Democratic People’s Republic of Korea No. 50 (3 138) weekly http://www.pyongyangtimes.com.kp e-mail:[email protected] Sat, December 12, Juche 109(2020)

LEAD CAMPAIGN Wholehearted devotion to 80-day campaign goals people grabs the limelight achieved successively The number of units that hit also exceeded the campaign Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un for the good of the people, he He called an enlarged meeting their 80-day campaign targets target by 20 percent as of has been in the world media noted. of the Executive Policy Council is on the increase in different November 26 as it fulfilled its limelight throughout the year The Sunchon Phosphate of the WPK Central Committee economic sectors. daily production plan over 1.5 as he has devoted himself to the Fertilizer Factory, where the on the spot to organize a The Chongchongang Thermal times. welfare of the people. Supreme Leader made the first disaster relief operation and Power Station carried out its The rail transport sector The outbreak of COVID- field inspection tour of the inspected the disaster-stricken yearly plan until November staged an increased transport 19 last year struck the year, was wonderfully built as areas, before writing an open 29, and the Pukchang and drive in a dynamic manner. The world with anxiety and a creation of self-prosperity letter to all the Party members Pyongyang thermal power Pyongyang Railway Bureau terror, posing constant and self-reliance, laying a of Pyongyang to call for turning complexes are boosting power overfulfilled its monthly threat to human life. foundation for increased grain out in the reconstruction production every day by transport assignment, while the At this juncture the Supreme production. campaign in North and South increasing the operational rate Kaechon, Hamhung, Chongjin Leader called an enlarged Party and state meetings Hamgyong provinces. of generating facilities and and Rason railway bureaus meeting of the Political Bureau were held in succession In hearty response to his generating efficiency. increased their transport capacity of the Central Committee of unprecedentedly this year, call, the elite divisions of Party Suphung, Taedonggang, through scientific and rational the Workers’ Party of Korea including the enlarged Politburo members from the capital city youth and other organization and command. and made a firm decision and meeting of the WPK Central and the Korean People’s Army hydropower stations exceeded The Ranam Coal-mining took crucial measures to set Committee in February which soldiers were immediately their monthly targets 1.4 times, Machine Complex reached up a powerful preemptive and discussed measures to step up dispatched to the afflicted while the Pujongang Power its campaign target till late blockading state emergency the construction of dwelling areas and pushed the campaign Station carried out its monthly November and the Tokchon infectious disease prevention houses in Pyongyang and to finish the construction of plan at over 110 percent by Coal Mine overfulfilled its system to prevent the inflow the provinces. Discussed in dwelling houses in a short time. manufacturing and installing a tunnelling plan every day. and spread of the pandemic all the meetings as the first Thanks to the burning love digital speed regulator. The Pyongyang Kim Jong Suk and concentrate all efforts agenda item was the matter of and devotion of him who gives The February 8 Vinalon Silk Mill exceeded its campaign on ensuring the safety of the protecting the personal safety of top priority to and absolutizes Complex carried out its polyvinyl target by 85 percent and people. the people and stabilizing their the people’s interests and chloride production plan 1.4 the Mangyongdae Aeguk Later he attended the living. convenience, traces of natural times ahead of schedule and the Aluminium Sash Factory groundbreaking ceremony In early August when it rained disasters were removed and Sunchon Chemical Complex surpassed its campaign target of the Pyongyang General heavily and downpoured in villages of modern dwelling stepped up the production of by 19 percent as of December Hospital, shovelled the ground Taechong-ri, Unpha County of houses sprang up in succession caustic soda to overfulfil its 5. The Pyongyang Changgwang first for its construction and North Hwanghae Province, for to meet the desire of the flood daily plan by 10 percent. Garment Factory and Pyongyang pressed the button of the days due to the influence of the victims and the requirements The mining industry hit the Children’s Wear Factory blasting machine for its seasonal rainy front, submerging in their life in all the disaster- campaign targets on major attained their campaign goals by groundbreaking. a large area of farmland and stricken areas. indices as it exceeded apatite upgrading production processes He said it is the top priority demolishing many dwelling The untiring efforts the concentrate production target and introducing advanced task to protect and improve houses, the Supreme Leader Supreme Leader devoted 1.2 times. garment design programs. the health of the people, visited it before anybody else to protecting the country The Unnyul Mine is Without resting on its laurels which should be shouldered and took detailed measures to and people from the global overfulfilling its daily plans after carrying out its yearly and implemented regardless rehabilitate the flood-hit area. pandemic and severe natural after achieving its campaign plan ahead of schedule, the of whether the conditions are He walked along the lanes disasters this year, which was target ahead of schedule. Leather Shoes Factory favourable or unfavourable. across the fields in South unprecedentedly eventful The Munphyong Smeltery proceeded to stage an offensive Through the construction of the Hwanghae Province to learn and difficult due to the grave more than doubled the drive to fulfil its footwear general hospital the present- about the damage caused by situation, have been engraved production plan for nonferrous production plan included in the day campaign for a frontal Typhoon No. 8 in late August on the minds of the Korean metals and the Ssangryong 80-day campaign target till late breakthrough should be made and inspected South Hamgyong people as a precious memory. Mine implemented its November. consistent with the spirit of Province afflicted by Typhoon phosphate fertilizer production making selfless, devoted efforts No. 9 in early September. By Pang Un Ju PT assignment. The Jaeryong Mine By Yun Kyong Il PT

