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KOREA TODAY No. 1, 2017 51 Happy New Year KOREA TODAY No. 1, 2017 51 Happy New Year EAR READERS, into favourable conditions. D Greeting in the new year 2017, the Korea Having opened the door to 2016 with the inaugu- Today editorial board extends congratulations to all ration of the Sci-Tech Complex, they built a lot of our readers. model, standard factories befitting the era of the Last year we Korea Today staff did all we could to knowledge-driven economy in various parts of the give wide-ranging information about the reality of country by making the most of science and technology the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) and the principle of self-development first. and to promote the relations of friendship and The Korean youth erected the barrage of the co-operation with the peoples of all countries who Paektusan Hero Youth Power Station in a short span are advancing along the road of independence and of time even in the rigorous natural conditions, and peace. displayed once again their might as masters of the Last year was a proud one of victory and glory for youth power on the occasion of the Ninth Congress of the Korean people. They elected Kim Jong Un Kim Il Sung Socialist Youth League. Chairman of the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK) and Amidst the fervent enthusiasm for sporting ac- Chairman of the State Affairs Commission of the tivities sweeping the whole country, the Korean Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and pushed sportspeople exalted the honour of their country by ahead with the building of a socialist power under winning gold medals in international competitions. A his wise leadership. Celebrating the Seventh great progress was made in all fields of education, Congress of the Workers’ Party of Korea as the con- public health, literature and the art. ference of victors, they opened the new time of his- In the New Year, too, the Korea Today editorial tory called Mallima Era in this land at a brilliant board will make every effort to help you have a good speed of construction and through a great campaign understanding of the firm faith of the Korean people of creation. who are advancing along their own road of inde- Though they were faced with an unprecedented pendence, Songun and socialism unwaveringly natural disaster ever known in history when they against all kinds of challenges. We will also let you were implementing the decisions of the Seventh know realities of the country where new miracles Congress of the WPK, the Korean people advanced and innovations are expected to come. valiantly without a slightest hesitation and vacilla- Hoping that you will continue to read our Korea tion, thus achieving a miraculous victory in the Today this year, we sincerely wish you great success northern part of the country, converting the adverse in your work and life. 52 KOREA TODAY No. 1, 2017 Monthly Journal (727) C O N T E N T S 3 New Era of Prosperity Opens Last year the Korean people achieved great successes in the economic construction through an all-people movement holding high the banner of self-development first. 7 The Great Personality 9 Army-people Joint Effort Works Miracle 11 Breaking Old Conception 12 Production Cycle for Fruit and Livestock Farming 14 Drastic Changes and Development 14 Following General Line of Socialist Construction Monthly journal Korea Today is printed in English, Russian and Chinese, and posted on the Internet site Naenara in English, Russian, Chinese, French, Spanish and Arabic. KOREA TODAY No. 1, 2017 531 16 Paean to Youth 18 For Clean Environment 19 As Required by Actual Conditions 20 Talents of Practical Ability Trained 22 New E-library Opens 23 School Famous for Many Model Teachers 24 Medical Oxygen Factory Opens Front Cover: New houses 26 Family of Doctors for Three Generations in the flood-afflicted northern areas in North 27 Korean Ssirum Techniques and Tricks Hamgyong Province 28 Migok-ri People’s Hospital Photo by courtesy of the KCNA 29 Promising Judoist 30 Hard Training Brings Victory 32 The Central Zoo (3) 34 Pyongyang Sushi Restaurant 35 Life’s Goal 36 The Story of Our Home 38 Mt. Myohyang (2) 40 National Pride—Korean Painting 42 Korean Dancing 43 National Intangible Cultural Heritage (2) Celebration of Lunar New Year’s Day Back Cover: The Taedong 44 Park’s Doom River in the morning Photo by Hong Hun 46 No Smoke Without Fire 47 Imperialist Japan’s Scheme for A-bomb 13502 ㄱ-68236 Development and Massacre of Koreans (2) Edited by Kim Ki Sun Address: Sochon-dong, Sosong District, Pyongyang, DPRK E-mail: [email protected] © The Foreign Language Magazines 2017 2 KOREA TODAY No. 1, 2017 New Era of Prosperity Opens Supreme