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MEETING Decision of the Standing SPA Standing Committee Committee of the DPRK Supreme People’s Assembly holds plenary meeting No. 670 August 24 Juche 110 (2021) Then a report was made on the gist of the draft On convening DPRK modification and supplementation of SPA session the said laws. The law on road The Standing Committee of the DPRK Supreme People’s traffic has been Assembly makes the following decision. supplemented with more subdivided and The Fifth Session of the 14th Supreme People’s detailed contents for Assembly of the Democratic People’s Republic of ensuring security Korea will be convened in Pyongyang on September and promptness in 28 Juche 110 (2021). road traffic with a view to protecting the people’s lives The Standing Committee of the DPRK and ensuring their Supreme People’s Assembly convenience. Pyongyang The law on forest has been The 16th Plenary Meeting of the 14th Standing Committee of the Supreme s u p p l e m e n t e d People’s Assembly of the DPRK is held at the Mansudae Assembly Hall with one chapter Official notice on convention of in Pyongyang on August 24. and 19 articles for The 16th Plenary Meeting of Committee. unified and planned creation DPRK SPA session the 14th Standing Committee Present there as observers and management of forest of the Supreme People’s were officials concerned of conducive to the development The Standing Committee of the DPRK Supreme People’s Assembly of the DPRK was the SPA Standing Committee, of the national economy and Assembly notifies deputies to the SPA that the Fifth Session held at the Mansudae Assembly the Secretariat of the Cabinet, the promotion of the people’s of the 14th Supreme People’s Assembly will be held in Hall in Pyongyang on August ministries, national agencies and wellbeing. Pyongyang on September 28 Juche 110 (2021). 24. the central emergency epidemic Based on the in-depth study The Fifth Session of the 14th Supreme People’s Assembly Choe Ryong Hae, member prevention sector. and discussion of the presented will discuss the issue of adopting the law on developing of the Presidium of the Placed on the agenda were draft modification and cities and counties and the law on ensuring the education of Political Bureau of the Central the issue concerning the supplementation of the laws, young people and modification and supplementation of the Committee of the Workers’ convention of a session of decrees of the SPA Standing law on national economic plan, the issue of inspecting and Party of Korea, first vice- the SPA of the DPRK and Committee “On modification supervising the enforcement of the law on recycling and the president of the State Affairs the issue of modification and and supplementation of the organizational issue. Commission of the DPRK and supplementation of the law law of the DPRK on road The deputies will be registered on September 27 Juche 110 chairman of the SPA Standing on road traffic and the law on traffic” and “On modification (2021). Committee, presided over the forest. and supplementation of the plenary meeting. First, a decision of the law of the DPRK on forest” The Standing Committee of the DPRK It was attended by Pak Yong Standing Committee of the SPA were adopted with unanimous Il, vice-chairman of the SPA on convening the Fifth Session approval at the plenary Supreme People’s Assembly Standing Committee, Secretary of the 14th SPA of the DPRK meeting. August 24 Juche 110 (2021) General Ko Kil Son and was adopted with unanimous Pyongyang members of the SPA Standing approval. KCNA

YOUTH DAY a large gathering of the youth country are now working hard league to warmly congratulate to leave an indelible trace of those participating in it. patriotism for the prosperity of Young Koreans celebrate their In April this year, the Korean the socialist country. young people held the 10th They are taking the lead congress of the youth league in the nationwide efforts holiday with splendour. to implement the new five- Kim Jong Un, general year plan. They enhance Kim Il Sung embarked on vanguard and shock brigade ensured that anything they had secretary of the Workers’ Party the fighting efficiency and the road of the anti-Japanese in the struggle to advance the achieved was widely known of Korea, sent the historic promote unity of youth league revolutionary struggle with revolutionary cause of Juche throughout the country. letter Demonstrate to the Full organizations and many of a lofty intention to liberate and showed great love and care If young people advance in the Might of the Socialist them have volunteered to work Korea and formed the Young for them, saying that youth high spirits, the whole country Patriotic Youth League on in challenging and labour- Communist League of Korea work was one of the most will hum with activity and the Historic March towards a consuming sectors. on August 28 1927. important affairs into which he life and a great leap forward Fresh Victory in the Revolution Therefore, the Korean people The organization of the had put his heart and soul all will be made in it—this is the to the congress which was take great pride in having such YCLK was a historic event his life. will of the respected Comrade convened four months after the laudable young people and which heralded a new history Upholding the noble Kim Jong Un. Eighth WPK Congress which sincerely congratulate them on of the Juche-oriented youth intention of the President, He sent the meaningful would open a new period of Youth Day. movement in Korea. Chairman Kim Jong Il put letter to young people in great upsurge and change in August 28 has been He, who had started his young people forward as the 2012, in which he said that the course of development of celebrated as Youth Day in the revolutionary activities most vital unit of society, the prosperous future would socialist Korea. DPRK since 1991. with youth movement, put always paid close attention be accelerated thanks to their Upon receipt of the letter young people forward as the to the work with them and dynamic efforts, and attended from him, the youth of the SEE YOUTH ON PAGE 5 Page 2 Sat, August 28, Juche 110 (2021)

ANNIVERSARY the most powerful revolutionary armed forces. Vegetable Flower baskets and bouquets Nation celebrates anniv of Kim Jong Il’s in the name of units of the gardeners meet KPA and PSF, institutions and enterprises were laid before the for sci-tech statues of the great leaders and first inspection to armed forces mosaics portraying their smiling symposium and Chairman Kim Jong Il on images in different places of the Mansu Hill to pay tribute to the capital city including Kim Il Sung The sci-tech symposium in the peerlessly great men to mark the University, the Ministry of greenhouse vegetable sector- 61st anniversary of Chairman National Defence and the 2021 took place in the form of Kim Jong Il’s first field Mansudae Art Studio. videoconferencing from August guidance to the revolutionary Officials, service personnel 18 to 24 under the sponsorship armed forces. and working people across the of the Central Committee of the Baskets of flowers were laid country visited the statues of General Federation of Science at their statues in the name of the the great leaders and mosaics and Technology of Korea. Party, power and armed forces portraying their smiling images The symposium on the theme organs, public organizations, in their residential areas to pay of “Scientific and intensive ministries, national agencies, floral tribute to them. greenhouse vegetable farming” was units of the Korean People’s Youth and students and aimed at sharing and generalizing Army and the Public Security women’s union officials and successes and experiences made Forces and institutions, factories