Text of report in English by state-run North Korean news agency KCNA [KCNA headline: "Music And Dance Performance Given"] Pyongyang, October 1 (KCNA) - A music and dance performance was given by artistes of the Ryanggang Provincial Art Troupe at the Taehongdan County Cultural Hall on Tuesday to mark the 10th anniversary of the publication of leader Kim Jong-il's famous work "On Bringing about a Signal Turn in Potato Farming".

Text of report in English by state-run North Korean news agency KCNA Pyongyang, June 5 (KCNA) - The Democratic People's Republic of Korea is taking an active part in the international activity for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Text of report in English by North Korean news agency KCNA Pyongyang, November 28 (KCNA) - The DPRK is bending efforts for the creation of forests, registering noticeable results. The working people serving in afforestation have planted trees in over 66,000 hectares this year.

Text of report in English by North Korean news agency KCNA Pyongyang, 3 November: Activated insam capsules for liver protection developed by Kanggye University of Medicine in the DPRK [Democratic People's Republic of Korea] are hailed by local and foreign clients for its high efficacy.

By Jon Herskovitz SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea said it was prepared to launch a pre-emptive military strike and it would not bow to U.S. pressure to give up its nuclear weapons, its official media said in separate reports on Tuesday.