Five-Year Strategic Goals Hit in the Midst of 80-Day Campaign

Democratic People’s Republic of Korea No. 44 (3 132) weekly http://www.pyongyangtimes.com.kp e-mail:[email protected] Sat, October 31, Juche 109(2020)

CAMPAIGN SOLIDARITY Five-year strategic goals hit in Russian organizations the midst of 80-day campaign support Koreans’ effort Russian organizations and a under the seasoned leadership More than 180 engine They are making concrete and football ground. In the personage expressed solidarity of the WPK, the Korean people workteams and 460 engine blocks and lagging materials buildings bedrooms, a dining on October 19 and 22 with the will bring about great victory drivers have hit the five-year with locally available materials hall, bathroom and barber efforts of the Korean people while overcoming hardships strategic goals across the and carrying on the heat shop and study rooms are to be who are waging an 80-day and difficulties. country. insulation work qualitatively to distributed harmoniously. campaign of loyalty. We are convinced that the They include over 70 engine meet the climatic conditions in The city people’s hospital The Russian Association Korean people will successfully workteams and some 170 the northern areas. Especially, project includes the for Friendship and Cultural wind up the 80-day campaign locomotive drivers under the they laid a foundation for reconstruction of several Cooperation with the DPRK and fully demonstrate the dignity Pyongyang Railway Bureau, making thousands of square buildings like outpatients’ in a statement expressed the and might of Kim Il Sung’s 20-odd workteams under the metres of lagging materials with and inpatients’ wards, the belief that the Korean people and Kim Jong Il’s Korea,” he Hamhung Railway Bureau and less amount of cement. construction of a new parking would greet the Congress of the added. over 20 workteams and some The builders engaged in lot and landscaping of a wide Workers’ Party of Korea with The Sevastopol City 80 drivers of the Chongjin and the reconstruction of Hochon area. The project is nearing proud achievements in the face Committee of the Lenin Young Rason railway bureaus. County, South Hamgyong completion. of severe ordeals and hardships, Communist League of the In particular, Kim Yong Il Province, have increased the The city is also stepping up rallied firmly around the WPK Russian Federation said that and over 80 other locomotive overall construction speed the construction of an organic led by the respected Comrade the Korean youth would display drivers of the West Pyongyang by organizing manpower compound fertilizer factory and Kim Jong Un. It added that their bravery and devotion Locomotive Corps under the efficiently and focusing on the a finishing building-materials they would always be with the as they break through trying Pyongyang Railway Bureau construction of the framework production base at the same Korean people. ordeals and difficulties in the achieved high transport results of dwelling houses and on time. Vadim Kudimin, director van of the 80-day campaign. and Ri Yong Jun, engine driver ensuring the quality of final of the Kimilsungism- of the Jongju Locomotive work since the start of the KCNA Kimjongilism Institute, said KCNA Corps under the Kaechon reconstruction project. As a Railway Bureau, hit the five- result, they finished the internal year strategic target first in the plastering, laying of electric bureau by transporting more lines, and water supply and freight than fixed assignments. drainage works in a little over Notable achievements have 10 days to complete the housing been made in all battlefields of project in the main. the 80-day campaign. Nampho City has set a goal of The Sangwon Cement completing several construction Complex and the Pukchang projects during the campaign Thermal Power Complex have and is stepping up with them. so far overfulfilled their daily The city population are production plans by over 10 working hard to complete the percent since they started the construction of a city football campaign. school and reconstruction of the The Tukjang Area Coal- city people’s hospital now under mining Complex is giving way, while simultaneously priority to tunnelling and pushing the construction of paying attention to securing a teachers training college, enough reserve cutting faces, Waudo Hotel, youth open-air while introducing technical theatre and schoolchildren’s innovation plans to raise the palace. proportion of mechanization of The construction of the city mining and other work in pits. football school is going on at Builders involved in the the final stage. reconstruction of the disaster- The plan for the school stricken areas are working hard construction consists of a three- A column of personnel clad in combat fatigues march past to dynamic band music amid to finish the projects as early as storey main building, dormitory, enthusiastic cheers of crowds in the spectacular parade to celebrate the 75th founding possible. school gym for physical training anniversary of the Workers’ Party of Korea. SEE PARADE PAGE 2

congratulated those who would People move into new enjoy all blessings in the socialist fairyland and model socialist rural villages under the warm homes in Kangwon loving care of Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un who wished the In such afflicted areas moving on Friday. families only happiness and as Cholwon, Phyonggang, Present there were Pak Jong joy. Changdo, Ichon, Hoeyang, Nam, chairman of the Kangwon House licenses were given to Phangyo and Kumgang counties Provincial Committee of the householders amid applause, of Kangwon Province, over 810 Workers’ Party of Korea, Chae before speeches were made by blocks of low-storey and single- Il Ryong, chairman of the new residents. storey houses for more than provincial people’s committee, People danced merrily as they 1 670 families have been built, other provincial officials, moved into houses amid hearty followed by people’s moving residents of the afflicted areas congratulations by officials and into new homes. and builders. other working people. Meetings were held in In their congratulatory New houses built in an afflicted area in Kangwon Province. relevant localities before house speeches the speakers warmly KCNA Page 2 Sat, October 31, Juche 109(2020)

LEAD PARADE Nation sets off for Eighth October 10 parade Congress of WPK makes a splash On October 10, a splendid with its modernity The Korean people are for the people’s happiness one raised on the occasion of its military parade took place burning with extraordinary after another and to establish a 75th founding anniversary on at Kim Il Sung Square in The military parade consisted zeal in the run-up to the Eighth perfect national emergency anti- October 10. Pyongyang to celebrate the 75th of 53 columns of foot paraders Congress of the Workers’ Party epidemic system in a preemptive In hearty response to the founding anniversary of the including that of the Special of Korea. manner, thereby protecting the Party’s call, all the soldiers and Workers’ Party of Korea. Operation Force of the Korean The Sixth Plenary Meeting of lives and safety of the people. It people have turned out in the It is over 20 days since then, People’s Army. the Seventh Central Committee also dispatched service personnel campaign lasting until the year but the feeling of excitement it Columns of paraders from the of the WPK held on August 19 and Party members of Pyongyang end to perform miracles and created was so intense that it DPRK armed forces in modern adopted a decision on convening to disaster-stricken areas for feats every day. still lingers on unabated. combat fatigues and uniforms the Party’s Eighth Congress reconstruction, with the result that Everyone is redoubling their proudly entered