Cuba's proposal for Olympic sponsorship supported
Pyongyang November 7 (KCNA) -- Cuba's proposal to host the 2008 Olympics was supported by Rodong Sinmun on September 6.
A signed article of the paper said that the proposal was justifiable as it conformed to the basic idea of Olympics for peace and social progress worldwide and further development of physical culture and sports.
The article went on:
The sports of Cuba is now taking a rightful place in the international arena.
Cuba successfully hosted the Pan-American contests in 1991. Its experience shows that it has the capacity to hold the Olympics.
The United States turned to a mucky means to depreciate the achievements of Cuban sportsmen on purpose.
It is an anachronistic illusion for the imperialists to consider the sports arena of the world as their exclusive one.
Photo exhibition and film show for DPRK founding anniversary
Pyongyang, September 7 (KCNA) -- A photo exhibition and film show were held on September 6 at the Taedonggang Club for the diplomatic corps to mark the 51st anniversary of the DPRK.
Invited were economic and trade officials of foreign embassies here.
Present were officials concerned, including Kim Pong Ik, Vice-Minister of Foreign Trade.
The participants looked round photos showing the brilliant realities of the DPRK and the invincible faith and indomitable spirit of the Korean people who are stepping up the second grand Chollima march. They appreciated a Korean documentary film "The 50th Founding Anniversary of the DPRK".
Jong Song Ok welcomed by Pyongyangites
Pyongyang, September 7 (KCNA) -- A Pyongyang mass meeting was held at the Kim Il Sung Stadium this afternoon to welcome DPRK heroine and people's sportswoman Jong Song Ok, a praiseworthy daughter of the nation.
Seen in the stadium were slogans "Warm congratulations to athlete Jong Song Ok, daughter of Korea who brilliantly decorated 20th century " "Let us learn from the fighting spirit of athlete Jong Song Ok who demonstrated the honor of the country to the whole world " etc. and posters.
When an open car carrying her entered the stadium, all the participants warmly welcomed her, waving flags of the Republic and bunches of flowers and chanting "Well Done, Jong Song Ok" and "Jong Song Ok, Pride of Nation" amid the playing of the song "Welcome to Jong Song Ok".
Ryang Man Gil, chairman of the Pyongyang city people's committee, in his address said that Jong Song Ok who brilliantly decorated the 20th century with a gold medal of Juche Korea fully demonstrated to the whole world through her victory in the world women's Marathon race the dignity and honor of Kim Il Sung's Korea which is winning victory after victory under the wise leadership of the Marshal Kim Jong Il.
Her success is instilling great inspiration and conviction in the Korean people, he said, adding: all the working people in the capital city should learn from her boundless loyalty and filial piety and fighting spirit.
Jong in her speech said that her victory in the Marathon race was provided by the marshal. Through the race I have more deeply cherished as a truth of revolution the immovable faith that if one participates in a game with a singlehearted desire to offer pleasure to the marshal, one is sure to win, she noted.
She vowed to hold only the marshal in high esteem with cleanest conscience at all times and continue to add lustre to the honor of the country.
Representatives of people from all walks of life in their speeches said that they would learn from the indomitable fighting spirit of Jong who exalted Korea, step up the second grand Chollima march and thus register new achievements in production and construction.
Present at the meeting were Yang Hyong Sop, vice-president of the presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly, Kim Jung Rin, secretary of the central committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, and others.
Art performance given in congratulation of Jong Song Ok
Pyongyang, September 7 (KCNA) -- An art performance was given by schoolchildren in Pyongyang at the Mangyongdae Schoolchildren's Palace Monday in congratulation of Jong Song Ok, Korea-born world "Queen of Marathon."
Seeing the performance together with Jong Song Ok and her family were Ri Il Hwan, first secretary of the central committee of the Kim Il Sung Socialist Youth League, and officials concerned, athletes of the Amnokgang Sports Group and working people and schoolchildren in Pyongyang.
The program of the performance which began with the congratulatory epic included multifarious numbers such as the song and dance "Congratulations to You," the accordian concert "Welcome to Jong Song Ok," boys' quintet "Korea Wins" and boy's solo "Bright is Future of Korea Holding Marshal in High Esteem."
The performers highly praised Jong Song Ok, the world's "Queen of Marathon" who has grown up under the loving care of the Marshal Kim Jong Il, as the pride of Kim Il Sung's nation.
Program contest of university students
Pyongyang, September 7 (KCNA) -- Computer programming and machine-designing contests of university students are proceeding in the DPRK, drawing attention of academic circles.
Participating in each contest which began in mid-August are more than 20,000 students.
Preliminary contests finished at universities in each Province. more than 700 selected students will compete at the national contests amidst great interest of teachers and students.
The national contests will begin here on Sept. 13.
The contests are on a very high level, which requires participants to be fully versed in over 200 varieties of programs and blueprints of machines.
The capacity of contestants strikes the experts with admiration. The programs worked out by them account for more than five pages in total.
The same is the case with the machine-designing contest at which the contestants are to design more than 70 machine parts, 300-odd related machine accessories and basic machines under different assembly plans.
They imagine the given questions without any draft drawing and directly feed them into computer and make blueprints by drawing straight lines and curve lines, circles, ellipse and other diagrams by pencil only.
The contests, part of practical education, are held annually as a process of regular school education in recent years.
According to Jo In Jun, the director of university guidance department of the Ministry of Education, every year the contests produce hundreds of competent technical personnel well versed in theory and practice.
