From Voice of Korea-Holding High the Banner of the DIU

http://vok.rep.kp/index.php/detail_com/scomde/iee260912003/39/en

October 17 this year marks the significant 100th anniversary of the formation of the Down-with-Imperialism Union (DIU) in Korea.
The DIU was formed by the great leader Comrade Kim Il Sung, father of socialist Korea.

For the Formation of Organization of Young People of New Generation

The DIU was formed in the period when Korea was groaning under the Japanese imperialist colonial rule.
Comrade Kim Il Sung embarked on the road of revolution in his teens to realize the desire of the Korean people writhing with the grief of a stateless nation.
While studying at the Hwasong Uisuk School in Huadian, he pursued new thought and accelerated the preparations for forming an organization with young people of new generation with one idea and purpose, Dr. Ri Yong Chol, Section Chief of the Academy of Social Sciences, said and continued:
"The great leader Comrade Kim Il Sung acknowledged that it is necessary to train genuine communists of new generation unaffected by flunkyism and factionalism in order to open up a new path of the Korean revolution and started the work among students of the Hwasong Uisuk School.
Of course, the students of the Hwasong Uisuk School were under the influence of nationalism. But most of them were passionate young people of worker or peasant origin who turned out to fight against the Japanese imperialists for independence of the country. So if they were armed with new advanced idea, rallied in an organized way and tempered in struggle, it was possible to train them into fresh communists of new generation.
Comrade Kim Il Sung disseminated the advanced idea among the students of the school in combination with practical issues of the Korean revolution and met them one by one and exerted a revolutionary influence on them to unite many revolutionary comrades who can share the same idea and purpose and cast in their lot."
One day, Comrade Kim Il Sung held a meeting of the core young people he trained and told them that we should make Korea independent and build a new society where the poor people including workers and peasants are well-off, Dr. Ri Yong Chol, Section Chief of the Academy of Social Sciences, said and continued:
"Looking around at the passionate young people that day, the great leader Comrade Kim Il Sung said the road of grand struggle may be long and thorny, and went on: But if we build up our ranks and fight a bloody battle, we can win victory. In order to open up the path of struggle we have to form a new organization, rally the masses behind it and arouse them to liberate the country with their own efforts."
Under the guidance of Comrade Kim Il Sung, the core young people made more active preparations for forming an organization of young people of new generation afterwards.

Formation of the Down-with-Imperialism Union

On October 17, 1926 Comrade Kim Il Sung formed the Down-with-Imperialism Union with passionate young people of new generation sharing the same idea and intention.



That day, he powerfully declared that the Korean people should defeat Japanese imperialism and achieve genuine independence of Korea by themselves and that if the wise and courageous people with a long history and brilliant culture struggle in unity, it is possible to defeat the brigandish Japanese imperialists and achieve independence of Korea.
In the programme of the DIU, he set it as its immediate task to defeat Japanese imperialism and achieve the liberation and independence of Korea and as its final objective to build socialism and communism in Korea and, further, destroy imperialism everywhere and build communism throughout the world, Dr. Ri Yong Chol said and continued:
"Aggression and plunder are the nature of imperialism and their means is military violence.
As imperialism tries to keep its existence and suppress the revolutionary advance of the progressive forces aspiring after independence by relying on the military violence, the sovereignty and dignity of one's country and nation cannot be defended or the independence of the masses of the people achieved without recourse to the arms.
On the historic day, the great leader Comrade Kim Il Sung said the formation of the Down-with-Imperialism Union is the proclamation of the life-and-death struggle to defeat Japanese imperialism and the declaration of confrontation with imperialism everywhere on the earth. And he ardently called upon the passionate young people of the DIU to overcome all the difficulties and trials with their strong will and revolutionary fighting spirit, defeat the brigandish Japanese imperialism and achieve the independence of Korea."
The Down-with-Imperialism Union was a pure and fresh political organism of a new type created by Comrade Kim Il Sung with young people of new generation aspiring after socialism and communism to achieve the national liberation and class emancipation under the idea of anti-imperialism, independence and sovereignty.

