon the youth and students to take the lead in the struggle for independent reunification. The statement recalled that thousands of university and college students in Seoul and local areas formed the "National Patriotic Students League for Struggle against Outside Forces and Dictatorship" 19 years ago and launched a dynamic demonstration, disclosing to the people the nature of the United States and the south Korean military dictatorial "regime" serving it.
    This struggle taught us the truth that the country can survive only when the youth and students come out as forerunners in the times, the statement said, stressing the need to inherit the spirit of the martyrs of the resistance and bring earlier the day of independent reunification.
    The U.S. is persisting in its war moves on the Korean Peninsula and its forces are still present in this land, it noted, adding: This reality calls upon the youth and students to take the lead in the struggle.

Extensive Application of Nano-Technology

     Pyongyang, October 31 (KCNA) -- Many efforts have been directed to developing nano-technology in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. Achievements made by scientific research institutions in this field have been widely introduced into different sectors of the national economy. The nano-water sterilizers for industrial or home use developed by the Laser Institute under the Academy of Sciences are widely utilized in fields of public health and foodstuff processing industry.
    Scientists have established processes for manufacturing various materials by nano-technology and developed an extracorporeal circulation blood purifier and other appliances to treat blood diseases.
    The nano-technology research center under the Academy of Agricultural Science has succeeded in manufacturing various kinds of powder with metallic salts by the method of nano-technology to apply them to rolling stocks.
    Conspicuous are nano-lubrication oil additives and nano-lubrication oil regenerating materials to be used in rolling stocks.
    The car lubrication oil mixed with a small amount of the additive makes it possible to extend the serviceable life of engines 1.5 - 2 times and reduce fuel consumption by 5-10 percent.
    And unique properties of the additive decrease its coefficient of sliding friction remarkably.
    The ordinary lube oil has to be replaced after 5,000-km run, but the lube oil mixed with the additive is usable even after 15,000-km run. Research institutions attached to different universities are also deepening their research to introduce the nano technology into practice.

Greetings to Algerian President

     Pyongyang, October 31 (KCNA) -- Kim Yong Nam, president of the Presidium of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, today sent a message of greetings to Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika on the occasion of the 51st anniversary of the start of the Algerian revolution. Expressing the belief that the friendly and cooperative relations between the DPRK and Algeria will grow stronger, the message sincerely wished the friendly Algerian people greater progress and prosperity.

DPRK Government Economic Delegation Leaves for Cuba, Venezuela and Brazil

     Pyongyang, October 31 (KCNA) -- A DPRK government economic delegation led by Minister of Foreign Trade Rim Kyong Man left here today for Cuba, Venezuela and Brazil. The delegation was seen off at Pyongyang Railway Station by Vice-Minister of Foreign Trade Ri Myong San and Cuban Ambassador to the DPRK Ruben Perez Valdes.

180 Cases of U.S. Aerial Espionage in Oct.

     Pyongyang, October 31 (KCNA) -- The U.S. imperialists committed at least 180 cases of aerial espionage against the DPRK in October with strategic and tactical reconnaissance planes of different missions, according to military sources. U-2 high-altitude reconnaissance planes made long flights in the sky above Tokjok Islet, Phochon and Sokcho almost everyday to spy on strategic objects of the DPRK.
    On Oct. 4 and 22 a RC-135 strategic reconnaissance plane made a shuttle flight in the sky 25 km east of Taebu Islet, Yangphyong and Yangyang, spying on objects in the depth area of the DPRK. On Oct. 6 and 10 an EP-3 electronic reconnaissance plane flew in the sky above Kangrung, Wonju and Suwon to spy on the coast and seabed of the DPRK.
    A P-3 patrol plane committed aerial espionage of major military objects in the DPRK on Oct. 5 and an E-3 commanding plane on Oct. 13 and 14. Meanwhile, the U.S. imperialists sent tactical reconnaissance planes of different types including RC-12 and RC-7B to spy on the frontline and coastal areas of our side.
    These aerial espionage flights clearly prove that the U.S. imperialists are desperately trying to stifle the DPRK militarily behind the scene though they are giving lip-service to the negotiated settlement of the nuclear issue.

