April 2011 - North Korea Special Weapons News

Choe Yong Rim Acquaints Himself with Fertilizer Production KCNA 29 Apr 2011 -- Premier Choe Yong Rim acquainted himself with the production of fertilizers at the Namhung Youth Chemical Complex on the spot.
Rodong Sinmun Blasts US for Talking about "Nuclear and Missile Threat" from DPRK KCNA 29 Apr 2011 -- The U.S. keeps talking about 'nuclear and missile threat' and 'danger of provocation' from the DPRK and crying out for strong counter-measures.
DPR Korea: UN agencies begin emergency operations UN News Centre 29 Apr 2011 -- The UN World Food Programme and the UN Children’s Fund announced plans to introduce emergency operations.
Atoms for Peace in the 21st Century IAEA 28 Apr 2011
China Reiterates Call for Peaceful Solution to Korean Peninsula Issue KCNA 28 Apr 2011 -- China reiterated its call for dialogues and consultations to ease tensions on the Korean Peninsula.
Delegation of Elders Leaves KCNA 28 Apr 2011 -- The elders' delegation headed by Jimmy Carter, ex-president of the United States, left here Thursday by chartered plane.
Statesmen's North Korea Visit Yields Direct Talks Offer VOA 28 Apr 2011 -- Four former world leaders say North Korea has shifted its stance on talking about key issues with South Korea.
Carter Says North Korea Ready For Talks RFE/RL 28 Apr 2011 -- Former US president Jimmy Carter says DPRK leader Kim Jong-il was willing to hold talks without preconditions with ROK and the US on "any" issue.
Rodong Sinmun Calls for Establishing System of Party Leadership KCNA 28 Apr 2011 -- General Secretary Kim Jong Il made public his famous work "On Thoroughly Establishing the System of Party Leadership" on April 28, Juche 68 (1979).
Minju Joson on Songun Politics KCNA 28 Apr 2011 -- The Songun politics pursued by General Secretary Kim Jong Il is an all-powerful treasured sword for settling all the issues arising in achieving the cause of national reunification.
Elders' Delegation Tours Different Places KCNA 27 Apr 2011 -- The elders' delegation headed by Jimmy Carter, ex-president of the U.S., visited Pyongyang University of Foreign Studies.
Kim Yong Nam Meets Elders' Delegation KCNA 27 Apr 2011 -- Kim Yong Nam, president of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly, met and had a talk with the elders' delegation headed by Jimmy Carter.
Chinese Diplomat, International Statesmen Visit Seoul VOA 26 Apr 2011 -- The Korean peninsula this week is seeing an increased amount of diplomatic activity.
Pak Ui Chun Meets Elders' Delegation KCNA 26 Apr 2011 -- DPRK Foreign Minister Pak Ui Chun met and had a talk with the elders' delegation at the Paekhwawon State Guest House.
Delegation of Elders Here KCNA 26 Apr 2011 -- An Elders' delegation headed by Jimmy Carter, ex-president of the United States, arrived here today by chartered plane.
KCNA on Remarks of S. Korean Minister of Unification KCNA 26 Apr 2011 -- Hyon In Thaek: South Korea has so far worked hard for dialogue to preserve peace on the Korean Peninsula.
Group of Prominent Elder Statesmen Seeks to Ease Korean Tensions VOA 25 Apr 2011 -- A group of internationally prominent figures is seeking to ease tensions on the Korean peninsula.
Newspapers Editorially Mark KPA's Birthday KCNA 25 Apr 2011 -- Leading papers editorially observe the 79th founding anniversary of the Korean People's Army.
Glorious History of KPA KCNA 25 Apr 2011 -- The Korean People's Army (KPA) greets its 79th anniversary on Monday.
Kim Jong Il Appreciates Performance Given by State Merited Chorus KCNA 25 Apr 2011 -- General Secretary Kim Jong Il appreciated an art performance given by the State Merited Chorus.
Kim Jong Il Gives Field Guidance to Ryongsong Machine Complex KCNA 24 Apr 2011 -- General Secretary Kim Jong Il gave field guidance to the Ryongsong Machine Complex.