COAL years’ tunnelling quotas through a collective innovation drive in the run-up to October 10 this Young miners strike year. Eighteen youth shock brigades in the Tokchon Area Coal- five-year targets mining Complex hit the goals for five-year strategy in succession. More than 60 youth shock experiences from advanced Young tunnelling workers brigades and some 7 300 young units. In this course, three of of the youth shock brigades people in the coal-mining them accomplished their 10 completed their tunnelling industry sector have attained years’ quotas. assignments over 150 percent. targets of five-year strategy for More than 4 000 young The number of youth shock national economic development employees of the Sunchon Area brigades and young miners that ahead of schedule. Youth Coal-mining Complex carried out the goals of five- The Pukchang Area Youth reached goals of five-year year strategy is on the rise at Coal-mining Complex organized strategy before the time set. Hamnam, Chonnae, Kangdong a high-speed tunnelling contest Members of the Kang Ho and Onsong area coal-mining between its youth shock brigades Yong Youth Shock Brigade complexes. Locals move to new houses modernly built in the Komdok to kindle the zeal for emulation under the Chonsong Youth area that sustained heavy natural disasters. drive, while learning good Coal Mine carried out the three KCNA SEE HOUSES PAGE 6 Page 2 Sat, December 12, Juche 109(2020)

REVIEW INSPECTION Independence boosted in Premier Kim visits economic construction industrial units Premier Kim Tok Hun, who is At the prospecting machine The Seventh Congress of built the Sunchon Phosphate foundation for increasing grain member of the Presidium of the factory he urged its officials, the Workers’ Party of Korea, Fertilizer Factory and various production. Political Bureau of the Central technicians and workers which was held in May kinds of farm machines like The country pushed the Committee of the Workers’ to develop more mobile 2016, underlined the need 80hp tractor, wind turbines and construction of power plants Party of Korea, inspected prospecting equipment that suit to concentrate all efforts on fishing boats of Hwanggumhae according to a long-term plan in the Sunchon Pharmaceutical the geographical conditions of promoting the independence family and developed a six-axle the direction of giving definite Factory, the Unsan Prospecting the country. and Juche character of the AC electric locomotive. precedence to energy production Machine Factory and Pyongyang The field consultative meetings national economy. They also carried out the over economic growth. Department Store No. 1. discussed the issues of boosting This assignment reflects the projects for developing railway It finished the Phalhyang Looking round the production the production of medicines onto firm determination of the WPK designs and construction dam for the Orangchon Power processes of the pharmaceutical a higher level and produce more to make the people well-off technologies and a technology Station and constructed many factory, he underlined the efficient prospecting equipment by making a breakthrough in of improving the quality of coal minor hydropower stations need to decisively increase of all kinds. the revitalization of the overall crushing ball and key projects including the Army- the production of medicines. As he inspected the operation economy. in the hi-tech field. People Power Station. He took measures to put the of Pyongyang Department Over the past five years, the Recycling proceeded briskly Pyongyang built large solar pharmaceutical industry on a Store No. 1, the Premier called DPRK equipped itself with an all across the country as a power generating capacity self-supporting and modern on its officials and employees all-round and comprehensive major dynamic of economic as scores of units established basis through the domestic to improve their service and economic structure capable development. a system-parallel power production of raw and other scrupulously organize the of guaranteeing economic Achievements were also generation system and many materials, direct efforts to the supply of goods in the spirit of development and satisfying the made in the efforts to attain self- other units and families production of over-the-counter devotedly serving the people. material demands in the people’s sufficiency in food. introduced an independent solar and household medicines and living by dint of domestic The agricultural sector power generation system. update production processes. KCNA production and constantly introduced advanced high-yield Over ten units in the city undated and perfected it. farming methods to achieve including the Taesong Vegetable The metallurgical industry success despite unfavourable Cooperative Farm and Tudan increased iron and steel output weather conditions last year. Duck Farm set up an electricity by taking steps for a steady Mountainous areas also generating system based on rice supply of raw materials, fuel and increased grain output by giving chaff or methane gasification to power to such giant producers precedence to the introduction greatly benefit from it. as Kim Chaek and Hwanghae of good strains of crops and At present the Korean people iron and steel complexes. innovating cultivation methods are waging the 80-day campaign The chemical and machine- so that land could be utilized as of loyalty aimed at greeting the building industries made efficiently as possible. Eighth Congress of the WPK strenuous efforts to put What is noteworthy is with notable labour feats. The equipment and production that the South Hwanghae campaign is a dynamic drive to processes on a Juche-oriented provincial waterway, a large- attain the targets of the five-year and modern basis and scale irrigation network, was strategy for national economic remarkable achievements were completed this year, to provide development set forth at the also made in coal and mineral sufficient irrigation water to Seventh Party Congress. production and rail transport. the vast tracts of west coastal Premier Kim Tok Hun (left) on his visit to the Unsan Prospecting In this course the Koreans granary, thereby laying a firm By Jong Hwa Sun PT Machine Factory.

