In 2013 the DPRK set forth the building of an economic giant as the most important task that comes to the fore in the building of a thriving socialist country.
The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un said:
“The building of an economic giant is the most important task that comes to the fore in the present stage of building a thriving socialist country.”
The DPRK that has already been raised to the status of a political, ideological and military giant by the patriotic devotion of General Kim Jong Il has set forth the plan for the building of an economic giant 10 years ago and made efforts for its implementation.
An economic giant that the DPRK is building is a country that provides the people with rich and affluent conditions for material and cultural life by dint of the national economy where Juche character and independent character are thoroughly maintained. In other words it is a country whose economy is developed by relying on its own solid bases for raw materials, fuel and power and whose structure of economic sectors is perfected in an all-round and comprehensive way. It is also a country wit
It was the wish of the great General Kim Jong Il to raise the status of the DPRK to that of an economic giant in the new century and make the Korean people well off with nothing to envy in the world.
General Kim Jong Il led wisely the building of an economic giant with unremitting energetic field guidance and thus provided solid material and technical foundations to make the national economy scientific and modern and increase production.
In recent years the DPRK set forth the light industry and agriculture as the main front in order to improve the people’s standard of living and made positive efforts for its development, thus making big successes.
This year the DPRK requires the entire Party, the whole country and all the people to wage an all-out struggle to effect a turnaround in building an economic giant and improving the people’s standard of living in the same manner as they demonstrated the dignity and might of Songun Korea through the manufacture and launch of the Juche-based application satellite.
“Let us bring about a radical turn in the building of an economic giant with the same spirit and mettle as were displayed in conquering space!”—this is the fighting slogan the DPRK should uphold this year.
On December 12, 2012 the Korean scientists and technicians successfully launched Kwangmyongsong 3-2, the entirely home-made application satellite, thus fully demonstrating the rapidly-developing space science and technology and overall national power of Juche Korea, raising the dignity and honour of the Sun’s nation onto the highest level, inspiring all the Korean people with confidence in sure victory and courage and clearly showing that Korea does what it is determined to do.
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The New Year address stated that all economic undertakings should be geared to effecting a radical increase in production and stabilizing and improving the people’s living standards by solidifying and making effective use of the already-built foundations of the independent national economy and set forth the economic tasks of the year 2013.
It also stated that, by adopting decisive steps to shore up the vanguard sectors of the national economy and the sectors of basic industries, coal-mining, electric-power and metallurgical industries and rail transport should be developed on a preferential basis and innovations made in coal-mining and metallurgical industries in particular so as to revitalize the overall economy of the country.
The DPRK stipulates coal-mining, electric-power and metallurgical industries and rail transport as the vanguard sectors of the national economy and the sectors of basic industries. It is a steadfast intention of the DPRK and the main strategy for the building of an economic giant to make a breakthrough for an upsurge in the economy by shoring up the vanguard sectors of the national economy and the sectors of basic industries.
The New Year address next stated that it is necessary to direct great efforts to bolstering up the sectors and units that have a direct bearing on the people’s livelihoods and increasing production there, so as to give them more benefits in living.
The New Year address, agriculture and light industry remain the major fronts for economic construction in 2013 as well as in 2012.
According to the New Year address it is necessary to concentrate nationwide efforts on farming and raise the efficiency of agricultural production by dint of scientific and intensive methods, and take concrete measures for the supply of raw and other materials to light-industry factories and thus increase the output of quality consumer goods. It is necessary to provide the people with a better, more bountiful diet by decisively bolstering up livestock, fish and fruit farming.
In order to bring about a turn in building an economic giant the DPRK demanded fanning the flames of the industrial revolution in the new century.
The industrial revolution in the new century is, in essence, a scientific and technological revolution. Science and technology is a key to leaping to an economic giant, smashing sanction and blockade by the imperialists. It is a firm will of the DPRK to bring about a radical turn in building an economic giant on the strength of science and technology. Breaking through the cutting edge in all sectors and units is a shortcut to the building of an economic giant.
The New Year address stated that it is necessary to wage a dynamic campaign to push back the frontiers of science and technology like the satellite scientists who conquered outer space so as to develop the country’s overall science and technology to the world standards as soon as possible. It is also necessary to direct primary efforts to the development of science and technology, bring science and technology into close combination with production in order to boost production by relying on domestic resources and technology, and introduce CNC technology in equipment and production lines and ac
In order to bring about a turn in the building of an economic giant the DPRK also stated that economic guidance and management should be improved as required by the developing reality.
It is a fundamental guarantee for the balanced and continuous development of the socialist planned economy to improve economic guidance and management in keeping with the requirements of the changing reality of the economy and the era of the knowledge-based economy.
To this end it is important to make scrupulous arrangements for economic planning and guidance to boost production by tapping every possible reserve and potentiality, and work out in a scientific way the immediate plans and long-term strategies for stage-by-stage development and push ahead with them in a persistent manner. It is also important to hold fast to the socialist economic system, steadily improve and perfect the methods of economic management on the principle of encouraging the working masses to fulfil their responsibility and role befitting the masters of production, and generalize on an extensive scale the good experiences gained at several units.
There are not few obstacles in the way of the Korean people to bring about a radical turn in the building of an economic giant. The Korean people, however, are sure of their victory and full of conviction and courage to resolutely go through any adversities.
The DPRK will win a brilliant victory in the building of an economic giant in 2013, this year as long as it has seasoned leadership of the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un who is identical with the great Generalissimos Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il, solid foundations of the independent national economy that has been consolidated for dozens of years and the people who are single-mindedly united behind the leader.
