Japan's "Financial Sanctions" against DPRK Assailed

    Pyongyang, September 25 (KCNA) -- Rodong Sinmun Monday ridicules Japan's application of "financial sanctions" against the DPRK as a farce of a jester of a circus troupe. The Japanese authorities, bereft of reason, are foolishly performing short-sighted and senseless buffoonery reminding us of a rural vendor, regarding "financial sanctions" as "a panacea," says a Rodong Sinmun commentary Monday.
    The analyst goes on:
    Japan's "financial sanctions" do not surprise the DPRK at all. But the DPRK has to say a caustic word about Japan's mean racket of "financial sanctions."
    Dancing to other's tune, Japan is attempting to pressurize and strangle the DPRK with such "financial sanctions" to drive it somewhere. It is, however, a poor, third-rate diplomacy of bat-blind philistines.
    Japan is whipping itself into senseless frenzy to please the whim of its American master. It is acting flippantly not to fall behind the U.S. in the racket of sanctions against the DPRK. It does not warrant surprise, considering that Japan has made it its physical quality to lick the boots of the American master and tail behind the U.S. It is unseemly for Japan, styling itself "a big power," to behave like this.
    Japan's noisy row of "financial sanctions" against the DPRK is a disgusting behavior of a slovenly political charlatan bent on refurbishing his public image by ingratiating himself with his American master and feathering his own nest by following the U.S.
    Japan's clumsy and wicked act is a perfidy trampling upon the spirit and requirements of the DPRK-Japan Pyongyang Declaration.
    It is an utterly unreasonable sophism to describe the application of the "financial sanctions" as "a catalyzer" for "dialogue." It is a folly rendering the problem more complicated and carrying the DPRK-Japan confrontation to extremes.
    It is justifiable and natural for the DPRK to put up a tough rebuff to Japan's desperate political provocation. The situation is very serious and the consequences are unpredictable. Japan would be well advised to behave with discretion, pondering over the serious consequences to be entailed by its harebrained act against the DPRK.

State Commendations and Gifts Awarded to FIFA U-20 Championship Winners

    Pyongyang, September 25 (KCNA) -- A ceremony of awarding state commendations and gifts to young women footballers, coaches and officers concerned who came first in the third FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship was held at the April 25 House of Culture Monday. Yang Hyong Sop, vice-president of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly, in his address said that Kim Jong Il bestowed high honor upon young women footballers and presented them with such gifts which they would hand down through generations as deluxe cars and buses and flats.
    At the ceremony the title of Labor Hero of the DPRK and Gold Medal (Hammer and Sickle) and National Flag Order First Class were conferred on Hong Myong Gum of the Amnokgang Sports Group and 18 others, wristwatches bearing the august name of President Kim Il Sung upon Kim Kyong Hwa of the April 25 Sports Group and 26 others and "Kim Il Sung Youth Honor Prize" upon Jong Ryon Hui of the April 25 Sports Group and 4 others.
    The title of People's Sportsman was awarded to Kim Song Hui of the Pyongyang City Sports Group and 17 others and the title of Merited Sportsman to Ri Jin Hui of the Rimyongsu Sports Group and 5 others.
    Gifts sent by Kim Jong Il to coach of the Pyongyang City Sports Group Choe Kwang Sok were conveyed to them.
    Choe Kwang Sok and Hong Myong Gum, heroes of labor and people's sportspersons, and other speakers noted that they were deeply touched by the profound benevolence of Kim Jong Il who highly estimated their success as a great patriotic deed, though it was a modest one made in the course of fulfilling their commitment, and put forward them as hero footballers.
    They evinced their resolution to win every game they will play by displaying the transparent spirit of devotedly defending the leader and the spirit of defending the country and the spirit of waging dynamic ideological and fighting spirit battles, speed campaign and technical battle as befitting sportspersons of Songun Korea and thus strikingly demonstrate the dignity and honor of Kim Il Sung's nation and uphold Kim Jong Il's Songun revolutionary leadership with gold medals.
    Present at the ceremony were Kim Jung Rin, secretary of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, Kwak Pom Gi, vice-premier of the Cabinet, and others.

