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NORTH KOREA THIS WEEK NO. 462 (August 16, 2007)
*** CHRONOLOGICAL REVIEW
SEOUL (Yonhap) -- The following is a chronological review of major developments related to North Korea from Aug. 9 to Aug. 15, 2007.
August
9 The (North) Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) says the DPRK (North Korea) has published a kind of souvenir sheet on orchids.
9 Kim Jung-rin, secretary of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of (North) Korea (WPK), meets with a delegation from the Lao People's Revolutionary Youth Union, led by the deputy secretary of its central committee, Vanhna Douangphachanh, at the Mansudae Assembly Hall in Pyongyang.
9 Foreign Minister Pak Ui-chun meets with Geoff Raby, Australia's ambassador to the DPRK, who paid a courtesy call on him.
9 Kim Yong-nam, president of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (SPA), receives credentials from Australian Ambassador to the DPRK Geoff Raby at the Mansudae Assembly Hall.
9 The KCNA says a rain front in the middle of Korea has brought about torrential rains in the west and east coasts of the country, inflicting heavy damage to agriculture and other sectors of the national economy and people's livelihoods.
9 North Korean leader Kim Jong-il sends a wreath to the bier of O Ki-sok, who was chief secretary of the Jongphyong County Committee of the WPK and an SPA deputy, and was given the Kimilsung Order and Labor Hero awards, expressing deep condolences over his death.
9 Vice Marshal of the (North) Korean People's Army (KPA) Kim Il-chol, the minister of the People's Armed Forces, meets with a friendship visiting group of the Chinese People's Liberation Army led by Vice Admiral Tong Shiping.
9 Kim Yong-dae, vice president of the SPA Presidium, meets with John Lewis, a professor at Stanford University in the United States, and his party at the Mansudae Assembly Hall.
9 Russian Ambassador to the DPRK Valery Sukhinin hosts a reception at his embassy for the sixth anniversary of the visit of Kim Jong-il to the Russian Federation and the fifth anniversary of his visit to its Far Eastern region.
10 Senior colonel-level talks between the militaries of the DPRK and the U.S. are held at Panmunjom at the request of the DPRK, where the North strongly protests the U.S. forces for officially announcing its plan to stage the joint military exercises Ulji Focus Lens in South Korea from Aug. 20.
10 The KCNA says the DPRK women's football team trounced Ireland 3-0 on Aug. 7 in the preliminaries of the 24th World University Games under way in Thailand.
10 Kim Jong-il is presented with a congratulatory letter by the economic and commercial councilors' corps in Pyongyang on the occasion of the 62nd anniversary of Korea's liberation.
10 The KCNA says Kim Yong-nam sent a message of greetings to Idriss Deby, the president of Chad, on Aug. 8 for the 47th anniversary of the independence of Chad.
10 The KCNA says the 10th National Exhibition of Scientific and Technical Achievements in Public Health was held at the Three Revolution Exhibition in Pyongyang starting on Aug. 1.
10 The KCNA says Kim Jong-il inspected a sub-unit of KPA Unit 156.
10 The KCNA says Kim Jong-il gave on-site guidance at the February 8 Vinalon Complex and the Ryongsong Machine Complex in South Hamgyong Province.
11 The KCNA says Iranian First Vice President Parviz Davudi noted friendly ties with the DPRK on Aug. 9 when meeting with a government economic delegation of the DPRK led by Minister of Foreign Trade Rim Kyong-man on a visit to Iran.
11 The KCNA says dozens of kinds of new books were published by the Kum Song Youth Publishing House this year on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the (North) Korean Young Communist League which will fall on Aug. 28.
11 The KCNA says rainstorms continue to pour in different parts of the DPRK owing to a rain front.
11 The KCNA says Kim Jong-il gave on-the-spot guidance at the Hungnam Fertilizer Complex in South Hamgyong Province.
12 The DPRK women's football team beats Hong Kong 19-0 in the Asian regional qualifier of Group B for the 29th Olympics held at the Kimilsung Stadium in Pyongyang.
12 The KCNA says Kim Jong-il gave on-site guidance at the Hamhung Wood Processing Factory, in South Hamgyong Province.
12 The KCNA says Kim visited Jonggwang Temple, an ancient historic and cultural site in South Hamgyong Province.
11-13 Foreign diplomatic envoys and representatives of international organizations in Pyongyang visit Mt. Paektu on the threshold of the 62nd anniversary of Korea's liberation.
13 Kim Jong-il, together with Kim Yong-nam, sends a message of greetings to Fidel Castro Ruz, the leader of Cuba, on his 81st birthday.
13 The KCNA says the DPRK won the gold and first prizes at the 2007 Northeastern China International Porcelain Fair held in Shenyang, Liaoning Province from July 20 to 23 for a celadon vase inlaid with the image of a blue dragon and for a reticulated celadon vase with the image of a silver crane.
13 Jo Il-min, chief of the Pyongyang Mission of the Anti-Imperialist National Democratic Front, and its members visit the (North) Korean Revolution Museum on the occasion of the 62nd anniversary of Korea's liberation.
13 The KCNA says Kim Jong-il inspected KPA Unit 1286.
13 The KCNA says Kim gave on-site guidance at the Hamhung Disabled Soldiers' Plastic Daily Necessities Factory in South Hamgyong Province.
13 The KCNA says Kim gave on-site guidance at the Tanchon Mining Machine Plant and Tanchon Smeltery in South Hamgyong Province.
13 The KCNA says many parts of the country are hard hit by continuous torrential rain that started on Aug. 7, which it says caused huge human and material damage.
13 The DPRK women's football team trounces its South Korean rival 3-1 to advance to the semifinals of the 24th World University Games under way in Thailand.
13-14 The sixth video meeting of separated families and relatives in the two Koreas is held.
14 The KCNA says torrential rains are causing enormous damage to various sectors of the national economy in the DPRK.
14 Russian Ambassador to the DPRK Valery Sukhinin hosts a reception at the Taedonggang Club for the Diplomatic Corps in Pyongyang on the occasion of the 62nd anniversary of Korea's liberation.
14 A preliminary contact between two Koreas is made in the North Korean border city of Kaesong to discuss working procedural matters for the visit by South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun to Pyongyang.
14 Kim Yong-nam sends a message of greetings to Denis Sassou Nguesso, the president of Congo, for the 47th anniversary of his nation's independence.
15 Kim Jong-il sends a message of greetings to Russian President Vladimir V. Putin and receives one from Putin for the 62nd anniversary of the liberation of Korea.
15 Kim Yong-nam sends a message of greetings to Putin on the occasion of the 62nd anniversary of the liberation of Korea.
15 The KCNA says Chonma Middle School in Sinam District, Chongjin City, Ryongho Middle School in Kimchaek City in North Hamgyong Province, Ansong Middle School in Ryonggang County in South Pyongan Province and Pyoksong Middle School in Pyoksong County in South Hwanghae Province were renamed "hero" middle schools.
15 Russian Ambassador to the DPRK Valery Sukhinin and embassy officials lay a wreath before the Liberation Tower for the 62nd anniversary of Korea's liberation.
15 The KCNA says unprecedented torrential rains have poured down in the DPRK for days in succession starting from Aug. 7, hurting prospects for agricultural production.
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