Democratic People’s Republic of Korea No. 2 (2 986) weekly http://www.pyongyangtimes.com.kp e-mail:[email protected] Sat, January 13, Juche 107(2018) Kim Jong Un visits State Academy of Sciences

Kim Jong Un, chairman of the Workers’ Party of Korea, chairman of the DPRK State Affairs Commission and supreme commander of the Korean People’s Army, provided on-the-spot guidance to the State Academy of Sciences. He was accompanied by Pak Thae Song, vice-chairman of the WPK Central Committee, Choe Tong Myong, department director of the WPK Central Committee, and Jo Yong Won, deputy department director of the WPK Central Committee. He and his entourage made a bow to the statues of President Kim Il Sung and Chairman Kim Jong Il at the academy and looked round its renovated revolutionary museum. As he attentively saw precious historic materials and relics on display, he said the academy, which was inaugurated in December 1952 at the proposal of the President, could traverse a proud course of development under the warm care of the great leaders. He then made the rounds of the science exhibition hall. give a special bonus to the academy. dignity and the destiny of socialism technology is a short cut to enhancing He praised scientists for doing Saying the Korean revolution has on science and technology. As there the independence and Juche character great things in the efforts to develop won victory after victory braving are the foundation of the independent of the national economy and the country’s economy and improve harsh trials and hardships and the national economy, the reliable sci-tech improving the people’s livelihood, the people’s living standards even DPRK has radically boosted its personnel and their high intelligence, he stressed. in the difficult conditions in which strategic position, he partly attributed there is no insurmountable obstacle The Supreme Leader posed for a everything is in short supply, this to the fact that the country has for us even if the enemies impose photograph with the officials and extended his warm greetings to all the given priority to scientific and sanctions for ten years or a hundred scientists of the academy. scientists and technicians throughout technological development by years, he noted. the country and took a measure to staking national sovereignty and To give precedence to science and By PT staff reporter

MASS RALLY Mass rallies took place working people to launch in South Phyongan, South a vigorous revolutionary Hwanghae and other general offensive to achieve Locals vow to carry out provinces and cities under fresh victory on all fronts of the direct control of the building a socialist power government to vow to this year with the historic year’s important tasks carry out the important victory made last year in tasks advanced by Supreme the national nuclear arms Leader Kim Jong Un in his programme as a springboard New Year Address. for fresh development. They were attended by New miraculous people from local Party and victories should be government organs, working won uninterruptedly people’s organizations, in the gigantic drive to industrial establishments, make a breakthrough in farms and universities. reenergizing the overall Speakers said that the economic front this leader’s New Year Address year, the third year of is a militant banner that implementing the five- gives them firm confidence year strategy for national and optimism about the economic development, victory of the revolutionary and an all-people campaign cause of Juche and inspires should be launched to all the service members enhance the independence and people to build a and Juche character of

KCNA powerful socialist country, the national economy and Local people pledge to carry out the tasks Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un set forth in his New Year and called on officials, Address. Party members and other SEE PAGE 2 Page 2 Sat, January 13, Juche 107(2018)