Spain-based Friendly Organization Introduces Korea

    Pyongyang, September 25 (KCNA) -- The Spain-based Association for Friendship with Korea newly posted several articles and photos on Internet homepage "One Korea Network." An article titled "Essence of Songun Politics" said that the Songun politics pursued by the Workers' Party of Korea helps reliably defend the country, the revolution and socialism and push forward socialist construction as a whole with the Korean People's Army as its main force.
    Another article titled "Anti-U.S., Mindset of South Korean People" noted that the U.S. troops present in south Korea who had been regarded as "liberator" and "supporter" are branded as "forces obstructive to reunification" and "shock brigade in implementing colonial policy" and the U.S. is denounced as the principal culprit threatening peace of the Korean Peninsula.
    Another article titled "National Independence and Korea's Reunification" said that a dramatic change has been brought about in accomplishing the Korean nation's cause of reunification after the publication of the June 15 North-North Joint Declaration. What is noticeable in particular is that anti-U.S. sentiment is rapidly mounting in south Korea where the idea of worship and fear of America had been predominant for several decades, it stressed.

Russian People's Actor on Impressions of Korea Visit

    Pyongyang, September 25 (KCNA) -- Josif Kobzon, chairman of the Cultural Committee of the State Duma of the Russian Federation who is winner of the Soviet State Prize and people's actor, dedicated a travelogue headlined "I was completely fascinated by Comrade Kim Jong Il" to the paper "Zolotoi Log" on Sept. 19. The author pointed out that many things of Korea startled him. One of them, he said, is Korean people's culture, life and patriotism. There are no prostitutes and drug addicts in Korea, he said, and went on:
    My inspection of Pyongyang Kim Won Gyun Conservatory, the Mangyongdae Schoolchildren's Palace and other places brought home to me what a great concern is paid to the younger generation in Korea.
    Natural landscape is also wonderful. In a nutshell, Pyongyang is like an earthly paradise.
    Kim Jong Il knows well about Russian culture, which moved me completely.

Branch Offices of Government Employees' Union in S. Korea Forcibly Closed

    Pyongyang, September 25 (KCNA) -- South Korean authorities mobilized police to forcibly close branch offices of the "National Government Employees' Union" on Sept. 22, according to south Korean MBC. The "government" authorities took the union to task for recently struggling in demand of a stop to the south Korea-U.S. joint military exercises "Ulji Focus Lens" and branded the union as an "illegal organization" as it does not recognize the "law on government employees' union." And the authorities have threatened that they would forcibly close those branch offices which did not give a notification of their establishment in case of failing to disestablish them by themselves.
    Unable to bring the unionists to their knees with threat and blackmail, the authorities drove police forces out to close the offices forcibly under the pretext of "administrative execution" that day.
    The police went to at least 110 branch offices of more than 140 offices which did not give notification and forcibly drove unionists out of them and put the seal on office rooms. The police took away at least 50 unionists on the charge of "interference with government officials in the execution of their duties."
    The south Korean authorities' reckless suppression invited great protest from among unionists and people of different social standings.
    The employees' union called a press conference in protest against the authorities' reckless action at the Citizen's Park of Kwanghwamun in Seoul.
    Unionists of branches in Pusan, Ulsan, South Kyongsang Province and other places of south Korea fiercely fought against the police to defend their offices.
    Meanwhile, 203 lawyers held a press conference in front of the "government" building in Seoul on the same day and demanded the authorities stop the moves to close branch offices, aimed to stamp out the employees' union.