Historic Position of the DIU

The great leader Comrade Kim Jong Il led the Workers' Party of Korea to victory and glory while working at its Central Committee for nearly half a century from the 1960s. He had a significant talk with officials on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the formation of the Down-with-Imperialism Union. That day, he said to officials that the formation of the DIU was a historic declaration heralding a new start of the Korean revolution and an epoch-making event that provided an occasion of fundamental change in shaping the destiny of the Korean people.
And he formulated the position of the DIU as the root of the WPK and the banner of victory of the Korean revolution.
The programme of the DIU became the basis of that of the WPK and the principle of independence put forward by the DIU became that of the Party building and activities.
Thanks to the DIU, the WPK could write the 80-odd-year-long history of victory and glory.
Holding high the banner of the DIU, the Korean people waged the anti-Japanese revolutionary struggle to accomplish the historic cause of national liberation and won victory in the Fatherland Liberation War against the armed invasion of the US imperialists in the 1950s under the leadership of Comrade Kim Il Sung. Afterwards, they made epochal creations and changes for decades and built a powerful socialist country on this land.

The immortal exploits, performed by Comrade Kim Il Sung for the era and revolution while defending the dignity and sovereignty of the country for decades under the banner of the DIU, will shine for all ages.

Calcium-rich Plum Tree Widely Cultivated

 

The DPRK widely cultivates a plum tree with black fruits rich in calcium and microelements, enriching the people’s dietary life.

General Director Jang Chang Ha of DPRK Missile Administration Answers Question Put by KCNA

Pyongyang, October 15 (KCNA) -- Jang Chang Ha, general director of the DPRK Missile Administration, answered a question raised by KCNA on October 14 as regards the ROK's test of a hypersonic gliding vehicle.

Question: On October 8, the ROK announced that it conducted the first test of a hypersonic gliding vehicle under research and development and opened to the public several photos concerning it.

Can you tell me any comment by our defence science research field?

Answer: I saw the photos, too. They were very interesting

One of the photos shows the gliding vehicle nose-diving towards the surface of waters. It is hard to believe that it underwent hypersonic flight circumstances characterized by extremely high temperatures as its outside appearance is so clean with its coating paint remaining intact, not stained with any soot.

Those who have not conducted a hypersonic gliding vehicle test are unaware of the changes taking place on its exterior.

The photos may serve as evidence proving that the gliding vehicle failed to make a hypersonic flight, contrary to the ROK's announcement.

Perhaps, such photos and unclear statement released by the ROK would arouse suspicions of many defence technicians and experts.

Question: I think many countries are vying with each other in the development of hypersonic weapon system.

Can you tell me the reason?

Answer: I think that question is not for me. It's better to read military science magazines if you are interested in it. -0

The Party for the People.

http://www.mfa.gov.kp/view/article/25071

 2026.10.9.

The Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK), leader of the Korean revolution, the state and people with the longest history of socialist ruling party, is greeting the 81st birthday.

Running through the 80-odd years of the WPK is the people-first principle, as it has believed in people as in heaven and devotedly served them.

President Kim Il Sung built the WPK into an invincible revolutionary party, genuine political leadership organization struggling for the people in harmony with them.

Chairman Kim Jong Il strengthened and developed the WPK into a people’s party which cares their destiny with full responsibility for them, shares sweets and bitters with them and pushes ahead with the revolution and construction by enlisting their might and wisdom.

Since the WPK holds in high esteem respected Comrade Kim Jong Un, an outstanding thinker and theoretician, a great master of leadership and the benevolent father of the people, the Party has reached another peak of devotion to the people in the new era of the Juche revolution.

What underlies his idea of the people-first principle is that people’s safety and good health ensures the very existence of everything on this land and the greatest fortune will hold its value only when it serves for the people. True to this idea of respected Comrade Kim Jong Un, people-oriented matters are given top priority in the DPRK.

The program of rural revolution in the new era, the regional development policy and other unprecedented far-reaching plans have been laid out and new spheres are steadily explored and extended for the promotion of the people’s livelihood.

New streets and houses in the capital city and rural villages, modern regional industrial factories, offshore farms, modern health facilities and other creations vividly showing the rapid growth of the overall national prosperity are permeated with the spirit of the WPK, which never derives satisfaction nor sets limits in the course of working for the people.