LEADING ARTICLE The Korean people’s slogan for this year Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un cause of the national nuclear set “Let us launch a revolutionary arms programme and specified general offensive to achieve fresh tasks and ways to bring about a victory on all fronts of building comprehensive efflorescence of a powerful socialist country!” as the Korean revolution. the revolutionary slogan to be The slogan also represents upheld by the Korean people this the WPK’s absolute trust in year. and expectations of the Korean The slogan embodies the People’s Army and the people. firm will of the Workers’ Party The fervent call of the of Korea to bring about an all- Supreme Leader for frustrating round efflorescence on all fronts the challenges of the hostile of building a powerful socialist forces that are making a last- KCNA nation with the historic victory ditch attempt and for raising Local people march along the streets calling for carrying out year’s tasks. in the building of the national the country’s overall national FROM PAGE 1 stressed the need to solve demonstrations. nuclear forces as a springboard power to a new stage of on a preferential basis the Meanwhile, workers, farmers for fresh progress. development by launching an improve the people’s standard scientific and technological and other working people’s Last year the US and its all-people general offensive as of living as required by the problems arising in developing organizations also held similar vassal forces went to extremes they brought about an upsurge revolutionary counterstrategy many high-tech products meetings. in their anti-DPRK isolation and in the socialist construction put forward at the Second and research hits with Workers in the vanguard pressure moves and the Korean overcoming difficulties with Plenary Meeting of the world competitive edge and economic sectors and major the great Chollima upswing revolution was confronted Seventh Central Committee of perfecting the structure of the industrial establishments, after the war in the 1950s is with unprecedentedly grave the Workers’ Party of Korea, self-supporting economy. including the Ministry of challenges. However, the an expression of the trust of they noted. They called on the entire Electric Power Industry and Workers’ Party of Korea plowed the WPK in the people. The They underlined the need population to rally firmly Ministry of Metallurgical its way through virgin snow for period of the great Chollima around the Party and become Industry, the Pyongyang the development of Korean- upswing after the war was that to improve the contents and style missiles with a firm will to of creation and changes which methods of education as the Mallima frontrunners who Thermal Power Complex, put a full stop to the protracted marked the beginning of the demanded by the trend of set the pace for the times by Kumsong Tractor Factory, showdown with the US and put great revolutionary upsurge in developing modern education carrying on the fighting spirit Sungni Motor Complex, into brilliant reality the noble the history of the country. The and train all university students of old generations that made Komdok Mining Complex, patriotic desire for building a Korean army and people cleared into the Juche-oriented an epochal change by dint of Musan Mining Complex and powerful country of President away the severe aftereffects revolutionary and creative the great Chollima advance Pyongyang Railway Bureau, Kim Il Sung and Chairman of the war and performed a personnel. in this year’s worthwhile got together to pledge to Kim Jong Il. historic miracle of building Saying that a shortcut to struggle according to the carry out the important tasks In this historic course a bulwark of socialism— developing the self-sufficient bright blueprint unfolded by set forth by Supreme Leader megaevents and great changes independent, self-sufficient economy is to give precedence the Supreme Leader in the Kim Jong Un in his New Year to be etched in the history of and self-reliant in defence— to science and technology and address. Address. the nation took place one after in a few years with burning make innovations in economic Resolutions were adopted at another, causing a sensation patriotic enthusiasm to develop planning and guidance, they the meetings, followed by mass By Pang Un Ju PT throughout the world. the country into a dignified and The “March 18 revolution” and prosperous powerful nation Choe Ryong Hae, member “July 4 revolution”, miraculous and the indomitable fighting of the Presidium of the victory on July 28 and great spirit of boldly overcoming all Political Bureau of the Central victory in September came, difficulties by their own efforts. Committee of the Workers’ Senior official inspects followed by the birth of a new It is the unwavering confidence Party of Korea, vice-chairman type of ICBM which perfectly of the WPK that the country can of the DPRK State Affairs reached the final stage of the resolutely overpower and frustrate foodstuff factory Commission and vice-chairman development of rocket weapon the moves of the US and other of the WPK Central Committee, system. Finally the DPRK has hostile forces to stifle the DPRK, inspected the Songdowon come to have a powerful and and lead the world not only in the General Foodstuff Factory. reliable war deterrent with which military but also in the economy, to smash and counter any nuclear culture and all other fields as it is Looking round different threat of the US. backed by the absolute support places of the factory, he praised The country is now provided and inexhaustible creative ability the employees for achieving with full conditions to of its great and heroic people. successes by pushing the concentrate on the building of an The Korean people are now modernization of production economic power and civilized filled with a resolve to achieve processes and running all socialist country, backed by the fresh victory in the all-people machines at full capacity and most powerful national defence general offensive in the spirit encouraged them to produce and capacity which can reliably and mettle of the heroic people, supply more famous products defend national sovereignty. holding aloft the revolutionary and commodities by relying on The Supreme Leader in his New slogan for this year. locally available raw materials. Year Address proudly reviewed the accomplishment of the historic By Yun Kyong Il PT Compiled from KCNA

Saying that the friendly WPK sends message to ties between the DPRK and Indonesia with a long history and Indonesian party fine tradition have invariably and favourably developed The Central Committee of notable achievements and through decades, it expressed the Workers’ Party of Korea on progress the Indonesian party the belief that the relations of January 9 sent a congratulatory has made over the past 45 friendship and cooperation message to the Central Directive years since its foundation for between the two parties would Council of the Indonesian the country’s independent be bolstered up in line with the Democratic Party of Struggle development and prosperity and aspirations and interests of the KCNA to mark its 45th founding the promotion of the Indonesian peoples of the two countries. Choe Ryong Hae, vice-chairman of the DPRK State Affairs anniversary. people’s well-being under the Commission, inspects the Songdowon General Foodstuff The message referred to ideal of Pancasila. Compiled from KCNA Factory. Sat, January 13, Juche 107(2018) Page 3 All set to achieving new year goals

PRODUCTION RESOLVE Industrial sectors get Machine-building industry into a good start to be more independent Upon receiving Supreme of the rural economy. Leader Kim Jong Un’s New Last year’s achievements are Year Address, we officials and proof that no one can stand in workers of the machine-building our way as we move forward industry are full of determination upholding the banner of self- to play our part in further raising development and by dint of the independence and Juche science and technology. orientation of the industry. This year we are faced with In May 2016 the Supreme such tasks as modernizing the Leader viewed and highly Kumsong Tractor Factory, appreciated homegrown 80hp Sungni Motor Complex and tractor Chollima-804 and 5-ton other factories and developing lorry and instructed us to start world-level machinery in our on production in real earnest. own style. And he set forth the targets for We will build on the sound last year. guarantee we provided last year The workers at the Kumsong for making vehicle production Tractor Factory, Sungni Motor Juche-oriented by introducing Complex and Chungsong sci-tech achievements into Tractor Factory made strenuous the production of tractors and efforts last year to attain the lorry parts. And we will also Party’s goal for the production make innovations in economic of new-type tractors and lorries planning and guidance so as to