Letter to Kim Jong Il Adopted in Bangladesh

    Pyongyang, September 25 (KCNA) -- A letter to Kim Jong Il was adopted at a joint celebration meeting sponsored by the Left Democratic Front of Bangladesh and the Bangladesh-Korea Friendship and Solidarity Committee on Sept. 8 on the occasion of the 58th birthday of the DPRK. The foundation of the DPRK on Sept. 9, 1948 was the brilliant crystal of the victory of the anti-Japanese liberation war under the wise leadership of President Kim Il Sung, the letter said, pointing out that with the foundation of the DPRK, the imperialist forces were defeated and the Korean people could have genuine independent and sovereign state free from exploitation and oppression.
    The struggle of the Korean people for national reunification is now positively praised by the progressive people of the world including Bangladesh, the letter stressed, expressing the belief that independent and peaceful reunification of Korea would be achieved at an early date under the outstanding Songun leadership of Kim Jong Il.

Kim Jong Il Sends Wreath to Bier of Sin Song U

    Pyongyang, September 25 (KCNA) -- General Secretary Kim Jong Il Sunday sent a wreath to the bier of Prof. and Dr. Sin Song U, vice-director of the Hamhung Orthopedic Hospital who is deputy to the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, "Kim Il Sung Prize" laureate, Hero of Labor and People's Doctor, expressing deep condolences over his death.

Reasonable Solution to Registration Fee Raise Urged in S. Korea

    Pyongyang, September 25 (KCNA) -- The "National Measure Committee for Student Education" of south Korea reportedly called a press conference in front of the building of the "National Assembly" in Seoul on Sept. 20, at which it demanded a reasonable solution to the issue of the raise of registration fees by the authorities. Speakers at the press conference lamented that the registration fees of university students rose every year due to the unjustifiable educational opening policy of the "government." The "National Assembly" should put forward a measure for a reasonable solution to the issue at an early date so that university students may study with a sense of relief, they said.
    A statement read out at the press conference called upon all the university students to turn out all at once in protest against the raise of registration fees and the scheme to revise the "law on private schools."
    At the end of the press conference the participants handed to the "National Assembly" a letter of protest demanding the institution of a system for the solution of the problem of registration fees, a stop to the moves to revise the "law on private schools," opening to the public of the content of the negotiation for educational opening and so on.

Kim Yong Nam Meets Outgoing Dutch Ambassador

    Pyongyang, September 25 (KCNA) -- Kim Yong Nam, president of Presidium of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, met and talked with Radinck J. Van Vollenhoven, Dutch ambassador to the DPRK, who paid a farewell call on him at the Mansudae Assembly Hall on Monday. On hand was Kung Sok Ung, vice-minister of Foreign Affairs.

Greetings to Yemeni President

    Pyongyang, September 25 (KCNA) -- Kim Yong Nam, president of the Presidium of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, sent a message of greetings to Yemeni President Ali Abudullah Saleh on Monday on the occasion of the 44th day of revolution in Yemen. The message expressed the belief that the friendly and cooperative relations between the two countries would continue to develop.

Animal Museum of Central Zoo in DPRK

    Pyongyang, September 25 (KCNA) -- There is the Animal Museum in the Central Zoo, which is inhabited by rare animals presented to Kim Jong Il by Jonas Wahlstrom, director of the Skansen Aquarium in Sweden. The museum, which was open to the public on October Juche 74 (1985), consists of aquariums and quarters for reptiles, small monkeys and nocturnal animals.
    One thousand and hundreds of fishes of more than sixty species including Arowana and Spotted Indian Knife live in the aquariums and reptiles including Cuban Crocodiles and Indian Boas in the reptile quarter.
    In the quarter for small monkeys which makes the visitors feel as if they were in forests of coconut, larch and oak trees, they can see scores of monkeys including Common Marmoset, Pygmy Marmoset and Squirrel Monkey. Among them are rare monkeys each of which weighs 120 grams.
    The quarter for nocturnal animals houses tens of animals of five species such as Lesser Bush Baby, Indian Flying Fox and Hedgehog.
    Working people and school youth and children have a pleasant time, seeing animals associated with meaningful stories.

