Seminar Held in Mongolia

     Pyongyang, November 4 (KCNA) -- A seminar on the theme of "The Juche Idea and Korea Today" was held by the Centre for the Study of the Juche Idea of Chinggis Khan University of Mongolia on Oct. 26. On display in the venue of the seminar were photos showing the revolutionary activities of President Kim Il Sung and leader Kim Jong Il and photos dealing with the advantages of the socialist system in the DPRK.
    The vice-president of the University said that the Korean people are waging a dynamic struggle to build a great prosperous powerful socialist nation under the banner of the Juche idea and achieve the independent and peaceful reunification of Korea. He went on:
    Kim Il Sung fathered the Juche idea and built a unique socialist country centered on the popular masses.
    The DPRK is successfully protecting the sovereignty and dignity of the country with the Songun politics of Kim Jong Il.
    We are highly proud of having awarded our university's honorable doctorate to him in 2001 in high recognition of his ideological and theoretical exploits. Head of a chair of the university N. Bold noted that the imperialists are increasing pressure upon the DPRK such as economic sanctions and blockade in an attempt to deter it from advancing along the road of independence. But the Korean people are firmly defending the sovereignty of their country, meeting all challenges of the imperialists, under the banner of the Songun politics of Kim Jong Il, he added:
    The DPRK is the most developed socialist country centered on the popular masses quite different from what the Western countries say about it. He said he would conduct positive activities for the study of the Juche idea including the holding of seminars and briefings so as to help more many teachers and students grasp the advantages of Korean-style socialism and expand the ranks of the centre.

Japanese Government Urged to Compensate Former "Comfort Women"

     Pyongyang, November 4 (KCNA) -- Amnesty International released a report on the issue of the "comfort women" for the imperial Japanese army on Oct. 28 against the backdrop of the growing world public voices demanding Japan apologize and compensate for its past crimes. Amnesty International asserted in its report that the "above-mentioned issue is a violation of international law and the Japanese government is, therefore, obliged to make a legal compensation to the former 'comfort women'".
    The report continued: The above-mentioned crimes are war crimes and quite contrary to humanism as they are evidence proving the most heartbreaking sexual slavery. It is not a simple moral duty for the Japanese government to compensate for those crimes.
    It urged the Japanese government to take an effective measure for making an urgent adequate compensation to the former "comfort women" and advised it to work out a report on their status.
    It also demanded the Diet admit its responsibility and apologize to them.

Abolition of Part-time Job and Guarantee of Rights to Labor Urged in S. Korea

     Pyongyang, November 4 (KCNA) -- The south Korean Railway Workers Union held a rally to vow an all-out struggle in Maroni Park in Seoul on Oct. 29 at which it demanded the abolition of the part-time job and the guarantee of rights to labor, according to the south Korean KBS. The organization made public a message to the government demanding it to meet ten demands concerning the guarantee of rights to labor. In the meantime, the federation of public transport and social service workers unions of south Korea held a meeting in the same place that day at which it strongly demanded the authorities repeal the part-time job and increase the public nature of the community.

U.S. Forces in S. Korea Stage Evacuation Drill of Noncombatants

     Pyongyang, November 4 (KCNA) -- The U.S. forces in south Korea staged an exercise of evacuating noncombatants to Japan allegedly to cope with a contingency, according to the south Korean KBS. They evacuated noncombatants including GI families to the U.S. air base in Iwakuni of Japan by clippers and by air on Oct. 28 and brought them back to south Korea two days later. This was disclosed by "The Stars and Stripes" published by the U.S. Department of Defense.
    The recent drill was staged at a time when the U.S. is holding a war confab with the south Korean trigger-happy elements after working out "OPLAN 5027-04", a new war scenario to mount a preemptive nuclear attack on the north. This clearly indicates that the U.S. preparations for a war of aggression have already reached a final phase.
    The U.S. should stop at once such reckless war moves designed to chill the atmosphere of the forthcoming 5th six-party talks.

Indian Diplomats Visit Wasan Middle School

     Pyongyang, November 4 (KCNA) -- N.T. Khankhup, Indian ambassador to the DPRK, and embassy officials visited Korea-India Friendship Pyongyang Wasan Middle School on Nov. 3. Being briefed on the educational work and management of the school, the guests looked round educational facilities.
    They enjoyed an art performance given by students and talked to each other about the need to further develop cultural exchange between the two countries, deepening the friendship feelings.
    The ambassador wished the school contributing to the activities for friendship between the two countries greater success in its work.

