National Calligraphic Festival - Fine Art Exhibition Open

Pyongyang, April 10 (KCNA) -- A national calligraphic festival was opened to celebrate the birth anniversary of President Kim Il Sung.

It brought together calligraphers, fans, school youth and students and children across the country. On display there are more than 300 pieces of calligraphic works reflecting aphorisms of the peerlessly great persons of Mt. Paektu and the fighting spirit and firm resolution of the service personnel and people of the DPRK who are bringing about an epochal phase in building a thriving nation under the leadership of the dear respected Marshal Kim Jong Un.

On display there are works "Immortality", "Bloodline of Mangyongdae", "Blessing of Sun" depicting the boundless reverence of the army and people of the DPRK for Generalissimo Kim Il Sung who devoted his whole life to the prosperity of the country and its people's happiness all his life.

"Sun of Songun", "Padded Clothes", "Kim Jong Il's Patriotism" and other works deal with the undying feats the great Generalissimo Kim Jong Il performed by putting the DPRK on the status of a nuclear weapons state, satellite manufacturer and launcher while making a long journey of patriotic devotion under the uplifted banner of Songun.

Words and slogans carrying with revolutionary and profound intention and calligraphic works done in a dynamic and vibrant writing style reflect the faith and will of the service personnel and people of the DPRK to energetically push forward the building of a thriving nation, rallied close around Marshal Kim Jong Un.

An opening ceremony took place at the Pyongyang International House of Culture Wednesday. Present there were Kim Ki Nam, secretary of the C.C., the Workers' Party of Korea, officials concerned, creators, fine art lovers, Pyongyangites, school youth and students and children.

Hong Kwang Sun, Minister of Culture made an opening address, meanwhile the Songhwa Fine Art Exhibition opened that day.

 

USA (New York) Red Youth Demands Peace with North Korea!

What a great show of peace and education, along with a non-violent protest by the Red Youth of New York. Watch this video and see USA civilians trying to educate and protest the latest developments between the United States, ROK and the DPRK. All we can hope and pray for is peace and it is great to see some brave Americans talking with other New Yorkers about the DPRK and their position. Great job Red Youth! What are you thoughts?

Great Songun Commander Demonstrated Dignity of Korea

On April 9, Juche 82 or 1993, the Korean people elected the great Kim Jong Il Chairman of the National Defence Commission of the Democratic People´s Republic of Korea. Upon the exciting news, the people across the country exclaimed with delight:

"It is a pride and greatest fortune of the nation to have General Kim Jong Il. Thanks to him, the future of Korea is bright and rosy."

It was an expression of absolute support and trust of the army and people for Kim Jong Il with prominent political and military ability.

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During the anti-Japanese war Kim Jong Il was born and grew up, hearing the gun report as lullaby. In his teens he fostered the wisdom and stratagem of brilliant commander at the operation table of the Supreme Command. And he guided the People´s Army from Juche 49 or 1960. In the late 20th century the world situation was complex, because some socialist countries collapsed.

The Korean people also faced grim trials. Unprecedentedly arduous days continued in Korea due to repeated natural disasters and the isolation and suffocation moves of the imperialists after the great national misfortune of demise of the great President Kim Il Sung, founder of socialist Korea, in Juche 83 or 1994. Concerning the then situation, foreign publications wrote that "the existence of north Korea itself is a miracle".

Kim Jong Il held higher the banner of Songun or military-first policy, saying Songun is the life, independence and dignity of Korea. He called on service persons of the People´s Army on the forefront ranging from the post in young pine woods to forefront units, secluded island posts, Chol Pass, Mt. Osong and Heights 351 and 1211, crossing rugged passes and ploughing raging waves.

Under the great banner of Songun Korea has become an invincible military power and the Korean People´s Army grown stronger as the formidable revolutionary army of Mt. Paektu, demonstrating their dignity and might. Korea has become a man-made earth satellite manufacturer and launcher, nuclear state and power of knowledge-based economy dynamically advancing towards the world. Indeed, the exploits performed by the great Kim Jong Il for the prosperity of socialist Korea were extraordinary.

Witnessing the reality of Korea, the world spoke highly of the strategy and courage of Kim Jong Il who brought a great victory without yielding to any threat and blackmail of the US imperialists.

"It is an unimaginable reality that the solemn prelude to the building of a prosperous nation sounded in Korea where the defence of the country in confrontation with the United States is regarded as a mysterious thing and maintenance of status quo without falling down as a miracle."

A great leap was brought about in Korea under the banner of Songun.    A lot of Juche iron, Juche fibre and Juche fertilizer were produced and a drive to surpass the cutting edge was brisk across the country. Large, medium and minor power stations have been built and many factories reconstructed in all parts of the country and hundreds of thousand hectares of land rezoned. Not only that. The Taedonggang Combined Fruit Farm and other fruit producers and unique houses have been newly built, face-lifting the country.

Jang Kyong Nyom, Director of a Department of the Ministry of Light Industry, has this to say:

"The bygone days are significant days reminding all our people of what a great Songun commander they had. As the great Kim Jong Il consolidated the military might of the country as firmly as today, the National Meeting of Light Industrial Workers could be held some time ago even in the touch-and-go sitation where a war may break out at any time due to the repeated ´resolutions on sanctions´ and nuclear war moves of the US imperialists and their followers, I think. At that time our hearts swelled with a pride and honour of victor. Greatness of a country and nation depends on what a great leader they have. Historical experience shows that a country led by wrong leader will be weak though it has a large territory and large population."