Second Pyongyang Autumn International Trade Fair Opens

    Pyongyang, September 25 (KCNA) -- An opening ceremony of the Second Pyongyang Autumn International Trade Fair was held at the Three Revolution Exhibition on Monday. Present at the ceremony were Vice-Premier of the Cabinet Ro Tu Chol, Minister of Foreign Trade Rim Kyong Man, officials concerned, delegations and delegates of the DPRK, foreign countries and regions, foreign diplomatic envoys and staff members of foreign embassies.
    Jo Jong Ho, vice-minister of Foreign Trade, made a congratulatory speech at the ceremony. Then followed an opening address of Kim Tong Myong, director of the Korean International Exhibition Corporation.
    The speakers said that the fair will be an important occasion in strengthening friendly relations and further developing economic cooperation and exchanges among different countries.
    Participants put bouquets and made a bow before a photograph of President Kim Il Sung standing together with Kim Jong Il in the venue.
    And they looked round up-to-date machine tools, newly developed medicines and other diverse products, video shows and information materials introducing different companies and products presented by the DPRK, China, Indonesia, Switzerland, Britain, Thailand, Italy, Belarus and Hong Kong of China.
    A reception was given in connection with the opening of the fair in the evening.
    The fair continues till Sept. 28.

Chinese Delegation Here

    Pyongyang, September 25 (KCNA) -- A delegation of the General Administration of Sport of China headed by Vice-Minister Xiao Tian arrived here by air on Monday.

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Rodong Sinmun condena "sancion financiera" de Japon a la RPDC

    Pyongyang, 25 de septiembre (ATCC) -- La "sancion financiera" de Japon sobre la Republica Popular Democratica de Corea no pasa de ser una bufonada, califica el diario Rodong Sinmun en un comentario individual insertado en su edicion del dia 25 y prosigue: Las autoridades japonesas actuan imprudentemente considerando la "sancion financiera" como "remedio universal".
    No nos extranamos de la "sancion financiera" que acaba de aplicar Japon contra la RPDC. La intencion de este pais isleno de aplastar y ejercer presion sobre la RPDC con la farsa de "sancion" no pasa de ser una diplomacia indiscreta de un miope.
    Japon vuelve loco para no irritar a su amo. Ocupa el segundo lugar despues de EE.UU. en la aplicacion de la "sancion financiera" a la RPDC. Es de veras una verguenza para Japon que se porta como "potencia".
    La "sancion financiera" de Japon es un acto repugnante de un especulador politico para elevar el valor de su pais y sacar provecho con su servicio al imperio americano.
    　Ademas, es una traicion al espiritu y demanda de la Declaracion Corea-Japon de Pyongyang.
    　Japon describe la "sancion financiera" contra la RPDC como un "catalizador" para el "dialogo". Es un disparate que complica solo la cuestion y lleva al tope la confrontacion con la RPDC.
    Es justa y natural la respuesta tajante de la RPDC a la provocacion politica de Japon. La situacion es gravisima y la consecuencia es imprevisible. El pais isleno debe reflexionar de grave consecuencia que emane de su locura y actuar con prudencia.