members held dancing parties during research into greenhouse and enterprises at all levels in respectively in different parts of vegetable cultivation technologies Pyongyang. the country on August 25 on the and production activities such Working people in Pyongyang visit the statues of President The visitors made deep bows same occasion, including the as increasing the effect of plant Kim Il Sung and Chairman Kim Jong Il on Mansu Hill to pay before the statues, recollecting plazas in front of the April 25 active nutrition stimulant and tribute to the great leaders to mark the 61st anniversary of the undying revolutionary House of Culture, the Pyongyang achieving a sustainable high Kim Jong Il’s first field guidance to the revolutionary armed exploits of the President and the Indoor Stadium and the Arch of yield in greenhouse farming by forces. Chairman who had achieved the Triumph in Pyongyang. introducing it into cucumber Officials, service personnel and working people visited the great cause of self-reliant army cultivation in greenhouses. of the Korean People’s Army statues of President Kim Il Sung building from scratch and built KCNA At the symposium over 70 sci-tech plans were presented by scientists, technicians, lecturers, postgraduate students and field officials. There was a lecture and screening of a multimedia presentation dealing with technical problems arising in cultivating vegetables under different conditions while preventing damage from disastrous climate and blight in greenhouse vegetable farming. Certificates were awarded and prizes were given to the participants who were highly appreciated. Youth, students and women’s union members hold dancing parties respectively on August 25 at the plazas in front of the April 25 House of Culture and the Arch of Triumph in Pyongyang. KCNA

Young people make autumn tree planting ECONOMY innovations on major fronts The Central Tree Nursery Nationwide Young people in Pyongyang under the Ministry of Land devote themselves to the and Environment Protection Innovations stimulated Iron and steel output construction of 10 000 flats. is stepping up the production increases The construction sites are of saplings needed for tree The Chollima Steel Complex seething with their patriotic planting in autumn. in different sectors has increased the production efforts. It concentrates on raising the The machine-building production by breeding goats in of steel, rolled steel and More than 1 000 young men level of scientific, industrial and industry sector is concentrating large numbers. granulated iron by 16, 26 and and women in North Hamgyong intensive sapling production, all the efforts on making custom- The Central Tree Nursery 29 percent respectively as Province finished the repair of while putting efforts into the built equipment. under the Ministry of Land and compared to the corresponding roads near Phalhyang Dam of nourishment of saplings, to The Ryongsong Machine Environment Protection is now period of last year. the Orangchon Power Station increase the output of saplings Complex added different auxiliary progressing apace in the production The steel workshop applied in a short period of time. per unit area. gears to an ordinary boring of tree saplings necessary for the working methods that suit the The youth of the country machine so as to process the autumn tree planting. technical specifications of the study hard to acquire advanced Factory builds up main frames of high-performance While concentrating efforts on UHP electric furnaces so as to science and technology, while foundation compressors to be sent to the raising the scientific, industrial produce more molten iron than taking an active part in the mass The Haeju Irrigation Hungnam Fertilizer Complex and intensive level of sapling the plan every day. technical innovation drive. Machine Factory in South and other units. And it also production, it pays attention Hwanghae Province increased ensures the yield of materials by to taking good nutritional care Artworks encourage capital North Hwanghae reaps large its productivity 1.5 times by introducing technical innovation of saplings according to their city construction fruit harvest constantly pushing ahead plans and produces castings with kinds and variety based on the Artists are producing many Fruit cooperative farms in with technical innovation of complicated structures by applying information about the analysis works of art at the construction North Hwanghae Province facilities. an advanced casting method. of soil composition of each field. site of 10 000 flats in Pyongyang overfulfilled their fruit Workers of the casting The Songchongang, It provides good conditions to encourage the builders. production plans for this year. workteam introduced advanced Tongnim and Jangsan electrical for the growth of saplings Artists of the Mansudae The Suan County Fruit technical achievements to open appliances factories are showing by encouraging weeding and Art Studio, the Central Fine Cooperative Farm gathered in a bright prospect for producing good results in the production spraying agrochemicals and Arts Studio and Pyongyang well over a hundred tons of more large water pumps. of motors to be sent to major nutritive solution after securing University of Fine Arts created more peaches than last year The factory has newly construction sites, while the enough amounts of nutritive lots of artworks portraying and the Koksan County Fruit established a recycling-oriented Ranam Coal-mining Machine agents and rooting stimulants. soldiers and other builders who Cooperative Farm exceeded process that can produce vinyl Complex and Ragwon General It intensifies research into are performing praiseworthy this year’s fruit production sheets and plastic pipes in Machine Enterprise are making enabling the production of slow- feats in creating a new plan by 9 percent. different sizes. innovations in the production of action fertilizer and herbicide Pyongyang speed and legend custom-built equipment. from locally-available materials. of construction. Sapling production rises for THE PYONGYANG TIMES Rural areas in Kangwon Province are increasing milk KCNA Sat, August 28, Juche 110 (2021) Page 3

FOODSTUFF Factories eye new products exploiting local strengths Products diversified with locally available materials “Foodstuff factories across the country are now pushing forward with projects to diversify foodstuffs by relying on domestic raw materials,” said Phyo Jong Gum, a deputy director of the Ministry of Foodstuff Industry. Spring water factories in each province including the Taesongsan Spring Water Factory in Pyongyang, the Maebongsan Spring Water Factory in Kangwon Province and the Hwangchoryong Spring Water Factory in South Hamgyong Province supply residents with quality spring water. Kimchi factories produce full bok choy kimchi, cubed radish kimchi, pickled sliced radishes seasoned with pepper and other Ra phyong Ryol The Sonhung Foodstuff Factory and O-il General Health Drink Factory produce various kinds of foods. kinds of seasonal kimchi to improve the diet of the people. press on with the development vegetables is well underway “It is only a few years since of new products which preserve in the Jangjasan General the factory was inaugurated, local flavour and are tasty and Foodstuff Factory in line with Dozens of new products but it produces over 10 kinds nutritious. the characteristic features of of kimchi and their tastes and The Susongchon General the mountainous area. It makes quality are better than those Foodstuff Factory puts much various kinds of sweets and turned out of homemade ones. So they energy into developing new cakes and eases the shortage of are very popular with all the products. Its workers and