meeting growing demand for the ecological environment facilities including shower through a mass technical iron and steel and contributing by purifying industrial waste rooms. innovation drive. Nationwide to developing the provincial water and life sewage from The Kujang Fish Farm has It made a new-type gear, economy. factories and residential built or rebuilt a fattening fish designed and manufactured Pig farm renovated quarters. pond, production building, a hydraulic steering gear to Lead refining system Furnished with dozens of hatching room, general control reduce the turning radius upgraded settling ponds and sewage room, sci-tech learning space and ensure the smoothness purifying equipment, the and others. of tractor, and recycled floor purifying site is of high rubber mat. economic effectiveness as it After completing the saves a large area of building headlight and gauge site while ensuring high board, it carried out the The Phyongbuk Pig Farm purifying rate and producing general assembly of has recently undergone a organic fertilizer. tractor before giving it a renovation project. The Munphyong Smeltery successful trial run. The processes for realizing has renovated its lead Different projects IT-based production and smelting system based on a completed Chemical Complex Huge blasting helps step up management and mass- rotary kiln. overfulfils daily plan tideland reclamation production of feed were It finished the production of The Namhung Youth A 300 000-cubic-metre modernly refurbished, laying fire bricks and the installation Chemical Complex has blasting was conducted another firm material and of the kiln body and set up an introduced over 160 by the General Tideland technical foundation for integrated control system that technical findings including Reclamation Enterprise of boosting pork production. can monitor and manage in the one on establishing the North Phyongan Province, real time the whole process production process for carbon providing a breakthrough Anthracite blast furnace from raw materials feeding to An open-air ice rink has disulphide. for pushing the construction installed at steel works shipment. been built in Hyangsan And it has remodelled project of tide embankment The Sunchon Steel Works County and the Kujang Fish the gas generation system No. 3 in district No. 2 of in South Phyongan Province Sewage purifying plant Farm reconstructed in North and improved the quality of Woldo tideland. has established a new type of built in Hyesan Phyongan Province. catalyst to successfully turn The Posan tideland energy-saving iron-making Hyesan City in Ryanggang Built on the banks of the out ammonia. reclamation branch station system fuelled by anthracite Province has built a sewage Chongchon River, the ice rink carried out its daily and using no oxygen. purifying site into which has a 250-seater auditorium Tractor factory improves assignments at over 150 The installation of the advanced technology has been and over 2 100 square performance of products percent every day and greatly anthracite blast furnace has applied based on a biological metres of ice run, and the The Kumsong Tractor advanced the blasting date. provided another material purifying method, thus making underground cellar is furnished Factory has improved the and technical foundation for it possible to better protect with cultural and welfare performance of tractors THE PYONGYANG TIMES Sat, December 12, Juche 109(2020) Page 3

COUNTY COSMETICS Every possibility tapped for Factory pushes projects local economic growth for new products T h e “Each local area has enough showed that ours is of high The demand for processed Pyongyang potential for its development. quality,” said the manager of the stone goods including Cosmetics The point is how to find out county construction company. building stones of high quality Factory makes and use it,” said an official in Encouraged by this, the county constituted an incentive to proactive efforts Nyongbyon County, North built a granite production base further development of the to develop new Phyongan Province. and equipped it with necessary county. products. The county, however, used facilities in a matter of a few The county which established “We are now to bring building stones from months and turned out building an acrylic paint production base engaged in the the other area far away from it, stones in all sizes and colours is using stone dust from stone d e v e l o p m e n t which required a great deal of with the stones from rivers. processing in construction. of highly funds and labour. It used them in sprucing up It is now engaged in the effective natural Therefore, the county different units and buildings development of a quarry to cosmetics and officials trekked along rivers including a schoolchildren’s increase granite output and perm agents that and through rugged mountains hall, gym and other structures the upgrading of processing are less irritating in search of building stone as part of its ambitious effort to facilities to ensure the mass- to skin,” said sources, which they found out give a total facelift to itself in a production of stone products. Kim Pok Sil, in large quantities. characteristic way. In addition, it is pushing the deputy chief of “A comparative analysis By-products from stone construction of a tannery at the the cosmetics between our trial product and the processing were recycled to final stage. research processed stone of a local area produce columns, rails, flower institute. renowned for stone processing pots and the like. By Kim Kum Myong PT As to the snail cosmetics, researcher Ryang Myong PAK KWANG HUN Ho said the Researchers at the Pyongyang Cosmetics mucus of the Factory conduct an experiment to measure mollusc used effective elements in plant extracts. in the products is rich in But they disappeared 15 polysaccharide which is very days after I began to apply efficient for skincare. the cosmetics,” said 33-year- The research group of the old Kim Kum Ju living in factory developed a method of Jungsin-dong, Sosong District, collecting mucus without killing Pyongyang. the animal. Although they were unveiled “The main ingredient of the recently, they have already skin cell growth-promoting become a favourite with middle- cosmetics is a cell growth- aged and old women. encouraging agent which was In the course of developing made by applying bioengineering perm agents relying on locally and nanotechnology that belong available raw materials, the to high technology,” said section factory came up with liquid and chief Kim Jong Hui. emulsive ones. JONG CHOL HUN / RODONG SINMUN According to developers, as According to hairdressers, The 80-day campaign targets are carried out at 200 percent at the Pyongyang Kim Jong Suk people advance in age their skin these are highly efficient while Silk Mill. grows old since the cell growth- causing no damage to hair. encouraging agents decrease. Research into a temporary FISH FARM These cosmetics ensure skin cream dye is now nearing gloss and elasticity, remove completion. They said it has no blotches and freckles, root out side-effects and is better than Local materials used to make senile plaque and pigmentation the existing permanent and and make horny layer smooth to semipermanent ones in the light reduce wrinkles. of beauty effects. feed additive “I was fretful about my blotches when I was pregnant. By Jong Hwa Sun PT The Pyongyang Catfish vitamins and antibiotics, to the mud drained from fish Farm uses domestically made which are used in making feed ponds to ferment and use it as microorganisms to mass- additives. feed for fish and tubifex, insects CEMENT produce feed additives. According to manager Pak and larvae as well. The liquid fermentation Yong Rok, the production of “We are now working to make ground and lab at its fermented feed additives with locally the most of waste water from a Home-made alumina feed processing workshop available raw materials has nearby thermal power plant and turns out different kinds of halved the production cost as improve the water quality of microorganisms like