Politics

Upon receiving the patriotic appeal of the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea, all the officials, Party members and other working people have turned out in a drive for increased production, a patriotic struggle to attain the new long-term goal of socialist construction, in the spirit they displayed in fulfilling the national economic plan for February.

The workers of the Sangwon Cement Complex are redoubling their efforts while displaying practical abilities with the determination to fulfill their mission and vanguard role as standard-bearers in the struggle for glorifying the ninth term of the Party Central Committee with continuous prosperity and leap forward.

The Sunchon Cement Complex established a well-regulated system for inspecting and repairing equipment and introduced a rational furnace operation method according to its actual situation to put production on a normal basis.

The Chonnaeri Cement Factory is speeding up production while pushing ahead with the remodelling of machinery and equipment and the Taean Friendship Glass Factory is laying a foundation for long-term development.

The smelters of the Kim Chaek Iron and Steel Complex are boosting the production of iron and steel by applying efficient working methods.

The workers and technicians of the Hwanghae Iron and Steel Complex, Chollima Steel Complex and Chongjin Steel Works are channelling big efforts into improving the operation level of furnace equipment, fixing the amount of charge rationally according to the changes in such indices as temperature, humidity and grade and ensuring close contact between processes, thus turning out a lot of molten iron.

The Musan Mining Complex is putting efforts to removing overburden and improving the ore-conveying capacity while introducing advanced mining and blasting methods, thus bringing about innovations in the production of iron ore concentrates.

The Unnyul, Jaeryong and Jangsan mines are operating rock-drills, compressors, excavators and trucks at full capacity and taking measures to raise the actual extraction rate.

Officials and working people in the chemical industry sector are increasing production by dint of science and technology.

The patriotic enthusiasm of electricity producers is running high at power production bases of the country.

The coal-mining industry sector is making innovations.

The machine-building industry is accelerating the production of custom-built equipment, machine parts and materials.

The mining industry is increasing the production of minerals and nonferrous metals, attaching key importance to strengthening the material and technical foundations.

The workers in the forestry sector are putting spurs to the advance for attaining the new long-term goal.

Officials of the Ministry of Railways and relevant units are arranging and commanding transport in a mobile manner to ensure its promptness and smoothness.

Officials and workers in the light industry sector are making successes in the production of consumer goods.

The fishery sector is waging a dynamic emulation drive for increased production.