the square in early in January next year. modern houses are being built in efforts and all the units are Leader’s speech time with the light and cheerful After its Seventh Congress, different parts of the country to making collective innovations moves all military music pieces. the Koreans made eye-opening turn misfortune into blessing. by setting themselves higher The national flag-raising achievements in socialist Witnessing the selfless, goals. In his speech delivered at ceremony was conducted in a construction in the face of devoted efforts of the WPK, The country’s anti-epidemic the military parade Supreme solemn yet distinctive style and unexpected challenges and the people have deepened their position is further being Leader Kim Jong Un said what the march-past began, headed severe difficulties. conviction that when they firmly strengthened, miraculous he wanted to say to the people by the column of mounted Hostile forces made believe in Supreme Leader achievements made at from the bottom of his heart troops in a white uniform. unprecedentedly vicious Kim Jong Un and faithfully reconstruction sites constantly to was one word, “Thank you”. Equipped with latest small manoeuvres against the DPRK follow the leadership of the provide afflicted people with new His speech was brimming arms and combat and technical as they are displeased with Party, they can bring a better houses and agricultural workers over with a feeling of gratitude equipment of all kinds in line the country advancing along future by overcoming all are working hard to gather all to the people. All his people with the requirements of modern the road of independence and difficulties and the rampage of crops they protected so much were impressed, moved to tears, warfare, the paraders marched socialism, and such a grave nature. effort without waste. Innovations as he thanked them all for being past with a smile on their faces, situation compelled the Korean They have still lots of things are also being made in all other healthy and said politely that he full of pride as victors. It made a people to anticipate even a war. to do for carrying out this year’s sectors such as electric power, was sorry for having failed to deep impression on the audience Worse still, COVID-19 has tasks and attaining the goals metallurgical and chemical repay the trust they bestowed and TV viewers. swept the world this year and the of the five-year strategy for industries and scientific research. upon him and that he would Refined movements of march- country was hit by devastating national economic development The Eighth Congress of the even dedicate his life to live up past and the military music natural disasters in succession. put forward at the Seventh WPK all the Koreans are to to the trust of the people, even played by the large distinguished However, nothing could budge Party Congress, and enormous celebrate with great feats will though he protected them from band added vigour and striking the WPK in its efforts to defend difficulties persist. But they give a strong impetus to their the world pandemic and the feature to the event. the safety and wellbeing of the keep a firm will to staunchly socialist cause and will be a wild natural disasters. people and national sovereignty. advance following the WPK. significant meeting that ushers Tears welled up in the eyes The Party vigorously led the The WPK declared an 80- in another era of rapid changes of all the people, those who Wondrous flight people and army to possess day campaign for significantly in the annals of the history of attended the event and who demonstration a powerful war deterrent no celebrating its Eighth Congress the Korean revolution. listened to him on TV. hostile forces dare belittle, to by keeping up their revolutionary The flight demonstration construct magnificent structures fighting spirit which was By Kim Rye Yong PT Parade astonishing all decorated the military parade with spectacular sights. afforestation and forest The audience cheered loudly technicians bred a high-grade Anbyon Youth Power as airplanes with gorgeous conservation. cocoon strain and developed Station overfulfils Nationwide Pyongyang Municipality is illuminations exploded and introduced an effective production plans fireworks in the formations of Pothong riverside spruced doing a good job of afforestation feed additive and a technique Anbyon Youth Power Station the emblem of the WPK and up and landscaping. of growing mulberry to make Unit 2 in Kangwon Province is the figure “75” meaning the A project for refashioning Different units in the city a contribution to increasing carrying out its daily electric- are planting and cultivating 75th WPK anniversary over the the promenades along the the cocoon output. power production plan at over nocturnal sky above the square Pothong River is being pushed good species of trees and Cooperative farms in the 120 percent every day. flowering shrubs in their of celebration. in real earnest. province applied multiple It is ensuring the output per The vapour trails of the Having set a goal of giving compounds and surrounding sericulture to exceed the peak generator at a high level and mountains. airplanes flying over the a facelift to the river during year level in cocoon production reinforcing hydraulic structures platform with a dazzling display the 80-day campaign, working More than 60 units in Jagang per hectare and produce 1.3 in a responsible manner. Province won the title of of fireworks heightened the people in Pyongyang have laid times of more cocoons than spirit of the military parade. every block and planted every Forest of Socialist Patriotism planned. Potato harvest in Samjiyon tree with sincere devotion, by creating timber forests and They sent produced cocoons Samjiyon of Ryanggang with the result that 75 percent forests of oil-bearing and wild- to the Huichon Silk Mill Province has brought in a good Demonstration of the total workload has been fruit trees. Similar efforts are and Kanggye Silk Thread potato harvest. of powerful war done. being made in Riwon County, Factory. Dozens of farms, workteams deterrent South Hamgyong Province, and sub-workteams of the city Stalls add to autumn which produces hundreds of Threshing brisk nationwide became high-yield units with The recent military parade can scenery of Pyongyang thousands of tree saplings Threshing is now at its hundreds of high-yield farmers. be claimed to be an exhibition The stalls selling roasted every year. height in the countryside of the of latest military hardware chestnut and sweet potato South Phyongan Province is DPRK. developed by the DPRK. The have opened on streets of creating forests scientifically Farms in South Hwanghae march-past of 22 columns of Pyongyang, drawing many and technologically to suit the Province are registering high mechanized units showing customers with the mouth- topographical features. records every day. the perfect attack and defence watering smell. Those in Pyongyang, which capability, from tanks to self- The sight of people eating has brought about good results propelled guns, large-calibre roasted chestnuts and sweet by using small-sized rice multiple launch rocket systems potatoes with a smile on their harvesters, and those in North of all kinds, interceptor weapon faces adds to the autumn Phyongan Province, which Iron and steel production systems and strategic weapons, scenery of the city. has enabled threshing work to on rise was a clear manifestation of be conducted in a flow line, The Hwanghae Iron and Steel the development speed of and Movement for creating Jagang exceeds annual ensure the full operation of Complex has carried out daily the qualitative and quantitative forests of socialist patriotism cocoon production plan threshers. assignments for the production change in the war deterrent the gains strength The cocoon production of Farms in North Hamgyong of pig iron and steel at over 120 DPRK has built up. A lot of units across the Jagang Province for this year Province continue to draw and 104 percent respectively The announcer said the DPRK DPRK won the title of Forest increased 1.4 times as against on successes by maximizing since the 80-day campaign. has become heavier. of Socialist Patriotism this last year. the operation efficiency of year by pushing ahead with Researchers and threshers. THE PYONGYANG TIMES By Choe Yong Nam PT Sat, October 31, Juche 109(2020) Page 3