As we hold respected Comrade Kim Jong Un in high esteem, our people are firmly convinced that their dreams and ideals will surely come true, and they boundlessly trust and follow the WPK, calling it motherly Party.

Leadership of Great Party is Sure Guarantee of Victory

 

 2026.10.3.

http://www.mfa.gov.kp/view/article/25048

The Korean revolution has won victory after victory braving all trials of history, which is unthinkable apart from the wise leadership of the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK).

The WPK boasts of a great origin and succession. The glorious history of its founding and revolutionary leadership are deeply engraved with the immortal exploits of President Kim Il Sung and Chairman Kim Jong Il, the founder and the leader of the Workers’ Party of Korea.

During the course of waging a bloody struggle for national liberation, President Kim Il Sung paved the original path for building a revolutionary Party and accomplished the historic cause of founding the Party. He thus provided a solid cornerstone for the permanent existence and victorious development of the Party.

At a critical time when we witnessed in the international arena acute struggles between progress and reaction, the revolution and counter-revolution, and when the socialist cause and the cause of global independence faced grave challenges posed by the imperialists, Chairman Kim Jong Il made public the immortal work entitled “The Workers’ Party of Korea Organizes and Guides All the Victories of Our People” where he clearly indicated the orientation and ways for further development of the Party into an invincible and genuine people’s Party leading the cause of independence and socialism of the popular masses to victory.

With an insight into the position and role of the Party in the revolutionary struggle and construction, he developed the WPK founded by President Kim Il Sung into a seasoned and militant Party that always guides the people to victory through any hardship and ordeal and into a sophisticated general political staff of the Korean revolution that enjoys the absolute trust of the entire people.

Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un ushered in the great heyday of strengthening the whole Party with his extraordinary political ability and energetic leadership. He remarkably strengthened the leadership ability of the Workers’ Party of Korea, the organizer and guide of all victories of our people, to unfold a great era of transformation on this land.

Under the leadership of the WPK, the DPRK has greeted a new transformative era of overall rejuvenation. Her appearance changes every day in both the capital city and provinces, and all fields of socialist construction including politics, national defense, the economy and culture have developed simultaneously, fully demonstrating the national dignity and might on the highest level.

Upholding the leadership of the Workers’ Party of Korea and rallied more firmly behind respected Comrade Kim Jong Un, our people will surely emerge victorious in the struggle to usher in a new era of overall state development.

Japan's Attempt to Possess Nuclear-Powered Submarine Is Aimed Only at Going Nuclear: Int'l Security Analyst

Pyongyang, October 15 (KCNA) -- Pak Ju Won, an international security analyst, released the following article "Japan's attempt to possess a nuclear-powered submarine is aimed only at going nuclear":

The military moves of Japan's present right-wing conservative regime, which put the successive Japanese regimes into the shade, have almost reached the dangerous level. Against this backdrop, the possession of a nuclear-powered submarine is being openly debated in the archipelago, giving rise to a concern among the international community.

Shortly ago, the Japanese prime minister said at a full-dress session of the House of Representatives that nothing is decided at present on dealing with the new power as regards the acquisition of a nuclear-powered submarine, adding that she would further discuss the issue of the defence capability with a view to revising the three documents on security within this year on the basis of the change in the security environment.

Earlier, the Japanese defense minister said on several occasions that he would not rule out all options but consider them, that the possession of nuclear weapons and a nuclear-powered submarine should not be ruled out in connection with the revision of the said three documents, and that it should be discussed without taboo.

In order to frame a reactionary security policy, Japan uses ministers to describe it as "one of the options" and sound the public opinion on it at home and abroad and then encourages the discussion of it through so-called expert panels to hastily deliberate and decide on it. It is a trite and cunning policy-making method peculiar to Japan.

In September last year, the expert panel under the Defense Ministry proposed to the government the review of the possession of a submarine with "the power of the next generation". The Liberal Democratic Party and the Japan Restoration Party reflected the same purport in their major policy agreement consisting of 12 articles when they formed a coalition government in October. And the chief cabinet secretary and defense minister said that all the options will not be ruled out. All the facts go to prove the above-said method.

