Friendly gathering hosted by Chinese ambassador
Pyongyang, January 18 (KCNA) -- Wu Donghe, Chinese ambassador to the DPRK, hosted a friendly gathering at the embassy yesterday on the occasion of the New Year Juche 91 (2002).
Invited there were foreign minister Paek Nam Sun, vice-minister of foreign affairs Kim Yong Il and officials concerned.
Speeches were made at the gathering.
The participants talked with each other about the matter of further developing the friendly relations between the two countries, deepening the feelings of friendship.
Book "Army-Based Policy" published in S. Korea
Pyongyang, January 18 (KCNA) -- The Society for Independent Philosophy Active in Seoul published book "Army-Based Policy" on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of leader Kim Jong Il's election as supreme commander of the Korean People's Army, Seoul-based radio Voice of National Salvation reported.
The book has such subtitles as "army-based policy shaped by general Kim Jong Il for the first time", "meaning of the army-based policy" and "vitality of the army-based policy".
It stresses that the destiny and dignity of the entire nation is being safeguarded thanks to the army-based policy of Kim Jong Il who gives priority to the military affairs and regards the army as a main pillar.
S. Korean military's planned purchase of missiles assailed
Pyongyang, January 18 (KCNA) -- The central committee of the National Democratic Front of South Korea released a statement on Jan. 14 denouncing the South Korean military authorities for making desperate preparations for a war against the north, announcing their plan to introduce missiles of new type under the U.S. manipulation, Seoul-based radio Voice of National Salvation reported.
The South Korean military authorities announced that they would purchase 111 ground-to-ground multiple launch tactical missiles with a range of 300 kms from the United States by 2004.
This new type of lethal weapon has not yet been introduced into any other country except the U.S., the statement pointed out, and said:
The projected purchase of missiles is a never-to-be-condoned heinous crime to stifle the fellow countrymen, playing on the U.S. strategy for a war of aggression on the DPRK.
It is also a deliberate provocation designed to worsen the south-north relations and wreck peace and stability in the Korean peninsula.
The South Korean military authorities should stop such treacherous deed as bringing dark clouds to the nation advancing toward the implementation of the June 15 joint declaration.
The statement called upon all the people to unite as one under the banner of the joint declaration and vigorously turn out in the anti-war, anti-U.S. struggle to decisively smash the anti-DPRK war moves of the U.S. and the South Korean bellicose forces in league with it and defend peace and security of the nation.
Rodong Sinmun calls for glorifying era of army-based policy
Pyongyang, January 18 (KCNA) -- Rodong Sinmun today editorially calls for glorifying this significant year as the most proud year in the national history spanning five thousand years, loudly singing the revolutionary army songs under the army-based banner of leader Kim Jong Il.
The Korean army and people have always loudly sung the army songs calling for devotedly defending the leader in the whole course of the Korean revolution, the editorial says, and goes on:
The revolutionary army songs are demonstrating their might at the highest level in the era of army-based policy led by supreme commander Kim Jong Il.
He is the great brilliant commander who has led our army and people to victory with his unique policy on music something unprecedented in history.
The revolutionary army songs represent a perfect combination of his original army-based idea and his idea of attaching importance to music. These songs are more powerful than any nuclear weapon which the imperialists describe as "all-mighty."
The Korean people are now struggling full of confidence, singing more loudly than ever before the revolutionary army songs vibrant with the idea of absolutely worshiping the leader and the spirit of devotedly defending the leader.
The appearance of our society where the revolutionary army songs are reverberating far and wide is clearly expressive of the revolutionary optimism of the Korean army and people who are confidently advancing toward a bright future.
As long as there are the army-based leadership of Kim Jong Il and the army and people rallied around him in one mind, we are ready to make another "arduous march" and will always emerge victorious.
The revolutionary army songs are marches in the era of the army-based policy vibrant with the vim of juche korea where they are struggling and advancing the way Kim Jong Il does.
The idea and spirit of these songs fully represent those of Kim Jong Il, and the mettle and might of these songs are completely identical to those of the brilliant commander of Mt. Paektu capable of defeating any huge enemy.
We should push forward the building of a powerful nation with the spirit of bold offensive, courage and stamina displayed by Kim Jong Il, commander of Mt. Paektu, and bring an era of prosperity to the sun's nation the way he does, loudly singing the revolutionary army songs as the eternal songs of advance in the era of the army-based policy.
Korean students conduct socio-political activities
Pyongyang, January 18 (KCNA) -- In the DPRK students are conducting brisk social and political activities of various forms during their vacation.
