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Did you know that 95% of North Korean citizens do not have access to Wi-Fi? You are probably wondering why are these people “tortured” this way? Well, the regime doesn’t allow them access to the internet in order to preserve the negative information of the...
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While there isn’t much in North Korean media, the media that is existent is mostly false statements about the US and false pictures of nuclear destruction of United States cities by North Korean Nukes. North Korean news anchors say things like an upcoming conflict will...
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North Korea is a dictatorship country that has limited resources but the people live below poverty and are constantly restricted from the outside world. The Kim Dynasty has established a government without the help of the United States and the United Nations. Through their government,...
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Since the beginning of time, many kingdoms and empires have formed and fallen. The resilient ones were able to transform themselves into countries be it autocratic nations/states. In history, we have seen many cases of autocratic leaders such as the Nazi Party and The Soviet...
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During the year of 1950, a new tension came to light. Eventually, the conflict got so bad that it led to a war. It happened in Korea, but many countries ended up getting involved. This war would have a huge impact on the world and...
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After World War Two (1948), Korea was created. The political differences between North and South Korea caused the outbreak of war in 1950. After that time, they have been in conflict. Now, this country shared a border with the South. Since the 1950s, the same...
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North Korea has accepted South Korea’s proposal for official talks in what will be the first high-level contact between the two countries in more than two years. North and South Korean athletes will march together at the Winter Olympics opening ceremony under a unified flag,...
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If there were such thing as cruel and unusual punishment it would be the purge and execution of Jang Song Thaek. North Korean Leader Kim Jong-un who is also the nephew of Jang hailed the execution of his once powerful uncle. Kim Jong-un became North...
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In a discussion with the United States and China in Beijing on April 24, 2003, North Korean officials admitted for the first time that they possessed nuclear weapons. North Korean officials claim to have reprocessed and reproduced spent fuel rods and have threatened to begin...
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Immense power and control, that is what every government wants. Orwell portrayed this in his novel 1984 through the Party, which manipulated the people through striking fear, consistent surveillance, and deprivation of knowledge. The totalitarian government essentially destroyed the individual’s self-identity because one they confirmed...
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Introduction North Korea, currently ran by the Supreme Leader of North Korea, Kim Jong-un, currently holds the highest literacy rate in the world holding an average of 99% according to website Asianinfo. Currently, North Korea has a population of over 25 million people according to...
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Introduction The ‘Democratic’ People’s Republic of Korea commonly known as North Korea, is a country making up the northern section of the Korean Peninsula. Pyeongyang is the capital city. North Korea’s government system is seen as centralized, and only containing one political party. They describe...
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The Korean nuclear issue is the most complicated and uncertain factor for Northeast Asian security. It has now become the focus of attention in the Asia Pacific and even the world at large. North Korea’s foreign relations are shaped by a mixture of historical, nationalistic,...
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The world’s diplomatic relations with North Korea are difficult at best, non-existent at worst: the progress of their weapons of mass destruction programs is an extraordinary and disturbing development. But the most important regional dynamic on this issue is the interplay among South Korea, Japan,...
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A war was started in an unknown country and claimed over 50,000 soldiers and many more civilians. The country was left in ruin, and the war didn’t improve anything. The war was a fight for communist or capitalist rule. This is the Korean War. The...
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Amongst the constant white noise that defines American news today, one could easily be pardoned for becoming deaf to any actual developments in our relationship with the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea: the tiny, isolated regime run by a despot’s son whose penchant for a...
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Information Technology (IT) and Information Communications Technology (ICT) can have a significant impact on the economic growth of a society. The use of Information Technology such as computers, laptops, etc. in a society can promote rapid growth because it allows the free travel of information...
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I read about the article that is North Korea Stole Data of Millions of Online Consumers. The South Korean police said on Thursday that the North’s main intelligence agency had stolen the personal data of more than 10 million customers of an online shopping mall...
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Introduction As of now, and for the past 20 years, US relations with North Korea has continued to remain broken. Though recently, there have been various summits and meetings between the Trump administration and Kim regime regarding this very topic. So far, there is no...
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The U.S. Division of Justice declares criminal accusations against a North Korean government spy regarding the 2017 worldwide WannaCry ransomware assault and the 2014 Sony Pictures Entertainment hack. As per numerous administration authorities referred to by the NY Times who know about the arraignment, the...
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The book Korean War by Maurice Isserman and general editor John S. Bowman is a fantastic look into the events as well as great facts about the Korean War. The book was written in 1992 and copyrighted in 2003. Due to the semi-early copyright and...
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North Koreas’ ‘National identity – seems to stem from post-colonial nationalism. The state is determined to move away from its past as a Japanese colony and its subsequent dependence on USSR and China. The end of the cold war and the fall of the Soviet...