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North Korea
06.28.09 (5:39 pm)   [edit]

 

I was speaking to my Korean friend after church this morning.  He is on a working holiday in Australia.  This is what I can remember of what he told me, in my words:

South Koreans have to do two years "national service" in the armed (defence) forces.  North Koreans must do 10 years of compulsory national service!

North Korean children are compulsorily institutionalised from the age of three.

North Koreans do not have the freedom to travel, even within their own country!  Neither do they have the internet.

"South Korea is one of the world's most wired countries whereas North Korea has few computers, almost no Internet access outside the capital Pyongyang and teaches students about the Web by showing them photocopied papers of monitor displays."

In 1945, following WWII, North Korea was occupied by Russia; South Korea by the USA.

Two kms either side of the North Korea/South Korea border there are landmines & bombs - it's the Korean Demilitarised Zone.

North Korea and South Korea, at night 

Here is a video, by journeymanpictures, taken inside North Korea.  The voiceover is by an Australian.

Here's another glimpse of North Korea, by VBSdotTV, this time the voice is American.

Sightseeing North Korea with Google satellite maps.

Click here for a Wall Street Journal article about mapping North Korea, with the help of Google Earth.  This is the slideshow which accompanies the article.

Recent scenes from North Korea: great photos, interesting captions, from boston.com.

North Korea on Wikipedia.

 

 


posted by: Ladyg (reply)
post date: 06.28.09 (9:28 am)

How sad.



posted by: barnabus1 (reply)
post date: 06.28.09 (1:28 pm)

Thanks for a great post...interesting pics I've never seen before, nor have many in this country!!!



posted by: barnabus1 (reply)
post date: 07.08.09 (10:18 am)

Had to watch the movie again, and come back and see the rest of the goodies you have given us!!!



posted by: barnabus1 (reply)
post date: 07.08.09 (11:22 am)

The google map sure shows it to be a barren country...no lawns, few pools...perhaps a hotel? What do they use for the roof of their buildings...looks like gray slate!! Are you from S Korea?



posted by: barnabus1 (reply)
post date: 07.08.09 (12:19 pm)

I spent a couple of enjoyable hours looking at all the pics!! Many Thanks!!!



posted by: bronwynj (reply)
post date: 07.09.09 (3:53 am)

Reply to: barnabus1
I'm Australian, 5th generation Australian, a descendant of pioneers, & I live in Australia.

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