CABLE ARCHITECTURE Factory counts on innovation Advanced designing to handle buoyant demand technique introduced The Pyongyang General coating material plasticizer is The factory has developed Electric Cable Factory 326 a third of that of the previous an automatic connection is introducing technical one as it is made by adding wire packer and automatic innovations in the production some domestic materials cutting and peeling machine. of electric wires. to various kinds of plastic As a result, it saved much “The factory has recently waste. labour and automated the adopted profitable technical According to Ri Un Song, processes. innovation plans and researcher at the cable It also established a increased daily output by research institute, the new fireproof electric wire over 20 percent,” said chief plasticizer has a long lifespan production process using engineer Kim Song Un. and improved qualitative nano mica bands. The wire It established a new indicators and has made can be used at a temperature plasticizer production process it possible to normalize of between minus 60 and plus for making coating materials. production without imported 800 degrees centigrade. The The production cost of the materials. product is said to be already enjoying high demand. Besides, it has designed PAK KWANG HUN various products including Designers work on new projects at the architectural design institute mobile electric cables for of Pyongyang University of Architecture. home use. It is taking orders and doing some marketing of The architectural design institute the wings in the Korean-style these products, winning much of Pyongyang University of building. favour with customers. Architecture actively researches The application of the program “The factory is planning to and introduces an advanced to the mock-up of such houses in set up a production process of architectural designing technique. reconstruction sites has made it previously imported copper- “The five-dimensional possible to markedly save time and clad steel wire in the near application of Building Information labour as compared to previously. future to meet the demand,” Modelling emerges now as a world As the conditions for simulating said Jo Song Uk, chief of trend of architectural designing. different topographies at any time the technical development Accordingly, we work hard to were provided, the institute could division. complete the 5D design to suit the complete a map showing the KIM YONG CHAN country’s specific conditions,” said bird’s-eye view of disaster-hit areas A worker operates the machine at the Pyongyang General By Yun Kyong Il PT Ri Hak Ryong, deputy director of including Kaesong and Kimhwa Electric Cable Factory 326. the institute. County of Kangwon Province in a According to him, BIM is a short time. SOFTWARE system to establish an information Meanwhile, the institute carries model reflecting the physical and on the order designing service for functional features of all component dwelling houses. Illness management program parts of structures and work out and In the order designing, main manage data throughout the whole stress is put on the design of process of life period of buildings. framework-style houses as it helps promote children’s health The application of BIM to economizes on different building designing helps save much parts and elements and labour. The Population Centre of “We developed the IMCI children under five. Each part fund, manpower and time in The design of such houses is the DPRK has developed program in order to reduce comprises disease assessment construction. popular with clients as walls can be a program for managing morbidity and mortality and and treatment, observation The research project is near to changed according to demand and children’s diseases for improve child health care of the course of illness, and completion since the institute made the size of rooms can be adjusted. portable devices including by putting infant illness essential and reference data steady efforts to develop multi- “Such structures springing up on tablet PC and smartphone. management on an IT and for nursing mothers. dimensional designing program for this land like mushrooms after rain The WHO and UNICEF scientific footing,” said Kim It comes in the one for the 5D application of BIM. are associated with the painstaking have charted the Integrated Hang Chol, researcher at the medical workers and the other “The introduction of the program efforts of our researchers, Management of Childhood health lab of the centre. for nursing mothers. It helps into the mock-up of Korean- including the City of Samjiyon, Illness (IMCI) for children The program was developed laymen assess symptoms and style single-storey house and the which has been built as a model under five and disseminated it based on the guidelines drawn take effective treatment and drawing of vertical designing, the of modern mountainous town, around the world. The annual up by the Ministry of Public preventive measures in time. first process in construction, proved Mangyongdae Children’s Camp, infant mortality amounted to Health of the DPRK for the “This software gives medical very effective,” said researcher Sok Ryomyong Street and Pyongyang 12 million worldwide before integrated management of workers, primiparas and their Chol Hyok. Bag Factory,” said Hong Chi Don, its introduction, but it has been childhood illness. It consists family members necessary help According to him, it was not director of the institute. reduced to 5.9 million in recent of the part for babies under according to the symptoms easy to design the gabled roof years since its introduction. two months and the one for of children’s illnesses,” said which represents a crane spreading By Jong Hwa Sun PT researcher Pak Song Hui. When you input the data about your child’s birthday, TRAFFIC weight and height, the program indicates whether Trolley buses turned out he has low, ideal, excess or grossly excess weight and The Pyongyang Trolley Bus coil insulator winding equipment whether he is low, standard Factory has recently produced trolley to prolong the serviceable life of or greater in height and the buses which would contribute to motor coils. differences from standard passenger service in the capital city. “We are producing trolley buses weight and height as well. This year, technicians of the more efficiently as compared to The app is especially factory invented and introduced before by positively introducing popular among those living new technical innovation plans, new technical innovation plans. in out-of-the-way places as it thus laying foundations for In the near future, the trolley runs on smartphones. increasing the production of trolley buses produced at our factory The representative of the buses. will promote the rapidness and UNICEF country office in They made a general motor convenience of passenger service Pyongyang described it as RYANG KUM CHOL assembling jig to ensure precision in the capital,” said Phyo Hyok Employees are engaged on a new program for managing novel and innovative. in the assembly of motors and save San, chief engineer of the factory. diseases of pregnant women, nursing mothers and much labour and time. newborn babies in the Population Centre of the DPRK. By Kim Il Jin PT They also renewed the motor By Sin Pyol PT Page 4 Sat, October 31, Juche 109(2020)