KCNA while upholding the banner of carry out this year’s production The Musan Mining Complex steps up iron ore production. self-development and relying and modernization plans The Musan Mining Complex, facilities at full capacity, while and sent thousands of tons of on science and technology, without fail. a leading iron ore producer the Suphung, Hochongang and cement to the construction site thus laying solid foundations in the country, carried out a other hydropower stations in of the Wonsan-Kalma coastal for stepping up the Juche Jon Yong Gon, deputy 450 000-cubic-metre blasting different parts of the country are tourist area. orientation and modernization department director of the on January 5. working hard to increase power The engine drivers in the of the national economy and the Ministry of Machine-building Innovations are made in all generation. rail transport sector launched a comprehensive mechanization Industry workplaces of the metallurgical The Sungni Motor Complex campaign to carry more freight industry to make a breakthrough makes innovations to hit the for the construction of the coastal AGRICULTURE in reenergizing the overall vehicle production target for tourist area, thus transporting economic front by boosting iron this year. over 70 percent of construction and steel production. According It secured various kinds of machines and personnel needed Preparations for to information available, on workpieces for press equipment, for the construction as of January 5 alone, the Hwanghae which had been regarded as January 6. Iron and Steel Complex fulfilled a difficult problem, in close The Pyongyang Kim Jong Suk farming brisk its Juche iron production plan at collaboration with a relevant Silk Mill which doubled the silk 140 percent and the Jaeryong unit. With a great leap forward fabrics production plan on the and Unnyul mines their iron ore being brought about in the first day of the new year has been assignments over 100 percent. manufacture of equipment for overfulfilling daily assignments The workers in the electric- the driver’s cab, it is pushing by over two times, and the power industry acquit the processing of surface plate Moran, Sosong and other garment themselves well in the for the equipment of metal factories under the Pyongyang generation of electricity. engine body mould by using Municipal Garment Industry In order to drastically increase CNC machines. Management Bureau carry out thermal power generation to meet The miners of the coal their plans at over 170 percent winter conditions, the Pukchang industry produced over 10 000 every day to turn out more quality and Pyongyang thermal power tons of more coal so far in the and diverse products by relying complexes and the Sunchon new year over the same period on locally available raw and other Thermal Power Station are of last year, and the Sangwon materials. operating all generating Cement Complex produced Thanks to the devotion of units in the forestry sector including KCNA the South Hamgyong and South Civil servants go out onto the fields to help farming Phyongan provincial forestry preparations. management bureaus, the timber Agricultural workers across Jungsan and Phyongwon production plan in mountainous the country are now out for counties of South Phyongan regions of the Ministry of the preparations for this year’s Province, which set their Forestry is overfulfilled every farming. plans for carpeting fields with day in the new year. Ryongchon, Yomju and humus soil 1.5 times as much There were 150 000- and Unjon counties of North as last year, spread humus on 30 000-cubic-metre blasts at the Phyongan Province carry dozens of hectares of fields second-stage Honggondo tideland thousands of tons of manure to every day. reclamation site on January 5 fields respectively every day, or Fruit growers in Pukchong to make another breakthrough 1.3 times on average as against County of South Hamgyong in speeding up the primary dam the same period of last year. Province and Kwail County construction of tide embankment The Jangchon Vegetable of South Hwanghae Province No. 1 and connecting dyke for the Cooperative Farm in Sadong also carry good quality organic KCNA second-stage project. District, Pyongyang carried ten fertilizers to orchards. Production is on the increase at the Pyongyang more tons of manure per hectare Kim Jong Suk Silk Mill. By Jong Hwa Sun PT in the first week. By Chae Hyang Ok PT Page 4 Sat, January 13, Juche 107(2018)

INAUGURATION Projects completed

Kanggye ski resort and modern dwelling houses socialist rural for hundreds of families newly village under opens built. the meticulous The Kanggye Ski Resort has An inaugural ceremony took guidance of been built in Jagang Province. place on January 8 at the farm. Supreme Leader Built on Mt Jabuk in It was attended by Kim Kim Jong Un. the suburbs of Kanggye, Nung O, chairman of the He said that it is provided with full North Phyongan Provincial officials and conditions for sporting and Committee of the Workers’ working people leisure activities including Party of Korea, Jong Kyong in the province sledge course, beginner- and Il, chairman of the provincial d y n a m i c a l l y intermediate-level courses, people’s committee, Kye pushed ahead ski lift, travolator and medical Myong Chol, chairman of with the project treatment room. the provincial rural economy by conducting An opening ceremony was committee, officials concerned, an intensive held on January 7 at the resort. farmers of the cooperative drive since farm and builders. groundbreaking in Cooperative farm Kim Nung O, in his opening February last year address, said that the farm, with a burning PHOTOS BY KCNA renovated which is closely associated e n t h u s i a s m The Kanggye Ski Resort starts service. The Sokha Cooperative Farm with the immortal leadership to develop the farm like farmers should work harder to congratulated them. in Sinuiju has undergone a sea exploits of President the Jangchon Vegetable add brilliance to the undying change as a modern socialist Kim Il Sung and Chairman Cooperative Farm in Sadong leadership exploits of the Traffic safety rural village with dozens of Kim Jong Il, has been District, Pyongyang. great leaders generation after education park public and production buildings developed into a modern The farm officials and generation and reap a rich harvest of A traffic safety education grains, keeping park for children has been built in mind the in Sinuiju, North Phyongan great care Province. shown by As part of the Paegun Park, the Party, he the centre is furnished with all noted. conditions for teaching children After the how to secure traffic safety. ceremony the The facility gives a chance p a r t i c i p a n t s to local children and students looked round to learn wide-ranging various places knowledge of traffic safety of the farm. and regulations. Officials An inaugural ceremony took visited the new place on January 8. homes of the The Sokha Cooperative Farm in Sinuiju has been renovated. farmers and Compiled from KCNA