S. Korean Forces' Abduction of DPRK's Inhabitants KCNA 23 Apr 2011 -- South Korea abducted more than 30 inhabitants of the DPRK when they were drifted in the sea.
DPRK Boasts of Invincible Army KCNA 23 Apr 2011 -- The Korean people are greeting the anniversary of the heroic Korean People's Army (KPA), which falls on April 25.
Rodong Sinmun on Independent Economy KCNA 23 Apr 2011 -- Independent economy provides a material guarantee for independent politics.
Benevolent Politics for Great National Unity KCNA 23 Apr 2011 -- The patriotic and benevolent politics pursued by President Kim Il Sung and General Secretary Kim Jong Il encouraged Korean people of various social strata to turn out in the effort for the country's reunification.
Rodong Sinmun on Kim Il Sung's idea of Great National Unity KCNA 23 Apr 2011 -- Rodong Sinmun refers to President Kim Il Sung’s idea of great national unity and his feats in a bylined article.
Kim Jong Il Provides Field Guidance to Songjin Steel Complex KCNA 23 Apr 2011 -- General Secretary Kim Jong Il provided field guidance to the Songjin Steel Complex giving full play to the advantages of the Juche iron production.
Kim Jong Il Gives Field Guidance to Rajin Shipyard KCNA 22 Apr 2011 -- General Secretary Kim Jong Il provided field guidance to the Rajin Shipyard.
Kim Jong Il Enjoys Performance Given by Art Agitation Group of KPA KCNA 22 Apr 2011 -- General Secretary Kim Jong Il enjoyed a performance given by an art agitation group of KPA Large Combined Unit 264.
Notice to South Side on Intensified Smear Campaign KCNA 22 Apr 2011 -- The head of the north side to the inter-Korean general-level military talks Friday sent a notice to the puppet military of the south side as regards the extreme confrontation racket by the Lee Myung Bak group of traitors.
Early Inter-Korean Red Cross Contact Once Again Urged KCNA 22 Apr 2011 -- The chairman of the C.C., the DPRK Red Cross Society on Friday sent another notice to his south Korean counterpart, urging north-south Red Cross working contact to discuss the matter of face-to-face confirmation of the will of the four inhabitants of the DPRK detained by the south Korean authorities, and their repatriation.
Kim Jong Il Gives Field Guidance to Hyesan Youth Mine KCNA 21 Apr 2011 -- General Secretary Kim Jong Il gave field guidance to the Hyesan Youth Mine.
Meeting Marks Anniversary of Torchlight Lit for Model Machine Movement KCNA 21 Apr 2011 -- A national meeting to mark the 50th anniversary of the torchlight lit by General Secretary Kim Jong Il for the model machine movement was held at the People's Palace of Culture Thursday.
Kim Jong Il Inspects Kim Chaek Iron and Steel Complex KCNA 20 Apr 2011 -- General Secretary Kim Jong Il provided field guidance to the Kim Chaek Iron and Steel Complex dynamically advancing in the van of the drive for effecting a great surge.
Kim Jong Il Inspects Newly Built Foodstuff Factory KCNA 20 Apr 2011 -- General Secretary Kim Jong Il gave field guidance to the newly built Susongchon General Foodstuff Factory in North Hamgyong Province.
13th Kimilsungia Festival Closes KCNA 20 Apr 2011 -- The 13th Kimilsungia Festival, which opened on April 13 in Pyongyang, closed with due ceremony at the Kimilsungia-Kimjongilia Exhibition on Wednesday.
Flower Festival Mirrors Reverence for Kim Il Sung KCNA 19 Apr 2011 -- The ongoing 13th Kimilsungia festival shows deep reverence of the people for President Kim Il Sung.
US Reinforces Tough Sanctions on North Korea VOA 19 Apr 2011 -- U.S. President Barack Obama has issued an executive order that reinforces economic sanctions against North Korea beginning Tuesday.
S. Korea's Inhuman Act against DPRK Inhabitants Condemned KCNA 18 Apr 2011 -- The south Korean puppet group kidnapped a boat and inhabitants of the DPRK who had gone adrift in the West Sea of Korea, unreasonably detained them, conducted an operation to force them to 'defect' to the south and finally refused to repatriate some of them.