UNIVERSITY PROGRAM Powerhouse in geological Safety system developed prospecting 50 years on for rotary machines Pyongyang University of “Our safety assessment system Sariwon University of distance education plans, while system. Mechanical Engineering has for rotary machines can assess Geology in North Hwanghae constantly upgrading teaching They developed a new developed a safety assessment and improve the overall safety Province plays a leading role contents and methods. siliceous silica carbide refractory system for rotary machines. of the machines by kinetically in the training of technical The number of model needed for the production of Generally, the increase of a modelling rotary machines and personnel in the field of lecturers and winners of new steel. machine’s operation speed can comprehensively analysing geological prospecting in the teaching method registration They also explicated the help improve production and the installation heights, country. certificate is increasing among metallogenic theory and laws, reduce power consumption characteristics of assembly The university has recently the lecturers. making it possible to explore but, on the other hand, makes and stability of bearings which completed its continuous The university encourages for the country’s underground the condition of the machine affect the vibration of the axis education system, from the scientific research to solve resources in a planned way. unstable and amplifies vibration, of rotation during the operation undergraduate course to problems arising in practice. The university conducted which might lead to occasional of the machines,” said lead postgraduate school, and Lecturers and researchers at research into the characteristic breakdowns. developer Kim Su Gwan. newly designed their curricula the university have undertaken features of geological In order to solve this problem, The application of the system accordingly. hundreds of research projects distribution of barite ore body many countries are competitively in a feed pump at a thermal It also developed dozens of including the establishment of in North and South Hwanghae conducting research into a power station lowered the new subjects and worked out an underground radar-based provinces and its utility. safety assessment system for vibration level of the pumping thousands of online lecture and railroad bed safety inspection Achievements were also high-speed rotary machines. vibrator below the tolerable made in the tectonic study of The scientists at Pyongyang limit of international standards crust and scientific research on University of Mechanical and increased the cycle of the assessment of deposits. Engineering have established maintenance. The university directs a a safety estimation system The system is now being lot of energies to improving for thermal power turbine introduced into different kinds educational conditions and generator. of pumps, compressors, high- environment. They determined the standard speed crushers, centrifugal All lecture halls and heights of bearings in the separators and blast blowers at laboratories have become installation of generators and many thermal power stations, multifunctional and developed a multiple trouble mines, chemical industry bases experimental. diagnostic technology based and public health institutions. “Without resting on our on system parameters, and thus “The development of the laurels, we will work harder to decided the size, direction and system has provided a guarantee attain a higher goal,” said Choe distribution of each trouble. for putting the technical Jong Man, president of the They also developed management of equipment on a university. a portable multi-channel more scientific and informatized This year the university simultaneous vibration gauge footing and offered good KIM HYOK CHOL celebrated its golden jubilee. and established a system for prospects for developing high- Lecturers study teaching methods based on the relief model preventing vibration in a short speed machines,” said Kim. of a mine at Sariwon University of Geology. By Chae Hyang Ok PT time by measuring, analysing and diagnosing it on the spot. By Jong Hwa Sun PT MILK into the milk disinfected at a high temperature to culture WATER SUPPLY it before the milk is cooled. Dairy products The processors process milk as required by the standard Drinking water supply regulations of operation. produced for athletes Highly active spores are said to be used to improve the quality informatized There is a small farm that and milk output increases,” said of butter. has entered upon the phase of breeder Kim Sun Ae. The sour milk and butter The Pyongyang Municipal according to key developer and activation in North Hwanghae Every morning the milk produced thus are highly Industrial Technology Research engineer Kim Jong Chol. It has Province. produced undergoes acidity and nutritious and up to the mark Institute of the Pyongyang also reduced the consumption of It is the Sariwon Milch Cow pollution level tests before being in terms of qualitative indexes Municipal Committee of electricity, volume of water and Farm for Sportspeople. processed in the processing such as acidity, viscosity, pH, Science and Technology has manpower by half as against Milk processing in general room. moisture, fat and salt content recently put the supply of before, he added. requires good quality milk and The lactobacillus culture room and therefore they have become drinking water on an IT basis so The institute introduced the high-grade bacilli. turns out good quality sour milk nourishing foods popular with as to introduce it into the water PLC control system into pumps In order to improve the by culturing high-grade stock sportspeople bearing heavy service sector. and electronic valves of pumping quality of milk the farm puts bacilli. physical load. “We have provided a condition stations, made a PLC control special efforts into the breeding Delicious sour milk can be for scientifically and evenly board and solved different and tending of cows. made when lactobacilli are put By Kim Il Jin PT supplying drinking water to technological problems. It introduced a coarse fodder each household by applying the “The application of a new processing technique based on PLC system,” said Mun Kyong diaphragm automatic sluice Sinyang 2 compound bacillus Chol, director of the institute. valve to the motor valve has to increase feed output and In the past, much water and decreased production costs to improve the digestion of cows. electricity was consumed in the one seventh,” said Ri Il Bok, On the artificial grass fields drinking water supply sector. staffer at the Water Supply and it created, there grow Aeguk At the point of time when Sewerage Management Station grass, cup plant and other water supply to terminal units in Rangnang District. nutritious grasses to be used as is completed, the new drinking The institute also completed fodder greens. water supply system is designed a system of sensing the quantity Pregnant cows are under to transmit the result data of water coming from the good care and feed supply to pumping stations, district depositing reservoir to the water is ensured scientifically water supply and drainage tanks of pumping stations, according to the fodder-mixing management stations and the shutting off the electronic valve table. municipal water supply and of inflow tube when water “An important thing in raising drainage management bureau. exceeds the set amount and milch cows is to constantly The system prevents the automatically stopping pumps in maintain cleanliness. Frequent accidents of equipment by operation when the quantity of washing of the animals is a automatically controlling the water tank crosses the minimum process of fostering intimacy JON KWANG HUN water supply to each system threshold. with them and consequently An employee fills the container with sour milk at the Sariwon of waterworks and monitoring even wild bovines get docile Milch Cow Farm for Sportspeople. and recording it in real time, By Kil Chung Il PT Sat, October 31, Juche 109(2020) Page 5