Motivo trascendental para el desarrollo del movimiento NOAL

    Pyongyang, 25 de septiembre (ATCC) -- En el futuro tambien el movimiento de los paises no alineados (NOAL) se mantendra siempre en su ideal y principios y elevara constantemente su facultad de actividades y papel para impulsar activamente la verificacion de la causa de la independencia en el mundo. 　Asi senala el diario Rodong Sinmun en un articulo individual del dia 24 y continua:
    　La XIV Cumbre de los paises no alineados sirvio de motivo trascendental de gran significado para situar el movimiento NOAL a una nueva etapa mas alta y elevar su facultad de actividades y papel.
    　Lo mas importante para que el movimiento NOAL cumpla plenamente su papel y mision de epoca es mantener sin alteracion el sublime ideal y principios definidos por si mismo.
    　Este ideal y principios no pueden ser alterados mientras existen en el planeta las fuerzas imperialistas y dominacionistas que persiguen la gobernacion, la intervencion, la agresion y el saqueo. La independencia antiimperialista es una garantia para el avance victorioso del movimiento NOAL.
    　La unidad y la solidaridad del movimiento NOAL es la cuestion importantisima que le permite mantener y fortalecer de continuo su existencia y realizar la causa de la independencia del mundo en medio de las relaciones internacionales de este siglo en que se acelera el proceso de multipolarizacion. Los paises no alineados deben unirse para representar el Sur, respetar las voces de los miembros y manifestar el poderio de estos.
    　Los paises integrantes deben unirse y solidarizarse en lo politico en el principio de la independencia, cooperarse e intercambiarse en lo economico y tecnico. La unica via para lograr el desarrollo independiente y el progreso socio-economico libres del dominio y saqueo economicos de los imperialistas es ampliar y desarrollar la cooperacion Sur-Sur basada en la autoconfianza colectiva.
    　Es importante rechazar tajantemente el doble rasero de los imperialistas y observar estrictamente el principio de igualdad e imparcialidad en las relaciones internacionales.
    　Los paises no alineados deben ver con agudeza la injusticia y la consecuencia de la aplicacion de doble rasero en las relaciones internacionales y rechazarlo colectivamente. De no ser asi, los imperialistas se portaran con mas arrogancia, destruiran la justicia y la equidad internacionales y amenazaran gravemente la paz y la seguridad del mundo. Esta vez se amplio a 118 el numero de los miembros del movimiento NOAL, lo cual demuestra la fuerza de atraccion y el crecimiento de este movimiento.
    　Son justos el ideal y objetivo del movimiento y esplendida su perspectiva.
    　Cualesquier maniobras encaminadas a mantener el caduco orden de dominacion y subyugacion no podran detener el avance del movimiento NOAL por el camino de la independencia antiimperialista.

Kim Jong Il envia ofrenda floral ante el feretro del difunto Sin Song U

    Pyongyang, 25 de septiembre (ATCC) -- El Dirigente Kim Jong Il envio el dia 24 una ofrenda floral ante el feretro del difunto Sin Song U, diputado a la Asamblea Popular Suprema de la Republica Popular Democratica de Corea, laureado con el Premio Kim Il Sung, Heroe del Trabajo, Medico del Pueblo, Profesor y Doctor titulares y subdirector del Hospital Ortopedico de Hamhung, en senal de profunda condolencia por su fallecimiento.

Bangladesh: carta a Kim Jong Il

    Pyongyang, 25 de septiembre (ATCC) -- Quedo aprobada una carta dirigida al Dirigente Kim Jong Il en el mitin conmemorativo del 58o aniversario de la fundacion de la Republica Popular Democratica de Corea, efectuado el dia 8 bajo coauspicios del Frente Democratico de Izquierda de Bangladesh y del Comite de Amistad y Solidaridad Bangladesh-Corea. La misiva senala que la fundacion el 9 de Septiembre de 1948 de la RPDC fue un fruto de la victoria en la guerra de liberacion antijaponesa, lograda bajo la sabia direccion del gran Lider, Presidente Kim Il Sung, y anade que gracias a este evento las fuerzas imperialistas fueron derrotadas y el pueblo coreano pudo librarse de la explotacion y opresion y tener un autentico Estado soberano e independiente.
    Destaca que hoy en dia la lucha del pueblo coreano por la reunificacion del pais goza de alabanza activa por parte de los pueblos progresistas del mundo entero incluso el bengali y expresa conviccion de que bajo la destacada direccion del Songun (priorizacion militar) de Su Excelencia Kim Jong Il se realizara cuanto antes la reunificacion independiente y pacifica de Corea.