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KOREA TODAY No. 3, 2015 51 http://www.naenara.com.kp Victorious Great Patriotic War Commemorative Medal Chairman Kim Jong Il received the Victorious Great Patriotic War Commemorative Medal from a military delegation of the former Soviet Union in August 1985. 52 KOREA TODAY No. 3, 2015 KOREA TODAY Monthly Journal (705) Printed in English, Russian and Chinese C O N T E N T S Fresh Image of Korea ·········································································································· 3 His Cares ·························································································································· 6 For Effective Use of Water Resources ···················································································· 7 For Fresh Environment ······································································································· 8 Preservation and Propagation of Rare Bird Goshawk ······························································· 9 Visit to Ogasan Nature Reserve ···························································································10 Korea’s Wealth—Revolutionary Spirit of Paektu ····································································13 On the occasion of the 70th founding anniversary of the Workers’ Party of Korea Society for Rallying Comrades and October 10········································································14 KOREA TODAY No. 3, 2015 1 For the liberation of the country The Korean People’s Revolutionary Army ··································15 Mother’s Life ·········································································17 Research Institute for Women ··················································19 Strength of the Masses ···························································20 Ambitious Female Workers ·····················································22 Kindergarten Full of Dreams ···················································24 Front Cover: Happy to plant trees Everybody Learns ··································································26 Photo by Ri Chung Ryol Our Doctors ···········································································27 Comprehensive Sports Facility ·················································28 Rising to Fame ······································································30 Inventive Worker ···································································31 Visit to Yonphung Scientists Holiday Camp ································32 Female Tram Drivers ·····························································35 Short Story After Many Years ···································································36 Mt. Paektu (1) ·······································································38 Korean Folklore Museum ························································40 Kim Hong Do and Kyehoe on Site of Manwoldae ·························42 Folk Musical Instruments of Korea ···········································43 Back Cover: Unjong Falls in Mt. Kuwol Reading in Jiphyonjon ····························································44 Lifeline of Reunification Movement ···········································45 Photo by Kim Jin Ho Truth: Japan’s Past Crimes ·····················································46 13502 ㄱ-58203 US Should Be Brought to Human Rights Court ··························47 © The Foreign Language Address: Sochon-dong, Sosong District, Magazines 2015 Pyongyang, DPRK ISSN 0454–4072 E-mail: [email protected] 2 KOREA TODAY No. 3, 2015 Fresh Image of Korea The picturesque Pothong riverside adds to the landscape of Pyongyang. OW THE CAMPAIGN FOR Pyongyang Kim Jong Suk Textile improved, adding beauty to the N land development and envi- Mill, apartment houses for teach- landscape of the city. ronment protection is in full swing ing staff of Kim Il Sung Univer- On the Sepho Plain in Kang- across the Democratic People’s sity, Rungna People’s Pleasure won Province, which had over- Republic of Korea. In recent years Ground, Ryugyong Health Com- grown with shrubs and grasses modern structures were built in plex and Okryu Children’s Hospi- for a long time, the construction succession in Pyongyang including tal. Parks and pleasure grounds of a large-sized stockbreeding Changjon Street, Unha Scientists were facelifted while the Pothong base is near completion, and the Street, workers’ hostel of the River and the Hapjang River were tideland reclamation projects are ► The Wisong Scientists Residential District. KOREA TODAY No. 3, 2015 3 The stockbreeding base project in the Sepho area is accelerated. ► making headway. Roads are newly constructed or repaired, and rivers are improved to be harmonious with the surrounding scenery. In North Hamgyong Province hundreds of kilometres of roads were laid and technically repaired, and scores of kilometres of streams and rivers went through improvement. In South Phyongan Province the construc- tion of a road spanning dozens of kilometres between Sinyang County and Hoechang County has nearly finished, and the em- bankment projects are making rapid progress. Green areas are steadily in- creasing in the streets, villages, The newly-built Pagyon-Ryongthong Temple sightseeing road. State organs and industrial es- tablishments. Recently tens of day camp. It has a green land- industrial establishments which millions of trees were planted in scape with a huge number of trees used to emit volumes of harmful 13 000 hectares of land in North in the compound. It looks like a gas and dust. Thus the working Hamgyong Province, and scores of park. Equipped with a computer- conditions are improving re- hectares of pine-nut forest were assisted integrated production markably. And the modernization laid in South Phyongan Province system the factory has up-to-date of dust collectors, and air-tight and Haeju City in South Hwang- facilities and the geothermal cool- and ventilation facilities is going hae Province. In spring and au- ing and heating system, so it is on on steadily. The February 20 Fac- tumn good species of trees are IT and energy-saving basis. tory of the Korean People’s Army, planted intensively in the streets, Meanwhile, significant pro- a foodstuff producer, has become mountains and residential quar- gresses are made in nature and germ- and dust-free to ensure ters. Tree-planting ceremonies environment conservation. Ad- high hygienic quality of the work- are held regularly at all the or- vanced technologies have been ing environment and products. gans on commemorative days. applied at iron and steel plants, Species of plants and animals and Last year the October 8 Factory smelteries, thermal power plants, their habitats are surveyed on a was newly built, just like a holi- chemical factories and other normal basis while positive meas- ► 4 KOREA TODAY No. 3, 2015 ► ures are taken to protect rare was held in Pyongyang. Scores of Nursery in November last and animals and plants and those on papers were made public regard- ardently called upon the whole the verge of extinction and secure ing the campaign of turning the Party, the entire army and all the biodiversity. On the other hand, whole country into a land of for- people to turn out in the struggle nature reserves are on the in- ests, greenery and fruit trees, to restore the mountains of the crease. land protection and afforestation, country, like they had carried out Along with this, active meas- road construction and river im- postwar rehabilitation, consider- ures are taken to stoke up the provement on a scientific and ing the restoration of the moun- flames of land development and modern basis, and prevention of tains a war against natural dis- environment protection. In No- air and water pollution. aster. vember last year, a national sci- The supreme national leader The Korean Party and govern- tech presentation in the sector of Kim Jong Un gave a field guid- ment have attached great impor- land and environment protection ance to the refurbished Central tance to the work of land develop- ment and nature protection from Good species of trees are planted. the outset of the building of a new society and registered remarkable successes. It is Kim Jong Un’s determination and will to turn the country into a better land to live in by bringing about a radical change in land and environment protection sector in keeping with the reality where great strides are made in all fields of the national economy, construction and sport towards the building of a civilized socialist nation. The land of Korea is renewing its appearance day by day thanks to the wise leadership of the supreme leader and the devoted efforts of the Korean people. Sim Chol Yong The Honggondo tideland reclamation project goes full steam ahead. KOREA TODAY No. 3, 2015 5 His Cares Clean Chemical Factory and the factory changed its looks like a factory in a park with clean and fresh air. N JULY 26, 1965, CHAIRMAN O Kim Jong Il visited the then Chongsu Flowing Water and Patriotism Chemical Factory. After a round of inspection, he talked with the management staff of the factory On August 1, 2007, Kim Jong Il inspected a about how production was going. Outside, the Korean People’s Army unit. He stopped at the vege- scorching sun of midsummer was beating down. table greenhouse of the unit. It was wide and many Then after sitting silent for a while, the Chairman kinds of growing vegetables including cucumber asked a member of the management staff what they presented