TRANSPORTATION PRODUCTION In the course of this, they developed vacuum-packed riced corn and tea with much longer shelf life and other products, Water transport Factory diversifies and increased their variety and bettered their quality. The factory has equipped makes good progress corn products itself with sophisticated experimental apparatuses and The port and river transport time to and from Nampho and In the DPRK where dry field to develop goods with world made a comprehensive analysis management bureau of the South Hwanghae Province crops take a larger proportion, competitive edge and improve of products to ensure hygienic Ministry of Land and Maritime through the West Sea Barrage, lots of foods are processed with the quality of products. safety as well as good taste and Transport has made notable shortening the otherwise long corn which is high-yielding and The factory established an nutrition. achievements in the efforts to running distance and time of highly nutritive. instant corn noodle production All the raw materials the develop water transport to suit vehicles and saving a large Among such processors is the line by researching and setting factory uses are locally available the natural and geographical amount of fuel for them. Pyongyang Corn Processing up a heat treatment process and ones. conditions of the country. The bureau also built 100-ton Factory in the city’s Rangnang making necessary equipment. It has set its sights on The country has favourable floating dock, 260-ton cargo District. Officials and employees pool increasing the variety of popular conditions for developing ship and dredgers. You will know that it is a corn their intelligence to develop new goods to over 100. water transport as it is The 100-ton floating dock processor at a glance as there products and a show is arranged surrounded by sea on three launched into the Amnok River is a logo representing a plump every month to evaluate them. By Chae Hyang Ok PT sides and has many rivers enables the Suphung shipping ear of corn at the façade of the and streams. And developing company to rapidly repair and factory building. water transport is an important maintain ships travelling up and Its workshops and other matter for easing the strain down the river on any weather buildings are modernly on transport and stepping up conditions and at any place with furnished and the compound economic construction. a smaller number of workers. is covered with greens, which The bureau directed a great The bureau also paid deal of energies to building particular attention to building suggests that it is a stylish various kinds of ships to develop up the capacity of ports by factory which has established a transport through the rivers and making loading and unloading cultured way of production and streams in inland areas including equipment last year. life at a high level. the Taedong and Amnok rivers. The bureau now concentrates And its products including Last year it built a 320- on enhancing the independence cornflour, noodles, bread, ton truck transport ship after and Juche character of river cake and jelly are favoured securing all necessary raw and transportation true to the New by customers for their high other materials and equipment Year Address of Supreme nutritive value and good taste. in a short time and launched Leader Kim Jong Un. The secret of success is the HAM YONG SOK / THE PYONGYANG TIMES it into the Taedong River. The enlisting of creative initiative of Fried riced corn cakes come out of the production line at the ship carries several trucks at a By Jong Hwa Sun PT producers. They are encouraged Pyongyang Corn Processing Factory. Sat, January 13, Juche 107(2018) Page 5

RESOLVE PERFORMING ART More able personnel Children’s performance to be trained wins high acclaim Upon receiving the New the teaching personnel, we of education on a constant Year Address of Supreme will raise the educational basis. Leader Kim Jong Un, all level of teacher training We will speed up officials and teachers in colleges and improve the the undertaking for the education sector are ability and qualifications building model schools determined to bring about of teachers through in all cities and counties another radical turn in online education. We will and substantially in education. channel bigger effort into rural communities and A country’s civilization working out the universal generalizing them so as to is ensured by education 12-year compulsory take a decisive measure level, and its future education programme and for narrowing down the hinges on how to conduct compiling textbooks and gap between urban and education, I think. reference books in this rural areas in secondary So, we officials will regard. education. scrupulously map out plans We will launch an By drawing on the and improve guidance emulation campaign to successes made last year, this year to develop overtake, model after we will pool our efforts KCNA education in keeping and share experience to improve the quality New Year celebration of schoolchildren is highly acclaimed by the with the developments among all the institutions of education and put the audience. of education in the new of learning across the material and technical Schoolchildren’s New Year celebration dedicated their all to the rosy future of century. country so as to improve foundation of education runs every day at the Mangyongdae younger generation, in high esteem as In order to strengthen the contents and methods on the world levels. Schoolchildren’s Palace in Pyongyang. the eternal Sun. In this The performance is seen by the Seeing female chorus Marshal’s Happy significant year locals from all walks of life, youths Smile and female vocal solo Only Once, that marks the and schoolchildren in the city, overseas the audience remember the ennobling Koreans and foreign guests. love for the younger generation shown 70th anniversary Starting with prelude song and by Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un who of the DPRK, dance Glory to the Respected Fatherly embraces all the children with fervent we will fulfil Marshal and vocal sextet and chorus affection shown by the great leaders and our duty by He Is the Best, children stage a variety brings their wishes into full bloom. training more of pieces including small chorus They harden their resolve to build able personnel We Are Grateful to Generalissimo without fail on this land the most needed for the Kim Il Sung and male solo and powerful country. building of pangchang Let’s Sing Louder the Song The performance wins high accolade a prosperous of General Kim Jong Il. from the audience as it vividly represents country. They impressively sing of the the proud looks of schoolchildren who happy life of schoolchildren who give full play to their talents under enjoy all blessings in the embrace of the blessings of the Sun and prepare Pak Sun Dok, the motherly Party holding President themselves into reliable pillars of vice-chairwoman KIM JONG HUN Kim Il Sung and Chairman socialist Korea. Lecturers at the teacher in-service training centre in Rangnang of the Education Kim Jong Il, who put forward District, Pyongyang discuss how to improve education. Commission children as the kings of the country and By Han Ryo Gyong PT

