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“Hooray for socialism and singing of Arirang of prosperity”

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by Philip Gowman on 3 January, 2010

in 2009 year-end posts, Voice of DPRK

The DPRK’s joint new year editorial celebrates revolutionary upsurges, an orbiting satellite and the economic upturn. Here is the version published on the KCNA website
Joint New Year Editorial
Pyongyang, January 1 (KCNA) — Rodong Sinmun, Josoninmingun and Chongnyonjonwi Friday published a joint editorial titled “Bring about a radical turn in the people’s standard of [...]

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Two versions of the significance of 27 July

27 July 2009 History & heritage
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First, a press release from the White House, issued on 24 July:
NATIONAL KOREAN WAR VETERANS ARMISTICE DAY, 2009
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BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
A PROCLAMATION
Fifty-six years after the signing of the Military Armistice Agreement at Panmunjom, Americans remain grateful for the courage and sacrifice of our Korean [...]

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Pyongyang marches for “socialist fairyland”

6 January 2009 Inter-Korea etc
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The text of the DPRK’s customary New Year Editorial

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DPRK on the US terrorism list and verification

13 October 2008 Voice of DPRK
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Just received from the DPRK embassy in London
Foreign Ministry Spokesman on DPRK’s Will to Cooperate in Verification of Objects of Nuclear Disablement
Pyongyang, October 12 (KCNA) — A spokesman for the DPRK Foreign Ministry gave the following answer to a question put by KCNA Sunday as regards the U.S.’s delisting the DPRK as “a state sponsor [...]

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DPRK’s Decision to Suspend Activities to Disable Nuclear Facilities

27 August 2008 Voice of DPRK
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It has been a while since one of these press releases was circulated from the DPRK embassy in London. This was distributed today.
A spokesman for the DPRK Foreign Ministry issued a statement on Tuesday in connection with the stumbling block laid by the United States in the way of settling the nuclear issue on the [...]

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DPRK new year editorial

3 January 2008 Voice of DPRK

A Joint New Year Editorial of the leading DPRK newspapers, recently forwarded by the DPRK embassy.
Pyongyang, January 1 (KCNA) — Rodong Sinmun, Joson Inmingun and Chongnyon Jonwi today released the joint New Year editorial “Glorify This Year of the 60th Anniversary of the Founding of the DPRK as a Year of Historical Turn Which Will [...]

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DPRK Foreign Ministry Spokesman Blasts Anti-Chongryon Campaign in Japan

3 July 2007 In the news

An interesting prelude to the two talks at Chatham House this week…
A spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the DPRK on Sunday issued the statement :
Japan has taken harsh actions against Chongryon and Koreans in Japan such as forcible search of its facilities and their houses, assaults and arrests of them last year [...]

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DPRK Foreign Ministry comment on UNDP withdrawl

19 March 2007 Voice of DPRK

Just received
Pyongyang, March 13 (KCNA) — The United Nations Development Program recently announced that it would suspend its country program for the DPRK and, accordingly, withdraw the staff members of its office from Pyongyang.
A spokesman for the DPRK Ministry of Foreign Affairs Tuesday answered the question raised by KCNA in this regard.
The responsibility for [...]

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DPRK Joint New Year Editorial

6 January 2007 Voice of DPRK

Just received from the DPRK embassy
Pyongyang, January 1 (KCNA) — Rodong Sinmun, Joson Inmingun and Chongnyon Jonwi today released a joint editorial under the title “Usher in a Great Heyday of Songun Korea Full of Confidence in Victory” on the occasion of the hope-filled New Year.
The DPRK has never seen in the annals of the [...]

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UN anti-DPRK resolution

21 November 2006 Voice of DPRK

Received from the DPRK embassy on 21 November 2006
A spokesman for the DPRK Foreign Ministry on 20th Nov. 2006 gave the following answer to a question put by KCNA Monday as regards the adoption of a “human rights resolution” against the DPRK at the third committee of the UN General Assembly:
The anti-DPRK “human rights resolution,” [...]

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DPRK Foreign ministry statement on six party talks

2 November 2006 Voice of DPRK

Received from the embassy on 2 November
Spokesman for DPRK Foreign Ministry on Resumption of Six-Party Talks
A spokesman for the DPRK Foreign Ministry gave the following answer to a question put by KCNA on Nov. 1 as regards the bilateral and multi-lateral contacts made in Beijing with main emphasis on the DPRK-U.S. contact:
The DPRK recently took [...]

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DPRK e-bulletin: New measure to bolster war deterrent

5 October 2006 Voice of DPRK

Just received from the London DPRK embassy
Pyongyang, October 3 (KCNA) — The Foreign Ministry of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea issued the following statement Tuesday solemnly clarifying the DPRK stand on the new measure to be taken by it to bolster its war deterrent for self-defence:
The U.S daily increasing threat of a nuclear war [...]

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DPRK e-bulletin: American sanctions

9 September 2006 Voice of DPRK

Another e-bulletin which arrived recently:
DPRK Foreign Ministry Spokesman Demands U.S. Lift of Financial Sanctions
Pyongyang, August 26 (KCNA) — A spokesman for the DPRK Foreign Ministry released a statement on August 26 accusing the United States of more persistently escalating its financial sanctions against the DPRK. It said:
In the wake of the publication of Bush’s statement [...]

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DPRK e-bulletin: “Ulji focus lens” exercises

9 September 2006 Voice of DPRK

Apologies for the delay in posting this and the following e-bulletin from the London embassy of the DPRK:
KPA Panmunjom Mission Terms “Ulji Focus Lens” War Action
Panmunjom, August 22 (KCNA) — A spokesman for the Panmunjom Mission of the Korean People’s Army issued a statement Tuesday condemning the “Ulji Focus Lens” joint military exercises that started [...]

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DPRK E-bulletin: UN resolution

19 July 2006 Voice of DPRK

Three posts today. I won’t be keeping this pace up. I had forgotten that I had lined up the brief mention of Kim Jong-il’s book on cinema for posting today; while if I don’t report on my SamulNori evening classes promptly I’m going to get behind. And I like to post these DPRK UK embassy [...]

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