Author Archives: Dermot Hudson

Height of National Chauvinism and Human Rights Violation

http://www.mfa.gov.kp/en/height-of-national-chauvinism-and-human-rights-violation/ At the end of July, the Japanese Supreme Court ruled the decision “legitimate” to exclude Korean schools from tuition-free high school list when the lawsuit was brought by the officials concerned with the Korean school in Hiroshima where they had demanded the withdrawal of that decision while lodging a claim. With this ruling, the […]

Blessed Youth, Ill-fated Life

Blessed Youth, Ill-fated Life http://www.mfa.gov.kp/en/blessed-youth-ill-fated-life/ International Youth Day falls on August 12 this year. Acknowledging the important role played by the youth in the socio-economic development, the 54th Session of the United Nations General Assembly held in December 1999 adopted a resolution on commemorating August 12 as International Youth Day for the purpose of ensuring […]

Dismal American Society Where Even Elementary Right to Existence Is Ruthlessly Violated

http://www.mfa.gov.kp/en/dismal-american-society-where-even-elementary-right-to-existence-is-ruthlessly-violated/ The United States is obsessing over admonishing other countries, behaving habitually like a “human rights judge.” Then, what about the human rights situation in the U.S.? Hundreds of thousands of people have lost their precious lives because the U.S. has not properly responded to COVID-19 pandemic. Beyond this shocking happenings, the living people are […]

Peerless Patriot

Peerless Patriot Korea’s liberation from Japanese military rule by President Kim Il Sung was a historic event that brought about a radical turn in carving out the destiny of the country and nation. President Kim Il Sung defeated one million-strong Japanese army, styling itself the leader of Asia, with his elusive tactics and the art of leadership to achieve […]

Great Parental Devotion

http://www.mfa.gov.kp/en/great-parental-devotion/ It is often said that the greatest misfortune in life is the sorrow of losing one’s own parents at an early age. That is because the parents give birth to a child, and nurse and look after it with affection throughout its growth without any affectation nor self-interest. Therefore, it is said that there […]

Japanese Regime Is Legally and Morally Obliged to Protect Koreans in Japan: KCNA Commentary

Pyongyang, August 12 (KCNA) — Shortly ago, the commission for erudite examination in Osaka City of Japan investigated a leaflet-scattering incident that had happened in a Koreans’ residential area in Japan in 2018 and recognized it as an act prompted by xenophobia. At that time leaflets carrying the contents that the Koreans commit crimes and […]

Kim Yong Chol, Department Director of WPK Central Committee, Issues Press Statement

Pyongyang, August 11 (KCNA) — Kim Yong Chol, department director of the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK), issued the following press statement Wednesday: The south Korean authorities started again the frantic military exercises regarding our state as the enemy from Aug. 10, defying the opportunity of a turn hardly made amid […]

Kim Yo Jong, Vice-department Director of WPK Central Committee, Issues Press Statement

    Pyongyang, August 10 (KCNA) — Kim Yo Jong, vice-department director of the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK), issued the following press statement Tuesday: The U.S. and the south Korean army desperately started joint military exercises further accelerating the instable situation despite the unanimous denunciation and rejection at home and […]

Japanese Crime of Destruction and Plunder of Korean Cultural Assets in the Past (8)From Friend.com.kp

From Friend.com.kp http://friend.com.kp/index.php/articles/view/5306   Ukida Hideie, the then head of the Japanese invasion army plundered in total 89 814 copper types and printing machines from the type foundry of the Kyosogwan seated at the foot of Mt. Nam immediately after the occupation of Hansong (Seoul) in May 1592 to present them to Toyotomi Hideyoshi. Kyosogwan […]