yeast and against the past. ponds,” said Ju Ka Ram, chief cement becomes available activated enzyme compounds, The farm adds microorganisms of the technical department. The Silicate Engineering The Sunchon Thermal Power To improve water quality, Institute of the State Academy Station newly set up an alumina the farm installed such devices of Sciences has developed production process, whose as ozone generator and put a technology for producing trial run proved that its quality microbial compounds into alumina cement with locally indexes such as compressive settling tanks and ponds, thus available materials. strength after one week and increasing the survival and In the past, it relied on after thermal treatment were fattening rates of catfish by more imported industrial alumina not inferior to the imported one. than 10 percent over previously. in the production of alumina And its production cost is much In addition, it established a cement which is used as a cheaper than the import price. process of culturing Grofpa heatproof lining material for The home-made alumina frpmdpsa based on an thermal equipment such as cement can be applied to not immunity-reinforcing agent boilers at power stations. only the electric power industry for feed additives and ferments Researchers at the institute but also the metal and chemical corn cobs with microorganisms developed a technology for industries and to urgent repairs to use them as feed. making alumina cement of roads, bridges and railway. HAN KWANG MYONG / RODONG SINMUN from low-quality bauxite and A pond is teeming with fish at the Pyongyang Catfish Farm. By Chae Hyang Ok PT limestone. By Kim Il Jin PT Page 4 Sat, December 12, Juche 109(2020)

DESIGN Forming unusual ties with machine building

The Ryongaksan Soap The factory applies to soap printing ink from clothes and Factory has established production various kinds of the sterilizing liquid laundry new production processes functional substances such soap prevents moulds and geared to ensuring domestic as biolytic enzyme and anti- germs from growing on winter production of raw materials for discoloration agent, fibre clothes. liquid soap and directs much lubricant, stabilizer and skin Customers unanimously effort to the development of protection agent and natural praise the factory’s liquid soaps. essences like those of ginger soaps, saying they are easy to Among the new processes and lemon. handle and have great cleansing is the fatty acid methyl ester At present, the factory turns strength and various functions. and potash soap production out a wide variety of soaps and Last year, the factory process. its most sought-after products developed a shampoo that “The esterification of natural are liquid laundry soap, removes extraneous matters oil can completely remove detergent and washing gel. away from the skin and fur of impurities, but this requires The washing gel made riding horses. hefty investment and much from Evodia daniellii oil is Its products were highly labour for finding the optimum regarded as a popular skincare appreciated at several condition for the reaction and product among both men and exhibitions including the 1st Hwang Hyon Chol, section chief of the Control Machine installing more facilities,” said Institute under the State Academy of Sciences, works on a women as it contains different National Cosmetics Exhibition new type of control machine. Jong Myong Hwa, chief of the functional elements. last year and registered as technical department. The biolytic enzyme liquid February 2 Products. There is a doctor who The technicians analysed the laundry soap can easily remove distinguishes himself in the field effects of oil quality indexes stains left by fruit juice and By Chae Hyang Ok PT of CAD/CAM at the Control on the fatty acid methyl ester Machine Institute under the You should do synthetic reaction, and set the State Academy of Sciences. your best to the criteria of quality indexes of the He is Hwang Hyon Chol, end and be highly oil needed for the reaction and chief of the process designing selected the rational condition office. He was born in Tokchon, responsible—this for the reaction. On that basis, South Phyongan Province. is Dr Hwang’s they established a process for “My father worked at the view and it is the synthesizing various surface Sungni Motor Complex. disposition of active agents with locally- Whenever I visited the factory available natural oil as a main following my father, I was him who does not ingredient. really fascinated by machines know failure in his They also set up processes for which produced lorry parts research projects,” refining Evodia daniellii oil and automatically. Perhaps, it influenced me to major in salt. Kang Chi Won, fellow of machines,” said Hwang. They developed and Hwang Hyon Chol introduced new analytical According to U Ok Nyo, methods including those for teacher in charge of him at the measuring cleansing power and middle school, Hwang showed CAM systems capable of washing load mass of liquid special interest in such natural manufacturing any complicated laundry soap and analyzing RYU KWANG HYOK science subjects as mathematics types of turned and sculptured anionic surface active agent Researchers at the Ryongaksan Soap Factory analyse the and physics. surface products. content and effective matters. composition of a new liquid soap. He enrolled at the University He unveiled the five-axis of Sciences after winning the simultaneous control hydraulic national multi-subjects contest turbine blade machining centre HEALTH and display. It weighs 80 grams in his middle school days. with complicated free form and intensively incorporates “At that time, I eagerly curved surface for the first time such treatment functions as desired to enter the automation on the domestic front. Device helps treat local massage, medicinal faculty, but I became an applied “It is important to separate injection, thermotherapy and mathematician. I decided fully-grown tree saplings physicochemical treatment. to solidify the basis before from container along with prostate gland diseases Developers say that the device designing and programming,” cultivating tree saplings in an can effectively cure not only recalled Hwang. industrial method. Roots of tree Recently, technicians of the electronic and acoustic and prostatitis and prostatomegaly After graduating from the saplings grown in containers Pyongyang medical appliances programming technologies but also rectitis, haemorrhoid university with top honours, he are entangled and stretch out technology company developed have been applied, consists of and other gynecopathies in a was appointed to the Control from the containers. The height a portable supersonic prostate parts for supersonic generation, short period. Machine Institute under the and thickness of tree saplings gland treatment device. medicinal injection and outlet, The device is powered by State Academy of Sciences as are diverse according to their The device, to which and supersonic output control 170-230V of AC or 12V of he had desired. growth,” Hwang said. DC. A treatment takes about A few years later, he began to He designed an automatic 15 minutes. Its supersonic cut a conspicuous figure in the flow line, from separating generating part is put into the control machine field related tree saplings to packaging, rectum and medicinal substance to machine designing and thus contributing to making is slowly injected into the inlet processing programs. production processes unmanned once a day. At first, he developed the shoe- at tree nurseries. A cycle of treatment is about mould production program based For such research hits, he was a half month and you will see on the CAD/CAM technology awarded twice the February 16 most of all symptoms improved to introduce it into the Sinuiju Science and Technology Prize, if you apply it for two cycles at Footwear Factory. Therefore, the top honour in the country. one-month intervals. it has made it possible for the “You should do your best Since the new type of treatment factory to satisfactorily process a to the end and be highly device is non-infiltrative one, it variety of shoe-mould and other responsible—this is Dr causes no pain to patients nor moulds for everyday use. His Hwang’s view and it is the side-effects or complications. creation was generalized across disposition of him who does The device is so easy to handle the country as it was designed to not know failure in his research that both medical workers and help save lots of raw materials projects,” said researcher SONG JONG HO ordinary people can use it. and manpower while raising Kang Chi Won. A portable supersonic prostate gland treatment device made quality. by the Pyongyang medical appliances technology company. By Song Jong Ho PT He then brought out CAD/ By Jong Hwa Sun PT Sat, December 12, Juche 109(2020) Page 5

