Weekly Report on North Korea No. 977 (Jan 4 to Jan 10, 2010)
ROK Ministry of Unification
Internal Affairs
Kim Jong-il’s public activity
North Korean Media reported Kim Jong-il’s public activities for four times from January 4 to January 10.
N.K. designating Rason as a special city
Korean Central News Agency reported that Rason city was designated as a special city.
N.K encouraging people for better livelihood
The North admitted that it couldn’t fulfill the last wish of president Kim Il-Sung which is “All people should enjoy a quality of life while eating white rice and meat soup, wearing silk clothes and living under tiled roofs.” It encouraged people to focus nation-wide efforts on improving the people’s livelihoods.
Huichon Speed, a drive for the great march
North Korea stressed the establishment of economic powerhouse at the Huichon Speed this year as Chairman Kim Jong-il visited the Huichon Power Plant as his first field guidance of this year.
Inter-Korean Affairs
N.K calling for the implementation of ‘June 15th Joint Declaration’
North Korea put pressure on the South to change its North Korean policy, stressing the improvement of inter-Korean relations by implementing ‘June 15th Joint Declaration’ while called for “great national solidarity for Koreans.”
Foreign Affairs
Criticism on the U.S.-Japan clandestine pact on nukes
North Korean media reported that the document related to the U.S.-Japan secret pact on nukes is showing Japan’s intention to wage a nuclear war, and also blamed that Japan’s policy was aimed to be a military superpower.
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