GEOLOGY the survey of rock masses and which was formed after volcanic minerals that had been formed eruption of Mt Paektu about 3.6 billion years ago in different 1 000 years ago. parts of the country including The geological strata of DPRK’s rich deposits of the vicinity of the West Sea Machon Pass is blessed with Barrage and Jagang Province. diverse and large quantities of The iron ore deposit in Musan mineral resources including natural resources was formed 2.9 to 2.7 billion magnesite, lead-zinc, copper, years ago. gold and iron that earned The Korean people boast their related to eruptive rock and and dolomite. Most of graphite deposits worldwide fame. country as a land as beautiful those of sedimentary origin. There are over 500 kinds of came into being 2.5 billion years The seas surrounding Korea as a golden tapestry filled with Billions of tons of iron ore lie minerals underground. ago, while most of deposits on three sides also contributed treasures. underground as well as vast fields Six of them were discovered of such nonferrous metals as to making its underground The DPRK abounds in of anthracite and bituminous for the first time in the country, magnesite and lead-zinc in the resources plentiful. underground natural resources. coal. The country has also rich including holtonite, suanite and Tanchon and Hochon areas No other countries can match deposits of nonferrous and rare sanpaltonite. appeared 2 billion years ago. Choe Won Jong, Prof and it in the quantity of them in metals and such non-metallic Geologists proved the long In Taehongdan County, there PhD at the Geology Institute of proportion to the size of territory. minerals as magnesite, graphite history of the crust through is a quality diatomite deposit the State Academy of Sciences These resources are varied and abundantly deposited. In particular, it is one of the richest in the deposits of iron, gold, copper, lead, zinc, graphite, magnesite, coal, limestone and marble. Their diversity and plenitude are attributable to the special features of crustal location and development. In Korea located on the eastern edge of the Eurasian continent, many large tectonic movements took place through the long geological age. Subsequent igneous activities and sedimentation formed various valuable minerals Vast iron ore deposit of the Musan Mining Complex, leading iron ore producer of the country. Page 6 Sat, January 13, Juche 107(2018)

MEDICAL SERVICE IT Provincial hospital applies Old medical book effective traditional therapy turned into digital format