SHOW PROFILE Paintings encapsulate Prolific writer remembered WPK’s 75 years for his literary legacy Many people visit the Okryu which advanced under the Pyongyang. Exhibition Hall, the venue banner of independence and Works of art produced by of the national art exhibition socialism, from the day when the students of Pyongyang A line from in celebration of the 75th the Down-with-Imperialism University of Fine Arts and founding anniversary of the Union, the historical root of amateurs drew the special revolutionary opera Workers’ Party of Korea, on the Workers’ Party of Korea, attention of visitors. Tell O Forest says the banks of the picturesque was founded, to the period Korean painting “Only by that it is an honour Taedong River to see the of the anti-Japanese armed our own efforts” produced to live or die on the works of fine arts. struggle which was fought by a student of Pyongyang There have been national art on the vast Paektu plain, the University of Fine Arts gained road of revolution, exhibitions on major occasions, period when the cause of Party public favour as its motif was which epitomizes my but the scale and level of the founding was successfully excellent and it preserved father’s view of life.” show have been enlarged and accomplished after Korea’s well the clear, concise and improved more than before, said liberation and the period of delicate brushwork of Korean Paek Hyon U, son of prolific Kim Yu Chol, senior staffer at the grim Fatherland Liberation painting. writer Paek In Jun the Ministry of Culture. War. Visitors were very excited October 27 this year was the Artists presented a lot Among the exhibits are and pleased as they saw the centenary of the birth of Paek In the development of Korean of works mirroring their dozens of masterpieces of artworks giving a vivid and Jun (pictured), a literary giant literature. He wrote many immense reverence for the national treasure value which truthful portrayal of innovations of the 20th century who added poems, lyrics, scenarios, plays Party and portraying the fruits depict President Kim Il Sung and happiness ripening in their a brilliant page to the history of and operas that reflected the of all miracles and happiness and Chairman Kim Jong Il. workplaces, houses and schools Korean literature. aspirations and feelings of achieved under its wise “Sculpture ‘Office building including the Ryongyang He worked as a writer, people in a fresh and lifelike leadership. of the Party Central Committee Mine, Kim Chaek Iron and director of the Paektusan way, playing a pivotal role in “They are literally tinged with red glow’ and Steel Complex, Taechong- Production Company, chairman creating the new arts of Korean encyclopedic pictures woodwork ‘Office building of ri of Unpha County in North of the Central Committee of style that evoked worldwide showcasing the whole course the Party Central Committee’ Hwanghae Province which the General Federation of the admiration. of our revolution. It seems reminded me of the image of sprang up as a fairyland village Unions of Art and Literature After preparing the script for as if all events that happened Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un after the aftermaths of natural of Korea and chairman of film The Path to Awakening throughout the country under who repeatedly thanked the disaster were cleared away, and the Central Committee of the (1964-1965), he wrote in a the guidance of the Party have Korean people for being Pyongyang Orphanage. Writers Union of Korea and note: “I write to serve the been transposed here,” said Jong healthy and free from illness “I extend my high regards to assumed many political and revolution…. If I was controlled Chol, lecturer at Kim Chaek at the military parade in those who have created such social positions, leaving an by such a narrow view that ‘it University of Technology. celebration of the 75th founding good artworks. I can’t repress indelible imprint on the memory is my brainchild’, I could not Vividly represented in every anniversary of the Workers’ my surprise at the high ability of of people. have expressed my opinions to artwork of Korean painting, Party of Korea. They are really artists of the new generation,” Born in 1920 into a poor directors and actors in such an oil painting, sculpture or impressive,” said Rim Myong said a visitor. family in Unsan County, annoying way.” calligraphy is the historical Su living in Sungni-dong North Phyongan Province, A line from revolutionary course of the Korean revolution, No. 2 of Rangnang District, By Kim Rye Yong PT he left home at an early age opera Tell O Forest says that and worked his way through it is an honour to live or die on Soccer school school. the road of revolution, which Once, he won the first place epitomizes my father’s view of in a nationwide newspaper life, said junior Paek. forum in his teens but was Paek In Jun was a passionate suspended from school for man. six months on the pretext that He made corrections to his he slandered pro-Japanese work repeatedly until he was teachers. Later, he continued sure that it was perfect. his studies in Seoul and Japan “It was when my father was but was drafted as a “student writing a revolutionary opera,” soldier” on a charge of taking recalled his son Paek Hyon U. part in a patriotic literary “He came home with tottering movement. steps after ten days’ work For him, the changes that and toppled into bed and fell came with the liberation of the asleep almost immediately. country were the raw materials His feet were swollen as he for poems and songs. had been wearing shoes all On August 15 1947, the those days until he completed second anniversary of Korea’s the script, and I had to cut the liberation, the rising writer in shoestrings to take the shoes off his twenties released his first him.” collection of poems Song of He had consecutively held People. many posts in Party and When revolutionary poet government organs since Jo Ki Chon published full- Korea’s liberation but produced length epic Mt Paektu which much more works than any highly praised President other writers. Kim Il Sung’s exploits of He created four collections national liberation, Paek was of poems, over 20 film one of the most ardent supporters scripts and nearly 10 opera of it. He wrote a comment on scripts and plays and well the epic to analyse its artistic over a hundred songs, many character in a comprehensive of which are regarded as way and defend its ideological masterpieces of the times. He and artistic achievement from was also proficient in writing preposterous sophistry of essays, political editorials, philistines. reviews and other kinds of Paek rendered distinguished writing. PHOTOS BY RYU KWANG HYOK services to adapting immortal He was buried in the Patriotic A bird’s eye view of Pyongyang Municipal Football School. It is furnished with modern classic works for film, drama Martyrs Cemetery. educational facilities and fixtures including a physical training field and a pitch covering an and opera. area of thousands of square metres. He left a lasting trace in By Ri Sung Ik PT Page 6 Sat, October 31, Juche 109(2020)

