Congratulations to FM of Mongolia
Pyongyang, December 11 (KCNA) -- Pak Ui Chun, minister of Foreign Affairs of the DPRK, sent a congratulatory message to OYUN Sanjaasuren on her appointment as foreign minister of Mongolia.
Expressing the will to closely cooperate in boosting the friendly and cooperative relations between the two countries, which are developing on good terms, the message sincerely wished the Mongolian foreign minister great success in her new job.
Name of Kim Jong Suk Shines
Pyongyang, December 11 (KCNA) -- The noble life and the immortal revolutionary feats of anti-Japanese woman hero Kim Jong Suk are cherished deep in the minds of the people.
The woman general of Mt. Paektu showed a brilliant model in defending the leader at the cost of her life from the first days of her revolutionary activities till the last moments of her life. She devoted herself to the liberation of the country and the victory of the Korean revolution.
In the past, the Koreans have erected her statues and busts in various parts of the country including Kim Jong Suk County, the Revolutionary Martyrs' Cemetery on Mt. Taesong and the Hoeryong Revolutionary Site and given her august name to ten-odd units.
In Juche 70 (1981) Sinpha County and Sinpha town of Ryanggang Province were named after her.
The Hoeryong Revolutionary Museum opened in Juche 63 (1974) was reconstructed on an extension basis in Juche 71 (1982) and was called the Museum of the Revolutionary Activities of Comrade Kim Jong Suk.
Among the units named after her are Kim Jong Suk Nursery, Kim Jong Suk Girls' Senior Middle School (present Kim Jong Suk Middle School), Kim Jong Suk Middle School No. 1, Kim Jong Suk University of Education and Kim Jong Suk Teacher Training College.
Her august name was also given to a naval staff college, a general military academy and sanatorium in Kyongsong County, North Hamgyong Province.
Various units of foreign countries have been named after her. Among them there are the Group for the Study of Kim Jong Suk's Revolutionary Activities in Peru, Kim Jong Suk Kindergarten in Mongolia and Kim Jong Suk Class in Tunisia.
As many units of Korea and foreign countries were named after her, her priceless revolutionary exploits performed in the flames of the revolutionary struggle will shine long along with the Korean revolution.
National Dance Festival Held
Pyongyang, December 11 (KCNA) -- A national dance festival was held in Pyongyang from December 6 to 10.
It brought together artistes of art troupes and students of art educational institutions in Pyongyang and local areas.
Participants in the festival put on the stage more than 20 pieces of dances created by them reflecting the stirring reality in the Songun era and the desire and national emotions of the Korean people.
Female group dance "Girls among flowers" presented by the Mansudae Art Troupe and male group dance "On the bank of the River Taedong" presented by the National Art Troupe placed first at the festival.
Nose Grave, Offspring of Ferocity and Brutality of Japanese
Pyongyang, December 11 (KCNA) -- In Kyoto, the old capital of Japan, there is a large domed grave called "Mimizuka" (ear grave).
It is a historical evidence of the past crimes of Japanese invaders whose ferocity and brutality were their physical quality.
In June 1597 during the Imjin Patriotic War (1592-1598), with the war protracted and the Japanese invaders stranded in the southern area of Kyongsang Province, in face of the stubborn resistance of the Korean people, Hideyoshi Toyotomi, the ringleader of Japan, issued the following order:
Cut the noses of Koreans instead of their heads as a man has two ears and one nose. A soldier is allowed to capture Koreans after collecting one sho of noses.
On this order, a naval unit of Japan slaughtered tens of thousands of Koreans in 10-odd days, while the boss of the unit, Wakizaga, killed more than 2,000 people single-handed and cut their noses, boasting his "excellent performance."
Privates also killed Koreans right and left, irrespective of sex, to render "military services". They murdered even babies and cut off their noses.
Toyotomi nominated seven nose-collecting officers and dispatched them to Korea. They issued a note of confirmation. To cite one example: "3,487 noses in total taken over."
After the noses were salted and packed in big wooden barrels, pots and straw bags by 1,000-3,800, they were carried to Nagoya by sea and then to Osaka. They were reloaded to horse or ox carts and carried to Kyoto through a highway.
Toyotomi gave instructions to drag out villagers and make them welcome the carts along the road, lauding the "military achievements," and bury the noses in the "nose grave" after checking and confirming them.
In this way 185,738 noses of Koreans were buried in the grave.
In the later period, the Japanese rulers renamed the "nose grave" "ear grave", trying to throw the ferocity and brutality of the Japanese into oblivion.
However, the "nose grave", without a parallel in the history of aggression, tells that the Japanese invaders were the most brutal man-slaughters.
