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INSIDE NORTH KOREA
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Defense committee chairman Kim Jong-il made a visit April 10 to peoples army 884th unit accompanied by Hyun Chul-hae and Park Jae -kyung, presenting a combat strength enforcement guideline. Defense committee chairman Kim Jong-il made a field guidance April 11 at factories and businesses in downtown Hamheung accompanied by party central committee vice-department head etc, stressing that technology reconstruction project and introduction of advanced technology be carried out to provide production processes with advanced equipment.
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On the occasion of the so-called Day of Sun (Kim Il-sungs birthday; April 15), celebrating atmosphere was culminated through various events: youth vanguards loyalty-swearing meeting pledging to become self-destruction hero (April 12) and central report meeting (April 14) were held respectively at Kumsusan memorial palace with over 50,000 youth students in downtown Pyongyang mobilized.
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FOREIGN RELATIONS
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Central broadcasting criticized on April 10 U.S. imperialist is plotting against us under the pretense of the missile threat that does not exists to crush us to kill and realize the ambition of domination of the world.
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Pyongyang broadcasting claimed on April 12 the attempt on the part of Japanese reactionary elements to upgrade the status of defense agency to defense ministry is to go ahead with overseas invasion by equipping themselves with perfect wartime system.
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INTER KOREAN NEWS
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Kim Jong-il attended April 11 the spring season of April artist goodwill festival accompanied by party propaganda department head Jung Ha-chul etc.. Kim Jong-il watched performance by Kim Yeon-ja, an active artist in Japan, had an interview with her and hosted a dinner in honor of her.
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WEEKLY NK NEWS (2001.4.9-2001.4.15)
