Posted on August 27th, 2008 by Bence
“A country that is so deeply rooted in history is a place that all of us want to visit at some point during our lives. North Korea, the other name for Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, is situated in East Asia and its capital is Pyongyang. South Korea, which has ... more
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Posted on July 17th, 2008 by Jhonson
North Korea (officially Democratic People’s Republic of Korea or DPRK) is a country in East Asia. It occupies the northern half of the Korean Peninsula that lies between Korea Bay and the East Sea, also called the Sea of Japan. It borders China to the north, Russia to the ... more
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Posted on June 16th, 2008 by Nilson
The very fact that there are any North Korea casinos will probably come as something of a surprise to most people. The Hermit Kingdom, as it is sometimes known (this is actually a much older name for the whole of Korea, now usually applied only to the North), ... more
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Posted on May 13th, 2008 by Alex Smith
The Korean language is spoken by more than 70 million people, primarily in North and South Korea. There are a number of native Korean language speakers in several countries, including the United States Australia, Canada, and Japan. The Korean language is made up of an alphabet of 28 characters that ... more
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Posted on January 4th, 2008 by Jack Antony
North Korea for many today is a country that is not known very well. Even among many in the Humanitarian field, getting help to people in this distant country is difficult. We know so little about it, yet we know it is a dangerous country. How do we know ... more
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Posted on December 3rd, 2007 by Bence
In May, Kelvin Chia, one of the first foreign lawyers to receive a license to practice in North Korea, took a party of Indonesian miners on an investment tour.
Visiting a coal mine outside Pyongyang, the group was surprised by the welcome from North Korean officials and found that the basic ... more
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Posted on August 17th, 2007 by Wonb
Severe floods in North Korea have left 300,000 people homeless, killed 83 people and destroyed 58,000 houses and more than 90,000 hectares (222,390 acres) of farmland, a senior U.N. official said.
U.N. Assistant Secretary-General Margareta Wahlstrom, the deputy emergency relief coordinator, said Thursday that about 60 people are missing in the ... more
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Posted on August 17th, 2007 by Jangna
The standard route to and from North Korea is by plane through Beijing, People’s Republic of China. Transport directly to and from South Korea has been possible on a limited scale from 2003, when a road was opened (bus tours, no private cars).
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Fuel constraints and the near absence of ... more
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Posted on August 17th, 2007 by LeJung
Education in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) is strictly controlled by the government. Children go through one year of kindergarten, four years of primary education, six years of secondary education, and then on to universities. Two notable universities in the DPRK are the Kim Il-sung University and Pyongyang ... more
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Posted on August 17th, 2007 by Dorie
The economy of North Korea has been in a continued state of flux since the early 1990s, spurred by the disintegration of the Soviet Union. Other centrally planned economies in similar straits have opted for domestic economic reform and liberalization of trade and investment. Despite its recent moves toward limited ... more
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