sugar with rye which is abundant “We have brought out more for ice-lolly production from customers,” said the chief technicians have strenuously in the province,. than 30 new products in seven locally-abundant glutinous rice, engineer of the Sinuiju Kimchi pushed forward with the work Having set an ambitious kinds this year,” said Kim Un pine nut, peanut, soybean, farina Factory in North Phyongan to make various kinds of goal to develop new products Hui, manageress of the O-il and others. As a result, they Province. foodstuffs with locally abundant which preserve the regional General Health Drink Factory. maintained the smoothness, The Moran Foodstuff Factory raw materials by pooling their characters, the Chongbong The factory formed a savoury taste and resistance to in Pyongyang increases the creative wisdom. In the course General Foodstuff Factory competent team for the melting of ice-lollies made with production of food products of it, they developed such new developed a new health food by development of new products. It domestic materials. with locally available raw products as a sweet drink made using potato, blueberry and oat. includes experts in the fields of The factory’s new functional materials, while improving their from rice and malt and taffy It also steps up the production foodstuff, biology, information products include sugar-free taste and quality. sweets. of wild vegetable and fried dry technology and automation as soya milk, yogurt and Kumdang The factory has set up a well- The Amnokgang General grain products. well as mechanical engineers. ice-lolly. knit supply system of raw and Foodstuff Factory is now The Paeksong, Paegunsan The developers set it as their The sugar-free soya milk other materials including flour, producing different kinds and other general foodstuff main task to replace imported was developed in the course of okdang sugar, millet jelly, of fruit jams and tea drinks factories in the provinces also materials with domestic ones soya kefir production at a new hop and malt and dynamically including tea made with work hard to carry out the new and to develop products with production line established pushes the production. persimmon leaves. product development plans different functions. last year, and it has become a The general foodstuff The development of new they have set to suit the local During this effort, they favourite of diabetics. factories in each province also products with wild fruits and conditions. obtained starch, fat and stabilizer “The brand ‘O-il’ is associated with only drinks in the minds of Five articles were awarded the drive the work of the masses customers, but we have newly Step-by-step approach December 15 Medal of Quality themselves. built health food production and over 110 others registered This year alone witnessed lines this year,” said Jin Song as February 2 Products. Its scores of new technical Sim, a section chief of the bears tangible results germ-free and fully automated proposals for producing factory. production processes received tasty foodstuffs using oktang These lines produce collagen The Sonhung Foodstuff and increase the variety of the quality management system sugar, corn syrup, the fruit of good for skincare and compound Factory has made steady products. and food safety management Schizandra chinensis and other lactobacilli powder for women, progress by improving its mode At present, the factory has system certificates. locally-available materials. among others. of business management for 20- more than 20 processes for It worked out more than At present, the factory pays The factory is also making a odd years. producing candy, cake, bread, 1 000 appraisal standards increasing amounts of money biological reactor, water purifier “In its early days, our factory chocolate, soda pop, ice cream and regulations according due to the state and the living and vacuum concentrator had only some facilities. But and instant noodles. The to production processes and standards of its employees are needed for the development of now it has dozens of production variety of its products has been and correctly assess their increasing constantly. new products. processes and produces various increased dozens of times more achievements. In particular, “Taking a step-by-step “As the O-il-brand products kinds of foodstuffs,” said than that in its initial period. it shows deeper appreciation approach like an ant gnawing at always maintain their taste manageress Ri Hui Suk. In order to steadily promote to those who presented the a bone and making remarkable and quality, they are the most By giving priority to producing commodity circulation and technical innovation plans achievements—this can be sought-after foodstuffs here,” foodstuffs with locally-abundant expanded reproduction, it directs contributing to developing said to be the mode of business said a saleswoman at Pyongyang acorns, it raised funds to provide special attention to improving new products and improving management of our factory,” Department Store No. 1. itself with modern facilities, the quality of products and their quality so as to make said chief engineer Tu Song establish processes one by one lowering the costs. the technical innovation Hui. By Jong Hwa Sun PT Page 4 Sat, August 28, Juche 110 (2021)

AFFORESTATION CHESTNUT Nursery produces good Painstaking efforts species of tree saplings result in good species There is a scientist who cherishing a dream and hoped “In recent years our district an industrial way. computer and automatically opened a prospect for turning that good varieties of chestnut has overfulfilled the plans on “As our nursery is located control the sun screen, heat chestnut trees throughout the would grow thick in all parts of all indices for the production of at the foot of a mountain, only insulation curtain, windows, country into good species in the the country. good species of tree saplings, the tree sapling field was plain exhausters, pumps and others. near future. His painstaking efforts bore tree planting, high rooting rate and the surroundings were It proved very effective in the He is Jon Yong Il, section fruit. He finally developed a and prevention of forest fire all slopes. We had to build a production of saplings as soon as it chief of the institute of forest of new chestnut sapling production and damage by blights. The modern greenhouse, but we was introduced into the nursery. economic value at the Academy method. secret is that we have constantly could not reduce the size of the Now, the station produces tens of Forestry. The new method was a sapling consolidated the material and tree sapling field we had built of thousands of tree saplings He started research into production based on seed bud technical foundations of the with great efforts,” said Kim So a year through the double chestnut trees 20-odd years grafting, which makes use of tree nursery under the district Yong, the station manager. cultivation of saplings by taking ago. the features of the young tissue forest management station,” The station made a bold advantage of the optimized tree “A species peculiar to our of plant corpus that grows and said an official of the Taesong decision to cut the hill near nursery conditions, while saving country, chestnut can be seen recovers from injury fast. District People’s Committee of the tree nursery and build a large quantities of manpower, everywhere. When I was a “In the past, it took two Pyongyang. greenhouse there. And it also water, electricity and materials. child, I often had chestnut my or three years to produce According to him, the forest established an automatically- It produces tree saplings by parents gathered for me and I saplings. But now, thanks to management station had only controlled