EDUCATION Unstinting support rendered to schools as interest in education grows Enthusiasm for supporting Like real parents of education grows on students In the DPRK, March and Songyo District of Pyongyang, School in Thongchon County And all the October are designated as Pongsan County of North with finishing materials for classrooms turned education support months. Hwanghae Province and its construction. into multifunctional Marking the education Kanggye City and Sijung As it pushed the construction ones, and all the support month, the enthusiasm County of Jagang Province of model school and the fixtures like desk for supporting education has fully provided schools renovation of schools, Anak and chair were grown higher throughout the with computers, TVs, County of South Hwanghae replaced with new country. experimental and practical Province carried on the ones. The school According to statistics, training apparatuses and work to secure equipment, has been furnished a lot of cities, districts and other educational facilities materials and fixtures needed with splendid labs, counties including Sunan in order to make classrooms at schools. practice rooms, an and Ryongsong districts in multifunctional and ensure The Munphyong Smeltery is art studio, dance hall Pyongyang and Songwon the wholesale examination of taking the lead in supporting and music room. County in Jagang Province students. education. RYU KWANG HYOK I’ve heard that have taken active part in the Marked progress has been It has backed up Wonsan Ryu Hyon Sun, mother of a student, tells the district officials undertakings for supporting made in the construction University of Education for her impression of her son’s new school. took more pains schools and carried on the of model schools and the eight years. to complete the construction and renovation reconstruction of schools. The Public Prosecutors I saw how my son’s school school before other projects of schools on a large North Phyongan, North Office in Songyo District, underwent renovation every day since lots of children of the scale. Hwanghae, Jagang and other Pyongyang, is acquitting itself on my way to and from work. employees of the Pyongyang North and South Phyongan, provinces sent construction so well in supporting education Even on my way back home late Kim Jong Suk Textile Mill attend Jagang and Ryanggang materials to schools so as to be called “parents of at night, I could see officials from it. provinces sent lots of TVs that they could be spruced students” by schools in the the district people’s committee Though we are their parents, it and computers to schools in up. district. observing the blueprint of the is the officials who are actually the provinces. In particular, Counties of North Besides, many factories, school and shovelling mortar and doing the duty of their parents. North Phyongan Province Phyongan Province institutions and enterprises in doing other work together with Our socialist system is best, provided thousands of modern scrupulously organized the provinces, cities and counties builders. which gives all the children experimental apparatuses and transport of construction are rendering positive support Thanks to their devotion, the schooling free and works equipment in a dozen kinds materials and the manpower to the education sector as they construction project proceeded constantly to provide them with to contribute to improving to press on with the building attach great importance to apace with each passing day. better educational conditions. the modernization and of schools, while Kangwon education. External walls were covered informatization of education. Province provided Jigok with tiles and a nice school Ryu Hyon Sun, mother Kangdong County and Technical Senior Middle By Ri Sung Ik PT building rose up along with a of a student at Ri Kwang Su football ground laid with artificial Senior Middle School in Songyo Restaurant backs nearby school turf. District, Pyongyang to help improve conditions New school buildings One day five years ago, conditions and environment language study room to meet constructed pupils of Kim Song Ju Primary of the school. the psychological needs of School in Pyongyang, who The desks and chairs and pupils. “Eighty-seven school buildings “School buildings are furnished were busy preparing for sports over 20 computers in the “Education of the rising have newly been built in the with not only labs, practice rooms, and amusement games on natural experiment room and generation is an undertaking province this year, 22 more than music rooms and playgrounds the occasion of the founding TV sets and broadcasting for the future of the country the plan,” said Kim Chol Nam, but also TVs, computers and anniversary of the Korean facilities in multifunctional and supporting schools is a department director of the North diverse kinds of experimental Children’s Union saw some classrooms are said to have patriotic work which all of us Phyongan Provincial People’s apparatuses,” said Kim Chol people entering the playground been provided by them. should do for our children and Committee. Nam. with sporting goods in their Last year, they helped the the new generations before Early this year, the province “Our village is situated in the hands. school change the entrance it is a material aid,” said Ri made detailed survey of schools deepest mountain valley in the They were officials of the door so as to improve its Yong Sim, a section chief of and planned to replace old province, and there are not so Okryu Restaurant. looks. the restaurant. buildings with new ones. many students. Nevertheless, the “They gave us footballs, Recently, they also helped School construction county built a new, wonderful volleyballs and other sporting the school furnish the foreign By Pang Un Ju PT headquarters were organized in school building. A cosy new goods, saying they just wanted the province, cities and counties school building, which blends in to offer some help to our and leading officials of Party and well with mountain mood, looks school and promising further government organs undertook the like a piece of picture,” said Ri assistance,” said headmistress project. Kyong Chol, resident of Hoedok- Ri Yong Ryol. The designing team of the ri, Changsong County. Since then, they became urban planning institute in “A new stylish school building sponsors of the school by the province came up with has been built in our village. themselves. the standard school design My daughter is now waiting They came to the school on and completed each design anxiously to attend school,” said several occasions including for schools in line with the Paek Kyong Hui, mother with the school-supporting months specific features of relevant a daughter attending Yonha of March and October and areas including farm village and Primary School in Nyongbyon discussed with the school mountain area. County. staff the matters related to Sinbi Junior Middle School North Phyongan Province education. in Sinuiju sprang up for the first has so far built 170 new school They mainly donated time as a model in the province, buildings over the past five materials and modern CHAE MYONG RIM followed by two- or three-storey years. teaching facilities needed Employees of the Okryu Restaurant donate stuffed animals primary and middle school for improving educational to Kim Song Ju Primary School. buildings in counties and ris. By Kim Rye Yong PT Sat, October 31, Juche 109(2020) Page 7

