According to the report, a great leap forward was made in the development of the nation's science and technology in recent years under the wise guidance provided by General Secretary Kim Jong Il who made the waves of the movement for pushing back the frontiers of science sweep the whole country.

The DPRK manufactured satellite Kwangmyongsong-2 entirely by its efforts and with its wisdom and technology and successfully launched it in April last year. This was a historic landmark in developing the nation's science and technology.

Scientists in the field of agricultural science researched into the first filial generation of rice of Korean style and introduced it into farming, guaranteeing a bright prospect of rice farming. They also bred species of high-yielding crops including the first filial generation of maize and seed bean and established virus-free seed potato production system in recent years.

Also researched and introduced were efficient cultivation methods including the method of cold-bed nutritive rice seedlings cultivation, sparse planting culture and double-cultivation suited to the double cropping as well as a new manuring method more than two times as effective as the preceding method.

Also among the successes are the development of phosphobacterial fertilizer capable of converting phosphor compounds in the soil into those absorbable by crops and new non-poisonous and environment-friendly bio-agricultural chemical Avermectin.

The February 8 Vinalon Complex put all the production processes on modern lines and completed a computer control system of Korean style suited to the specific features of chemical industry, thus mass-producing vinalon and hundreds of varieties of chemical goods essential for light industry and agriculture.

Scientists in the field of light industry provided firm scientific and technological guarantees for improving the people's standard of living. Those in the field of foodstuff processing industry developed such new kind of compound bacteria as peculiar fermentation agent and pickling agent in food processing.

The scientists and technicians developed CNC technology, making it possible to manufacture high-speed, high-precision and intellectual high-performance CNC equipment as they please. This laid a firm foundation for putting the nation's machine-building industry on the level of cutting-edge science and technology.

A Korean-style steel-making system has been established at the Songjin Steel Complex.

The Kim Chaek Iron and Steel Complex made such spectacular success as building a Juche iron furnace relying on raw materials and fuel found in abundance in the country.

UHP electric arc furnaces were built by Korean workers by their own efforts and with their own technology in a brief span of time.

The Korean-style computer operation system has made rapid progress and, on this basis, the high-performance information processing machine, the cutting-edge technology, has been rounded off and new and efficient applied programs have been steadily developed on a high world level.

The DPRK's "KCC Go" program boasts the high level of IT development and its great potential.

Material and technological foundations have been laid to establish an innovative style of social, economic and cultural life such as business management based on IT, unmanned production technology process, electronic commerce and remote-control education.

A particular mention should be made of the manufacture of STM which signified a breakthrough in the researches into Nano technology and development of goods based on Nano technology.

The scientists in the field of bio-engineering have put basic technologies including the gene analyzing technology, biotic information technology and clarification of chondriosome functions on an advanced level of the world and are now widening the sphere of their application.

The development of new technology of marine survey made it possible to conduct the survey of sea bed resources, marine observation and other work on a high level under a long-term plan.

Scientists have also researched into and developed the technology of drawing three dimensional diagram by laser and precision measurement technology.

The workers and technicians in Taehung have completed the production system relying on indigenous resources and technology, successfully putting the magnesia clinker industry on a Juche basis.

The field of medical science established an online medical service system across the country and developed an air purifying and sterilizing device which is now used in the public health services and succeeded in manufacturing anticancer drug based on Koryo medicinal herbs found in abundance in the country.

Korean scientists and technicians developed a large water disinfector and the technology of exploring sea bed artesian water in Korean style. They also industrialized the mushroom production and laid a scientific foundation for solving the feed problem in fish breeding.