Greetings to Guinean President

   Pyongyang, October 1 (KCNA) -- Kim Yong Nam, president of the Presidium of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, Monday sent a message of greetings to Lansana Conte, President of Guinea, on the occasion of the 49th anniversary of independence of his country.
    Believing that the friendly and cooperative relations between the two countries would grow stronger, the message wholeheartedly wished the president and people of Guinea greater success in the work for peace and stability and socio-economic development of the country.


FM of DPRK Meets British Ambassador

   Pyongyang, October 1 (KCNA) -- Foreign Minister Pak Ui Chun met and had a talk with British Ambassador e.p. to the DPRK John Everard who paid a courtesy call on him on Monday.


Rodong Sinmun on WPK's Line of National Reunification

   Pyongyang, October 1 (KCNA) -- The line of national reunification pursued by the Workers' Party of Korea is a patriotic line for putting an end to the tragedy of national division and guaranteeing and propelling the realization of the Koreans' unanimous desire for independent reunification and an invincible line for smashing the anti-reunification moves of the separatist forces inside and outside Korea and bringing about a steady surge in the movement for national reunification.
    Rodong Sinmun Monday says this in a signed article.
    It is none other than the WPK which is more thoughtful of the Koreans' desire and wish for national reunification than of anything else out of its heavy responsibility for the destiny of the country and nation and has worked hard for their realization, the article says, and goes on:
    The WPK has regarded the great unity of the whole nation as a sure guarantee for meeting the challenges of the anti-reunification forces inside and outside Korea by concerted efforts of the nation and bringing earlier the day of independent reunification and waged a dynamic struggle for it.
    The WPK's line is an effective line for building a reunified great prosperous powerful nation on this land under the great banner of Songun.
    It is the WPK's steadfast stand and unshakable will to preserve and eternally glorify the immortal exploits President Kim Il Sung performed in the efforts for national reunification.
    The adoption of the historic June 15 joint declaration and signal progress made in the inter-Korean relations and movement for national reunification based on the idea of "By our nation itself" are the brilliant fruition of Kim Jong Il's patriotic Songun politics.


Over 160 Cases of Aerial Espionage Committed

   Pyongyang, October 1 (KCNA) -- More than 160 cases of aerial espionage against the DPRK were committed in September, of which over 110 by the U.S. imperialist aggression forces and more than 50 by the south Korean army, according to a military source.
    On September 27 and 28, a south Korea-based U-2 perpetrated electronic and photographing espionage on the overall area of the DPRK, making flights from east to west in the sky over the areas of Tokjok Islet, Phochon, Rinje and Sokcho. The cases of espionage by this spy plane went beyond 20 in September.
    In the meantime, on September 24, four RC-12s made shuttle flights along the Military Demarcation Line all day long to watch and spy on the area of the DPRK.
    An overseas-based RC-135 went mad in aerial surveillance, photographing and electronic reconnaissance on the overall area of the DPRK on September 5, 7 and 13.
    A Japan-based EP-3 made flights day and night with the sky over the east and west coasts of south Korea as its operational theatre for search and electronic spying on the coastlines and the seabed of the DPRK on September 7, 9 and 24.
    On September 5, an E-3 that flew to the air over south Korea from an overseas base went overheated in commanding flying corps engaged in an aerial war drill and committing aerial espionage against the DPRK.
    The war-thirsty elements of the south Korean army let fly two or three RC-800s and RF-4Cs everyday to spy on the DPRK.