COMMENT Unethical bid threatening safety and existence of mankind espite strong opposition plant was 140 000 to 190 000 of Japanese people Fukushima nuclear disaster times greater than the one in Dand the international the nuclear crisis at Three Mile community, the Japanese Island in the US in 1979. authorities are going to In March 2011, a great of radioactive cesium was profitable to make the The Japanese media said discharge at least 1.2 million earthquake and tidal wave hit discovered in each kilogram of contaminated water flow down that though the government tons of contaminated water kept Fukushima nuclear power plant the rice harvested from different to the sea than to increase the says that all problems “have in the Fukushima nuclear power No. 1. farms in Fukushima a few years number of large tanks, which been solved” regarding the plant. With the freezing function of after the disaster, while the require more labour and much disaster of the Fukushima According to the local media, the nuclear reactor paralysed element which is 5 100 times money. nuclear power plant, tens of the Japanese government is at the power plant, there was higher than the tolerance limit The government’s plan has thousands of people are still about to officially decide on the a hydrogen explosion and was found in the fish caught in run into strong opposition from suffering hardship in places discharge into the sea of water huge quantities of radioactive the waters around the port near the association of the national of refuge due to the damaged contaminated by radioactivity substances were discharged to the power plant. fishermen’s unions and ecological environment and from the nuclear power plant the atmosphere and sea. The examination of workers other organizations and local the number of cancer cases is in a Cabinet meeting within According to a report issued of the power plant showed that residents. on the increase among those October. by the Tokyo electric power those who were confirmed to The current Suga Cabinet who returned home owing to The gravity of the issue is company in 2015, 29 400Bq of be in danger of contracting is now ready to enforce the radiation. that more than 70 percent of radioactive cesium was detected carcinoma of thyroid amounted discharge plan, which the Abe Japan is going to the contaminated water still in the rainwater per litre which to thousands. regime came up with during unhesitatingly discharge a contains radioactive materials was collected on the roof of At present, over 100 tons of their term of office, contrary large amount of radioactive like cesium and tritium beyond the building of nuclear reactor contaminated water are being to the concern of locals and waste into the sea. It is an the tolerable limits. No. 2. The numerical value of generated in the power plant on neighbouring countries and open challenge to international In case Japan discharges the radioactive substance emitting a daily average. More than 1.2 international convention and convention and an unethical contaminated water into the beta rays like strontium reached million tons of contaminated demand. crime posing a grave threat sea, it will reportedly pollute the 52 000Bq. And the ditch water water are stored in about 1 000 Japan should immediately to the existence and safety of waters near Jeju Island within a in the compound of the power large tanks and it needs to install stop the dangerous attempt humankind. few months and the whole East plant also contained 7 230Bq more tanks as it has continued that might destroy human This brings to light the true Sea of Korea within a year, and of radioactive substances per to store contaminated water for lives and safety and colours of Japan, which makes turn the whole Pacific into the litre. nearly 10 years. ecological environment of the no scruples to destroy the “sea of death” at last. A maximum of 760Bq Japan thinks it is more sea. environment of the earth and Japan has already done endanger mankind in a bid to a great deal of harm to the Fukushima nuclear radioactive materials into the reported that the leakage of attain its egoistic goals. humankind by failing to power plant in 2011, which sea. radioactive materials in the prevent the accident at caused massive leakage of At that time, Tokyo Shimbun accident at the nuclear power By Choe Yong Nam PT

ISRAEL the Palestinian people achieve violation of international law. freedom and liberation, adding The international community the Arab nations should counter does not admit any slight Anti-Israel sentiment pervades globe the Israeli bid for territorial change in the boundary lines annexation. fixed before the 1967 Six-Day he international valley in the occupied West in the statements released on Meanwhile, Cuba, Turkey, War but strongly calls upon community is raising Bank before the parliament several occasions said that Belgium, France, Germany, Israel to scrap the unilateral Tvoices of denunciation and approved the “Jerusalem all acts of Israel are geared Poland and many other countries annexation plan. against Israel as it gets more development plan”. to completely eliminating issued statements to denounce It is not only the desire of undisguised in its bid for Analysts asserted that Palestine’s possibility of Israel’s annexation plan as a the Palestinian people but also territorial expansion. such behaviour of Israel is a founding an independent state, violation of international law. the urge of the international This year, Israel has constantly revelation of its evil intention to adding they are wrecking the The UN Secretary-General community to put an end to been expanding settlements seize the land of Palestinians by prospects of securing peace in a letter to the Arab League Israel’s rule over the occupied in the occupied territories of force. on the basis of the “two states general secretary warned territories of Palestine and other Palestine and made no attempt The Israeli authorities’ Zionist solution”. that the Israeli government’s Arab nations and to establish to disguise its bid to annex the moves fuelled seething anger The secretary general of the decision on annexing an independent state with East West Bank. among the Middle East nations League of Arab States noted on eastern Jerusalem and other Quds as its capital. The Israeli authorities brought as well as Palestine. August 22 that Arab-Israel peace settlements and some parts a bill on annexation of the Jordan The Palestinian prime minister can only be brought about when of the West Bank is a grave By Song Jong Ho PT

ENVIRONMENT century would be three times drastically and breakwaters the figure. are reinforced, 300 million Especially, if ice continues people will suffer at least one Global warming dramatically to melt in the continent, round of flood damage every sea level is said to be 58 year from 2050. centimetres higher than at The figure is far higher affects Antarctica present towards the close of this than the earlier estimate of 80 ntarctica is also greatly carpet on the Antarctic coasts is change” caused by global century. million. affected by global said to be observed even from warming to the natural scenery The increasing sea level is Asia where more than half Awarming. outer space. and ecology of Antarctica. posing a serious threat to some of the world population live The snow-covered coasts Most recently, researchers of Global warming is now the island nations and the countries is expected to be the biggest of the Antarctic Peninsula a European country made the greatest substantial challenge with low altitude. victim. are turning green due to the first-ever large-scale map of the facing the world. The island country of Tuvalu Indonesia has long been under proliferation of algae. coasts of the Antarctic Peninsula The rapid melting of ice in which consists of nine coral such threat. Algae generally are the showing the distribution of Antarctica is leading to a sea- islands in the South Pacific The international community lower plant community algae that began to appear three level rise. with an average elevation of is of the opinion that all the that photosynthesizes years ago. A German research institute 1-2 metres is in danger of total countries should dedicate with chlorophyll on damp The map proves that the announced last February that submersion in the sea. themselves to preventing global surfaces. “green snow” is spreading sea level rose by about 19 A research finding warming in order