EDUCATION PROFILE Students can conduct Medicine is more of experiments at home benevolent art than science The 15th national workshop “Gone are the days when children. school can be substituted by on experience of devoted health experiments and practical In order to translate their household things, for example workers took place in Sinchon training were done only at ideas into reality, they are calcium carbonate by shells County, South Hwanghae school,” said Kim Chang Suk, now formulating new teaching of eggs and clams, plaster by Province, in November last director of the Taedonggang programmes which include fragments of sculptures and year. District teachers in-service the replacement of reagents, measuring cylinders by syringes. A doctor in her early thirties training centre in Pyongyang. apparatuses and other things “I successfully separated from the Hyongjesan District “We’ve renovated the existing used in try-it-yourself tests and alcohol from liquor by using People’s Hospital in Pyongyang, methods of experiments and experiments at kindergartens an injection tube and a plastic among other speakers, left practical training so that and schools in the district by bottle with iced water inside. a deep impression upon the students can actually apply their household goods and readily When liquor is heated to 80 participants. knowledge in their everyday available things. degrees centigrade, alcohol Because it was almost life.” Among the substitutes are whose boiling point is lower impossible for anyone with As big efforts have been empty plastic bottles and than water starts to evaporate. clinical experience of only some concentrated on improving the cartridges of ballpoint pens and And the vapour passes the tube ten years to make a presentation practical abilities and skills other household waste, so the wrapped around the cold plastic at the workshop, especially of students throughout the new methods can provide an bottle and then alcohol drips when they specialize in Koryo education sector in recent years, opportunity for waste recycling, from the end of the tube. It was medicine. the teachers of the centre found said teacher Ri Hyon Suk. really fantastic and enjoyable,” However, Choe Yon Hui treated ways to move the sites of try-it- According to teacher Ri Jong said Jang Chol Su, student at hundreds of patients with slipped As an old saying yourself tests, experiments and Su in charge of chemistry, 22 Tongmun Junior Middle School disk, lumbosacral neuromyositis goes, ‘Medicine is a practices from kindergartens kinds of reagents and seven in Taedonggang District. and sacroiliac joint dislocation and primary and middle schools kinds of apparatuses needed for Teacher An Yong Mi who is and helped several paraplegics benevolent art’. Only to the homes of students and chemical experiments at middle in charge of a primary school recover their mobility by means when doctors truly said that an experiment for of Koryo therapies during 13 love people and are proving that “air has volume” years of her medical career, which determined to save can be done anywhere with shows that she has considerable just water, table-tennis ball and expertise in Koryo medicine. lives, can they make empty plastic bottle and ball- Actually, Choe took a special untiring efforts for pen cartridge. liking for the traditional Korean the patients.” Teachers at the Munhung medicine when she was a fourth- Kindergarten in the district grader at college. Choe Yon Hui, doctor at the invented handicrafts that Having always aspired to be Hyongjesan District People’s children can make with waste a doctor, she entered Sariwon Hospital in Pyongyang things such as making a tumbler Kang Kon College of Medical with cotton and a ship with bottle Sciences. came and easily treated her with caps. The handicraft models can Once, a friend of hers got a a few needles,” she said, adding be made to sing, dance and do swelling on the face and body it looked like a charming magic various things on the computer with watery discharge running to her. screen using an AI. Looking at from sores. Choe tried to treat Afterwards, she studied Koryo them, children feel pride and joy her with some medicines she medicine with greater devotion. in their creations and develop PAK KWANG HUN could think of. However, they As she delved into the The Taedonggang district teachers in-service training centre independent creativity. would not work but rather made world of Koryo medicine with works to help teachers improve qualifications through an the matters worse. determination, the teacher online education network. By Kim Rye Yong PT “At that time, our lecturer initiated her into the mystique of Koryo medicine. BOOK power,” said Choe Son Hui. the heartstrings of young people After starting her career as Meanwhile, full-length as it brings coming generations a doctor in the Koryo internal novels Swift Current of Life and to realize again the preciousness medicine department of the Things to Be Lost and to Be Got of the country permeated with Hyongjesan District People’s Best-sellers of year depicting patriotism and spirit of the blood of martyrs. Hospital, she honed her skills “The cultural influence from Korean people still remember defending the country cherished In addition, more than 60 while treating paraplegic conventional books can never his immortal leadership exploits by the Koreans are now sought- kinds of new books including patients who were suffering be replaced by that of e-books. and noble traits through this after among readers. collections of literary works and from severe pains. For elderly people including book,” said Kim Song Il, an In particular, the latter which others on the theory of art and One of them earnestly asked me, reading them is just the official at the Art and Literature is set against the background of literature awakened the readers’ her to relieve his acute pain, process of savouring culture. It Publishing House. He added that the period of strategic, temporary interest, according to Kim Song but his was a serious case is an unusual pleasure bestowed the book has become a bestseller retreat during the hard-fought Il. with hypersensitivity reactions by paper books for me to put as it vividly formulates the Fatherland Liberation War caused by drug-induced hepatitis my full energies into the work Chairman’s exploits of defining between 1950 and 1953 touched By Pang Un Ju PT and renal insufficiency. and remember its content every Kimilsungism as the guiding She alleviated his pain by moment,” said Choe Son Hui, ideology and the ultimate applying several Koryo therapies resident in Phalgol-dong No. programme of the Workers’ according to his biorhythms and 2 of Mangyongdae District, Party of Korea through enabled him to walk on his own Pyongyang. contemporary historical facts. in 65 days. The demand for conventional Rejuvenation, the first one of She also cured a woman, books is still growing today the cycle of novels “Immortal who became paraplegic before when e-publications are closely Landmarks”, showing the holding her baby in her arms linked with daily life. greatness and revolutionary after delivery due to postpartum Full-length novel Red Glow exploits of Supreme Leader diseases and slipped disk, in a Spreading over the World Kim Jong Un, is also appealing little over 70 days. published by the Art and Literature to the readers. “As an old saying goes, Publishing House as part of “I started reading the book ‘Medicine is a benevolent art’. the cycle of novels “Immortal with great interest as it is the first Only when doctors truly love Guidance” has aroused the great full-length novel describing the people and are determined interest of people. Supreme Leader’s personality to save lives, can they make “Although nearly a decade traits as a great man. I was untiring efforts for the patients,” said Choe. has passed since Chairman deeply impressed by his noble RYU KWANG HYOK Kim Jong Il passed away, intention to build ours into a Customers buy new literary books at the Sosong Bookshop I’m convinced fully that the country of education and a talent in Pyongyang. By Ri Sung Ik PT Page 6 Sat, December 12, Juche 109(2020)