leader Kim Jong Un (February 2016). T PRESENT THE KOREAN PEOPLE ARE Korean people, who are the best in the world and A ushering in a golden age in building a thriving who have remained faithful to the Party in the face of socialist nation. To build a socialist power was all manner of difficulties, do not have to tighten their just an intention of President Kim Il Sung and belts again, but enjoy all the benefits of socialism. Chairman Kim Jong Il and an unshakable will of Then he continued to say that it is essential to culti- supreme leader Kim Jong Un who is now leading vate with care the valuable seeds of an economic the Koreans wisely. The Korean people are recollect- power and an improved life for the people, which ing their exploits with deep emotion. Kim Jong Il sowed, and bring them to brilliant In his speech Let Us March Forward Dy- fruition. namically Towards Final Victory, Holding To bring the far-reaching plan into reality, Higher the Banner of Songun delivered at a Kim Jong Un has given on-the-spot guidance unin- military parade held in celebration of the centenary terruptedly. His field guidance is not simply aimed at of the birth of the President in April 2012, inspection of different sectors of the national econ- Kim Jong Un said that it is the firm determination omy; it is an important effort to draw up an ambi- of the Workers’ Party of Korea to ensure that the tious blueprint of a socialist power and inspire all the ► KOREA TODAY No. 1, 2017 3 The inauguration ceremony of Paektusan Hero Youth Power Plant No. 3. ► people to materialize it vigorously. His on-the-spot guidance brought about world- startling miracles and exploits and proud successes in realizing the people’s beautiful dreams and ideals. Last year was a significant one when the Korean ► The Ryugyong General Ophthalmic Hospital. 4 KOREA TODAY No. 1, 2017 The successful launch of the earth observation satellite Kwangmyongsong 4. ► people celebrated the Seventh Congress of the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK). In his New Year Address 2016, the supreme leader stated that the Korean people should celebrate the Seventh Party Congress as a glorious meeting of victors as it would constitute a historic landmark in carrying out the cause of the Juche revolution, and encouraged all the people to implement the task. The Korean people waged a 70-day campaign of loyalty to celebrate the Seventh Party Con- gress. Through the campaign which began in late February last year, they increased the industrial output 1.6 times compared to the same period of last year, making a prelude to the movement to create the Mallima Speed. The movement for the Mal- lima Speed is oriented to bringing about qualitative changes and leaps in all spheres of the econ- omy, culture and social life on the strength of science and technology under the banner of self- development first. At the Seventh Congress of the Party the supreme leader suggested a strategic target and ways to hit it in order to carry out ► KOREA TODAY No. 1, 2017 5 ► the cause of building a so- cialist power. The whole country buckled down to implement the decision of the congress. Through the all-people general campaign to build a socialist power last year, they won miracu- lous achievements in quick succession by racing against time, reducing ten years to one and a hundred years to ten and changing the ap- pearance of the country by morning and evening. Having opened the door to the year 2016 with the inauguration of the Sci- Tech Complex, a grand house of all-people learning and a hub of latest science and technology in the 21st century, Korea startled the world with the success in its first test of H-bomb. Then The Natural History Museum. the artificial earth satellite Kwangmyongsong 4 was successfully launched to ences, the development of an air measuring instru- everybody’s happiness, and then came the news ment, research and introduction of a new model of a about the completion of Paektusan Hero Youth numerical-control device, and the development of 12 Power Plant No. 3 and the Wonsan Army-People kinds of farm machines in the sector of farm ma- Power Station. chinery. In the sectors of power, coal-mining and metal- The work to make all people well-versed in sci- lurgical industries and railway transport they sur- ence and technology was accelerated on a full scale passed the annual record-high production, while in through the enthusiastic movement for the Mallima the light industry sector they directed a great effort Speed. Typically, the Online College of the Kim to development of new kinds of goods and improve- Chaek University of Technology established a new ment of their quality.
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