The South Phyongan generally applied to the with the help of a non-medicinal Provincial Koryo Medicine treatment of the disease in its method. Hospital has established a first and second stages, but a According to the introduction method of raising the treatment surgical method to the third or of a method using an impulse efficacy of peripheral arterial fourth stage. heat acupuncture device, it thrombosis with the help of Paek Chol Ho, deputy director proves effective among the traditional therapy. in charge of technical branch, patients in their primary or The peripheral arterial and other medical workers at the secondary peripheral arterial thrombosis is a disease in which hospital have long conducted thrombosis. the peripheral artery is blocked research with an ambitious goal The hospital has improved for different reasons. to raise the treatment efficiency the treatment efficiency of A medicinal method is in its first and second stages aseptic necrosis, lumbosacral radiculitis and other Digital format of Tonguibogam, Korea’s classical medical diseases over 95 percent book. by applying a fumigation A research team of Pyongyang to the program that enables users therapy, a traditional Medical College of Kim Il Sung to do selection, search, indexing Korean remedy. University has put a classical and statistics with ease. A medicated bath using medical book on a digital format. The digital Tonguibogam also Koryo medicinal materials Tonguibogam (Encyclopedia contains more than 3 000 terms such as Angelica gigas of Traditional Medicine of of Koryo medicine, data about and Cnidium officinale Korea) written by Ho Jun, a over 1 000 Koryo medicines and is also effective in curing 16th-century prominent scholar a dictionary of 10 000 Chinese- autonomic imbalance and of Koryo medicine, is famed as Korean characters, plus images hypertension. one of the best three classics of of 3 000 pages of the book. the Korean traditional medicine, The digital format is more The medical workers also along with Uibangryuchwi and effective in reading than the developed an injection that Hyangyakjipsongbang. printed one. can treat gastric cancer and The time-honoured book To read a book in print you other cancerous diseases in details remedies and medical should search relevant subjects KIM CHOL / THE PYONGYANG TIMES their initial stages. practices Korean ancestors had in contents and indexes and Medical workers at the South Phyongan Provincial Koryo Medicine created and developed since time consult dictionaries to Hospital apply effective traditional therapy to patients. By Han Ryo Gyong PT immemorial. It played a pivotal understand Chinese characters. role in developing the Koryo But with the digital book you medicine and is still of great don’t have to go through such MEDICINE significance and value in clinical, troubles. You can read every cultural and historical terms. Chinese character, paragraph Some years ago researchers and information about diseases Bone reinforcing protein of the department of Koryo with the help of their respective medicine at the college launched Korean equivalents on the a project to digitize the book same screen. Notes about some developed in an effort to preserve the impenetrable terms help readers priceless cultural asset and raise have a better understanding of Among the many popular Years- the scientific and information the substance in the then socio- levels of education and research historical context. health foods in the country long clinical into the traditional medicine. The digital book also helps is a bone reinforcing protein examinations in The project was very medical workers and housewives developed by the bioindustry different units challenging. The book consisting have access to information about institute of the Cutting-edge showed that it of 25 volumes carries as many as Koryo medicine with more Science Research Institution at has much better over a million Chinese characters. ease and correctness and less Kim Il Sung University. treatment effect And it required complex technical limitation in place and time. Researchers paid attention than previous processing to match each sentence The program is expected to help to the study of bone nutrition medicines. with translated one. improve scientific accuracy and reinforcing agent for a long The health Choe Hyok, Im Chol Song promptness of the research into time and undertook a project to food is very and other researchers chose Koryo medicine and to facilitate extract and separate milk basic effective against PAK KWANG HUN / THE PYONGYANG TIMES a keyboard input method, the effort to study Koryo medical protein, a physiologically active bone stroma metabolic diseases less than half the previous length. laborious but favourable to care and remedies and translate substance, from soya milk. including osteoporosis, arthritis More effective than treatment reading and searching, instead them into clinical practice. After years-long painstaking and rickets. by regular medicine, the health of the conventional method of It is seen as significant in efforts, they succeeded in It is also surprisingly effective food was awarded the first prizes inputting images. developing the traditional separating milk basic protein for the prevention and treatment at the national sci-tech festivals It took them years to build a medicine and putting other which increases the revelation of such geriatric diseases as on several occasions and database of a million-odd Chinese classical medical books on a of bone stroma protein such benumbed hands and feet, also highly appreciated at the characters and their Korean digital format. as collagen and controls bone dizziness and indigestion as it intellectual property products equivalents. They went on to It was registered as a national absorption by osteoclast. helps purify blood by resolving trade fairs and expositions work out a system that allows over sci-tech hit in August last year On the basis of this success, fibrin, the main structure in Dandong and Changchun, 35 000 original paragraphs to be and has won a patent and many they conceived a new idea of thrombus, very fast and China. followed by translated ones and other certificates and medals. of scientifically combining effectively decreasing neutral added an encyclopedia of Koryo a variety of pharmacological lipid and contents of cholesterol By Pang Un Ju PT medicine and other dictionaries By Jong Sun Bok PT functions of organic calcium, in blood. calcium source in an organic In the past, it was applied Sons and Daughters, which form with the highest absorption to lots of patients with brain represent the pride and self- rate in intestines, and fermented and cardiovascular diseases, Poems produced confidence of the Koreans soybean and found out their osteoporosis and arthritis in their who accomplished the historic rational mixing conditions. middle and old ages, rickets and Poets of the Central Among them are Witnessing cause of perfecting the Finally, they developed a hypoplasia, with curative effects Committee of the Writers the DPRK’s Victory, Let’s national nuclear forces and bone reinforcing protein with reaching 95 percent. It also Union of Korea have created Go to the September Square their determination to achieve far improved antioxidant reduced the treatment period of dozens of works inspiring of Celebration, Forward, the fresh victories this year. capacity, immunity control and patients who had operations on working people to miraculous People of the Great Power! anti-inflammatory effects. the thigh, collar bone and ribs to achievements. and Motherland, We Are Your Compiled from KCNA Sat, January 13, Juche 107(2018) Page 7