Several regions in the DPRK inspected different afflicted The first happy event of Riwon counties of South 2 in Kaesong, said that as the suffered heavy damage from areas to familiarize himself with moving into new homes unfolded Hamgyong Province, Kim saying goes, “Nothing is left the flood and typhoon that hit the damage in detail, dispatched in Kangbuk-ri of Kumchon Chaek City in North Hamgyong after flood”, but they received the country one after another strong construction forces County in North Hwanghae Province, and the county town, modern new houses without between August and early and made sure that building Province on September 17 and 17 ri and workers’ districts of paying even a penny and such a September. materials, food including the afflicted people moved into Kimhwa County in Kangwon world, in which disaster-stricken Each time, the Workers’ subsidiary foods, medicines new houses in Kaesong, the city Province. people receive blessings, rather Party of Korea convened and daily necessaries for flood along the Military Demarcation On the day of moving into new than misfortune, is unthinkable a meeting related to the victims were supplied on a Line, and the western area of houses, locals danced merrily in apart from the Workers’ Party. reconstruction for recovery in preferential basis. North and South Hwanghae every village and flood victims Jang Ryong Hui, farmer of no time and stressed the need to True to the intention of provinces on the occasion of felt as if they were in a dream workteam No. 3 of the Kangbuk stabilize the life of residents by the Supreme Leader, many the 75th anniversary of the and shed tears of happiness as Cooperative Farm in Kumchon completing the reconstruction builders from across the country Workers’ Party of Korea in they stroked their doorplates, County, North Hwanghae at the earliest possible date including service personnel and October. unable to readily cross the Province, said that dozens of and make the rehabilitation combatants of elite divisions of Over 820 new dwelling threshold of new homes. days since the disaster were the campaign an occasion for Party members from the capital houses were built in Taechong- Ri Un Sik, war veteran living period in which the absolute providing local people with city rushed to reconstruction ri of Unpha County, North in neighbourhood unit No. 85 trust in our Party has been better living environment, not sites. Thanks to their 24-7 Hwanghae Province, in a little of Kimhwa county town in kept more dearly, adding that confining it to recovery from campaign, dwelling houses are over two months. Kangwon Province, and Kim they will repay the favour by damage or the restoration of springing up in succession in New villages were set up Thae Su, another war veteran producing more rice. living conditions. the areas that were ravaged by on the east coast of Korea residing in neighbourhood Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un natural calamities. including Hongwon and unit No. 65, Unhak-dong No. By Jong Hwa Sun PT

When many parts of the DPRK were afflicted by successive floods and typhoons in August and early September, soldiers of the Korean People’s Army and members of the elite divisions of Party members from the capital city, among many other builders from across the country, waged a 24-7 campaign at the rehabilitation sites to bring back normalcy to the afflicted people. Locals are all smiles as they move into new homes in the stricken areas in North and South Hwanghae, North and South Hamgyong and Kangwon provinces. Sat, December 12, Juche 109(2020) Page 7 Briefly

Laos Importance attached to enhancing unity 45th founding anniv marked Events took place in Vientiane on December 2 between army and people in celebration of the 45th anniversary of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic. ecently, the national them were announced at the work of strengthening the army- anniversary of the founding of Laotian President commendation and meeting. people unity. the Chinese People’s Liberation Bounnhang Vorachith Rnaming conference for The meeting was held in the The Chinese party and Army on August 1 2020. attended a celebration held in Shuangyong model provinces way of telephone and video- government have made positive In particular, it marked the national assembly building (counties) and Shuangyong conference with its main efforts to promote the unity, an important occasion in together with senior Party and model units and individuals meeting hall set up in Beijing regarding it as an important boosting the unity that the government officials. took place in Beijing, China. and branch meeting halls in matter for ensuring their army performed distinguished That day, there were an (Shuangyong means the people each province, autonomous remarkable political superiority services in protecting the lives artistic performance and photo supporting the army and region and municipality. and achieve the economic and property of people and exhibition, which showed the giving preferential treatment to With regard to the conference, development of the country and promoting social stability and achievements made in nation servicemen’s families and the newspaper People’s Daily overall social stability. development in regions through building and national defence army defending the government carried an article headlined The plenary meeting of those activities. in the past 45 years. and loving the people.) “Striving to usher in a new delegations of the Chinese The Chinese party and General Secretary Xi aspect in the Shuangyong work People’s Liberation Army and government have made sure Palestine Jinping met the participants in the new century” which called armed police units of the Third that central and state institutions Prime Minister censures in the conference and warmly for implementing the party’s Session of the 13th National and local party committees Israel’s territorial seizure congratulated those designated political line successfully so People’s Congress of China and governments at all levels The Palestinian Prime Minister as national Shuangyong model as to defend the army, give in May emphasized the army- support national defence and said in an official statement on provinces, counties and units preferential treatment to people unity as an important army building and relieve the December 2 that the Palestinian and individuals before having a the families of servicemen, matter and put forward the mental sufferings and trouble territory is decreasing due to photograph taken with them. safeguard the government and orientation and ways to achieve of many officers and soldiers Israel’s continued expansion of A list of 411 model provinces love the people. it. with warm affection of the settlements and that the acts of (counties), units and individuals The meeting showed the A variety of activities were people. violence by Jewish settlers in the and a decision on conferring Chinese party and government conducted to strengthen territory are getting rampant. relevant commendations on attach great importance to the the unity to mark the 93rd By Choe Yong Nam PT And he called on the international community to JAPAN take stronger measures against the acts of Israel.

