KIM JONG UN PROVIDES FIELD GUIDANCE TO MACHINE PLANT

Pyongyang, March 20 (KCNA) -- Kim Jong Un, first secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea, first chairman of the DPRK National Defence Commission and supreme commander of the Korean People's Army, provided field guidance to the machine plant managed by Kang Thae Ho. Kim Jong Un first looked round its e-library. He was pleased to see a centre for disseminating science and technology, noting that it was built very well as intended by the party and it was impeccable in all aspects as it had up-to-date equipment sent by the party. It has become possible for scientists, technicians and workers to steadily raise the level of their technical skill and broaden their outlook as the plant has established a network system not only with various scientific research institutions but also with well-known universities so that they may get access to data of cutting-edge science and technology on a regular basis, he noted. Then he went round the designing room, processing and assembling shops and other places. It is necessary for the plant to give definite priority to the scientific researches to keep the production going at a high rate and improve the quality of products, he said, setting the goal to be attained by it for researching and developing machine products, indicating the orientation of research work and underscoring the need to strengthen the scientific technological force by successfully building a think tank. He acquainted himself with the work to produce precise, light and intellectual products at the plant and stressed the need to manufacture all products to be of the best quality so they might be favored by users. Learning about the use of the geothermal cooling and heating equipment introduced by the plant, he said that the plant set an example in carrying out the WPK's policy on widely using natural energy. He expressed hope that officials, scientists, technicians and workers of the plant would bring about a steady boost in the production by making a dynamic drive for breaking through the cutting edge with the resolution to put the nation's machine-building industry on a world level through campaigns of brains and technology. Then he had a photo session with them. He was accompanied by Han Kwang Sang, Hwang Pyong So and Hong Yong Chil.

KIM JONG UN GUIDES FIRING COMPETITION AMONG TEACHERS OF MILITARY UNIVERSITIES

Pyongyang, March 19 (KCNA) -- Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army Kim Jong Un, first secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and first chairman of the DPRK National Defence Commission, guided a firing competition among teachers of Kim Jong Suk Naval University and Kim Chaek Air Force University. Its participants competed in shooting pistols and automatic rifles to hit the targets at the fixed distance and time. Winners were decided by points. They pulled their triggers in the spirit of firing at the chests of the U.S. imperialist aggressors, the chieftain of aggression and the sworn enemy of the Korean people. Whenever the bullets hit the targets right in the center, the spectators clapped their hands. Saying that the objective of arranging such a firing competition often is to train all servicepersons as crack shots by intensifying the firing exercise, Kim Jong Un noted that its vitality was being fully displayed in the competition. He said that the results of the current competition were higher than those in the recent firing contest among teachers of other military universities, adding that this clearly proved that the KPA was raising a strong wind of shooting drill as intended by the party. The air force university won both the pistol firing and the automatic rifle firing to come first in team standing. And then the competition was reviewed and the winners were awarded prizes. Kim Jong Un appreciated the successful competition. Among the spectators were Choe Ryong Hae, Ri Yong Gil, Jang Jong Nam, Pyon In Son, So Hong Chan, Kim Su Kil, Kim Myong Sik, Ri Pyong Chol, Kim Yong Chol, Jo Kyong Chol, Pak Thae Su, Jang Tong Un, Han Kwang Sang, Hwang Pyong So and service personnel of the KPA.

KIM JONG UN GUIDES ENLARGED MEETING OF CMC OF WPK

Pyongyang, March 17 (KCNA) -- An enlarged meeting of the Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party of Korea was held under the guidance of Kim Jong Un, first secretary of the WPK, chairman of the CMC of the WPK, first chairman of the National Defence Commission of the DPRK and supreme commander of the Korean People's Army. Present there were members of the CMC of the WPK, executive members of the party committee of the KPA and commanding officers of the services and corps-level units of the KPA. The meeting discussed issues arising in more thoroughly establishing the monolithic leadership system of the party in the whole army, bolstering up the combat readiness and capabilities of the KPA in every way and decisively improving the living of the service personnel as required by the prevailing situation and the developing revolution and important matters arising in increasing the defense capability of the country. It discussed an organizational issue. Kim Jong Un analyzed and reviewed the work of the People's Army last year and set forth the important tasks to be carried out by it this year and ways to do so. The meeting held in the stirring period when all the service personnel and people of the DPRK are raising a strong wind of leap forward in all fields for building a thriving nation full of confidence in victory will mark an important occasion in further strengthening the KPA as an invincible revolutionary Paektusan army and firmly protecting the country's security and sovereignty under the wise leadership of Kim Jong Un.