tree nursery focusing on planting mixed hoped it would grow bigger or this method of producing lots an outdoor cultivation ground management system. forest with pine, chestnut, pine- taste sweeter, I thought,” said of saplings in small areas, the and round cutting bed equipped It enabled the nursery to nut, wild pear and other trees Jon Yong Il. sapling production period has with rotating spray at first. measure, control and monitor the which look good and are of He has buckled down to the been reduced to a year while It badly needed a modern environment of the greenhouse, economic value. research into chestnut tree since the rate of land utilization has greenhouse in order to produce outdoor adaptation area and he was appointed to the academy risen 2.5 times and the sapling good species of tree seedlings in outdoor cultivation ground by By Yun Kyong Il PT after finishing the postgraduate output four times,” said Ri course of the Academy of Hyon Song, director of the up to 0.4MPa. Forestry. institute. TESTER After thrusting himself into And as it ensures close By Kim Kum Myong PT difficult research, he worked to planting, the number of trees Factory automates acquire the advanced technology per hectare has increased 2-3 related to the breeding, times and the per-hectare propagation, production and chestnut yield from three to hydraulic pressure tester management of chestnut trees five-year-old trees amounts to and blights. 2-3 tons. For the small height of The Pyongyang Electronic accuracy was not high enough, Trekking through remote the trees, pruning, spraying of Medical Appliances Factory has among other deficits,” said mountains and valleys, he agrochemicals, manuring and automated a hydraulic pressure Kim Chol Ryong, chief of the gathered dozens of pure breeds gathering can be easily done and tester. technical preparation section. including Songchon, Paechon they can be planted anywhere A hydraulic pressure tester is “So we buckled down to the and Taesong chestnuts and as they are highly resistant to a device that checks the safety automation of the hydraulic stayed all day long in chestnut blight and cold. of pressure facilities, which pressure tester.” forests and experimental On the basis of this, Jon Yong contain gas or liquid with some Since the whole process of plots to select and propagate Il realized the informatization of pressure or become subjected hydraulic pressure testing is recommended varieties chestnut cultivation technology, to pressure in the production controlled by a program and and those that suit regional thereby providing a technical process, with the help of water all parameters are displayed on characteristics. guarantee for planting and pressure. the screen, the new automated Sometimes, young saplings cultivating good varieties of “In the past, the factory used a tester can be operated easily he had tended so carefully chestnut trees in all mountains hand-operated hydraulic pump by anyone without special withered before spreading their of the country. to test the pressure resistance technical manipulation. Also, it leaves due to unexpected blight He was awarded the title of of its vapour-pressure sterilizer. can be directly linked with the damage or were washed away Merited Scientist and a doctorate This method required a lot of integrated management system Hydraulic pressure testing by flood. in forestry. device developed by the However, he unhesitatingly effort just for the pressurization and applied to all facilities Pyongyang Electronic Medical needed for the test and the which may have a pressure of Appliances Factory. continued long arduous journeys By Kim Il Jin PT Sci-tech research New technology enables mass achievements breeding of medicinal plant The research institute of the rootlets which are cut out when further strengthens the cell Central Botanical Garden has the trees are pruned. Multifunctional activator separation and growth of established a new large-scale “Generally, rhizomes and crops, if it is applied to Schizandra chinensis breeding rootlets are trimmed in winter developed seed processing agent, the technology. to regulate the growth and fruit sprouting rate will grow A perennial broadleaf creeper, bearing of trees. The root of Scientists at the Academy material with microelements to over 95 percent and the Schizandra chinensis is of great Schizandra chinensis is also of Coal Science established in the ultra-anthracite can period of striking roots value as an esculent and medicinal pruned in winter and the cutouts a multifunctional activator make a highly-effective be shortened. It improves plant. It is also used as a material used to be thrown away,” said production method based on activator that is helpful for nutritive absorption function of fruit juice and food colours in researcher Ok Son Gyong. ultra-anthracite. promoting the growth of and activation of enzymes and the foodstuff processing. Attracted by the fact that long- This activator crops, and deepened research promotes photosynthesis and It can be propagated from stored rhizomes and rootlets comprehensively contains to this end. They succeeded in energy metabolism to further seed or cutting. However, it are highly adaptable to soil, macro- and micro-elements finding out a scientific mixing increase rooting, flowering, takes a lot of effort to produce the researchers decided to turn needed for the growth of ratio of different elements and impregnation and germinated seeds and the these into Schizandra chinensis crops, rare-earth elements, while separating and selecting shooting rate. It also raises rooting rate is not high enough. saplings and confirmed the essential amino acid, organic highly-effective and valuable adaptability for unfavourable And the cuttings whose rooting planting period and technical acid, chlorophyll generating elements and repeating their environment including rate was also low take two year indexes of growth, and thus factor and enzyme preparation experiments. cold weather, salinity, high to grow into complete saplings established the large-scale and surface-active agents. According to Sin Yong temperature and drought and in the seedbed. breeding method. Scientists conceived that Il, lead developer, since the makes crops highly resistant Therefore, researchers paid the combination of a certain multifunctional activator to harmful insects. attention to rhizomes and By Ri Myong Jun PT Sat, August 28, Juche 110 (2021) Page 5 YOUTH Determined to greet Youth Young people dedicate Day with labour feats themselves to national prosperity All young people in the city are very excited as it is the young people who volunteered first Youth Day after the 10th to work in the mountains, seas congress of the youth league. and development areas in hearty The youth of the country response to the call of the Party received an encouraging letter was the driving force of building from the respected Comrade a socialist paradise on this land. Kim Jong Un at the congress. The youth of the country also General Secretary Kim Jong Un performed amazing feats in the put forward the slogan “Let period of the Arduous March us demonstrate the mettle and forced march unprecedented of patriotic youth in the in history. worthwhile struggle for socialist At these hard times they built construction!” in his letter. a 40 km long road in less than 2 The slogan reflects his trust years, a monument to the era of in us, young people, who have the Worker’s Party. always demonstrated their youth league and the number is Volunteers to the livestock farming base in the Sepho area The country named it Youth might as the ranks of warriors increasing day by day. are given a hearty send-off. Hero Motorway to ensure their in the fight for Juche revolution, And youth