Japan's Moves for Preemptive Strike at DPRK under Fire
Pyongyang, December 11 (KCNA) -- The Japanese reactionaries are now putting spurs to boosting the capability to defend the metropolitan area from missile strikes, blustering that it is essential to form a dense network for intercepting missiles in order to cope with the "missile threat from north Korea." These outbursts come under fire by a signed commentary of Minju Joson Tuesday.
Lurking behind the noisy call made by the Japanese reactionaries for establishing a missile defence system (MD) while taking issue with missiles of the DPRK is a sinister intention which should not be overlooked, the commentary observes, and goes on:
Japan is provided with a "nuclear umbrella" by the U.S. according to the "Japan-U.S. Security Pact" and a series of other agreements. An atmosphere of peace and detente is strongly felt on the Korean Peninsula, Japan's neighbor.
There is, therefore, neither need for Japan to worry about its security nor any justification for it to accelerate the modernization and deployment of weaponry and equipment of strategic nature.
This is the very point that makes the Japanese reactionaries feel uncomfortable.
It is their calculation that only when the situation in the surrounding areas remains unstable and security concern increases, can Japan round off the moves for emerging a military giant, a material guarantee for overseas militarist expansion, at a high level under that pretext. But the situation is developing quite contrary to their expectation.
That is why they continue making much ado about "missile threat from north Korea" which can convince no one.
Japan is paying particular attention to building the MD to protect the metropolitan area for the purpose of rounding off its capability to mount a preemptive attack on the DPRK.
It is the real purpose of the Japanese reactionaries' establishment of the MD to neutralize the DPRK defence capability and secure military conditions for making preemptive strikes at the DPRK any time.
Japan has already built the military force for overseas invasion targeted not only against the Korean Peninsula but the Asian continent.
The Japanese reactionaries would be well advised to be prudent, bearing in mind that their military overseas expansion leads to their self-destruction.
U.S. Bellicose Forces' War Moves under Fire
Pyongyang, December 11 (KCNA) -- The U.S. bellicose forces recently deployed overseas-based F-16s, F-15s and F/A-18s in U.S. air-force bases in south Korea. Coinciding with this movement, a nuclear-powered submarine of the U.S. imperialist aggression forces entered the Pusan Port of south Korea, and it is bustling around in surrounding waters for the DPRK-targeted operation exercises.
Such moves are a part of the U.S. conservative hardliners' invariable hostile policy towards the DPRK and a reckless criminal act of chilling the denuclearization process in the Korean Peninsula and driving the situation into the brink of war, says Rodong Sinmun Tuesday in a signed commentary.
The commentary goes on:
We cannot but take a serious view of the fact that the U.S. bellicose forces are intensifying anti-DPRK nuclear war moves after introducing the nuclear-powered submarine with high performance, in particular.
The above-said deployment and frenzied nuclear war exercises by the U.S. are evidently an open challenge to the DPRK, its dialogue partner.
This is contrary to the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and the September 19 joint statement. Such reckless moves cannot be construed otherwise than a sinister scheme to obstruct and frustrate the progress of the six-party talks.
The acute political and military situation around the Korean Peninsula convinces the DPRK that there is no other option but to increase the military capabilities for self-defence in every way under the uplifted banner of Songun politics in order to reliably defend the sovereignty and security of the country.
Opening to Public of Serious Pollution in U.S. Forces' Bases Demanded in S. Korea
Pyongyang, December 11 (KCNA) -- Civic and social organizations of south Korea including the People for Achieving Peace and Reunification reportedly called a joint press conference in front of the Ministry of National Defence in Seoul on December 7 at which they demanded the military authorities open to the public the serious pollution in the returned U.S. forces' bases.
Speakers at the press conference charged that the military authorities are obstructing the survey of the serious pollution in the returned U.S. forces' bases because they conducted unequal negotiations with the U.S. and meekly accepted the U.S. forces' demand for south Korea's covering the expenses for de-polluting the bases.
They asserted that in order to properly solve the problem of serious pollution caused by the U.S. forces it is necessary to ensure field survey by victims and civic and social organizations.
They urged the military authorities to open to the public a report on the results of the survey of the serious pollution in the returned U.S. forces' bases and renegotiate with the U.S. forces side to demand it cover the expenses for de-polluting them.
Declaration on Situation Issued in S. Korea
Pyongyang, December 11 (KCNA) -- The Central Committee of the Anti-Imperialist National Democratic Front published a declaration on the situation on Dec. 10, according to Internet homepage Kuguk Jonson.
The declaration said that the political situation in south Korea is inching close to an unpredictable phase due to the desperate moves of the Cold War-minded ultra-right conservative forces to grab power with the "presidential elections" just around the corner.