Chinese People's National Day Greeted

   Pyongyang, October 1 (KCNA) -- The Korean people extend warm congratulations and friendly greetings to the Chinese people on the occasion of the 58th anniversary of the People's Republic of China (PRC), says Rodong Sinmun Monday in a signed article.
    The foundation of the PRC marked an epochal event as it brought about progress in the history of the Chinese people and ushered in a new era of socialism, the article says, and goes on:
    The Chinese government aroused its people to the struggle to implement the line and policies set forth by the Communist Party of China (CPC) in each period and at each phase of the developing revolution, thus eradicating centuries-old backwardness and poverty and bringing about social changes.
    The Chinese people regard it as an important task to work hard to build a comprehensively well-off society and open up a new phase in building socialism with Chinese characteristics.
    The Korean people are rejoiced as over their own over the big achievements made by the Chinese people in the revolution and construction and wholeheartedly wish the Chinese people greater successes in their efforts to build a harmonious socialist society based on the scientific view on development under the leadership of the CPC with Hu Jintao as its General Secretary.
    The DPRK and China are close neighbors and the two peoples are linked with the close ties of friendship.
    The friendly and cooperative relations between the two countries have grown stronger in the common interests thanks to the deep care and energetic activities of the leaders of the two countries.
    It is the common desire and wish of the peoples of the two countries to steadily boost the bilateral friendship.
    The traditional DPRK-China friendship will grow stronger in the future thanks to the common efforts of the peoples of the two countries.


International Day of Older Persons Observed

   Pyongyang, October 1 (KCNA) -- Rodong Sinmun today observes International Day of Older Persons.
    Noting that international efforts are being made to increase interest in the problem of the aging of population and use the potential, technique, experience and wisdom of the aged for social life and human development, the paper says in a signed article:
    The work of protecting aged persons is undertaken amid the deep concern of the state and society in the DPRK.
    There is the social trait of respecting revolutionary elders such as anti-Japanese revolutionary fighters, war veterans and persons of merits and other aged men and women and giving them preferential treatment.
    The aged are let to do useful work for the state and society with their special knowledge and technique and rich experience, according to their health conditions and hopes.
    A law on protecting the aged was adopted this year under the popular policy of the Party and the state for a successful work of protecting the aged.
    Active in the DPRK is the Central Committee of the Korean Federation for Care of the Aged. It is making positive efforts to have close ties and cooperation with related international organizations in the matters of the aging of population and protection of the old.


New Types of Colored Roof Tiles Produced

   Pyongyang, October 1 (KCNA) -- New types of colored roof tiles are being produced amid interest of the people in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
     The roof tiles are widely applied to public buildings and dwelling houses to add lustre to traditional Korean-style buildings.
     Varied are the types of colored tiles including those for roof ridges and eaves.
    Their colors and radiance are good to see and their colors remain unchanged for a long time.
     The roof tiles endure the pressure of 300kg and stand well snow, rain, wind and the change of temperature.


Idiopathic Thrombocytopenia Cured with Medicinal Moxibustion

   Pyongyang, October 1 (KCNA) -- The Academy of Koryo Medical Science cures the idiopathic thrombocytopenia with a new Koryo medical treatment method.
     The idiopathic thrombocytopenia, an obstinate disease, has been treated with medicines such as prednisolone and dexamethasone but its efficacy is not high and the patient relapses. The medicines produce ill effect on digestive and metabolic systems.
     Researchers of the academy have succeeded in the research into the treatment of the idiopathic thrombocytopenia with Koryo medical method.
     They, basing themselves on the elucidation of the cause of the disease, found out the regions for moxibustion closely related with hematogenous function in the human body.
     They have treated patients with medicinal moxibustion by combining moxa and drugs which have hematogenous and hemostatic functions.
     Many of the patients have had their disease completely cured by the method. And the symptoms of others have been remarkably improved. Its treatment efficacy is 95.6 percent.


WPK Founding Anniversary Marked

   Pyongyang, October 1 (KCNA) -- A meeting, a seminar and a round-table talk were held by the National Committee of the Genuine Lumumbist Patriotic Party of Democratic Congo, the Youth Group for the Study of the Juche Idea in Democratic Congo and the Democratic Congo-Korea Friendship and Solidarity Association in the period from September 14 to 21 on the occasion of the 62nd anniversary of the Workers' Party of Korea.
    On display at the venues of the functions were photos showing the undying feats of President Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il and those introducing the glorious history of the WPK.
    The chairman of the National Committee of the Genuine Lumumbist Patriotic Party of Democratic Congo, addressing the meeting, highly praised the imperishable feats of the President in the building of the WPK.
    He said Kim Jong Il has remarkably strengthened the unity and cohesion of the Party and the popular masses with his original Songun politics.
    The chairman of the Youth Group for the Study of the Juche Idea in Democratic Congo at the seminar elaborated on the Juche idea, saying the WPK successfully resolved the question of possessing its guiding idea thanks to the founding of the Juche idea by the President.
    The chairman of the Democratic Congo-Korea Friendship and Solidarity Association at the round-table talk referred to the fact that the President founded the WPK and strengthened it into an ever victorious steel-like party.
    He said Kim Jong Il is leading the WPK to fulfill its mission as the guiding force of the cause of Songun revolution, having firmly united the whole Party on the basis of monolithic ideology.