league members Brilliant feats of Korean young enemy group and defend the great feats would go down in to fully display the mettle make innovations and perform people who displayed matchless height and Kim Ki U who shot history. of patriotic youth in today’s good deeds one after another, heroism and self-sacrificing down six enemy warplanes in a In recent years, the Korean struggle to carry out the decision leading to a collective innovation spirit in national defence and week. youth have built a power station of the Eighth Party Congress. drive. socialist construction have The Chollima era was that in the biting cold of the northern Sunchon City has the Sunchon The city youth league clearly been etched in the of great leap forward and alpine area. Area Youth Coal-mining committee plans to organize a over 70-year history of the changes when new records and It is also called the Paektusan Complex, Sunchon Cement series of events including real- development of the DPRK. standards were established day Hero Youth Power Station. Complex, Sunchon Thermal story telling, visit and study During the fierce Fatherland by day. In the years of such Now the youth of the country Power Station and other major tour, dancing party and sports Liberation War they defended vigorous struggle it was just the are performing miracles and industrial establishments, games to celebrate Youth Day. every inch of their country youth that achieved fame as the exploits continuously in the locally-run industrial factories The whole city will hum at the cost of their blood and first unit riding Chollima, or a building of a thriving country. and lots of cooperative farms with Youth Day celebrations, opened the routes of advance by legendary horse running 400km Many young people have and young people play their part strengthening the resolve of throwing themselves as human a day. volunteered to work on the in production at them. all the youth league members bombs. They created a miracle of major fronts of economic With determination to to make an indelible mark Among the many young completing the construction of construction from the beginning celebrate Youth Day with labour in the building of a socialist heroes in the war were Ri Suk the Haeju-Hasong railway line of this year to implement the feats, all of them are working power. Bok who blocked the enemy’s in 75 days, a mammoth project five-year plan for national hard every day. gun muzzle with his breast at to build retaining walls over a economic development set forth Nearly 100 young men and Choe Kwang Chol, the age of 18, Jo Kun Sil who large area, over 30 bridges, 9 in the Eighth Congress of the women have volunteered to chairman of the Sunchon City pressed the trigger of his heavy railway stations and hundreds Workers’ Party of Korea. work at challenging and labour- Committee of South Phyongan machine gun with his jaw to the of dwelling houses. consuming sectors until July Province of the Socialist end of life to mow down the The indomitable struggle of the Pak Hyang Nam since the 10th congress of the Patriotic Youth League True to title of socialist Surgeon donates flesh Student risks his life to patriotic youth and blood to patients fight fire The primary M y o n g around the One day in late July, a committee, in keeping Chang Ho d a n g e r o u s column of black smoke with their enthusiasm, is a surgeon level with belched out of the window conducts vigorous of the the passage of a house in Munsin- activities including the Nyongbyon of time, six dong No. 2, Tongdaewon extracurricular voluntary C o u n t y times of District, Pyongyang. youth shock brigade P e o p l e ’ s life-saving A fire broke out. movement and technical Hospital in operations At that time, Jon innovation youth shock his thirties. and 10 times Kuk Hyon, a student at brigade movement, to He has of blood Pyongyang University make the power station earned the transfusions of Architecture who was bubble with youthful love and w e r e passing by, immediately vigour. respect of performed to ran to the scene of the “Our young people This year alone, they many people including save the child. accident. “A horrific accident was never content themselves built several blocks of patients for his high In nearly 10 years of He rushed into the prevented as the university with the fulfilment of production and other proficiency and warm his medical career he burning house without a student removed the gas their regular jobs,” said buildings and recently human love. introduced a series of minute’s delay to safely cylinder in time. It was just Ri Kyong Il, chairman started the construction He performs hundreds advanced technologies remove the portraits of a critical situation and he of the primary youth of a slag settling pond. of operations a year. into medical treatment President Kim Il Sung and acted bravely,” said Han league committee of Successes are also Many of them are and came up with new Chairman Kim Jong Il Un Sim, a neighbour. the Sunchon Thermal made in the technical emergency operations inventions, which were and then a gas cylinder Jon was discharged Power Station. “It is innovation youth shock that should be carried highly appreciated from it. from military service a our unanimous desire to brigade movement led out without a moment’s at national sci-tech He felt difficulty in year ago and became a contribute to increasing by Ri. delay. exhibitions in public breathing and could not university student. electricity production.” “Our young people will Once a one-year-and- health sector. distinguish one thing According to an official According to him, the take the lead in hitting eleven-months-old child The chairman of the from another in the thick of the university youth youth league members the first-year target for was taken to the hospital youth league primary smoke, but entered the league committee, he got more eager to make the implementation of after unexpectedly suf- organization of the house time and again is loved by all as he is a a contribution to the the new five-year plan fering second- and third- hospital, he helps all to carry out household good student and does country’s prosperity in and thus live up to the degree burns over 40 per- youth league members articles one by one. lots of good things for his the wake of the tenth title of socialist patriotic cent of the whole body. to make achievements in After a while, fire friends and the collective. congress of the youth youth,” said Ri Kyong From the moment when the medical treatment of engines came and the fire league. Il. the vital signs hovered patients. was extinguished. By Ri Sung Ik PT Page 6 Sat, August 28, Juche 110 (2021) CHILDCARE RESPONSE Dairy products supplied to What parents say Whenever I see how they take children in Pyongyang care of the nutrition of children at the weekly nursery, I often think that I just gave birth to my child and it is the state that really mothers him. The children are given nutritious foods and fruits in a scientific way according to their ages and seasons, and recently the supply of milk products was started. I am afraid I cannot do that for my child. Since the state looks after the children better than their parents, my husband and I made up our Ri Mi Yong, staffer at the minds to work harder to return sports facilities management the favour granted by the state. bureau