Kim Jong Il Gives Field Guidance to Work in Industrial Field in Pyongyang

     Pyongyang, October 31 (KCNA) -- Kim Jong Il, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and chairman of the National Defence Commission of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, gave field guidance to the work in the industrial field in Pyongyang. The first leg of his guidance was the Pyongyang 326 Electric Wire Factory. He looked round the room devoted to the history of the factory.
    Looking back with deep emotion on the glorious path of the development covered by the factory whose site was personally chosen by President Kim Il Sung, he said that the immortal revolutionary exploits performed by the President will shine long along with the history of the factory. He learned in detail about the technical equipment and production at the factory, going round its various production processes for a long while. He expressed great satisfaction over the fact that the factory has turned into the one belonging to the era of Songun, after seeing the production processes where a variety of electric wire was pouring out, good quality products of various kinds, work sites where cultured practices in production and life were on a high level and its compound reminiscent of a rest home.
    He highly appreciated and thanked the officials, workers and technicians of the factory for their efforts, noting that they have radically changed the appearance of the factory, while steadily boosting the production full of conviction and optimism about future without the slightest vacillation or hesitation under the difficult conditions where they were hard pressed for everything.
    He set forth tasks to be fulfilled by the factory and ways to do so, noting that the factory has a very important duty to perform as it is in charge of the production of electric wire basically needed for industrial construction.
    He spared time to watch a performance given by the art squad of the factory. He highly praised once again the work style of the workers at the factory making an uninterrupted advance and leap forward, saying that the factory is a model in all aspects including production, cultural life and supply service. The next leg of his guidance was the Pyongyang Elevator Factory.
    After acquainting himself with the production at the factory, he watched the newly manufactured horizontal jib tower crane at work and learned about its mechanism, capacity and the principle of its operation.
    He praised the efforts made by the officials, workers and technicians of the Pyongyang Elevator Factory and the Pyongyang Elevator Designing Institute, expressing satisfaction over the fact that they have manufactured an efficient crane in a matter of a few months by their own efforts and with indigenous technology and materials. He told them to mass produce the above-said type of cranes and supply them to the different domains of the national economy where heavy materials are handled, including the field of construction and trading ports.
    Then he saw a variety of bicycles produced by the Pyongyang Joint Venture Bicycle Factory, a joint undertaking of the Korean Committee for the Promotion of Economic Cooperation with Foreign Countries and the Tientsin Leading Digital Trade Co., Ltd., of China.
    He was satisfied to see various types of bicycles successfully manufactured for different purposes including those for urban, rural and mountainous uses and for children and the carriage of goods.
    He underscored the need to significantly increase the production of bicycles, noting that the use of bicycles is very good for satisfactorily solving the problem of transport, promoting the convenience of people in their living and their health and preventing the pollution in cities. He was accompanied by Pak Pong Ju, premier of the DPRK Cabinet, Pak Nam Gi, department director of the C.C., the WPK, and Ri Jae Il, first vice department director of the C.C., the WPK.