to avert global Though each alga is so small widely due to global warming. centimetres in the last century indicated that unless carbon catastrophe. that it can be seen only through Researchers are seriously and forecasted that the range of dioxide emissions causing a microscope, the light green concerned over the “marked the sea-level rise in the present global warming are reduced By Om Ryong PT Page 8 Sat, October 31, Juche 109(2020) Q&A HERITAGE DPRK’s weightlifting ready Cultural heritage, natural for another glory days? monuments list renewed The National Authority in the wells filled with earth and Weightlifting is one of the A: Weightlifting suits the for the Protection of Cultural sand. DPRK’s most successful sports physical constitution and Heritage has put two wells on The water registered on the international stage. characteristics of Koreans. the cultural heritage list and as a natural monument is Can it possibly maintain such Many people love registered a mineral water as a Pothonggang Mineral Water in good records in future? weightlifting and it draws a natural monument. Pyongyang. Recently, The Pyongyang great social interest. The wells were unearthed in The water is slightly alkaline Times reporter Han Kwi Hun The State Sports Guidance Taesong District of Pyongyang and rich in various minerals interviewed Kim Kwang Dok, Commission and the Ministry of and named Rimhungdong that are essential to human People’s Athlete and secretary Physical Culture and Sports pay Koguryo Wells Nos. 1 and 2 as body. The daily gush of the ◦ general of the weightlifting close attention to it and make they date back to the Koguryo mineral water is 72 C and its ◦ association of the DPRK to find considerable investments. Kingdom. temperature is 12 to 14 C in the answer to it. Weightlifters also enjoy At the time of discovery, the all seasons. Q: Are there any young support from ministries, national wells maintained their original The water is said to be players who can take over from agencies and other institutions, appearances from the bottom effective for curing chronic international stars? enterprises and organizations up to a certain height and red gastritis hypoacida and skin A: We have enough reserves There is a well-ordered and individuals. roofing tiles and pieces of diseases. who can follow in the footsteps training system in place across Q: There might be some earthenware bowls from the of such top-notch weightlifters the country and all its units are challenges, too. Koguryo Kingdom were found KCNA as Olympic gold medallist applying scientific methods to A: Some international events and five-time world champion training reserve players. were called off or postponed FOLK GAME Om Yun Chol and two-time Then, they are selected due to the world health crisis Olympic gold medal winner into sports clubs according and the International Olympic Rim Jong Sim. to exacting standards and go Committee has cut the share of Four-stick game of Our players beat 34 records through intensive training weightlifting in the number of and snatched 55 gold medals at courses. participants in the next Olympic the 2019 Asian Youth and Junior Q: The growing interest Games, thereby lessening the antiquity Weightlifting Championships of the state and society in chance of our players. in Pyongyang, promising a weightlifting offers great However, they are working Yut, or four-stick game, is indoors or outdoors by covering rosy future for the DPRK’s encouragement to young harder to turn the challenges one of typical folk games the the floor or ground with a rug or weightlifting. players, I think. into opportunities. Koreans had liked to play since straw mat. before the period of the Three The players get excited as Kingdoms, and is still played, they see one of them throw RESERVE especially on such holidays as the sticks a little higher than lunar New Year’s Day. the one’s sitting height and The board game is played move one’s markers to catch by throwing up four sticks in the opponent’s or far ahead Migratory bird reserve the air and moving markers of them according to the according to the points obtained points. with the casting. It was much The game can be played by attracts global attention in vogue in the period from two persons or teams. The Mundok Migratory Bird home of birds. wetland (Ramsar site) in before lunar New Year’s Day The long-standing game is (wetland) Reserve in Mundok At present, more than 80 000 January 2018 and selected as to Jongwoldaeborum, or the still encouraged widely among County, South Phyongan aquatic birds in over 120 kinds the EAAF site in April the fifteenth day of the first month the Koreans. Province, is located at the including ducks in the transition same year. by the lunar calendar. mouth of Chongchon and period of spring and autumn, Under the close concern The game can be played either By Kwon Hyo Song PT Taeryong rivers which flow wild geese and snipes flock to of the Ministry of Land and into the north of the West Sea alluvial islets and tidal flats in Environment Protection, the HERITAGE of Korea. the reserve. Nature Conservation Union of The reserve is the most typical So far, 76 000 water-birds of the DPRK and other relevant migratory bird (wetland) reserve 22 leading species have been units, proactive measures Temple dates back to among those on the west coast observed in the reserve area. have been taken to ascertain of the country. A wetland which is inhabited the number of species and It was established in 1995 by different aquatic birds individual migratory birds that mid-8th century in an area covering more than accounting for more than one pass through the reserve and to 3 700 hectares. percent of global and regional protect them. There is the Anbyon Pohyon the foundation stone support It has become an important numbers, the reserve was listed Temple on Mt Hwangryong in the building. The pillars at the habitat of migratory birds as internationally important By Ri Sung Ik PT Ryongsin-ri of Anbyon County, four corners are thicker and 5 since it is placed at the East Kangwon Province. centimetres higher than those in Asian-Australasian Flyway It was built in the mid-8th the middle and their lower parts in geography. But more century and rebuilt in the 16th are set outwards a bit to make convincing data shows that it century. the pillars incline inwards. has diverse wetland types and Originally, it consisted of It is one of the unique animal species and is rich in the Pogwang Hall, the main architectural styles of wooden feed resources. building, and over 10 other buildings of Korea. Lifelike It consists of a vast water area buildings. lotus patterns inscribed on the covering the mouth of rivers, The Pogwang Hall stands on headspace seem as if a flower tidal flats, marshes, paddy a two-metre-high platform of is on the palm. The headspace fields and depression land. It well-trimmed granites with a supports the gable roof and is inhabited by more than 280 six-step stone stair at the centre. there is a Buddhist altar at the species of birds, over 20 sorts Stone lions stand on both sides centre of the wooden floor in of mammals, some 20 kinds of of the stair with their forelegs the hall. amphibians and reptiles, 60- set upright and their heads Other buildings also evince odd fish species, seven kinds raised, enhancing the image of their own architectural beauty. of annelids, at least 20 kinds lion as an intrepid animal. There are also Ilju Gate and of crustaceans and dozens of The hall has three partitions Hongye Bridge at the temple. kinds of epifauna. It serves as a A flock of birds fly over the Mundok Migratory Bird Reserve at the façade and two on the feeding and breeding place and in South Phyongan Province. flank, and tapering pillars on By Pang Un Ju PT

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