Protest Staged in Britain

   Pyongyang, October 1 (KCNA) -- Members of the Coordinating Committee of Friends of Korea in Britain, the British Association for the Study of Songun Policy and the British Group for the Study of the Juche Idea held a protest in front of the Japanese embassy in London on September 24 against the suppression of the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan (Chongryon) by the Japanese authorities.
    They held the protest for about two hours, holding placards reading; "Japanese authorities, take hands off Chongryon at once" and "Respect the rights of the Korean residents in Japan".
    Korean songs including "No Motherland without You" rang out loudly when they waved flags of the DPRK, expressing support to and solidarity with the Korean people in their just cause and bitterly condemning the Japanese authorities for their brutal suppression of Chongryon and Koreans in Japan
    They distributed to pedestrians literature disclosing the criminal nature of the suppression of Chongryon and Koreans in Japan.


Lifting of Sanctions against DPRK Demanded

   Pyongyang, October 1 (KCNA) -- Members of the Society of Families of Returnees to the DPRK from Japan in Kyoto visited the Kyoto Branch of the Japan Red Cross on September 21 and requested it to urge the Japanese government to immediately lift the sanctions against the DPRK and permit the DPRK ships' entry into Japanese ports.
    They held that the Japanese government's sanctions against the DPRK are a blatant challenge to humanitarianism and it is quite natural for the Japan Red Cross to demand the government lift the sanctions.
    They called on the Japan Red Cross to make efforts for the lifting of sanctions against the DPRK and the allowance of the DPRK ships' entry into Japanese ports from the humanitarian viewpoint.
    The society made a similar request to the Japan Red Cross in March, too.


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Kim Jong Il junto con cuadros envia mensaje a cuadros chinos

   Pyongyang, 1 de octubre (ATCC) -- El Dirigente Kim Jong Il, junto con el presidente del Presidium de la Asamblea Popular Suprema Kim Yong Nam y el primer ministro del Consejo de Ministros Kim Yong Il, envio el 30 de septiembre un mensaje de felicitacion al Presidente de la Republica Popular China (RPCh) Hu Jintao, el presidente del Comite Permanente de la Asamblea Popular Nacional Wu Bangguo y el primer ministro del Consejo de Estado Wen Jiabao, con motivo del 58o aniversario de la fundacion de la RPCh.
    La misiva senala:
    En nombre del Partido del Trabajo de Corea, el gobierno de la Republica Popular Democratica de Corea y el pueblo coreano hacemos llegar nuestra calurosa felicitacion y salutacion a ustedes y, por su conducto, al Partido Comunista de China, el gobierno y el pueblo chinos con motivo del 58o aniversario de la fundacion de la RPCh.
    Durante los 58 anos pasados que datan de la fundacion de la RPCh, el pueblo chino construyo un Estado socialista en amplio territorio chino superando multiples dificultades.
    Hoy, el pueblo chino, bajo la direccion del PCCh encabezado por el secretario general Hu Jiantao, logra grandes exitos en las labores para construir una sociedad socialista armoniosa basada en la concepcion de desarrollo cientifico y realizar la reunificacion de todo el pais.
    El pueblo coreano se regocija de ello y le desea de todo corazon al pueblo chino mayores exitos en la labor para acoger con mas significacion el XVII congreso del partido y en la construccion del socialismo con caracter chino.
    Nuestro partido y gobierno de la Republica mantienen la invariable posicion de consolidar y desarrollar incesantemente la tradicional amistad Corea-China.
    En esta oportunidad, estamos convencidos de que las relaciones de amistad y cooperacion entre Corea y China se fortaleceran y se desarrollaran mas por nuestros esfuerzos comunes y deseamos la prosperidad de la RPCh y la felicidad del pueblo chino.


