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the
Ch'onma-ho
is a little known, indigenously produced
North Korean
tank
; information on which has proven to be elusive even to the
U.S.
government?
the
1952
attack on the Sui-ho Dam
knocked out
electrical power
to
North Korea
for two weeks during the
Korean War
?
more than six thousand
Japanese people settled in North Korea
voluntarily in the 1960s, accompanying
ethnic Korean
spouses returning under a
repatriation campaign
supported by the
Japanese
and
North Korean
governments?
the
July Theses
, a set of proposals found in a speech by
Romanian
dictator
Nicolae Ceauşescu
, were inspired by his visits to
Communist China
,
Korea
and
Vietnam
?
the
Special Boarding Unit
was created by the
Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Forces
in response to the alleged presence of
North Korean
spy ships in Japanese waters in 1999?
to combat
illegal entry
by
foreign nationals
,
India
and
China
are currently building security barriers at their borders with
Bangladesh
and
North Korea
respectively?
the first
Protestant
church
in
Korea
was founded in 1884 at Sorae in present-day
Ryongyon
county
in
South Hwanghae
,
North Korea
?
the designer of the
Okryu Restaurant
in
Pyongyang
,
North Korea
, would later
spend 38 years
in a
South Korean
prison for
spying
?
in
North Korea
, the question "How good was the taste of
sungeoguk
(trout soup)" is used as a common greeting to people returning from
Pyongyang
?
in 2003,
North Korea
became the first
state
to withdraw from the
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
since it
came into force
in 1970?
Song Hye-rang
is a
North Korean defector
who looked after
Kim Jong-nam
, the child of
North Korean
leader
Kim Jong-il
?
Song Du-yul
, a professor of philosophy and sociology at the
University of Münster
in
Germany
, was the only
South Korean
to attend the 1994 funeral of
North Korean
leader
Kim Il-sung
?
Charlotte Glennie
became the first
New Zealand
journalist to officially film in
North Korea
?
On the Green Carpet
was the first
North Korean
film to be invited to the
Berlin International Film Festival
, where it was screened in 2004?
Unsung Heroes
, a twenty-part
North Korean
spy film
series, cast
U.S. Army
defectors
Charles Jenkins
and
Joe Dresnok
in the role of villains?
diplomat
Ted Lipman
, the current Canadian ambassador to
North Korea
and
South Korea
, is married to Chinese singer
Dadawa
?
among
Korean regional cuisine
, the luxurious style of
Kaesong
cuisine of
North Korea
is frequently compared with those of
Seoul
and
Jeolla
cuisines of
South Korea
?
according to official
North Korean
sources, the opera
The Flower Girl
was written exclusively by North Korean leader
Kim Il-sung
?
age controversies in gymnastics
once resulted in the
North Korean
women's team being banned from the
World Championships
?
Facts on topics related to North Korea
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King Yeongjo
of the
Korean
Joseon Dynasty
was said to have been born of a
concubine
from the
musuri
slave class?
dangui
(pictured)
was an upper
garment
worn by the royal women and
court ladies
for ceremonial occasions during the
Korean
Joseon Dynasty
?
gungnyeo
is a generic
Korean
term referring to
court ladies
who waited on the king and royalty during the
Goryeo
and
Joseon dynasties
of
Korea
?
Irworobongdo
(pictured)
is a
Korean
folding screen
with a stylized
landscape painting
for symbolizing the political
cosmology
of the
Joseon Dynasty
?
Jeon Ok
, a
Korean
actress and the mother of actress
Kang Hyo-shil
, was referred to as "Queen of Tears" for her excellence at acting for
tragic dramas
?
kimchi bokkeumbap
is a
Korean
fried rice
made with
kimchi
and any available ingredients?
Sanggung
was an official title of the senior fifth rank, the highest attainable for
gungnyeo
, a lady-in-waiting during the
Joseon Dynasty
of
Korea
?
a
jobawi
is a
Korean
traditional winter
cap
with ear-flaps which was worn by women during the late
Joseon Dynasty
?
a
jokduri
(pictured)
is a type of
Korean
traditional
coronet
worn by women for special occasions such as
weddings
?
a
sotdae
(pictured)
is a tall wooden
pole
or stone
pillar
with a sculptured
bird
atop, traditionally set up for the purpose of
folk belief
in
Korea
?
Economy of North Korea
the number of
North Koreans in Russia
has increased due to a decline in the
North Korean economy
?
Culture of Korea
Insadong
is a district of
Seoul
consisting of
galleries
and
antique
shops, known for "
culture
of the past and the present"?
namsadang
is a
Korean
itinerant troupe during the
Joseon Dynasty
that performed
acrobatics
(example pictured)
,
dancing
, and playing like a
circus
?
a
jeogori
(pictured)
is a
Korean
basic upper
garment
of traditional
hanbok
having been worn by both men and women?
the
beoseon
are
socks
worn with
hanbok
,
Korean
traditional clothing?
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