The DPRK Demonstrates Its Might As a Space
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CONTENTS Δ The DPRK Demonstrates Its Might as a Space Power .....................................................1 • NADA Report on Satellite Launch ....................2 • Successful Satellite Launch Celebrated .............4 Δ Ennobling Affection for Younger Generation .........6 Δ Songun Commander and National Dignity .............8 Δ Artist of Happiness for the Korean People ..............10 Δ To Greet the Seventh Congress of the Workers’ Party of Korea with Labour Feats • Quality Cloth, Living Colours .........................14 • Innovation, Key to Better Quality ...................16 Δ Benefits from Natural Energy Resources ................18 Supreme leader Kim Jong Un gives a written order on the launch of the earth observation Δ Ogasan Nature Reserve ...........................................20 satellite Kwangmyongsong 4 on February 6, Juche 105 (2016) Δ Learning Hard to Keep Pace with IT Era ................24 Δ Rising Back to Fame ...............................................26 TThehe DDPRKPRK DDemonstratesemonstrates Δ Colossus of Pedagogical Science ............................28 IItsts MightMight asas a SpaceSpace PowerPower Δ Ryugyong Rose House ............................................30 Δ Ace Gymnast ...........................................................32 Δ Giving Impetus to Developing National Foods .......34 Δ Utmost Sincerity, Medical Skills .............................36 Δ Tradition of Kimchi-Making Listed as World Heritage ....................................................38 Δ Traditional Musical Instrument Kayagum .............................................................39 Δ Sexual Slavery Issue Sparks Public Fury ................40 Pictorial KOREA is published in Korean, FRONT COVER: Successful launch of the earth observation 1 satellite Kwangmyongsong 4 Photo: By courtesy of the KCNA Chinese, Russian and English. Kim Jong Un gives fi eld guidance over the launch of the earth observation satellite Kwangmyongsong 4 [February Juche 105 (2016)] NNADAADA RReporteport oonn SSatelliteatellite LLaunchaunch he National Aerospace Development Administration of the DPRK It is loaded with measuring and communications equipment for earth Tissued on February 7 a report on the successful launch of the earth survey. observation satellite Kwangmyongsong 4. The successful launch of Kwangmyongsong 4 is a laudable result of The report reads as follows: the policy of the great Workers’ Party of Korea of prioritizing science and The space scientists and technicians of the National Aerospace technology and it also marks a remarkable event in boosting the country’s Development Administration of the DPRK have succeeded in putting a science and technology, economic might and defence capability by fully newly developed earth observation satellite Kwangmyongsong 4 into orbit, exercising its independent right to exploit space for peaceful purposes. according to the plan for 2016 as part of the National Five-Year Programme With the Day of the Shining Star (February 16: Chairman for Space Exploration. Kim Jong Il’s birthday), one of the greatest national holidays for Sun’s The carrier rocket Kwangmyongsong blasted off at 9:00 am on February Korea, drawing nearer, the Juche-oriented satellite orbiting wonderfully 7 at the Sohae spaceport in Cholsan County, North Phyongan Province, and on track is the most sincere gift of loyalty prepared by the space scientists and nine minutes and 46 seconds later it inserted Kwangmyongsong 4 into a technicians for their supreme leader Kim Jong Un, WPK, state and people. picture perfect orbit. NADA will send more Juche-oriented satellites into space in the The satellite is travelling along the polar orbit at the orbital gradient of future, true to the WPK’s sci-tech-first policy. 97.4 degrees and with the perigee of 494.6 kilometres and the apogee of 500 February 7, Juche 105 (2016) kilometres. And the period of its rotation is 94 minutes and 24 seconds. Pyongyang 2 3 Administration’s report on the satellite launch was read out. It was followed by speeches. Speakers warmly congratulated the successful launch of Kwangmyongsong 4, the satellite of dignified Juche Korea, saying that it is a megaevent demonstrating to the world once again the dignity and might of the great Paektusan nation, and an auspicious success infusing great national pride and patriotic enthusiasm into the hearts of the service personnel and all other people. They stressed that in the same manner as they demonstrated to the world the dignity and might of a space power under Kim Jong Un’s leadership, they would accelerate the general march for the successful advance of the revolutionary cause of Juche and the revolutionary cause of Songun, pioneered on Mt Paektu, to