VIEW RESOLVE Peaceful environment International solidarity must be created to be boosted Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un In the New Year the Korean any longer. destruction” of the DPRK and in the New Year Address said people are hardening their Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un “extermination” of its population the Workers’ Party of Korea determination to improve inter- in his New Year Address said: at the United Nations, the largest and the DPRK government Korean relations and make a “First of all, we should work diplomatic arena in the world, will develop good-neighbourly breakthrough for independent together to ease the acute and unhesitatingly spat out that and friendly relations with all reunification. military tension between the even if a war breaks out, it will the countries that respect the As the world witnessed last north and the south and create happen in the Korean peninsula country’s sovereignty and are year, the Korean peninsula a peaceful environment on the and even though thousands are friendly to it, and make positive situation was driven to the brink Korean peninsula.” killed, they should be done there. efforts to build a just and of nuclear war due to the frantic As long as the unstable His utterances clearly reveal that peaceful new world. anti-DPRK policy of warmonger situation, which is neither war the US’ DPRK-targeted nuclear Last year voices in support Trump, while north-south nor peace, persists, both sides war moves are not mere threat of the just cause of the Korean relations fell prey to the serious can neither sit face to face to nor military display. people got louder than ever crisis, only to break down, and have a sincere discussion on For any Koreans to join before on the international the cause of reunification, long- improved relations, nor ensure the US in its war moves for arena. joint anti-US struggle, while cherished desire of the nation, the success of the scheduled exterminating the whole nation In particular, the world’s conducting brisk solidarity encountered grave challenges. events they are promoting by is a folly which is as good progressives raised their voices activities in support of Korea’s On top of the suffering from giving much weight. as to tighten a noose around of reverence for President reunification to mark the 45th over 70-year-long national Both sides should desist their necks and a felony that is Kim Il Sung and Chairman anniversary of the publication division engineered by the from doing anything that might unpardonable for all ages. Kim Jong Il at the 5th of the July 4 1972 Joint US, the Korean nation may aggravate the situation and Last year, the DPRK International Festival in Praise Statement. now be plunged into a nuclear make concerted efforts to defuse accomplished the historic cause of the Great Persons of Mt The Korean people are holocaust due to the US war tension and create a peaceful of perfecting the national nuclear Paektu in August, while holding extending thanks to all the moves. The peninsula situation environment. forces, thereby providing itself a variety of events including a countries that voiced sincere demands the authorities What is most important is for with a powerful treasured sword meeting for solidarity with the support and solidarity for their in the north and the south the south Korean authorities to with which to settle accounts Korean people. cause. take decisive measures to refrain from joining the US in its with the US, which has imposed More than 100 delegates They will bolster up solidarity improve relations and achieve reckless DPRK-targeted nuclear a ferocious nuclear threat on of non-governmental with the world’s progressive independent reunification. war moves and exacerbating the the DPRK for decades, and to solidarity organizations from peoples in this year of the 70th The year 2018 is of great situation. achieve final victory in bilateral 48 countries and regions anniversary of the DPRK, 65th significance for both of them The US’ war moves are the confrontation including the expressed their support for anniversary of the victorious as the north will celebrate the main cause of threat to the nuclear showdown. Korea’s reunification and Fatherland Liberation War and 70th anniversary of the DPRK destiny of all the Koreans in the Now that the whole of the US opposition to the US policy of the 70th anniversary of the as a great auspicious event and north and the south and to peace mainland is within the range of hostility towards the DPRK. historic April north-south joint the south will host the Winter and stability on the peninsula. the DPRK’s nuclear strike, the The world’s progressives conference. Olympic Games. It is evident to everyone that Americans will be unable to act also extended full support In order to hold these great various military exercises and rashly, and the radical turn in to the Korean people’s just Kim Chun Chol, secretary- national events successfully arms buildup moves the US bilateral confrontation tells that cause on the occasion of the general of the Korean National and demonstrate the dignity and conducts in and around the when the north and the south June 25-July 27 period of Peace Committee spirit of the nation to the world, Korean peninsula on the pretext are determined as masters of both sides have to pave the of “north Korea threat” are the Korean peninsula, they can way for improved relations and aimed at militarily containing surely prevent the outbreak of JAPAN reunification all the nationals the regional powers and war forced by outsiders and want so much with a broad- realizing its strategy of world ease tension. minded approach and without domination. Military resurgence being obsessed by bygone days Trump talked about the “total By Kim Rye Yong PT