The state builds up public attention to such activity of students, taking it as an important lever for consolidating their school knowledge in practice.
Students, too, regard this work as their bounden duty.
In a recent week or more days alone, over 82,200 students of 250 odd universities and colleges across the country visited major domains of the national economy including power, coal and metal industries, railway transport and agriculture to conduct various activities of encouraging the working people there.
In Pyongyang, more than 40,000 students of 17 universities and colleges went to the Pyongyang Thermal Power Complex and in Chongjin, students of six universities and colleges to the Ranam Coal Mining Machine Complex to stir up the productive zeal of the workers.
Over 9,950 students of 36 universities and colleges in South Hwanghae Province visited land realignment project sites in Anak, Pyoksong and other areas of the province to encourage the builders and consolidate their knowledge.
Art performances to be given in April
Pyongyang, January 18 (KCNA) -- Colorful art performances will be given in Pyongyang in coming April amid keen interest of people at home and abroad.
A 100,000-strong gymnastic and artistic performance will raise its curtain at the May Day Stadium on picturesque Rungra Islet to draw particular attention of gymnastic and art lovers.
Its preparations are making successful progress. Based on the theme of the Korean famous folk song "Arirang," the performance will make a grand epic depiction of the destiny of the nation and its customs. A good combination of famous songs and dances strong in national character, acrobatics and constantly changing background scenes, this extravaganza is unprecedentedly peculiar in content and style.
The revolutionary opera "Sea of Blood", the national opera "tale of Chun Hyang," circus, and art performances of schoolchildren will be staged in different theatres in Pyongyang.
"Sea of Blood" enjoys good reputation as the most famous opera because it will always powerfully encourage the popular masses in their revolutionary struggle for independence and their efforts to shape their destiny in the 21st century, too.
Through the depiction of the love between Chun Hyang and Mong Ryong "Tale of Chun Hyang" criticizes the feudal status system. This is a model work because the heritage of the Korean nation has been carried forward and developed to meet the contemporary aesthetic need of the times.
An art performance, including solo, chorus, light music and dance, to be staged by talented schoolchildren at the Mangyongdae Schoolchildren's Palace, an aerial acrobatic "flying girls", jugglery, interlude and other colorful acrobatic numbers will also be acclaimed by spectators.
Foreigners coming to Korea in the good season will have a good chance to see part of the flowering literature and art in the new century.
New method of treating breast cancer
Pyongyang, January 18 (KCNA) -- Researchers in the DPRK have succeeded in treating a breast cancer by a new method of perforating cells.
This method helps cure the breast cancer by combining whole body treatment and partial body treatment in an effort to completely reduce the cancer-affected region before an operation.
Researchers created the most suitable electric conditions for the treatment of the case by testing the influence of critical electric pressure, scope and type of impulse and its vibration.
The results of the test proved that the method of combining perforation of cells and a chemical remedy is 10 or 15 times as efficacious as a simple chemical remedy in reducing cancer-affected region.
The new method confirmed that perforating rate is about 100 times as big in tumour organism as that in normal organism.
More than 90 percent of scores of cases in the first and second stages and those suffering a relapse after operation were successfully treated by this method.
Sheer lie refuted
Pyongyang, January 18 (KCNA) -- The South Korean newspaper Chosun Ilbo has become more desperate in its anti-north false propaganda since the outset of the year.
This is evidenced by a false report recently carried by the paper that "unborn and new born babies are being killed at concentration camps in the north." In spreading this lie it quoted information allegedly available from the "human rights council without borders," an international organization on human rights.
The story floated by Chosun Ilbo was a whopping lie.
There can be no "concentration camp in the DPRK as it is a man-centered society where man is valued most.
There is, therefore, no need to refer to the desperate anti-north diatribe made by the paper.
What Chosun Ilbo said is nothing but a plot deliberately hatched by it to hurl mud at the north.
The dastardly smear campaign launched by the paper against the north from the outset of the year is aimed to play the role of a shock brigade serving the U.S. in its "human rights" campaign in a bid to foster distrust among fellow countrymen, fan up confrontation between the north and the south and thus bar the implementation of the June 15 joint declaration.
But this is no more than an anachronistic daydream.
If Chosun Ilbo persists in its anti-north smear campaign, refusing to drop its old bad habit, it will be denounced by all the countrymen desiring reconciliation, unity and reunification and will have to pay a very high price for its crime.
Chosun Ilbo is well advised to face up to the reality and behave with discretion.