WMO Incumbent follows in predecessor’s Concern over steady temperature rise The World Meteorological militaristic footsteps Organization said on December fter the recent launch It reportedly plans to build of military hardware capable by the descendants of Samurais 2 that 2020 would be one of of a relay satellite, two such ships each year in the of both attack and defence is for reinvasion. the hottest years ever since Japanese Prime Minister future. just part of preparations for Censuring the current regime meteorological observation. A The recent ten years, six Suga said that “the government These military moves are aggressive war, which is a for following the militaristic will make the most of such clear evidence showing that the violation of its constitution and policy of its predecessor, years since 2015 in particular, information-gathering satellites country is giving further spurs international conventions. the majority of the Japanese were the hottest period. as data relay satellite 1”. to its bid for overseas invasion. The former chief of staff people strongly demand that The mean temperature from It is suggestive of the Japan claims that the buildup of the Ground Self-Defence the “Suga Cabinet advocating January to October this year intention of the new Cabinet to of its maritime force is aimed at Force already admitted that “it the succession of Abe politics was 1.2 degrees centigrade keep spying on its neighbouring containing China. is beyond doubt that Japan is refrain from inheriting wrong higher than the one between countries as its predecessor did. According to the 2020 fully combat-ready” and The things”. 1850 and 1900. Meanwhile, the defence defence white paper, China’s Wall Street Journal described Japan’s military moves ministry has built and launched warships, if small frigates are the Japanese SDF as an army getting more aggressive with Sri Lanka an ultra-modern escort warship included, outnumber Maritime with the best war equipment in the advent of the new regime Educational development capable of performing anti- Self-Defence Force’s escort the world. are arousing wariness of the plan unveiled submarine, anti-aircraft, anti- ships. Naming a new escort ship after international community, its The Sri Lankan government warship and anti-mine combat However, experts say the light cruiser that belonged to neighbouring countries in announced a plan which is missions in case of emergency, Japan’s modernization of naval the imperial Japanese navy is a particular. aimed at improving the quality as well as patrol duty in forces along with large-scale typical example revealing the of secondary education until peacetime. development and introduction retaliatory ambition harboured By Om Ryong PT 2025. It envisages the training of more than 47 000 FUEL to raise fast-growing fine algae competent teachers and the with high oil content by adopting promotion of technical genetic engineering, along with education to enable students Marine plants likely to be a scheme to lower the cost of to practically apply their culture. knowledge in socio-economic Researchers are paying activities. alternative biofuel material attention to glasswort that is rich in vegetable oil as a source of France iofuel production is cleaner than other fuels and bio-ethanol. biofuel which can be developed Demos against job cuts, going on actively cause less pollution and their Some other countries are in a sustainable way with good police outrages Baround the world as production costs far less than engaged in research for making prospects. French people took to the the energy shortage is getting that of fuels made with grains. fuel with fine algae. The plant grows well in salty streets in major cities on more serious with the passage A country is planning to A country selected silicon tideland and its oil content is December 5 to protest against of time. cultivate sargassum in large and green algae with rich oil over two times higher than the authorities’ attempts to axe However, biofuel production quantities on a farm in order content out of 3 000 species bean’s. a large number of jobs and using grains has not been to make bio-ethanol with it. of locally available fine algae, As marine plants including protect police outrages. welcomed so far as it aggravates According to information and the selected species are glasswort can grow without More than 50 000 citizens the global food crisis. available, the country is going said to amount to more than special cultivation ground joined the demonstrations But there has been a growing to build the farm in the waters 300. And the daily output or clean water resources, and over 90 marches were interest in fuel production with a depth of about 400 metres of dried products of some experts see them as a promising reportedly held across the relying on sea plants since its and produce 6 500 tons of dried fine algae is 50 grams per square major source of biofuel country that day. economic effectiveness was sargassum every year. Such an metre and their oil content is 80 production. recently verified. amount is said to be enough to percent. THE PYONGYANG TIMES Such biofuels reportedly are manufacture 20 billion litres of A research project is underway By Song Jong Ho PT Page 8 Sat, December 12, Juche 109(2020) HERITAGE Heritage elements Relics shed new light on under good protection ancient Korean history April and November are the Myongryun Hall of Koryo spring and autumn national Songgyungwan University The DPRK archaeologists the Bronze Age (seventh layer). of the stone statue and the time heritage protection months in the and repaired the roof of the unearthed a large number of The electron paramagnetic of use of the broken roofing DPRK, when various activities university’s library so as to historical relics and sites this resonance (EPR) and tiles discovered during the are briskly conducted to protect preserve national characters. year. thermoluminescent datings excavation. The Songhyon-ri cultural heritage elements. They also laid stones and paved Relics dating back to the were conducted to confirm stone Buddhist statue was listed This year, a great deal of roads around the Mausoleum primitive ages were discovered that the relics discovered in the as a relic for preservation. effort has been invested into of King Wang Kon and in a cave in Hyangmok-ri of cultural layer of the Palaeolithic Koguryo tombs with murals the protection and management Ryongthong Temple. Kangdong County, Pyongyang, age date back to the latter period and relics were newly unearthed of historical relics, scenic spots The Pulji Hermitage in in which the cultural layers of of the Old Stone Age, or 36 000- in Wolji-ri, Anak County of and natural