Cadres Visit Pyongyang 326 Electric Wire Factory

     Pyongyang, November 4 (KCNA) -- Some days ago leader Kim Jong Il gave field guidance to the Pyongyang 326 Electric Wire Factory and expressed great satisfaction over the fact that the officials and workers of the factory have put all production processes on a modern and scientific basis, upholding the Workers' Party of Korea's line of attaching importance to science and built the compound of the factory as required by the new century. Kim Yong Nam, Pak Pong Ju and other cadres, leading officials, commissions and ministries of the Cabinet and national institutions and chief secretaries of provincial committees of the WPK and leading officials of factories and enterprises visited the factory on Nov. 3.
    The visitors were deeply moved to see a variety of electric wire and products pouring out at the factory furnished with up-to-date equipment and production processes modernized and scientized by officials and workers of the factory.
    They saw an art performance given by the art squad of the factory.
    Kim Sung Hyon, minister of Metal Industry, said that visiting the factory, he keenly felt the validity and vitality of the line of attaching importance to science and technology set forth by Kim Jong Il.

Protocol Signed between DPRK and Russia

     Pyongyang, November 4 (KCNA) -- A protocol of the 8th meeting of the Forestry Sub-committee of the Committee for the Cooperation of Trade, Economy and Science and Technology between the governments of the DPRK and Russia was signed in Amur, Russia on October 26. Present at the signing ceremony from the DPRK side were members of a delegation of the Ministry of Forestry led by Vice-minister Ri Jin Son and from the Russian side were Vice-Minister of Industry and Energy Ivan Matsorov, and officials concerned.

U.S. Occupation Forces' Arbitrary Practices in S. Korea Assailed

     Pyongyang, November 4 (KCNA) -- The U.S. forces side in south Korea whisked away their soldier, who ruthlessly drove a truck over a south Korean woman to death in Tongduchon, Kyonggi Province in June last, without any trial or punishment, claiming that he did not do anything wrong. This fact was disclosed by south Korean media recently. Commenting on this, Rodong Sinmun Friday observes that this arbitrary practice of the U.S. forces is nothing but a repetition of their killing of Sin Hyo Sun and Sim Mi Son. It denounces the case as a crime against the Korean nation, a clear indication of the U.S. imperialist aggression troops' arrogant behavior of damaging its dignity.
    The commentary goes on:
    The U.S. imperialist aggression troops do not consider the killing of civilians as a crime and take their man-killing no more serious than pilfering. The U.S. is not in a position to talk about someone's "human rights performance" and it is, indeed, a human rights abuser that should face an international human rights trial.
    There are ample facts to prove this. The recent murder of a south Korean woman by the U.S. aggression troop there and their manner whereby they handled the case heighten the south Korean's vigilance against the U.S.
    The recent murder case as horrendous as the killing of Sin Hyo Sun and Sim Mi Son will continue to occur and put the south Koreans in a nightmare of horror and disgrace as long as the U.S. imperialist aggression troops, a huge group of human ogres defying law and reason, remain in south Korea. The reality requires the south Korean people to stage the same anti-U.S. candlelight demonstrations as what raged in south Korea three years ago, making the U.S. shudder in order not to suffer bigger national misfortune and disgrace due to the occupation forces.

C. C., UAWK Meets

     Pyongyang, November 4 (KCNA) -- The 50th Plenary Meeting of the Central Committee of the Union of Agricultural Workers of Korea was held here on Thursday. The meeting discussed tasks to be fulfilled to firmly uphold and glorify the undying leadership exploits performed by President Kim Il Sung and leader Kim Jong Il in the cause of building the UAWK and bring about a new turn in the work of the UAWK on the occasion of the 60th founding anniversary of the union. A report was made by Kang Chang Uk, chairman of the C. C., the UAWK, to be followed by speeches. The reporter and speakers reviewed the successes and experience gained by the union in its work in the past true to the Songun revolutionary leadership of the Party and proposed tasks and measures to bring about a new turn in the work of the UAWK.
    The meeting called on all organizations and officials of the UAWK to firmly build up the union as a permanent companion of the Party and Songun revolutionary ranks that make positive contributions to the socialist rural construction and the accomplishment of the revolutionary cause of Juche under the Songun revolutionary leadership of Kim Jong Il on the occasion of its diamond jubilee.