celebrate the Seventh Congress of the Workers’ Party of Korea as a glorious meeting of victors. On the same day there was a dancing party of young people at Kim Il Sung Square, a firework display decorating the sky over Pyongyang. Similar army-people celebrations took place in provinces. The whole country astir with the satellite launch, those who had rendered services to it had a good time in Pyongyang amid the warm welcome of its citizens. Article: Kim Thae Hyon Photo: By courtesy of the KCNA Army-people rally held in Pyongyang to celebrate the successful launch of the earth observation satellite Kwangmyongsong 4 SSuccessfuluccessful SatelliteSatellite LaunchLaunch CelebratedCelebrated n August Juche 87 (1998) the DPRK’s first artificial earth satellite Kim Il Sung Square and the plaza of the Tower of the Juche Idea Iachieved orbit and its fourth satellite Kwangmyongsong 4 was put into overflowed with over 150 000 citizens. They were all full of national pride in orbit in February this year. The successful launch of the earth observation being masters of the land of Juche, a powerful people that manufactured and satellite augurs well for the future of the country that is making one signal launched the satellite by themselves, demonstrating the dignity and might of success after another by giving priority to self-development. Kim Il Sung’s, Kim Jong Il’s and Kim Jong Un’s Korea. In February the Korean service personnel and people jointly celebrated The army-people rally started with the playing of the song Ode to the auspicious event in Pyongyang. General Kim Jong Un. And then the National Aerospace Development The news of the successful satellite launch brings great happiness to all the people 4 5 Kim Il Sung visits Pyongyang Taedongmun Primary School Kim Il Sung has taken pictures of the students in new uniforms [September Juche 61 (1972)] [April Juche 66 (1977)] Primary School and Tonghyon Primary School in Kaesong, In April Juche 66 (1977), in spite of his tight schedule for seeing the pupils’ counting and handwriting and inquiring in field guidance, he visited the then Yonphung Senior Middle detail about their problems with parental affection. School. In that year new clothes were supplied as presents to He said that he would feel freed of all worries if only he could the six million children and students of the country. So pleased see children well dressed and fed. He set it as an important to see the happy children in new uniforms standing in the policy of the state to provide students across the country with playground, he began to take pictures of them one by one. Quite new school uniforms on a yearly basis. a long time passed, and he took his eyes off the camera, saying On a winter day in Juche 52 (1963) he was passing a mountain “I cannot see clearly now.” He took off his glasses, looking up Kim Il Sung among the students of Tongju Senior Middle School in Pyoktong County [October Juche 46 (1957)] village, when he saw a few children playing by a road. He was to the blue sky for a good while. The officials in his company and sad that they were not wearing overcoats. Soon afterwards, he the teachers were moved to tears. called a meeting of the Political Committee of the WPK Central The Korean people will never forget the benevolent Committee to discuss the issue of clothes for the students and leader who devoted himself entirely to the well-being of his people other children in rural communities, taking measures to provide and the bright future of the country, and hand down his great EEnnoblingnnobling AffectionAffection forfor YoungerYounger all the children in the countryside with overcoats free of charge. exploits through the generations. He was most delighted when he was seeing children in new GGenerationeneration uniforms every year. Article: Jong Kyong Bok resident Kim Il Sung, endowed with warm love for country with plenty of stationery and textbooks. Pchildren, devoted his whole life to bringing up the future In June Juche 58 (1969) he called a meeting of the Political generation of the country with parental affection. Committee of the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of In February Juche 35 (1946), when numerous problems Korea to discuss the construction of schools. He told the officials needed to be resolved just after national liberation, he set pencil that since they were parents, they should regard it as a meeting production as one of the agenda items of the First Session of the of students’ parents and they must resolve problems arising Provisional People’s Committee of North Korea, in order to realize in education. Under his close concern schools were built in a the age-old desire of the Korean people to give their children splendid fashion in both urban and rural areas. Even on islets pencils for learning. and mountainous