US stepped up the establishment of will bring self-ruin an Asian version of NATO with Japan plans to turn an escort made military hardware. the US as the axis. ship into an aircraft carrier and Once Japan argued for arms Military pressure The DPRK took the path organize new “space and cyber beef-up and increased Japan- of building up the self- units”. US cooperation, sounding as if defensive nuclear deterrent Reuters reported Japan plans the DPRK’s nuclear weapons cuts no ice assiduously despite a multitude to remodel the Izumo-class are just falling on its territory, of difficulties to cope with destroyer so that US-made on the pretext of the DPRK’s The US persistently pursues by escalating the tension in the this grave situation and finally F-35B stealth fighters can land resolute measures to build the international anti-DPRK Korean peninsula. accomplished the great historic on it, allegedly to cope with up its self-defensive military sanctions and pressure campaign. As the policy of hostility cause of the national nuclear the expanded Chinese maritime capacity to counter the US According to a Slovakian to the DPRK the US pursued arms programme. activities. nuclear war threat. This time it internet paper and Japan’s throughout last year showed, Today the DPRK’s nuclear Saying that the Japanese picks a quarrel with China over Kyodo News Service at the end the American hegemony- forces have become a powerful authorities on condition of its maritime activities in a bid of last year, the US plans to seekers headed by war maniac deterrent to smash the US anonymity argued the above-said to speed up the modernization hold a meeting to demonstrate Trump constantly aggravated nuclear threat and overpower plan is aimed at coping with the of its military hardware in utter international solidarity and the Korean peninsula situation it so that the latter cannot be growing maritime activities of disregard of its own legal and unity against the DPRK’s while branding the DPRK’s engaged in risky war gambles, China in southwestern Japan in institutional mechanisms. nuclear programme on January measures to build up its self- and the whole territory of the case runways there are destroyed, This is the revelation of its 16 in Vancouver, Canada. defensive nuclear deterrent to US mainland has been placed it noted Japan’s possession of wild ambition for overseas Sources said that the meeting cope with their growing nuclear within the range of the DPRK’s aircraft carrier is apparently a aggression to achieve military will draw foreign ministers of the threat as a “threat to the world” nuclear strike. breach of its constitution. resurgence on the pretext of countries which participated in and took advantage of this The US tries to continue Meanwhile, Japanese leading others’ “threats” by all means. the Korean war and that US State opportunity to gain military the international anti-DPRK vernacular dailies including Japan, however, has sadly Secretary Tillerson officially upper hand in the region. pressure campaign this year by Tokyo, Sankei and Asahi mistaken. declared that the convening of It frequently shipped the gathering those countries which reported on the Japanese The harder Japan tries to a defence ministers’ meeting is majority of its nuclear strategic fought the Korean war against authorities’ plan for organizing become a military power and indispensable if the DPRK fires assets to the vicinity of the Korean the DPRK, fainthearted and a higher commanding unit of realize the wild ambition for missile after the meeting. peninsula, mounted largest ever senseless riffraff, but it will be the “space and cyber units” and overseas expansion on the pretext It is an open revelation of joint military exercises, combined a foolish act of accelerating its their unreasonable draft defence of neighbouring nations, the the high-handed and arrogant maritime drills, combined missile self-ruin. budget focusing on the domestic earlier it will bring self-ruin. behaviour of the US geared to drills and combined aerial production of long-range cruise realizing its hegemonic ambition exercises in succession and By Ri Myong Hyok PT missile and introduction of US- By Han Jong Chol PT Page 8 Sat, January 13, Juche 107(2018) Best players and coaches of 2017 chosen Top ten players Top ten players 1. Kim Kuk Hyang, diver at the April 25 Sports Club 2. Kim Mi Rae, diver at the Ryongnamsan Sports Club 3. Hyon Il Myong, diver at April 25 4. Kim Son Hyang, wrestler at the Ministry of External Economic Relations Sports Club 5. Rim Un Sim, weightlifter at the Kigwancha Sports Club 6. Sin Chol Bom, weightlifter at April 25 7. Kim Hye Gyong, marathoner at the Pyongyang Sports Club 8. Jong Kum Hwa, acrobatic gymnast at Kim Kuk Hyang Kim Mi Rae Hyon Il Myong Kim Son Hyang Rim Un Sim the Ministry of Commerce Sports Club 9. Pyon Yun Ae, acrobatic gymnast at the above club 10. Kim Su Jong, artistic gymnast at Pyongyang Top ten coaches 1. Sin Jong Rim, diving coach at April 25 2. Choe Song Hui, diving coach at Ryongnamsan 3. Jo Jong Su, diving coach at April 25 4. Pak Hyon Chol, chief wrestling coach at the Ministry of External Economic Relations Sin Chol Bom Kim Hye Gyong Jong Kum Hwa Pyon Yun Ae Kim Su Jong 5. Kim Chun Hui, weightlifting coach at Kigwancha 6. Ri Chol Nam, weightlifting coach at Top ten coaches April 25 7. Ryo Pong Hyok, marathon coach at the Amnokgang Sports Club 8. Kang Kum Hwa, acrobatic gymnastics coach at the Ministry of Commerce 9. Kim Un Ju, artistic gymnastics coach at Pyongyang 10. Jon Yong Sok, acrobatic gymnastics coach at the Taeryonggang Sports Club Top ten Taekwon-Doists 1. Pak Mi Hyang at the Pyongyang Municipal Taekwon-Do Club 2. Kim Su Ryon at the Korean Taekwon- Sin Jong Rim Choe Song Hui Jo Jong Su Pak Hyon Chol Kim Chun Hui Do Committee club 3. Choe Su Ryon at the above club 4. Kim Il Hwa at the same club 5. Wang Myong Guk at the same club 6. Ham Su Gyong at the Nampho City Taekwon-Do Club 7. Ri Un Jong, student at Central School of Physical Education 8. Ri Song Hun at the North Hwanghae Provincial Taekwon-Do Club 9. Ham Chung Ryol at the Korean Taekwon-Do Committee club 10. Rim Wi Sok at the same club

Ri Chol Nam Ryo Pong Hyok Kang Kum Hwa Kim Un Ju Jon Yong Sok Compiled from KCNA Snow-clad Pothong riverside The Pothong riverside covered with snow makes viewers indulge in a reverie. The scene around the People’s Palace of Culture crowned with Korean gabled roofs and modern apartment blocks behind can claim to be an epitome of Pyongyang’s beautiful scenery. Weeping willows with long branches hanging down by the river bear a resemblance to girls looking themselves in the mirror, and the thinly iced river surface seems to mirror the exquisite scenery of Pyongyang. Young people sharing the joy of greeting a hope-filled New Year on the promenade add more to the sentimental mood along the riverside. PAK KWANG HUN / THE PYONGYANG TIMES

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