Mas de 160 casos de espionaje aereo contra la RPDC en septiembre

   Pyongyang, 1 de octubre (ATCC) -- Segun fuentes castrenses, se reportaron en septiembre mas de 160 casos de espionaje aereo contra la Republica Popular Democratica de Corea, de ellos mas de 110 por parte de las tropas agresoras norteamericanas y mas de 50 por el ejercito surcoreano.
     Un "U-2" de EE.UU., que tiene su base en el Sur de Corea, realizo esa operacion mas de 20 veces.
     Especificamente, los dias 27 y 28, incurrio en el reconocimiento electronico y filmacion sobre toda la extension de la RPDC realizando vuelos de ida y vuelta en el cielo sobre la isla Tokjok, Phochon, Rinje y Sokcho.
     Por otra parte, el dia 24, 4 unidades de "RC-12" se enfrascaron en la vigilancia y espionaje sobre las zonas de la RPDC sobrevolando todo el dia la Linea de Demarcacion Militar.
     Los dias 5, 7 y 13, se sumaron a esas actividades las aeronaves de tipo "RC-135" de EE.UU. provenientes de las bases en ultramar.
     Los dias 7, 9 y 24, un "EP-3" despegado de su base en Japon, sobrevolo de dia a noche las costas de los Mares Este y Oeste de Corea en la parte surcoreana realizando el sondeo y el reconocimiento electronico sobre las costas y el fondo maritimo de la RPDC.
     El dia 5, un "E-3", que se traslado de su base en ultramar al firmamento surcoreano, hizo otro tanto al tiempo que dirigia las escuadrillas de aviones en los ejercicios de combate aereo.
      En tanto, los belicistas de la capa militar del Sur de Corea mandaron cada dia 2 o 3 aviones de marcas "RC-800" y "RF-4C" para espiar la RPDC.


Rodong Sinmun desenmascara la politica de DDHH de EE.UU.

   Pyongyang, 1 de octubre (ATCC) -- La politica reaccionaria de derechos humanos es la fuente de la violacion de la soberania y la perturbacion de la estabilidad.
    Asi revela el diario Rodong Sinmun en un articulo individual del 30 de septiembre y continua:
    La aplicacion de la pauta de doble rasero en el sector de derechos humanos es, en su esencia, la revelacion de la erronea concepcion ideologica y actitud de ignorar la dignidad y derechos independientes del ser humano y de demandar la "integracion" del mundo a base de la "concepcion de valor" determinada.
    EE.UU. y otros paises imperialistas sostienen que no hay problema en el sector de DDHH para los paises que le obedecen docilmente, pero existe grave "problema de DDHH" para los paises que mantienen la posicion independiente.
    EE.UU. sale con la erronea pauta de doble rasero al blandir el latigo de "DDHH" para lograr que la "concepcion de valor" y el modo de vida suyos predominen en todos los paises y americanizar el mundo.
    La aplicacion de la doble pauta de EE.UU. en el sector de DDHH origina la confrontacion y el conflicto de los paises y perturba el orden de la paz internacional.
    EE.UU. lanza la ofensiva de "DDHH" contra otros paises y en caso de que esta no surte efecto recurre sin titubeo al acto bandidesco de poner en accion las fuerzas armadas.
    La leccion historica demuestra que sin frustrar la ofensiva de "DDHH" de los imperialistas es imposible lograr el desarrollo libre de la nacion y defender la soberania del pais.
    La garantia para frustrar la siniestra ofensiva de "DDHH" de los imperialistas radica en establecer la politica conveniente a la realidad de cada pais, movilizar el pueblo en llevarla a efecto, y mantener en vigencia las costumbres propias y las tradiciones culturales de la nacion.