Ri Hoe Chang's seizure of power would mean a tragedy for the south Korean people and misfortune for all the fellow countrymen, it noted.
Underscoring the need to direct the spearhead of the struggle to win the 17th "presidential elections" to completely eliminating Ri Hoe Chang, the declaration called upon all the people to participate in the "elections" to make December 19 the funeral day for traitor Ri Hoe Chang.
It also stressed the need to use the 17th "presidential elections" as a good opportunity to prevent the emergence of the new conservative forces.
Recalling that riffraffs styling themselves "orthodox conservatives" are encouraging Ri in his bid to gratify his greed for power, the declaration called upon the forces supporting the June 15 joint declaration, the pro-reform progressive forces to achieve grand merger and large alliance as early as possible regardless of ism and interests.
Accusing the U.S. of craftily working to install a pro-U.S. conservative "regime" through Ri, its hand-raised stooge, in a bid to block progress and reforms and deter the June 15 era from advancing, the declaration called for thoroughly frustrating the U.S. interference in the internal affairs and the "presidential elections" in south Korea.
It underscored the need to closely combine the struggle to win the "presidential elections" with the struggle to put an end to the U.S. military presence and domination and foil its moves for a war against the DPRK.
The declaration called for bringing a sledge hammer down upon the head of Ri Hoe Chang keen to grab power through the "presidential elections" and thus create new politics, a new life by the efforts of the south Koreans and bring about a bright morrow of independent reunification and the era of peace and prosperity.
Album "Night of Pyongyang" Published in Germany
Pyongyang, December 11 (KCNA) -- The Album "Night of Pyongyang" introducing the grand gymnastic and artistic performance "Arirang" was published by the Nicolai Publishing House of Germany on Nov. 7.
Carrying a portrait of President Kim Il Sung, the album edited Kim Jong Il's proposition on further developing the mass gymnastic display, an article and photographs introducing "Arirang."
The album in the article gave a detailed account of the fact that Kim Jong Il wisely led the work to create and produce "Arirang" on the highest level.
Noting that "Arirang" is the excellent work in the world, the album introduced in detail its scale, contents, style and the course of its creation in connection with the history of the development of the mass gymnastic display in the DPRK.
It noted that as it is an ensemble flawless in every aspect with its performers acting as one, "Arirang" is so great a masterpiece that its excellent combination of rich ideological contents and high artistry and its beauty urge audience to watch it again and again.
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Nombre de Kim Jong Suk brilla en Corea y varios paises del mundo
Pyongyang, 11 de diciembre (ATCC) -- La noble vida e inmortales hazanas revolucionarias de la heroina de lucha antijaponesa, Kim Jong Suk, se trasmiten eternamente junto con las entidades bautizadas con su nombre.
Desde el inicio de sus actividades revolucionarias hasta el ultimo momento de su vida, esa generala del monte Paektu dio el sublime ejemplo de la defensa a ultranza al lider y lucho dedicando todo lo suyo a la liberacion de la patria y la victoria de la revolucion coreana.
El pueblo coreano irguio con esmero su estatua de bronce en varios lugares del pais, a saber, en el distrito Kim Jong Suk, el Cementerio de Martires Revolucionarios en el Monte Taesong, el Lugar de Historia Revolucionaria de Hoeryong y denomino con su nombre mas de 10 unidades en diferentes localidades del pais.
En el 70 (1981) de la Era Juche fueron nombrados el distrito y la cabeza distrital de Sinpha de la provincia de Ryanggang como "distrito Kim Jong Suk" y "cabeza distrital Kim Jong Suk".
El Museo de Historia Revolucionaria de Hoeryong inaugurado en el 63 (1974) de la Era Juche tambien se bautizo con su nombre despues de ser reconstruido y ampliado en el 71 (1982) de la Era Juche.
Entre otras unidades de igual indole hay una casa cuna, una escuela secundaria integral femenina (la actual Secundaria Kim Jong Suk), una secundaria No. 1, una universidad pedagogica, una escuela normal, una universidad naval, una escuela integral de oficiales y un sanatorio enclavado en el distrito de Kyongsong de la provincia de Hamgyong del Norte.
En varios paises del mundo existen tambien las unidades, que conllevan su nombre, entre otras, el "grupo de estudio de las actividades revolucionarias de Kim Jong Suk" en el Peru, el "jardin infantil Kim Jong Suk" en Mongolia, la "clase Kim Jong Suk" en Tunez, etc.
De esta manera, las nobles hazanas revolucionarias acumuladas por ella en el fragor de la lucha revolucionaria quedaron grabadas para siempre en los anales de la revolucion coreana.
