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37th Regular General Meeting of Federation of Korean Men of Commerce in Japan held
  The 37th Regular General Meeting of the Federation of Korean Men of Commerce in Japan was held in Tokyo on the 20th.
  It was attended by First Vice-Chairman Pak Ku Ho and Vice-Chairman and Director of the Economy Department Hyon Tae Sik of the Central Standing Committee of the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan (Chongryon) and delegates of the Federation of Korean Men of Commerce in Japan.
  The national anthem of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea was played.
  The Chairman of the Federation of Korean Men of Commerce in Japan made an opening address, which was followed by a report.
  The reporter said the federation has achieved valuable successes by protecting and revitalizing the compatriots' business and launching the overall work dynamically under the trust and loving care of the respected Marshal Kim Jong Un over the past two years. He stressed the need for the federation to carry through the decisions of the 26th Congress of Chongryon and thus fulfil its duty as the main force in the work for the development of the patriotic movement and the prosperity of the homeland.
  Speeches were made.
  Song Won Jin was newly elected Chairman of the Federation of Korean Men of Commerce in Japan.
  First Vice-Chairman Pak Ku Ho made closing remarks.
  After the general meeting, the First Enlarged Meeting of the 37th Council of the Federation of Korean Men of Commerce in Japan was held.
  That day, celebrations of the 80th founding anniversary of the Federation of Korean Men of Commerce in Japan took place in Tokyo in the presence of Ho Jong Man, Chairman of the Central Standing Committee of Chongryon.