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when the government has finally started to issue tourist visas for a few selective parts of the nation. Capital Pyongyang is one of those places, where outsiders are allowed to visit and back on April 25, 2008, on the outskirts of the city, at Taesongsan Park, the locals heard the sound of a ball hitting the bat for the first time. It was a six-a-side triangular tournament, named Pyongyang Friendship Cup. The idea of taking the game to an isolated country like North Korea was a brainchild of Jon Newton

The Aquariums of Pyongyang by Kang Chol-Hwan is a memoir about a young boy’s life in a North Korean gulag during the dictatorship of Kim Il-sung. His story is profoundly touching, recounting his glorious childhood, sudden imprisonment in a labor camp, and successful escape to South Korea. The memoir gives insight to the life of North Koreans from the 1960s to the present, as the dictatorship tightens and the economy fails. The account is the first of its kind and is filled with the unimaginable horrors

Universal healthcare is known to be a luxury in most counties. However, in North Korea where the economy is continually struggling, universal healthcare is a disaster. The communist country has major commitments to education and healthcare which both failed once the economy crumbled. The health of North Koreans suffered dramatically with a declining economy because it created famine, malnutrition, absence of medication, and ultimately extremely limited healthcare. A recent documentary, called Inside

January 2, 2015 In a preliminary retaliatory action, President Obama signed an executive order that builds on existing sanctions against North Korea designed to ratchet pressure on the dictatorship. The order directs the Treasury Department to bar access by the North Korean government and officials of the Worker’s Party of Korea to the U.S. financial sector. Ten individuals and three North Korean government sponsored or controlled entities were affected by the strict new order, including key operatives

Lots of Food” Propaganda posters used in North Korea state they “We Have Lots of Food” to manipulate the citizens of North Korea into them believing that they have large sums of food, which simply is not true. Jerome Sauvage, the Untied Nation’s Pyongyang- based resident co-ordinator for North Korea, had stated that “millions of North Korean children are not getting the food, medicine or healthcare they need to develop physically or mentally, leaving many stunted and malnourished” when in actual fact

Since the end of the Korean War, the United States has enacted policies to isolate and undermine the Kim Dynasty in North Korea. A key development took place in the past several decades where North Korea broke away from the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) to develop their own nuclear weapons and while lacking launch capabilities, they have been successful in their development. During this process, the United States took active policies to deter the North Koreans in pursuit of their goals. It is easy

is not an official mouthpiece of the Communist Party, but rather for this situation its publication most likely reflects government approach and can be considered "semi-official," specialists said. China has just cautioned both Washington and Pyongyang not to do anything that raises pressures or causes flimsiness on the Korean Peninsula. In a publication, The Global Times said China should make it clear to the two sides: "when their activities risk China's interests,

Black or African American, 10 millions of Asian and 35 millions of Hispanic or Latino. On the contrary, the population in North Korea is much less than The U.S. North Korea has a population of 24 million of people. The largest city in North Korea is Pyongyang, the census in 2013 shows the population in the city is 3.3 million. There are mostly North Koreans in the country because no one is allowed to enter the country from outside and there are a small Chinese community and few ethnic

democratically elected Syngman Rhee as its leader. That explains why there’s North Korea and South Korea. The nation’s split made a bombarding impact in the development of its environment, economy, people, and culture. North Korea’s capital city is Pyongyang wherein a variety of infrastructures such as buildings, houses, and railway systems can be located. Only the privileged and wealthy people reside in this city. The established buildings are old-fashioned and are dominantly composed of concrete walls

Against the advice offered by a relatively recent New York Times article, and the US State Department suggested I do, I still proceeded with my plans to travel solo to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, commonly known as North Korea in the US. While I can sympathize with the many reasons against traveling to North Korea, many develop an informed opinion with the hindsight of having visited the country themselves; further reaffirming my desire to see this country firsthand. This piece is