DPRK Delegate on Putting End to All Forms of Terrorism KCNA 18 Apr 2011 -- The DPRK will discharge its responsibility and duty to fundamentally put an end to all forms of terrorism and build a peaceful and prosperous world in the future, too.
13th Kimilsungia Festival Goes On KCNA 18 Apr 2011 -- The 13th Kimilsungia Festival is going on in Pyongyang in commemoration of President Kim Il Sung's birth anniversary, April 15.
April Spring Friendship Art Festival Closes KCNA 18 Apr 2011 -- The 27th April Spring Friendship Art Festival closed with due ceremony at the Ryugyong Jong Ju Yong Indoor Stadium Monday. It was opened in Pyongyang on April 10.
Pyongyang Streets Bedecked with Flowers KCNA 18 Apr 2011 -- Streets of Pyongyang have been bedecked with various species of flowers, with the Day of the Sun, the birth anniversary of President Kim Il Sung, commemorated a few days ago.
Rodong Sinmun Calls for Achieving Great Unity of Nation KCNA 18 Apr 2011 -- Rodong Sinmun Monday dedicates a bylined article to the 13th anniversary of the publication of General Secretary Kim Jong Il's work 'Let Us Reunify the Country Independently and Peacefully through the Great Unity of the Entire Nation'.
Joint Performances of April Spring Friendship Art Festival Given KCNA 17 Apr 2011 -- Joint performances of the 27th April Spring Friendship Art Festival were given on April 16.
S. Korea Stages Joint Naval Military Maneuvers against DPRK KCNA 17 Apr 2011 -- The south Korean puppet warmongers on April 13 staged joint military exercises for a preemptive attack on the DPRK in the waters around Kojin, Kosong County, Kangwon Province of south Korea, according to south Korean Yonhap News.
Clinton Visits Seoul to Discuss North Korean Denuclearization Talks VOA 16 Apr 2011 -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in Seoul Saturday for a two-day visit. Her trip comes as multinational efforts to pressure North Korea to end its nuclear weapons program remain deadlocked. The visit started days after Pyongyang said it is holding a U.S. citizen on unknown charges.
Kim Jong Il Enjoys Performance Given by Art Squad of KPA Unit KCNA 15 Apr 2011 -- General Secretary Kim Jong Il enjoyed a performance given by the art squad of KPA Unit 10215 on the occasion of the Day of the Sun, the birth anniversary of President Kim Il Sung.
Tribute Paid to Kim Il Sung KCNA 15 Apr 2011 -- Senior party and state officials, commanding officers of the Korean People's Army, the chairperson of a friendly party, officials of party and power organs, public organizations, ministries and national institutions Friday visited the Kumsusan Memorial Palace on the occasion of the Day of the Sun to pay homage to President Kim Il Sung.
Floral Baskets Laid before Statues of Kim Il Sung KCNA 15 Apr 2011 -- Servicepersons, working people from all walks of life and school youth and children visited the statues of President Kim Il Sung and laid floral baskets before them Friday, his birth anniversary.
North Korea Vows To Indict Detained American RFE/RL 14 Apr 2011 -- North Korea has confirmed its arrest of an American man over an unspecified alleged crime against the country and said it is preparing to indict him.
N. Korea Says Detained American Has Confessed to Crime VOA 14 Apr 2011 -- North Korea says a detained U.S. citizen has confessed to committing an unspecified crime against the reclusive communist nation.
National Meeting Commemorates Birth Anniversary of Kim Il Sung KCNA 14 Apr 2011 -- A national meeting commemorating the 99th birth anniversary of President Kim Il Sung was held at the Pyongyang Indoor Stadium on Thursday.
Arrested US Citizen Admits His Crime against DPRK KCNA 14 Apr 2011 -- U.S. citizen Jun Young Su was arrested in November 2010 and has since been investigated by a relevant organ for committing a crime against the DPRK after entering it.
Kim Il Sung Revered as Sun KCNA 14 Apr 2011 -- Reverence for President Kim Il Sung is growing stronger in Korea with the approach of his birth anniversary (April 15), known as the Day of the Sun.
