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Society and Culture

Sites in Society and Culture

Koreascope
Information about the North Korean way of life, from a South Korean perspective.
Korea-DPR.com
Official site of the Korean Friendship Association, offering brief information about North Korean society and culture. Other language versions of the site are available.
NewsHour Online Forum: The North Korea Famine
A 1997 discussion on famine in North Korea and links to related interviews from the PBS news program The NewsHour.
North Korean Studies
Articles and links to Web sites about contemporary North Korean society and politics, relations with Russia and Australia, and Soviet Koreans.
Stories from the People's Paradise, North Korea
Journalist Ron Gluckman reports on slices of life in North Korea: the 1966 soccer squad that nearly reached the World Cup finals, a museum of lavish birthday gifts to former leader Kim Il Sung, stories of defectors, a train trip to Pyongyang, and his visits to the DMZ, to Pyongyang's only disco and to the state film studio.
THINK - Their Home Isn't North Korea
A non-profit organization based in Tokyo with information and resources on the abduction of Japanese citizens by North Korea.
SinoKorea
China-based Web site devoted to information on North Korea. Includes forum. In English and Chinese.
KFA Story
Posts and correspondence about the Korean Friendship Association (KFA)
CNN Factsheet - One of the World's Most Secretive Nations
North Korea is one of the world's most authoritarian and secretive nations, with an economy in dire straits after decades of mismanagement.
Asia Times: Pyongyang Watch
Journalist Aidan Foster-Carter writes this commentary on North Korean society, politics and events as a regular column for the Asia Times.
Journey to the People's Paradise
Collection of Web links relating to life, culture and the arts in North Korea.
NK Missions - The World Center for North Korea Missions
Evangelical Christian ministry seeking to mobilize and coordinate efforts for North Korea missions. Includes discussion forums, news, and information on volunteering and participating.
Korea is One!
Belgian, French and Dutch group formed to promote understanding of North Korea. Offers a pro-North Korean viewpoint, including trip reports and news. In English, Dutch, and French.
Nautilus Institute: DPRK Briefing Book
Topically arranged links to Web resources, such as studies and reference materials, that provide background information relating to security, foreign relations, and economic, humanitarian, and political issues.
DPRK - Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Links to news and information about North Korea, Juche Thought, Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il.

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