"Tumba de narices" transmite la crueldad de agresores japoneses
Pyongyang, 11 de diciembre (ATCC) -- En la ciudad japonesa de Kyoto (antigua capital de Japon) hay una tumba hemisferica de gran dimension llamada "Mimizuka" (significa la tumba de orejas).
Este testigo historico delata a todo el mundo los crimenes cometidos en el pasado por los imperialistas japoneses salvajes y atroces de nacimiento.
En junio de 1597 cuando estaba en plena marcha la Guerra Patriotica de Imjin (1592-1598), al ver que esta contienda se habia prolongado por la fuerte resistencia de los coreanos y que las tropas agresoras japonesas estaban estancadas en la zona al sur de la provincia de Kyongsang, el caudillo de ellas, Hideyoshi Toyotomi, dio la siguiente orden:
"Cuando ustedes maten a un coreano, cortenle la nariz en lugar de cabeza. Cada nariz cortada puede significar una baja de parte de los coreanos porque todos los hombres tienen dos orejas, pero una sola nariz.
Entonces, autorizo que cada efectivo atrape a los coreanos vivos solo despues de que llene su bolsa determinada para recoger las narices".
Segun ese mandato, una unidad de la marina de guerra de Japon mato en mas de 10 dias a decenas de miles de coreanos y el jefe de ella Wakizaga mostro sus talentos de maton al arrancar la nariz a mas de 2 mil coreanos.
Para acumular tales "meritos", los peones tambien asesinaban a los coreanos sin distingos de sus sexos y edades y recogian las narices hasta de los bebes.
Para colmo, Toyotomi nombro a 7 recolectores de nariz y los mando a Corea.
Llegados a Corea, ellos expidieron los "comprobantes" al estilo de "Recibidos perfectamente 3 mil 487 narices en total".
Estas narices ensaladas para evitar el podrimiento fueron empaquetados en cajones de madera, cantaros y sacos de paja (cada uno de ellos contenia de mil a 3 mil 800 unidades) y se transportaban por el mar a Osaka via Nagoya.
Desde ahi se trasladaban a Kyoto a bordo de carretas de caballo o de buey.
A las ordenes de Toyotomi, cuando pasaba el convoy, los aldeanos japoneses acudian a la carretera para elogiar los "meritos" y dar la "bienvenida".
Ademas, se realizaba un control sobre esos "trofeos" antes de enterrarlos en la "tumba de narices".
De esta manera, en esa "tumba" tan extrana fueron sepultadas 185 mil 738 narices de los coreanos.
Luego, los gobernantes japoneses cambiaron su nombre por la "tumba de orejas" para atenuar el salvajismo y atrocidad de los samurais.
Sin embargo, esa tumba sin precedente en la historia de agresion de los imperialistas transmite a todo el mundo que el imperialismo japones es la banda de verdugos y matones de pesima calana.
Rodong Sinmun condena a los belicistas norteamericanos
Pyongyang, 11 de diciembre (ATCC) -- En los ultimos dias, las fuerzas belicistas de Estados Unidos trasladaron los cazabombarderos "F-16" y "F-15" y aviones de asalto "F/A-18" de las bases ultramarinas a las bases aereas suyas en el Sur de Corea. Coincidiendo en tiempo con esto, en el Puerto de Pusan entro un submarino de propulsion nuclear norteamericano que se entrega al ejercicio operacional contra la Republica Popular Democratica de Corea.
Esto deviene un eslabon de la invariable politica hostil a Corea de las fuerzas ultraconservadoras norteamericanas y un imprudente acto criminal para estorbar el proceso de la desnuclearizacion de la Peninsula Coreana y llevar la situacion al borde de la guerra.
Senala asi el periodico Rodong Sinmun en un comentario individual de este martes y continua:
No podemos pasar por alto la llegada del citado submarino de alta capacidad operacional al puerto de Pusan del Sur de Corea para el ejercicio de guerra nuclear contra la RPDC.
El presente emplazamiento y los freneticos ejercicios de guerra nuclear devienen un abierto desafio a la RPDC, contraparte del dialogo.
Contravienen a la desnuclearizacion de la Peninsula Coreana y la Declaracion Conjunta del 19 de Septiembre y parten del malsano intento de obstaculizar la marcha de las conversaciones a 6 bandas.
La aguda situacion politica y militar en torno a la Peninsula Coreana nos obliga a seguir consolidando por todos los medios las fuerzas autodefensivas con la bandera de la politica de Songun (priorizacion militar) en alto para defender con firmeza la soberania y la seguridad del pais.