KCNA on military demarcation line at West Sea of Korea
Pyongyang, September 7 (KCNA) -- The South Korean warhawks are letting loose a string of provocative remarks after a special communique of the general staff of the Korean People's Army on proclaiming the Military Demarcation Line at the West Sea of Korea was announced on September 2.
The "Ministry of National Defence" and the "joint chiefs of staff headquarters" of South Korea, insisting on the brigandish "northern limit line", threatened that they "would take a strong retaliation against the north if it intrudes into the line".
This is an unpardonable downright challenge to the special communique of the KPA general staff.
The Military Demarcation Line at the West Sea of Korea which was set by us this time is a most just and absolute one which fully accords with the requirement of the Korean armistice agreement and the international law.
Nevertheless, the South Korean warhawks are insisting on their unilateral "northern limit line." This reveals their bellicose attempt to trigger off more incidents at the West Sea.
This is illustrated by the bellicose utterances of a spokesman for the "national congress for new politics" that if the north ignores the "northern limit line" it "would have to pay a dear price as it did in the past incident at the West Sea".
We clearly warn the South Korean warhawks once again that if they intrude into the military demarcation line at the West Sea of Korea proclaimed by the DPRK to commit provocations, we would exercise the decisive strong self-defence right by various means and methods.
The South Korean side will be held wholly responsible for all the consequences arising therefrom.
No one will survive within our self-defensive firing range.
The South Korean authorities must be aware of this and recognize the north-drawn military demarcation line at the West Sea of Korea without fail.
"Complete collection of Kim Il Sung's Works" vol. 27 published
Pyongyang, September 7 (KCNA) -- "Complete Collection of Kim Il Sung's Works" vol. 27 was published by the Workers' Party of Korea Publishing House to mark the 51st anniversary of the founding of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
It contains 21 works of the President Kim Il Sung systematically and comprehensively given in a chronological order. The works were made public during the period from April to September, Juche 50 (1961).
The works comprehensively deal with unique ideas, theories and policies advanced by him in the period when a new great turn was brought about in developing the Korean revolution and the whole country seethed with political enthusiasm and creative labour struggle with the historical 4th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea as an occasion.
In several works the President reviewed the brilliant victory in the socialist revolution and construction and put forth a magnificant fighting program for full-scale construction of socialism. and he also laid down the policies and ways to be followed in the struggle to strengthen the party and enhance its role, and accelerate the national reunification and the world revolution.
The works expound the questions arising in making the nation rich and powerful and establishing Juche in science and education by hastening socialist economic construction.
Korean athletes startle world
Pyongyang, September 7 (KCNA) -- Nihon Keizai Shimbun on August 30 said that unknown North Korean athletes often win championships and that nobody paid attention to Jong Song Ok, either, before she won the women's Marathon race.
Jong Song Ok ran at her maximum speed near the finish line at the women's Marathon race of the 7th World Athletics Championships and startled the people all over the world and made the whole country seethe with jubilation.
She, though not so tall, brilliantly decorated the 20th century. Seeing her, the world has witnessed the spirit of Korea advancing confidently at a canter without hesitation despite difficulties and trials and has given rise to stormy applause.
It is not the first time that Korean athletes appeared like a comet in the international arena and startled the world.
Such striking victories which upset the expectation of veteran sports experts and left a remarkable trace in the world sports development were won by a number of female athletes.
Kye Sun Hui won the world title in the women's Judo event in the 26th Olympiad in July 1996 in Atlanta, the U.S., to become the main topic of conversation there.
It was her first participation in international competition. However, she made a sudden counterattack at the end of the game and placed first. She defeated her strong opponent who won 84 international tournaments since the 25th Olympiad.
Kim Kwang Suk, too, placed first with 10 marks, full marks, at the uneven bars event of the world gymnastics championships in September, 1991 in Indianapolis, the U.S. at that time she was 14 years old but her performance caused sensation in the gymnastic world. The unique continuous technical movement which could be performed only by her is now called "Kim Kwang Suk Movement" in the gymnastic circle.
Pak Yong Sun retained double championships by winning the 33rd and 34th World Table Tennis Championships held in Calcutta, India, in February 1975 and in Britain in April, 1977. She was the "world's queen of table tennis" and a flower of the nation.
There are many other known and unknown female athletes such as Han Phil Hwa, Kim Song Sun, Sin Kum Dan, Pak Jong Ran, Yu Sun Bok and Ri Pun Hui who demonstrated the stamina of Korea in international sports events.
Korean delegation leaves for international meeting
Pyongyang, September 7 (KCNA) -- A Korean delegation led by Ku Song Bok, Vice-Minister of Foreign Trade, left Pyongyang by air today to participate in the ministerial meeting of the group of 77.
Floral basket to Kim Jong Il from Palestinian President
Pyongyang, September 7 (KCNA) - General Secretary Kim Jong Il received a floral basket from Yasser Arafat, President of the state of Palestine, on the occasion of the 51st anniversary of the foundation of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
Shaher Mohammed Abdlah, Palestinian ambassador here, handed it to DPRK Foreign Minister Paek Nam Sun today.
Floral basket to Kim Jong Il from Libyan leader
Pyongyang, September 7 (KCNA) - General Secretary Kim Jong Il received a floral basket from Moammer El Gaddafi, the leader of the Great September First Revolution of the great socialist people's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, on the occasion of the 51st anniversary of the founding of the DPRK.
It was handed by Ahmed Amer Al Muakkaf, secretary of the Libyan people's bureau in Korea, to an official concerned today.