policy was discussed and decided on at the Third Plenary Meeting of the Eighth Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea, the whole country was imbued with great excitement. During the period of the - RA PHYONG RYOL / KOREA TODAY Children drink milk and eat fruits at the Pyongyang September 15 Weekly Nursery. Arduous March in the 1990s, soya milk vans called the A variety of milk products are The Pyongyang Children’s for the supply of milk products “king’s van” ran the streets to being supplied to nurseries and Foodstuff Factory processes and a modern cow’s milk the children under the loving kindergartens in Pyongyang. goat’s milk, cow’s milk and powder production line and a care of Chairman Kim Jong Il This effort started in the wake powdered milk produced by milk products processing line and, today, thanks to General of the institution of the policy the Kubin Stockbreeding were added to the Phyonggang Secretary Kim Jong Un, on supplying children across the Cooperative Farm in Kangdong Meat Processing Factory and Ri Sang Hyok, staffer at the vehicles carrying milk country with milk products and County, Pyongyang, and the Pyongyang Children’s Foodstuff Ministry of External Economic products run to nurseries and other nutritious foods at state Phyonggang Meat Processing Factory in a short time. Relations kindergartens. expense at the Third Plenary Factory to supply them to The Kubin Stockbreeding Upon receiving the news Under such great love, our Meeting of the Eighth Central nurseries and kindergartens in Cooperative Farm strives to that the issue of improving and children grow up happily with Committee of the Workers’ the city. increase the number of goats bolstering the Party’s childcare no one to envy in the world. Party of Korea held in June. According to an official and cows and build a powdered After the plenary meeting, of the Pyongyang Municipal milk processing base so as to My son Jong Wi likes sour positive actions have been People’s Committee, dozens ensure an uninterrupted supply milk. taken to supply such products of vehicles were provided of milk products to children in So I sometimes hoped that to children at nurseries and to the Pyongyang Municipal winter too. they would feed him some milk kindergartens across the Goods and Supply Agency for products at the weekly nursery. country. Nurseries and Kindergartens By Pang Un Ju PT Then the Party took the measure to supply milk products HEALTH average weight loss but nausea, to children at state expense, as if dizziness, insomnia and other it read my mind. mental disorders. I cannot help my heart Traditional medicine The researchers concentrated pounding with deep gratitude at on eliminating such side effects the thought of how well the Party in their development of anti- enters into our people’s feelings. Pak Un Byol, staffer at helps cure obesity obesity pills. Indeed, our Party is the the Central District building They also completed a motherly party. The metabolism laboratory of Ri. scientific acupuncture and maintenance station the Internal Medicine Hospital She and other developers moxibustion therapy helpful in under the Koryo Medicine conducted clinical tests more treating obesity. NOODLE General Hospital is treating than 100 times to fix the effective Case studies show that the obesity by applying traditional composition and mixing ratio of combination of anti-obesity pills Pyongyang cold medicine. medicinal herbs and preparation and electric acupuncture cured It developed anti-obesity method. over 96% of obesity sufferers. pills by making extracts of In general, anti-obesity noodles in great demand Koryo medicinal substances. medicines cause not only By Choe Yong Nam PT They diminish fatty tissues in The number of visitors to the with vinegar and mustard. The the human body, improve the Okryu Restaurant is increasing food tastes savoury, sweet, cool complication indices including these days. and palatable. cholesterol, fatty liver, blood “The demand for Pyongyang Especially, the taste of sugar and pressure and have no cold noodles has risen sharply. Pyongyang cold noodles of side effects. Over 6 000 diners are visiting the Okryu Restaurant is too The research team led by our restaurant on a daily distinctive to be copied by Ri Ran Hui, head of the lab, average,” said Om Song Nam, any other restaurants and it has conducted research on head of the catering department has become a famous food the treatment of obesity with of the Okryu Restaurant. that cannot be omitted at state traditional medicines for Pyongyang cold noodles banquets. It is also widely decades. are served by putting a coil of known to the world as a Korean “A new medicine can chewy strips of pasta made from speciality, so many foreign be developed only when buckwheat on an impressive visitors enjoy it. painstaking efforts, ample brass bowel with slices of The demand for the noodles is knowledge and practical kimchi, meat, cucumber, pear growing not only at the Okryu experience are combined. RYU KWANG HYOK and egg on top of it, garnishing Restaurant, but other public Perseverance and conscience Health workers at the metabolism laboratory of the Internal them with shredded Welsh catering units. of developer are the most Medicine Hospital under the Koryo Medicine General Hospital onion and red pepper and important of all, I think,” said give medical treatment to an in-patient. pouring meat stock, together By Kwon Hyo Song PT Sat, August 28, Juche 110 (2021) Page 7 NAM Briefly Unity and cooperation key to healthy Russia Japan decried for failing to repent of war crimes progress of the movement Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria n independent and while posing a serious threat to If the NAM members and frustrating all sorts of Zakharova released an official organized political global peace and security. make a concerted effort to manoeuvres and interference statement on August 20 to Aforce, the Non-Aligned They also provoke boundary launch a counterattack against imposed by the imperialist criticize Japan for holding Movement now exercises disputes and religious strife the imperialists’ moves for powers in their pursuit of a events on the occasion of the considerable influence in the to cause various complicated aggression and interference greater sphere of influence. In “day of memory of the war international political arena. problems as they create distrust, by achieving solid unity and the course of it, it contributed dead and prayer for peace” in It has developed into a broad- friction and hostility between cooperation in the struggle greatly to changing the balance Tokyo on August 15. based international movement countries and nations in order to for independence and peace, of forces between progressive Japanese politicians visit the embracing well over a hundred make them fail to achieve unity, the imperialist aggression and and reactionary forces and Yasukuni Shrine that honours nations since its foundation leading to such humanitarian interference will be surely futile rendering great services to class-A war criminals every with only 25 member states on disasters as grave political and and unable to avoid frustration. giving powerful impetus year on the occasion of the September 1 1961. This fully military crisis, military conflicts, The DPRK has constantly been to the establishment of fair day of defeat, she said, adding demonstrates the validity and escalated tension and refugee loyal to the fundamental ideal international order and the cause such misbehaviour cannot but vitality of the movement. crisis in different countries. and principles of the movement of global independence. come under public criticism. The present prevailing The reality demands NAM and performed its mission in It is the steadfast stand of the international situation urgently member nations conduct a the struggle to establish fair DPRK to properly contribute Iran requires that NAM remain vigorous struggle against the international relations and to the strengthening and President refers to ways faithful to its mission and ideal imperialists’ aggression and achieve global peace and security development of