Rodong Sinmun on Korean People's Revolutionary Traits KCNA 14 Apr 2011 -- Rodong Sinmun Thursday carries a bylined article on the occasion of the 37th anniversary of the publication of General Secretary Kim Jong Il's work 'Let Us Establish the Monolithic Ideological System More Thoroughly throughout the Party and Society.'
KCNA Commentary on Issue of International Nuclear Proliferation KCNA 13 Apr 2011 -- Vertical nuclear proliferation spurs the transverse nuclear proliferation.
N. Korea will never give up its nuclear ambitions RIA Novosti 13 Apr 2011 -- The reclusive communist regime in North Korea will not abandon its nuclear program under any circumstances.
U.S. Urges North Korea To Release Detained American RFE/RL 13 Apr 2011 -- The U.S. State Department has confirmed that an American is being held in North Korea.
Kim Jong Il Issues Order on Raising Military Ranks of KPA Officers KCNA 13 Apr 2011 -- Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army Kim Jong Il on April 12 issued Order No. 0056 on raising the military ranks of KPA commanding officers.
Minju Joson on Japanese Claim to Tok Islets KCNA 13 Apr 2011 -- Japanese ministry decided to describe Tok Islets as "part of Japan's territory" in 12 kinds of sociology textbooks for middle schools of Japan.
U.S., South Korea Prepared to Deter Aggression AFPS 12 Apr 2011 -- The South Korean and U.S. militaries are well prepared to defend South Korea should North Korean provocations continue.
KCNA on S. Korean Minister of Unification's Remarks KCNA 12 Apr 2011 -- Deputy Minister of Unification of south Korea Om Jong Sik again mouthed the issue of "expenses for unification" and talked about "making preparations for it in advance".
Working Contact for Joint Research into Volcano on Mt. Paektu Held KCNA 12 Apr 2011 -- The second inter-Korean working contact for the joint research into the volcano on Mt. Paektu was held in Kaesong on April 12.
US Urges North Korea to Release American VOA 12 Apr 2011 -- The United States urged North Korea to release a detained U.S. citizen on humanitarian grounds.
DPRK Has Long Drought KCNA 12 Apr 2011 -- The DPRK has experienced a long spell of dry weather caused by a continental high pressure.
DPRK Delegate on Denuclearization of Korean Peninsula KCNA 11 Apr 2011 -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea will always live up to its commitment as a responsible nuclear weapons state.
KCNA on Remarks of US and S. Korea KCNA 10 Apr 2011 -- Some days ago, the U.S. Defense Department and the south Korean Ministry of Defense launched the "policy committee for extended deterrence" in Hawaii.
Kim Jong Il Inspects Industrial Establishments in Jagang Province KCNA 08 Apr 2011 -- General Secretary Kim Jong Il provided field guidance to the industrial establishments which took the lead in the drive to push back the frontiers of latest science and technology.
KAPPC Spokesman on New State Measure for Tour of Mt. Kumgang KCNA 08 Apr 2011 -- A spokesman for the Korea Asia-Pacific Peace Committee (KAPPC) issued a statement on Friday, three years after the unilateral suspension of tour of Mt. Kumgang by the south Korean authorities.
Meeting Marks Anniversary of Kim Jong Il's Election as NDC Chairman KCNA 08 Apr 2011 -- A national meeting took place at the April 25 House of Culture Friday to celebrate the 18th anniversary of the election of General Secretary Kim Jong Il as chairman of the DPRK National Defence Commission.
Kim Jong Il Provides Field Guidance to Factories in Kanggye City KCNA 07 Apr 2011 -- General Secretary Kim Jong Il provided field guidance to factories in Kanggye City.
Supreme People's Assembly Meets KCNA 07 Apr 2011 -- The Fourth Session of the 12th Supreme People's Assembly of the DPRK was held at the Mansudae Assembly Hall Thursday.
Report on Work of the Cabinet 2010 and Its Tasks for 2011 KCNA 07 Apr 2011 -- Deputy Choe Yong Rim, premier of the DPRK Cabinet, made a report on its work last year and its tasks for this year at the Fourth Session of the 12th Supreme People's Assembly of the DPRK held Thursday.