For Spanish-speaking people

Parte de Pyongyang el presidente chino Hu Jintao

    　Pyongyang, 31 de octubre (ATCC) -- Partio el dia 30 por avion especial de esta capital Hu Jintao, Secretario General del Comite Central del Partido Comunista de China y Presidente de la Republica Popular China luego de terminar con exito un programa de visita oficial y de amistad a nuestro pais por invitacion del Dirigente Kim Jong Il, Secretario General del Partido del Trabajo de Corea y Presidente del Comite de Defensa Nacional de la Republica Popular Democratica de Corea. 　El Dirigente acudio al aeropuerto para despedir cordialmente al presidente chino.
    　La presente visita de Hu Jintao sirvio de un importante motivo para llevar a una etapa mas alta la amistad y la solidaridad entre los dos partidos, paises y pueblos establecidas firmemente a costa de sangre en el fragor de la larga lucha revolucionaria incluida la guerra antijaponesa. 　En el recinto de la terminal aerea estaban erguidos los carteles con las consignas "!Despedida al camarada Hu Jintao, enviado de amistad del pueblo chino en el nuevo siglo!", "!Consolidemos y desarrollemos de generacion en generacion la tradicional amistad Corea-China que se sobrepaso a toda indole de pruebas de la historia!" y "!Viva la invencible amistad Corea-China!"
    　En astas de bandera nacional flameaban fuertemente las banderas de los dos paises como si fueran simbolizadas la amistad y solidaridad fraternal entre los pueblos de Corea y China.
    　En el recinto de la terminal aerea estaban miles de capitalinos con banderines de ambos paises, ramos de flores y ornamentos que describen la amistad Corea-China.
    　Figuraban entre los presentes Kim Yong Nam, presidente del Presidium de la Asamblea Popular Suprema de la RPDC, Pak Pong Ju, premier del Consejo de Ministros de la RPDC, Kim Il Chol, miembro del CDN de la RPDC y ministro de las Fuerzas Armadas Populares, Choe Thae Bok y Kim Ki Nam, secretarios del CC del PTC, Yang Hyong Sop, vicepresidente del Presidium de la APS de la RPDC, el canciller Paek Nam Sun, el primer vicecanciller Kang Sok Ju, el embajador extraordinario y plenipotenciario de Corea en China Choe Jin Su, funcionarios directivos de los organismos del partido y el Poder, organizaciones de masas, ministerios y organos centrales.
    　Estaban alli tambien el embajador extraordinario y plenipotenciario de China en Corea Wu Donghe y otros miembros de la sede diplomatica, huespedes y estudiantes chinos en Corea.
    　Hu Jintao llego al aeropuerto siendo objeto de despedida de mas de cien mil capitalinos enfilados a lo largo de la ruta. 　Al momento se interpreto la musica de bienvenida y detonaron estruendosas aclamaciones de "!Viva!", "despedido Hu Jintao" y "Amistad Corea-China". 　Llegaron al aeropuerto los acompanantes del mandatario chino.
    　Tuvo lugar una ceremonia para despedir a Hu Jintao 　Fueron interpretados los himnos nacionales de la RPDC y la RPCh. 　Los dos maximos dirigentes pasaron revista a la guardia de honor de las fuerzas terrestres, navales y aereas del Ejercito Popular de Corea. 　Miembros de la Union de Ninos obsequiaron ramos de flores a Hu Jintao.
    　Una mujer de la embajada china en Corea y una estudiante china les dieron a ambos dirigentes ramos de flores fragrantes. 　Hu Jintao hizo despedida con los cuadros coreanos.
    　Kim Jong Il y Hu Jintao se apretaron fuertemente las manos y se abrazaron cordialmente.
    　El mandatario chino expreso sincero agradecimiento por la hospitalidad particular dispensada por el Dirigente durante su permanencia en Corea y subio al avion respondiendo con la mano alzada a la muchedumbre que gritaba "!Viva!".
    　A las 11 a.m., el avion con Hu Jintao a bordo despego del aeropuerto de Pyongyang.

Rodong Sinmun denuncia guerra bioquimica de ejercito japones

    　 Pyongyang, 31 de octubre (ATCC) -- Recientemente "Tokio Shimbun" de Japon divulgo un folleto sobre las atrocidades de guerra bioquimica del antiguo ejercito japones, segun lo cual durante la segunda guerra mundial los imperialistas japoneses crearon una unidad de gas toxico y realizaron ejercicios practicos no solo en ultramar sino tambien dentro de su pais. Un folleto encontrado en la biblioteca del instituto de defensa de la Agencia de Defensa de Japon es libro de consulta que se utilizaba en la instruccion y ejercicio de los reclutas de la unidad de gas toxico llamada "primer regimiento Pakyok". Esta unidad libro ejercicios practicos suponiendo la guerra de gas toxico contra la ex Union Sovietica. De esta manera se revelo a la faz del mundo el secreto de la guerra bioquimica de los imperialistas japoneses, su barbaridad y maniobras criminales. Asi senala el diario Rodong Sinmun en un comentario individual del dia 31 y continua:
    Hacen temblar de odio a las personas los actos criminales anti-eticos de los imperialistas japoneses. Estos mataron salvajemente al pueblo coreano y los demas pueblos asiaticos tomandolos por objeto de prueba de microbios y gas nocivo.
    Lo que se revela hasta hoy a decenas de anos de aquel entonces demuestra con suficiencia el caracter organizativo, la envergadura y barbaridad de la guerra bioquimica perpetrada en el pasado por los imperialistas japoneses.
    Esta barbaridad es ineditada en la historia.
    Hasta hoy los reaccionarios japoneses no abandonan la ambicion de nueva agresion a Asia sino maniobran para acarrear desastre de guerra bioquimica a la humanidad. Japon no puede evadir su responsabilidad de esos barbaros actos criminales perpetrados contra nuestro pueblo y los demas pueblos asiaticos.