The immortal exploits of the great Kim Jong Il for the times and history, for the country and people will shine for all ages.

Military Attaches Corps Visits Mangyongdae Revolutionary School

The military attaches corps here visited Mangyongdae Revolutionary School on Monday on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of leader Kim Jong Il's election as chairman of the National Defence Commission of the DPRK. The members of the corps laid a floral basket before the statues of the great Generalissimos Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il at the school before paying tribute to them.

They looked round the room devoted to the education in the revolutionary history and various lecture rooms, being briefed on the undying exploits of the peerlessly great persons of Mt. Paektu who worked heart and soul to the work for bringing up the children of revolutionary martyrs as successors to the revolutionary cause of Juche.

At the end of the visit Hassan Reza Husseini, military attache of the Iranian embassy who is leading the attaches corps, made an entry at the visitors' book.

Farming preparations make headway in the DPRK

Wheat and barley sowing begins on the Jangchon Vegetable Farm in Sadong District, Pyongyang. Farmers across the country are now stepping up farming preparations eager to hit the target of grain production for this year.

Statistics say the collection and transportation of manure to the field and other farming preparations are going full steam ahead in the final stage throughout the country and the spring sowing of wheat and barley seeds are at its height.

The farmers in North Hwanghae and Phyongan Provinces registered good results in the collection and transport of manure.

The Jongbang Cooperative Farm in Sariwon City and other farms in Unpha and Suan Counties in North Hwanghae Province collected a large amount of manure in townships while producing as much hukposan fertilizer as possible, exceeding the planned compost production targets.

The farmers on the Osan Cooperative Farm in Jongju City and the Unha Cooperative Farm in Unjon County, North Phyongan Province, positively applied productive methods of compost-making and finished the transportation of the produced compost to rice paddies and dry fields.

Many farms including the Oguk Cooperative Farm in Anak County and the Samjigang Cooperative Farm in Jaeryong County in South Hwanghae Province and the Sinsong Cooperative Farm in Kumya County and the Phungyang Cooperative Farm in Jongphyong County in South Hamgyong Province set the right places for digging fertile soil and increased the operation of transportation means, thereby finishing the carpeting of paddy and dry fields with new fertile soil in a short time.

The farmers in many counties in the west coastal areas including Chongdan and Unnyul counties in South Hwanghae Province have set themselves a goal of finishing spring sowing in a short time and are carrying out farming processes of seed sprouting and rice-seedling bed laying as scheduled.

On the basis of thorough preparation for the farming of earlier crops, they are now sowing seeds of spring wheat and barley as required by the technical specifications.

The farmers in North Hamgyong and Kangwon Provinces and Nampho City have also secured proper amount of materials for making rice seedling beds and seeds of high-yield crop species that suit their specific climate and soil conditions. Efforts have continuously been directed to improving acid soil and cold and humid land.

The DPRK’s first Paralympic delegation

Did you know that the first paralympic delegation of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea participated in the 2012 international Paralympics was held in London from August 29, 2012?

The activities of disabled athletes in the country took a new shape and began to develop vivaciously when the DPRK Athletic Association of the Disabled Persons was organized under official approval of the government.

It started to cause great public interest with two rounds of table tennis games of disabled persons and their benefactors in 2010 and 2011 respectively. Thanks to the positive efforts of the central committee of the Korean Federation for Care of the Disabled and the DPRK Athletic Association of the Disabled Persons the public understanding of the people with disabilities improved considerably, and the government gave an endorsement to the National Paralympic Committee in August 2011 in an effort to keep the sports activities of the disabled people in step with the international trend.

 

Thus the DPRK National Paralympic Committee was organized in November 2011 and sent a delegation to the 15th general assembly of the International Paralympic Committee and a relevant conference held in Beijing in December the same year.

The general assembly gave a unanimous vote for the semi-membership of the Korean National Paralympic Committee and the semi-membership took effect officially on March 8, 2012.

Archery Comes under Public Attention in the DPRK

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Kim Jong Un, supreme leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, though busy with his ceaseless inspection of military frontline units, recently watched an archery match between the April 25 Defense Sports Team and the Amnokgang Defense Sports Team and had a picture taken with players.

From the ancient times archery has been regarded in Korea as a symbol of resourcefulness and bravery. It was one of the martial arts in the medieval age, along with horse riding, fencing and spearing.

Archery developed onto a higher level particularly in the period of Koguryo Kingdom (B.C. 277-A.D. 668). King Tongmyong, founder of Koguryo, was called Ju Mong in Korean which means a master hand at archery.

Archery has been one of the sporting events in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea since the 1960s. The DPRK proved successful in the event in some international tournaments.

Ri Chol Hyon, senior coach of the Amnokgang Defense Sports Team, told KCNA:

"It is my plan to develop the nation's archery technique onto a higher level than that in the 1970s-1980s. I am sure that it is one of feasible events for the DPRK.

The team has paid big efforts to putting the archery training on a scientific basis."

Inspired by Kim Jong Un's call for winning the world championship in the archery event, the coaches and players of the team are now intensifying training in high spirits.

Kang Hui Ryon, 19, an archer, said:

"I was honored to have a picture taken with Marshal Kim Jong Un.

I will pay up to his expectation with good results in international games." -0-