Exhibition and Art Competition among Schoolchildren's Palaces and Halls across Country Held

     Pyongyang, November 4 (KCNA) -- An exhibition of inventions and teaching aids and an art competition among the schoolchildren's palaces and halls across the country took place here. On display in the venue were more than 500 inventions and teaching aids presented by teachers and schoolchildren from different schoolchildren's palaces and halls across the country.
    Highly appreciated at the exhibition were "Revolving visual aids showing the eight sceneries in the era of Songun", "Visual aids for educating children in the history of Songun leadership," "A robot for education" and "A device comprehensively teaching guitar chords" presented by the Mangyongdae Schoolchildren's Palace and "A remote controlled-rocket launcher" and "A computer program for learning calligraphy" by the Pyongyang Schoolchildren's Palace, "A computer program for three phase alternating current circuit (light)" by the Schoolchildren's Hall in Huichon, "Folding visual aids for industrial art" by the Schoolchildren's Hall in Hyongjesan District, Pyongyang, and "A self-study book for accordion" by the Schoolchildren's Hall in Sunchon and others.
    Meanwhile, members of hobby groups of different schoolchildren's palaces and halls across the country contributed at least 250 paintings of diverse kinds including Korean paintings, oil paintings and watercolors with main emphasis on rough sketches.
    Those art works well showcased the skills of the schoolchildren growing up to be Juche-oriented painters.

DPRK Players Prove Successful in 4th East Asian Games

     Pyongyang, November 4 (KCNA) -- The 4th East Asian Games have been under way in Macao of China since Oct. 29. DPRK boys and girls bagged 4 gold medals, 5 silver medals and 12 bronze medals in matches held from Oct. 30 to Nov. 2. Hong In Sun and Choe Kum Hui won gold medals in women's doubles 10-meter platform diving, Ri Jong Song in men's floor exercises, Kang Yun Mi in women's vault and Kim Jong Su in men's 10-meter air pistol shooting.
    O Jong Ae and Pak Hyon Suk carried off silver medals in the 58kg and 63 kg categories of women's weightlifting and Kim Chon Man and Ri Jong Nam in men's doubles 10-meter platform diving, Hong Su Jong in women's uneven bars and Ri Hae Yon in the women's balance beam. Meanwhile, the DPRK women's gymnastic team bagged a bronze medal in the team event.
    The games that will last till Nov. 6 drew at least 1,900 players from 9 countries and regions.

Nepalese Public Figure's Impressions of Korea

     Pyongyang, November 4 (KCNA) -- Kamal Prasad Chaulagain who is heading a delegation of the National Integrated Study and Research Centre of Nepal had an interview with the KCNA before his return home. He said that he was deeply moved to see proud successes achieved by the Korean people in building a great prosperous powerful socialist nation under the Songun leadership of Kim Jong Il. He went on:
    Leader Kim Jong Il made the revolutionary history of President Kim Il Sung continue in this land by his ever-victorious Songun politics. He developed in depth the Songun idea and line of President Kim Il Sung and put forward the invincible Songun political mode, which is one of his brilliant exploits performed in the work for development and prosperity of Korea.
    The single-minded unity of the whole army and the people around the headquarters of the revolution with Kim Jong Il as its head is a decisive guarantee for the victory of the Korean revolution.
    The feature of Korea forming a harmonious whole is miraculous one unprecedented in the history of the world.
    The unbreakable, single-minded unity of the leader, the Party and masses in Korea, this is the invincible unity consistent with the absolute respect and trust of the Korean people in their leader.
    I am convinced that Korea led by Kim Jong Il, great brilliant commander of Songun absolutely revered and respected by the Korean people and the world progressive people, will be ever powerful and prosperous.