the NAM, to overcome economic more than ever and further war moves. since it joined it as a full member according to the ideal of its difficulties strengthen its influence and role. The key to ensuring the NAM on August 25 1975. foreign policy–independence, Iranian President Seyed Having maintained and thwarts challenges and threats The DPRK has strived to peace and friendship. Ebrahim Raisi in a speech expanded its aggressive military from outside and fulfils its solve complicated multinational As in the past, the DPRK will at the parliament on August blocs, the imperialist and mission and role is to enhance its concerns in keeping with the work harder in the future to 21 referred to the ways dominationist forces are hell- unity and cooperation between demand and interests of the develop the NAM and build a to overcome economic bent on the infringement of member nations in every way. peoples in developing countries new independent world. difficulties. sovereignty of NAM member Unity just leads to strength while enhancing the purity He said the government nations and developing countries, and victory. and influence of the NAM By Min Chol PT has set it as the priority task to stabilize the economy and improve the people’s DPRK-CUBA livelihood and business environment and it will do its best to carry it out. Invincible ties forged under banner of socialism Inflation, budget deficit, he DPRK established the imperialists’ aggression and of the Council of Ministers to be attained by 2030 to harness debt and other difficult diplomatic relations with moves to isolate and stifle them of the Republic of Cuba, on a solar heat, wind power and other problems can be solved only Cuba on August 29 1960. and for safeguarding socialism. visit to the DPRK in November natural energy sources. through a detailed plan and to T this end competent personnel It was a landmark event in the Under his guidance, the Korean 2018 and further developed and In the agricultural field, they comprehensive development people offered a great deal of cemented the DPRK-Cuba ties are introducing organic farming are needed, he noted. of relations of friendship and material and moral assistance to according to the requirements methods and various scientific cooperation between the DPRK socialist construction in Cuba. of the new era as they deepened research finding into farming Lebanon and Cuba. President Kim Il Sung and friendly feelings. practice to become self- President censures Israel’s Over the past 61 years, they Chairman Kim Jong Il had At present, under the leadership sufficient in food. airspace violation have demonstrated the power of a historic meeting with Fidel of Miguel Diaz-Canel, the Cuban Cuba has also achieved The Lebanese President on firm friendship in the struggle Castro Ruz in Pyongyang in people achieve great successes marked successes in education August 20 denounced Israel for independence against March 1986 to further strengthen in the struggle to safeguard the and public health. for its warplanes’ violation of imperialism and for socialism. the stability and invincibility of country, revolution and socialist The Cuban people are the territorial airspace of his The friendly and cooperative the DPRK-Cuba friendship. gains from the vicious anti-Cuba steadfast in their faith and will country. ties between the two countries Today, the traditional stifling moves of the hostile to frustrate the imperialists’ The Israeli warplanes flew forged in the struggle for friendship based on long- forces. schemes and adhere to the into the Lebanese airspace to accomplishing the cause of standing history and traditions Efforts are directed to the socialist banner to the last. attack a military target in Syria, socialism have been developed has developed into special modernization of industries. The Korean people are and he branded it as a violation by the common will and joint comradely and strategic In recent years, they have paid sincerely pleased at all the of the UN resolution. efforts of the preceding leaders relations by the top leaders of much attention to electric power successes achieved by the He appealed to the of the two countries. the two countries. generation using renewable Cubans and will, as ever, offer international community to President Kim Il Sung The respected Comrade energies like solar and wind support and solidarity to their take an urgent measure to extended full support and Kim Jong Un met Miguel Diaz- power to reduce dependence on just struggle. check Israel’s violation of the solidarity to the just struggle of Canel, the then president of the fossil fuels. Lebanese airspace. the Cuban people for smashing Council of State and president They set it as one of the goals By Om Ryong PT China Efforts to protect ecological CHINA-RUSSIA environment Tree-planting projects are actively conducted in Beijing, Beijing, Moscow stage joint military exercises according to a plan for making 1 million mu of green areas here were joint military Shoigu, Russian defence minister, common destiny of mankind and who rendered distinguished by 2022. At a result, wooded exercises between China inspected the drill, before holding safeguarding global peace and services in the drill, followed wetlands of over 10 000 mu Tand Russia at the military talks. stability. by a military parade of the two were created in the city. training base in the Ningxia Hui Wei Fenghua said that under Sergey Shoigu said that countries. Guizhou Province has autonomous region, China, from the strategic guidance of President Russia is willing to strengthen Russian newspaper Rossiskaya created 29.88 million mu of August 9 to 13. Xi Jinping and President Putin, strategic understanding along Gazeta commented on August forests since 2016 and raised They reportedly involved over the armies of the two countries with the Chinese side and deepen 13 that the main mission of the the sewage treatment rate to 13 000 troops and some 500 pieces have achieved a high level of cooperation in the field of anti- drill was to demonstrate the 95 percent by building sewage of military hardware including development in relations. He also terrorism so as to safeguard decision and capacity to develop treatment factories in cities. Jian-20 and Su-30 fighter jets. underlined the need for the armies regional peace and security. the Sino-Russian relations and Shanxi Province has greatly Divided into two stages, the to thoroughly implement joint On the afternoon of that day, comprehensive partnership and reduced the amount of soil and service personnel carried out a recognition of leaders of the two a closing ceremony of the joint strategic mutual cooperation and sand flowing into the Yellow series of missions. countries and strengthen strategic military exercises was held in improve military cooperation River through afforestation On the morning of August cooperation and overall practical splendour. and friendship between the two for erosion control. 13, Wei Fenghua, Chinese collaboration so as to make At the event, Wei Fenghua armies. state councillor and minister of further contributions to building conferred medals on the service THE PYONGYANG TIMES National Defence, and Sergey one community united by the personnel of the two countries By Song Jong Ho PT Page 8 Sat, August 28, Juche 110 (2021)

