PYONGYANG, 20 April 2007 -- In one of the fastest responses to a major outbreak of measles, 16 million children and adults in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) have now been immunized against the disease, less than two months after the government asked for assistance.
In addition, new variables specific to ROK predictions were used, including DPRK malaria yearly data, DPRK mosquito net data, and financial data for DPRK malaria control, as well as distances from ROK regions to DMZ.
"The DPRK army and people are now advancing toward the rosy future of a thriving socialist nation, single-heartedly rallied around Kim Jong-un," said a statement.
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Chundismissed the prospect of a possible PRC military intervention in the event of a DPRK collapse, noting that China's strategic economic interests now lie with the United States, Japan, and South Korea -- not North Korea.
"Now that the U.S. imperialists seek to attack the DPRK with nuclear weapons, it will counter them with diversified precision nuclear strike means of Korean style," the North Korean statement said, using the acronym of the North's official name, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
I strongly condemn the DPRK's [North Korea's] satellite launch today.
Now in Pyeongchang, the athletes from the teams of the ROK and DPRK, by marching together, send a powerful message of peace to the world.
Right now, on top of all the other challenges they face, our partner farms in the DPRK are dealing with the aftermath of summer floods.
"Now that the U.S. posed threats to the dignity and the right to existence of the DPRK, defying its serious warning, it will continue to take a series of eventful action steps as a full-fledged military power," the spokesman said, using the official abbreviation for North Korea.
