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* Rodong Sinmun - Newspaper of the Korean Workers Party (I.e. Communist Party of North Korea
(DPRK). - Korean Language Only !
Air Koryo Service - Destinations & Connections World Wide :
Especially North Korean (DPRK) Embassies in the World are sometimes difficult to locate or contact. Click hrough to find our best and most updated Listing of all Korean Embassies Worldwide with address and contact info. Follow the Links to Reports on each Embassy with Route Description, Photos where allowed, etc.
The KWW or Korean Web Weekly Internet Library on the Koreas. Find out more on both South Korea and North Korea, History, backgrounds, cities and regions, maps, political issues and many more subjects.
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* The Korea Herald - Independent News Agency based in South Korea. The Korean Nation's Number 1 English Language Newspaper on the Web. Latest Korean News, Korean Nation, Business, Culture, Korean Sports, News Analysis, Opions & More.
* The Korea Times - Independent News Agency based in South Korea. Latest News in Korean and English Language. Korean Nation, Business & Finance, Technology, Arts & Living, Korean Sports, Opions & Much More.
* Yonhap News Agency - South Korea's acclaimed Yonhap News Agency based in Soul. Latest News in Korean, Spanish (Espagnol) and English Language. Korean Nation, Business & Finance, Technology, Arts & Living, Korean Sports, Opions & Much More.
Explore North Korea - Travel & Tourism modern style in and around North Korea (D.P.R.K.) ; also find them on Facebook :
Dutch N.R.C. Newspaper and artcile presenting a selection of the North Korean Art collected over time by Dutch Stamp collector and trader Willem van der Bijl, who was later accused of spying in the D.P.R.K. A rare collection now partially online.
North Korean Art special page; created and hosted by The Asian Institute of Leiden University in The Netherlands. Very extensive collection of Oil Paintings, Water color paintings & prints. Browse, see and learn.
D.P.R.K. Propaganda Pictures Gallery by D.P.R.K. studies.com.
More fine paintings and images produced and created in North Korea.
Mansudae Art Studio Gallery - The Official Web-Site of the Mansudae Art Studio, State selected Art in Pyongyang, Capital of the Democratic People s Republic of Korea.
North Korea, Art under Control - A brief basic explanation of North Korean Art and the place of the artist in a Socialist Society, by Jane Portal for OpenDemocracy.net
Korean Art - An explanation and review of all Korean Art through the Ages by Wikipedia.org.
Lenghty piece including a section on modern day North Korean and South Korean art forms.
The Official Website of the Peoples Republic of Korea (DPRK) as run by the KFA, Korean Friendship Organization under Leadership of Mr. Alejandro Cao de Benos.
North Korea (DPRK) - General Sources :
Time-Line of Korean History 1 - All major events in the history of the Koreas and the Korean Peninsula between 1910 A.D. and the year 1945.
Korea History - General Sources :
Time-Line of Korean History 2 - All major events in the history of the Koreas and the Korean Peninsula between 1945 A.D. and the Armistice in the Korean War of July 1953.
Time-Line of Korean History 3 - All major events in the history of the Koreas and the Korean Peninsula between 1954 A.D. and 1972.
Time-Line of Korean History 4 - All major events in the history of the Koreas and the Korean Peninsula between 1973 A.D. and 1994 - Kim Il-Song and Kim Yong-Il´s North Korea.
All Offline Sources; Books, Magazine and Newspaper articles used in the creation of KoreaReport.com (a part of www.AsiaReport.com @ DrBen.net)
A Look at "Hanbok" (한복) also known as Chosŏn-ot in the North, the traditional Korean Style of Dressing passed down over the generations from the Feudal Years of the Choson Dynasty which stabily lasted for a 1000 years. For women :Han Bok is all together 2 Pieces, we wears bottom one first and then put top on. bottom one called Chi Ma which is long skirt and top one called Jua Go Ri which is a Korean Jacket.
For men: Han bok style is Pants and Top. The top consist of a colorful jacket, often embrodered. Whereas pants are matching to the costume in color and style.
Today Han Bok is worn at the Lunar New yearm as well as other festive days, including Marriage. Han Bok is worn in North Korea, South Korea and Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture of China (P.R.C.).
A Look at "Han-ok" (한옥)- Korean Traditional Housing and Architectural styles.
Traditiona Korean buildings feature a lot of wood, rock and other natural materials. Get to know the archetypes and understand the close relation to history, philosophy and construction making use of natural materials bridging the gap between Man and nature to create a harmonious and functional style of living.
A Look at Han-Sik (한식) Korean Food - the Tradition of the Korean Cuisine (& other current cultural features) highlighted by Discovery Channel.
A 27 Minute introduction to the Global Trend or Fashion to eat Han-Sik (한식) Traditional Korean Food - South Korean TV
Traditional Korean Dance "Taepyeongmu". Taepyeongmu is a dance performed with a wish for peace and prosperity in the country, normally performed by a man and a woman dressed like a king and a queen, respectively.
Traditional Korean Dance "Salpuri" (Shamanic Dance).
Koreans are the 13Th largest ethnic minority group. Although recent large scale urbanization has dispersed the members of this group, most Koreans in China still live in the "Manchurian" Region, a.k.a. Liaoning Province, Jilin Province and Heilongjiang Province. The Korean Ethnic Group has its own "Ethnic Home" in China in the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture which is part of Jilin Province of the P.R.C. and borders on the North Hamyong Province of North Korea (D.P.R.K.). Read the Full Story in: "Korean Ethnic Minority of China (Chaoxian)".
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Time-Line of Korean History 5 - All major events in the history of the Koreas and the Korean Peninsula between 1994 A.D. and 2012 - Kim Yong-Il´s North Korea i/t 20Th & 21st Century.
Time-Line of Korean History 6 - All major events in the history of the Koreas and the Korean Peninsula between in 2012 and beyond with Kim Yong Un as leader in the North.
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