Wreaths Laid before Bust of Kim Hyong Gwon

     Pyongyang, November 4 (KCNA) -- Wreaths were laid before the bust of ardent revolutionary fighter Kim Hyong Gwon in the Revolutionary Martyrs Cemetery on Mt. Taesong on November 4 on the occasion of his 100th birth anniversary. Seen standing before the bust was a wreath from Kim Jong Il. general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea, chairman of the National Defence Commission of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and supreme commander of the Korean People's Army.
    Present at the wreath-laying ceremony were Vice-President Yang Hyong Sop of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly, Secretary Kim Ki Nam of the WPK Central Committee, Vice-Premier Ro Tu Chol, officials of the party and armed forces organs, working people's organizations, ministries and national institutions, servicepersons of the KPA and working people in the city.
    Placed before the bust amidst the playing of the wreath-laying music were wreaths in the name of the WPK Central Committee, the Ministry of the People's Armed Forces, working people's organizations, ministries, national institutions, party and power and other bodies in Pyongyang. Written on the ribbons of the wreaths were letters reading "In memory of Comrade Kim Hyong Gwon, revolutionary fighter." On the same day, wreaths, bouquets and flowers were laid before his statues in Kim Hyong Gwon and Hongwon counties.

U.S. Forces' Transfer of Firing Range under Fire

     Pyongyang, November 4 (KCNA) -- A spokesman for the Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of the Fatherland answering a question put by KCNA Friday accused the U.S. imperialist aggression forces of attempting to use Jik Islet in waters off Kunsan, North Jolla Province, as a substitute for the firing range in Maehyang-ri. Their transfer of the firing range will neither change nor cover up their aggressive and bellicose nature, he noted, and continued: The U.S. troops built a firing range in Maehyang-ri, Hwasong city, Kyonggi Province for their exclusive use and have since conducted madcap mock nuclear bomb-dropping exercises, bombing and firing drills almost everyday for the past 50 years, thus severely devastating the ecological environment in the region and inflicting unspeakable disasters and misfortune upon its inhabitants. Enraged by the forces' moves for a war of aggression and atrocities, south Koreans have conducted dynamic actions demanding the U.S. forces' withdrawal and the closure of the U.S. military bases in different parts of south Korea.
    Much upset by this, the U.S. is staging the farce of closing the Maehyang-ri firing range and transferring it to Jik Islet.
    It is impossible to free the Korean Peninsula from the danger of war nor is it possible to prevent the same tragedy as what happened in Maehyang-ri as long as the U.S. imperialist aggression troops, chieftain of aggression, war, man-slaughtering and destruction, remain in south Korea. The spokesman denounced the south Korean bellicose forces for their thrice-cursed traitorous act of toeing the U.S. line and offering part of the inviolable territory of Korea to the U.S. forces.

Kim Jong Il Sends Gifts to Arirang Creators and Performers

     Pyongyang, November 4 (KCNA) -- Leader Kim Jong Il sent gifts to the creators and performers of the grand gymnastic and artistic performance "Arirang." The Kim Il Sung Prize Winner Arirang was reproduced on the occasions of the 60th anniversaries of the Workers' Party of Korea and the liberation of Korea and was performed before audiences on 62 occasions, evoking lively repercussions among south Koreans, overseas compatriots and foreigners, to say nothing of those in the DPRK.
    Kim Jong Il spared time to watch the performance three times, highly estimated it and extended thanks to its participants and sent to all of them gifts to be handed down through generations.
    All the creators and performers were immensely pleased and excited to receive the gifts on Nov. 3.

Functions Mark Kim Hyong Gwon's Birth Anniversary

     Sinpho, November 4 (KCNA) -- A meeting to follow the example of hero of Korean feature film "Flames Spreading over the Land", an art performance and a poem recitation and other multifarious functions took place at Kim Hyong Gwon University of Education in Sinpho on the occasion of the centenary of the birth of ardent revolutionary fighter Kim Hyong Gwon. At the meeting to follow the example of the hero of the feature film, speakers evinced their firm pledge to earnestly learn from the noble revolutionary spirit of Kim Hyong Gwon, Songun revolutionary fighter of the first generation, and wage a dynamic struggle true to leader Kim Jong Il's idea and leadership.
    The art performance included instrumental music and chorus "Unshakable Revolutionary Principle", dialogic poem "Appearance of eternal life," drum beating and homophony "Song of victory in forest", chorus "Army born of Mt. Paektu will Answer." Among the poems recited on the occasion were those written by teachers and students of the university such as "How noble is the soul of a faithful soldier" and "Standing before oil painting."