PROFILE LIVING MONUMENT Sports announcer known as Ginkgo trees of antiquity erudite as professionals and distinction In Mt Ryongak called “Mt 2 metres and another 1.7 metres. Editor’s note: Among Kumgang of Pyongyang”, there A singularly combined form famous announcers of is the Pobun Temple built in of three trees, the Ryongaksan the DPRK is Ri Sang the period of Koryo (918-1392) ginkgo is of great academic Byok (March 30 1924- and rebuilt during the feudal significance and under good His unusual Joson dynasty (1392-1910). protection as a national living December 25 1997). A PT ardour for staff reporter recounts his And beside the temple there are monument. remarkable qualities and sports led him three 500-year-old ginkgo trees the secret of his success as to a shortcut to growing together. By Yun Ki Song PT an announcer. The trees were originally success, I think.” planted at the same time and First People’s Announcer after a lapse of long years they Han Jong Chol, deputy combined with one another to Ri Sang Byok had department director of delivered important political take on a singular appearance. the Ministry of Physical An old story has it that three news since the country Culture and Sports launched broadcasting after friends who were on a visit to liberation from Japanese the temple swore to be brothers military rule, and he greatly before planting the three trees at contributed to bringing the basketball, volleyball, one place. Koreans news during the table tennis and janggi, or The trees are 28 metres tall, Fatherland Liberation War Korean chess. And he was 3.7 metres round at the collar (1950-1953). the motherland! Overseas the first secretary-general of and 16.5 metres wide at the He undertook many live compatriots! Be delighted. We the then cycling association of crown. The three trunks spread broadcasts on national events scored a goal. The DPRK got a the DPRK and a famous tennis lots of branches at the height of and domestic and international goal.” player of the Radio-Television 2.5 metres to form a crown in the sports games. As his resonant voice echoed Broadcasting Committee of the shape of a broom. “What comes into my mind through, the whole country DPRK. One of the trunks is 1.8 metres AN YONG CHOL first about Ri Sang Byok is brimmed with joy and passion. Sports were part of Ri’s round at the chest, the other one Ryongaksan ginkgo. his on-the-spot broadcast of “The moment I heard everyday life as he regarded the football game between our the report I was gripped by them as an appealing domain FOLKLORE team and the Chileans at the indescribable excitement and organically and harmoniously 8th World Cup finals in 1966. felt a lump in my throat with connecting the body, life and It was played at two o’clock in pride and self-confidence in emotion. Housing custom of the morning in Pyongyang time my country, my nation,” said Such view and ardour promoted and countless people crowded Jo Sok Ryon resident in the him from an ordinary sport in front of speakers to hear town of Koksan County, North “enthusiast” to a seasoned “pro”. Korean people the broadcast. His confident Hwanghae Province. Whenever asked if he had announcement excited the The DPRK government been a sportsman, he used to “The characteristic features chores. Therefore, the underfloor crowds, who raised cheers adopted a decision on conferring reply that a sports announcer of housing custom of the heating was indispensable. The and felt sure of the victory of the title of People’s Announcer should be an athlete of a Korean people can be found in system is connected to the kitchen our team,” recalled Pak Sung on him. This meant he became professional type. construction, equipment, heating furnace and has a chimney. Gwan living in Ryongi-ri in the first People’s Announcer of The People’s Announcer who system and economic facilities The Koreans lived with a full Phyongwon County, South the country. left an indelible footprint on the and their use,” said Kong Myong set of economic facilities. As Phyongan Province. history of broadcasting in the Song, director of the Folklore agriculture was the main means At that time Ri Sang Byok Sports expert DPRK was such an optimistic Research Institute of the of production, the storehouse detailed the makeup of the People call Ri Sang Byok and passionate “sportsman”. Academy of Social Sciences. was used to keep necessary Chilean team, the mood of sports expert. “His unusual ardour for sports The Koreans’ houses were farming tools and other DPRK players, their tactics and It is not only because he led him to a shortcut to success, built to face south. The roofs economic things. There were a ever-changing situations of the possessed profound knowledge I think,” said Han Jong Chol, were gabled and their materials mill, stable, cowshed, well and game. of sports, clear view on them deputy department director of included tile and purple eulalia. the like in the courtyard. Breathless moments passed and remarkable analytical the Ministry of Physical Culture The floor of a room had been The mill consisted of a on, before his sonorous voice capability for all events, but also and Sports. their main living space: they sat millstone worked by a donkey or rang out of speakers: because he had great playing on the floor to have a meal, talk a horse for pounding cereals and “Fellow countrymen in ability of such sports as football, By Han Kwi Hun PT and rest and to do household a mill worked by treading. It is also a traditional custom to build a strip of level ground ICH samgyethang is a chicken soup under the eaves of houses. Such boiled with insam. a platform was built with earth The insam and chicken stew to a certain height in front of the Koryo medicinal food remedy is cooked by thoroughly boiling door of the house and it gave a a young hen with insam and sense of architectural security glutinous rice inside its stomach while protecting the foundations included on national list and the rabbit stew is prepared of the house. The Koreans by hard boiling a rabbit with would have a break on the strip The Koryo medicinal food Korean ancestors widely used and various fruits preserved in medicinal materials inside its when they did household work. remedy is on the list of national a variety of medicinal foods in syrup. stomach. These are best for Family members would sit on it intangible cultural heritage. dietary life from ancient times. Yakpap is made by thoroughly nourishment and invigoration to have a chat viewing the moon The historical data on hundreds The materials for Koryo mixing the properly steamed of people. at sultry summer night or sleep of diets recorded in such old medicinal foods include insam glutinous rice with sesame oil, The foods made by preserving on it. And the owner of a house books as Samgukyusa (History (ginseng), the fruit of Schizandra honey, dates, chestnuts, pine nuts in the sugar and honey syrup would have a talk with brief of the Three Kingdoms), chinensis, honey, chestnuts, and soy sauce and steaming the ginger slices, haws, broad visitors on the platform. H y a n g y a k j i p s o n g b a n g dates, pine nuts, kelp, terrapin, mixture in a steamer once again. bellflower roots, insam or lotus In addition, cushion, mat, (Collection of Remedies of carp, chicken and beef and they There are dozens of kinds of roots are unique in taste and folding screen and other consumer Traditional Medicine of Korea), were combined appropriately yakjuk including gruels prepared highly effective in protecting goods and such kitchen utensils Uibangryuchwi (Manual with other Koryo medicinal with parsley, dates, pine nuts or internal organs and therefore as jar, bowl, steamer, earthenware of Traditional Medicine of materials to prepare such foods. walnuts. they have widely been used in tub, iron pot and large bowl show Korea) and Tonguibogam Typical of them are yakpap Medicinal soups are mainly diet since ancient times. the living custom of the Koreans. (Encyclopedia of Traditional (sweet rice dish), yakjuk made with loaches, oxtails Medicine of Korea) show that (nutritive gruel), soup, stew and carps. In particular, By Jong Chol PT By Sin Pyol PT

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