Report on Implementation of State Budget for 2010 and 2011 KCNA 07 Apr 2011 -- Deputy Pak Su Gil, vice-premier and minister of Finance, delivered a report on the results of the implementation of the DPRK state budget for last year and its state budget for this year at the Fourth Session of the 12th Supreme People's Assembly held on Thursday.
Minister of People's Security Appointed KCNA 07 Apr 2011 -- Ri Myong Su was appointed as minister of People's Security of the National Defence Commission of the DPRK.
Ri Thae Nam Relieved of His Post KCNA 07 Apr 2011 -- Ri Thae Nam was relieved of his post as vice-premier of the DPRK Cabinet for his health reason.
Kim Jong Il Gives Field Guidance to Industrial Establishments in Jagang KCNA 06 Apr 2011 -- General Secretary Kim Jong Il provided field guidance to two major industrial establishments in Jagang Province which have put the production going at a high rate.
Kim Jong Il Enjoys Performance Given by Jagang Provincial Art Troupe KCNA 06 Apr 2011 -- General Secretary Kim Jong Il enjoyed a performance given by the artistes of the Jagang Provincial Art Troupe.
Lawmakers of DPRK Pay Homage to Kim Il Sung KCNA 06 Apr 2011 -- Deputies to the Supreme People's Assembly of the DPRK visited the Kumsusan Memorial Palace on Wednesday to pay homage to President Kim Il Sung. They are here to participate in the 4th Session of the 12th SPA.
Rason City Development Plan KCNA 06 Apr 2011 -- The Rason economic and trade zone of the DPRK will turn into an entrepot, exports producer and international financial and tourist hub, said an official in charge of economic cooperation of the Rason City People's Committee.
Guidelines for Unity of Korean Nation KCNA 06 Apr 2011 -- President Kim Il Sung on April 6, Juche 82 (1993) published a celebrated work titled 'The Ten-point Programme of the Great Unity of the Whole Nation for the Reunification of the Country'.
All Koreans Urged to Remain True to Idea and Line of Great Unity KCNA 06 Apr 2011 -- The work of President Kim Il Sung '10-Point Programme of the Great Unity of the Whole Nation for the Reunification of the Country' is the review of his idea of the great national unity and its practical experience and the immortal library of the great national unity. Leading newspapers of the DPRK say this in bylined articles Wednesday.
National Independence Is Key to Reunification: KCNA Commentary KCNA 06 Apr 2011 -- The Korean Peninsula now stands at the crossroad of dialogue and war.
Rodong Sinmun on Importance of Arms in Defending Independence KCNA 06 Apr 2011 -- Arms provide a reliable guarantee for defending independence.
US Censured for Intensified War Moves against DPRK KCNA 05 Apr 2011 -- Minju Joson Tuesday in a signed commentary condemns the U.S. and the south Korean puppet group for getting hell-bent on the war moves for aggression on the DPRK while escalating the military confrontation and tension.
Response to Inter-Korean Red Cross Working Contact Urged Again KCNA 01 Apr 2011 -- The chairman of the C.C., the DPRK Red Cross Society Friday sent a notice to the president of the south Korean Red Cross, again urging response to the proposed north-south Red Cross working contact. The south Korean authorities have refused the contact for discussing the matter for face-to-face confirmation and repatriation of the four inhabitants of the DPRK detained in south Korea.
National Meeting of Activists in Field of Fruit Farming Held KCNA 01 Apr 2011 -- A national meeting of activists in the field of fruit farming took place in Pukchong County, South Hamgyong Province, on Friday.
Yanggak Islet in Pyongyang KCNA 01 Apr 2011 -- There is Yanggak Islet on the Taedong River in Pyongyang.
Canal Park in Pyongyang KCNA 01 Apr 2011 -- There is a large pleasure resort called a 'canal park' along the Pothong River in the center of Pyongyang.
Captured US Spy Ship on Show KCNA 01 Apr 2011 -- A U.S. spy ship, 'Pueblo', is on show on the River Taedong, drawing many people.

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