The present ruling quarters of Japan are openly crying out for the possession of a nuclear-powered submarine after throwing away even the ambiguous expression "the power of the next generation". Lurking behind it is a sinister intention to create public opinion of favoring stipulating the issue in the said three documents to be revised in the end of this year.

It is the true intention of the Japanese neo-militarist force to formalize the possession of nuclear-powered submarines and secure a stepping-stone to the possession of nuclear weapons in the long-run.

It is a common understanding of the international community that Japan, which started the research and development of nuclear weapons in strict secrecy during World War II, has secretly laid foundations for acquiring the ability to manufacture nuclear weapons at any time since its defeat, and what remains to be done is its political decision only.

A barrier to that political decision is the domestic "basic law on atomic power," which stipulates that research, development and usage of nuclear energy should be limited to peaceful purposes, and deep-rooted negative opinion of the Japanese people who suffered nuclear calamities for the first time in the world.

Japan has removed the shackles put on it, a war criminal state, one by one by avoiding public criticism with such a trick as terming the "capability for attacking enemy base" and "three principles of arms export" the "capability for counterattack" and "three principles of defense equipment transfer". Worse still, the Japanese neo-militarists are working hard to revise the "Pacifist Constitution" banning it from having war capabilities. So it is easy for them to throw away the signboard of "peaceful use of atomic power".

Nowadays the Japanese rulers are making a fuss about "ever-worsening surrounding security environment." This is nothing but a petty trick to systematically pull down the institutional and legal barriers to building up aggression forces and cross the threshold for the building of nuclear-armed forces by creating extreme security unrest among the public and hyping the need to "bolster up independent deterrence".

What should not be overlooked is that the U.S., which is shifting the security burden onto its allies as much as possible to maintain its hegemony that is getting more and more vulnerable, has given the green light to Japan's possession of nuclear-powered submarines in order to use the Japanese reactionaries as shock brigades for implementing its hegemonic strategy.

When interviewed by Japanese media in Hawaii, a U.S. naval dignitary asserted that as Japan has nuclear power plants, it has the development technology serving as a foundation for building nuclear-powered submarines. This hints that the U.S. seeks to connive at and patronize Japan's moves for arming itself with nuclear weapons.

There is no guarantee that Japan will not launch a preemptive nuclear attack at any time if it has access to a nuclear-powered submarine with an operational range far beyond the coastal waters of the archipelago under the patronage of the U.S., in the context that it has long regarded surprise strike and preemptive attack as its exclusive tactics and main war method.

Japan is pursuing the possession of a nuclear-powered submarine, not content with its frantic effort for developing and deploying various ultra-modern attack weapons, having the neighboring countries within their striking range, after discarding the veil of "exclusive defense." Such neo-militarist moves of Japan and the U.S. backstage manipulation have become a fundamental factor that causes military imbalance and creates a new structure of fierce conflict in the region.

The situation proves how just the DPRK, which has ceaselessly bolstered up its national power, was when it opted for doing so of its own accord to defend the national sovereignty and ensure regional and global security. It also highlights the need to thoroughly deter the hostile forces' malicious attempts and moves at their initial stages by dint of the absolutely reliable deterrent for self-defence.

Japan's scheme to have access to a nuclear-powered submarine, aimed at arming itself with nuclear weapons, will surely bring disaster to the archipelago. -0-

DPRK Missile Administration Test-fires Submarine-launched Strategic Cruise Missiles

Pyongyang, October 15 (KCNA) -- The Missile Administration of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea test-fired two kinds of submarine-launched strategic cruise missiles in the East Sea of Korea on October 14.

Full General Kim Jong Sik, member of the Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party of Korea and first vice department director of the WPK Central Committee, Full General Jang Chang Ha, general director of the Missile Administration of the DPRK, and underwater weapon system engineers of the Navy of the Korean People's Army oversaw the test-fire.

The test-fire aimed to examine the current mobilized posture of the underwater combat systems and contributed to getting the Navy skilled in performing its strategic missions and showcasing high reliability, trustworthiness and ability of the war deterrents of the DPRK.

It did not have any adverse impact on the security of neighboring countries. -0-