monuments. Kumgang County, Kangwon the Palaeolithic, Neolithic and 34 000 years back. South Hwanghae Province, In Pyongyang, the Chilsong Province, and the Taeung Bronze ages formed one after It was also found that the and Ryonggang County of Gate, Sungnyong Hall and Hall of Ryonghung Temple another. teeth of the old-type Korean Nampho. Chilsong Pavilion of the Pobun in Yonggwang County, South “The relics unearthed in discovered in the cultural layer Seen on the four walls and Hermitage were restored on Hamgyong Province, were Hyangmok-ri cave are of great of the New Stone Age were ceiling of the first tomb in the principle of adhering to repaired and the tourist roads significance in scientifically those of a woman in her fifties Wolji-ri were a picture of four historical facts. leading to them were maintained. proving the fact that the and the broken earthenware guardians and some parts of South Phyongan Province In Jagang Province, the Kangdong area in which pieces in the cultural layers of paintings including those of repaired structures of Anju Yongpha Pavilion in Tangun, the founding father of the Neolithic and Bronze ages constellations, patterns of lotus fortress, Tongamdong site and a City and the Yongho Pavilion the Korean nation, was buried, belong to the two ages through flower, cloud, lotus flower tomb with murals in Phalchong- in Chosan County and other is the place where humans the study and analysis of their petal, bo tree, tortoise shell and ri and refurbished the resting historical buildings were have lived for ages and that of shapes, colours and patterns. others, which could not be seen place at Anguk Temple. repainted while their roofs were the historical origin of modern The Hyangmok-ri cave relics in other Koguryo tombs with In North Phyongan, tiled and surroundings cleared. Korean man,” said Ri Pin, were registered as those of murals so far unearthed. South Hwanghae and South Meanwhile, much effort was researcher at the History Faculty national treasure value. The main theme of the murals Hamgyong provinces, relevant directed toward protecting of Kim Il Sung University. A stone Buddhist statue from in the Koguryo tomb excavated workers raised the ground scenic spots and natural When the primitive cave was the early period of Koryo was in the Undok area of Ryonggang level at the Thongju fortress, monuments. discovered, its entrance was unearthed in Songhyon-ri of County was the picture of Kojong Temple and the Jewol Bridges, tourist roads and 2.7m wide and 1.5m high and Onchon County, Nampho. four guardians. During the Pavilion and repainted them riversides were reconstructed an intensive excavation revealed The white granite statue excavation were found pieces colourfully in a classical way. and repaired at scenic spots a seven metres thick seven- represents Buddha standing on of murals showing the head and Other provinces also did up old and thousands of trees of good layered sedimentary stratum. a pedestal embossed with lotus foreleg of a tiger or a dog and fortresses. species were planted in natural The research group found flower designs. Discovered the backside of the waist of a In Kaesong which has many monument reserves across the out some 1 650 pieces of fossil during its excavation were horse, those depicting the vine historical relics, they replaced country to add beauty to the mammals in nine kinds, 16 a broken roofing tile piece design along the corners of the the rafters of the gatehouse of landscape. pieces of stone implements in with fir-leaf pattern and other ceiling of its coffin chamber the Ryusu government office eight kinds and over 280 pieces broken roofing tile pieces, a and a coffin nail on the bier. and the extended eaves of the By Ri Sung Ik PT of fossil spores and pollens in broken earthenware piece, iron The DPRK Archaeology the cultural layer dating back arrowhead, metal coin and Society confirmed that the to the Old Stone Age (fourth others. Koguryo tombs with murals and fifth layers), five teeth of Archaeologists explained that unearthed in Wolji-ri was built Research findings to an ancient type of Korean and the Buddhist statue was made in the first half of the sixth 40 broken earthenware pieces and erected in the early 10th century and that in the Undok in the cultural layer of the New century in the early period of area of Ryonggang County in enrich national culture Stone Age (sixth layer) and over Koryo on the basis of research around the sixth century. a dozen broken earthenware and analysis of the posture of This year, the Academy of “Development of Koryo pieces in the cultural layer of Buddha, a variety of features By Kwon Hyo Song PT Social Sciences has brought out medicine and Korean people’s notable research findings on the long history of cultivating cultural heritage of the Korean medicinal herbs”, “Good nation. manners and customs seen It compiled several books through married life”, including Folk Stories of Korea “Traditional makeup manners” editing folk stories of the and other papers demonstrate Korean people in the areas of the customs and manners of the Pyongyang, South and North nation based on historical data. Phyongan and South and North “Riding history of Korea”, Hwanghae provinces and Theory “Korean clothes forming of Classic Writers (Vols 1-8) harmony with beautiful colours which deals with the creative and patterns”, “World-famous activities and characteristics of Korean silk” and other academic Korean writers in the period of papers delineate national sports ancient and medieval ages. and amusements and national It also brought out essays costumes. A stone Buddhist statue from the early period of Koryo discovered in Songhyon-ri of Onchon contributing to sustaining the In addition, “Special food of County, Nampho. Some of the relics from the Paleolithic, Neolithic and Bronze ages unearthed Pyongyang dialect and such Phyongan province”, “Ogokpap in Kangdong County, Pyongyang. books as Korean Phraseology (dish made with five grains) and and Theory of Automatic nine kinds of dry edible greens”, Interpretation of Korean “Traditional table manners of Sentences which explain and Korean nation” and some other prove the advantages of the papers on folklore traditions in . the field of dietary life clearly “We have written dozens prove that the Korean nation of essays by intensifying the is a homogenous nation which discovery of folk data,” said has created and developed an Im Sung Jin, section chief of independent culture on the same the Folklore Research Institute territory since long ago. under the Academy of Social A Koguryo tomb with murals unearthed in the Ryonggang area in Nampho. Sciences. By Han Kwi Hun PT

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