KIM JONG UN ENJOYS PERFORMANCE GIVEN BY MORANBONG BAND

Pyongyang, March 17 (KCNA) -- Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army Kim Jong Un, first secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and first chairman of the National Defence Commission of the DPRK, enjoyed a performance given by the Moranbong Band together with service personnel of the KPA. Put on the stage were diverse numbers including female chorus "People's joy", female solo "O My motherland full of hope", female duet and pangchang "Our father" and female solo and pangchang "Song of high haul in sea." The artistes sang high praises of the immortal revolutionary exploits Kim Jong Un has performed by steering the struggle for defending the socialist motherland and building a rich and powerful country through forced march for field guidance day and night and the indomitable spirit of the service personnel and people of the DPRK demonstrating the might of the great Paektusan nation, united close around him. They, at the same time, powerfully demonstrated that the future of Songun Korea always remain bright and rosy as Kim Jong Un is standing at the helm of the Korean revolution and there is no force on earth that can block the advance of all the service personnel and people ushering in a new period of prosperity in the great era of Kim Jong Un under the wise leadership of the WPK. At the end of the performance he waved back to the enthusiastic cheers of the audience and performers and congratulated them on their successful performance. He expressed his expectation and conviction that the creators and artistes of the band would more dynamically create art works and conduct performing activities to encourage the service personnel and people of the DPRK to bring about a great surge in the great drive for building a thriving socialist nation. Among the audience were Choe Ryong Hae, Ri Yong Gil, Jang Jong Nam, Kim Won Hong, Choe Pu Il, Han Kwang Sang, Kim Kyong Ok, Hwang Pyong So, Hong Yong Chil, Ma Won Chun and Kim Yo Jong.

KIM JONG UN GUIDES FIRING COMPETITION

Pyongyang, March 17 (KCNA) -- Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army Kim Jong Un, first secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and first chairman of the DPRK National Defence Commission, guided a firing competition among commanding officers of the services and corps-level units. The competition was divided into the group of military officers and the group of political officers. The participants competed in firing pistols and automatic rifles to hit the targets at fixed distance and time. Winners were decided by points. The group of military officers came first in the pistol-firing while the group of political officers placed first in the automatic rifle-firing and the former emerged a winner in team standing. And then the competition was reviewed and the successful participants were estimated. He underscored the need for the KPA to conduct a dynamic campaign for training soldiers as crack shots so that they may be prepared as crack shots capable of hitting at a single shot any target under any circumstances, regardless of whether in day and night time and seasons, adding that to this end the commanding officers should become crack shots before any others. Underlining the need to thoroughly apply the five-point training policy and the four-point training principle of the party and thus make the training more intensive as the anti-Japanese guerrillas did in Mt. Paektu, bearing deep in mind the party's intention of organizing the above-said competition, he stressed that it is necessary to use the competition as an important occasion in training all soldiers as crack shots. He posed for a picture with the participants in the contest after expressing expectation and belief that the commanding officers of the services and corps-level units and all other commanding officers of the KPA would put the greatest spurs to rounding up combat preparations and thus creditably perform the heavy yet honorable combat duties assigned to them by the party, always bearing in mind that a combat starts without any advertisement. Among the spectators were members of the Central Military Commission of the WPK, executive members of the party committee of the KPA, and its other commanding officers.

KIM JONG UN GUIDES FLIGHT EXERCISE

Pyongyang, March 17 (KCNA) -- Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army Kim Jong Un, first secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and first chairman of the DPRK National Defence Commission, guided the flight exercise of the KPA Air and Anti-Air Force Unit 188 honored with the title of O Jung Hup-led 7th Regiment. He was greeted by KPA Air Force General Ri Pyong Chol, commander of the KPA Air and Anti-Air Force, and commanding officers of the unit. He issued an order to start the flight exercise. Aircraft took off with whirr and thunder shaking the land. The flying corps suddenly flew up to be out of sight but zoomed down in a twinkle to pound the "enemy's" position. They strikingly demonstrated the militant stamina of the brave pilots ready to blow up the enemy position like lightening over Mt. Paektu and to blast the enemy's stronghold like a thunder over Jong Il Peak once an order is issued. He expressed great satisfaction over the fact that the pilots successfully performed their combat duties. Noting that the drill was successful, he emphasized that the sky of the country would be always azure and blue thanks to the airmen reliably defending the inviolable territorial air of the socialist motherland in the spirit of becoming human bombs. He instructed the commanding officers to intensify training to prepare the airmen as members of death-defying corps in the sky and able combat pilots capable of successfully fighting a modern warfare. After highly praising the airmen of the unit for getting always fully ready to go into action, he had a photo taken with them. He was accompanied by Choe Ryong Hae, Ri Yong Gil, Jang Jong Nam, Kim Won Hong, Choe Pu Il, Han Kwang Sang, Kim Kyong Ok, Hwang Pyong So, Hong Yong Chil and Ma Won Chun.