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Rodong Sinmun denuncia arbitrariedad de tropas yanquis

    　Pyongyang, 4 de noviembre (ATCC) -- Segun una prensa del Sur de Corea, ultimamente se revelo el hecho de que la parte de tropas norteamericanas no llevo al juicio al asesino que el pasado mes de junio atropello con un camion a una mujer surcoreana en Tongduchon de la provincia de Kyonggi. Esto es una reedicion del caso de las alumnas secundarias Sin Hyo Sun y Sim Mi Son y un acto criminal antinacional que revela la insolencia de las tropas agresoras yanquis que insultan la dignidad de la nacion coreana.
    Asi senala el diario Rodong Sinmun en un comentario individual del dia 4 y continua:
    Las tropas agresoras yanquis pasan por alto el asesinato por el medio de transporte.
    EE.UU. no esta en condiciones de hablar de "derechos humanos" de alguien y es un pais criminal que debe someterse al juicio de DDHH. El hecho lo prueba.
    El presente caso despierta la conciencia antiyanqui de los habitantes surcoreanos.
    Mientras permanecen en el suelo surcoreano los uniformados agresores yanquis, banda de bestias que no tienen en consideracion ni la ley ni el juicio, seguira ocurriendo tal incidente como el de Sin Hyo Sun y Sim Mi Son y los habitantes surcoreanos no podran despertarse de la pesadilla de terror e ignominia.
    El hecho insinua que para no volver a sufrir desgracia e ignominia nacional por las tropas ocupantes los habitantes surcoreanos deben improvisar otra vez el mar de velas antiyanquis que hace tres anos atemorizo a EE.UU.

Acto central por el centenario de nacimiento de Kim Hyong Gwon

    　Pyongyang, 4 de noviembre (ATCC) -- Tuvo lugar el dia 3 en el Palacio Cultural del Pueblo el acto central por el centenario del nacimiento del fervoroso combatiente revolucionario Kim Hyong Gwon (tio del Presidente Kim Il Sung). Estuvieron presentes alli Ri Yong Mu, Choe Thae Bok, Yang Hyong Sop y otros funcionarios.
    　El informe conmemorativo estuvo a cargo de Kim Ki Nam, secretario del Comite Central del Partido del Trabajo de Corea.
    　El informante se refirio a la brillante vida revolucionaria e inmortales hazanas del combatiente de vanguardia de la revolucion antijaponesa y prosiguio: 　El nacio el 4 de noviembre de 1905 en una familia de tradicion patriotica y revolucionaria de Mangyongdae como hijo de Kim Po Hyon. Desde su ninez, bajo la educacion y la direccion de los padres y de su hermano Kim Hyong Jik, destacado dirigente del Movimiento antijapones de Liberacion Nacional de Corea, crecio como ferviente patriota y revolucionario.
    　Grabando en lo hondo del corazon la ultima voluntad de Kim Hyong Jik de conquistar sin falta la independencia del pais de generacion en generacion, desplego activamente la lucha revolucionaria bajo la direccion del Presidente Kim Il Sung.
    　En pleno acato a la orientacion estrategica del Presidente de ampliar la lucha armada al interior de Corea, en la primera decada de agosto del 19 (1930) de la Era Juche, comandando un pequeno grupo del Ejercito Revolucionario de Corea, desplego vigorosas actividades politico-militares en las regiones nortenas de Corea, dio a nuestro pueblo la conviccion en la liberacion de la patria y en la victoria de la revolucion y asesto golpes demoledores a los agresores imperialistas japoneses.
    　Tambien despues de ser detenido por enemigos japoneses, continuo luchando sin desmayo en la carcel y demostro sin reserva la combatividad y el espiritu de fervoroso patriota y autentico revolucionario coreano.
    　Fue condenado a quince anos de prision en el juicio de homicidio por los verdugos japoneses, pero, nunca tuvo una vision pesimista ante tal condenacion sino lo convirtio en un tribunal sobre los agresores japoneses.
    Si bien el cuerpo desaparece como el rocio por el fuego de la ejecucion, el revolucionario no abandona la confianza politica e indoblegable constancia, lo cual fue su firme credo e inconmovible voluntad.
    　Kim Hyong Gwon, con el noble espiritu revolucionario y patriotico de la familia de Mangyongdae, fue un autentico abanderado que defendia la bandera roja de la revolucion y dejo inmortales huellas en los anales de la revolucion coreana iniciada por las fuerzas armadas bajo la direccion del Presidente. 　La vida de Kim Hyong Gwon fue la noble del verdadero patriota quien dedico todo lo suyo para la liberacion de la patria y el radiante porvenir del pueblo y fue una brillante vida del firme revolucionario que quedo infinitamente fiel a la causa revolucionaria superando con valentia todas las vicisitudes.