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North Korea is the commonly used short form name for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (or DPRK), [4] a state located in East Asia, in the northern half of the Korean Peninsula, with its capital in the city of Pyongyang. To the south, separated by the Korean Demilitarized Zone, lies South Korea, with which it formed one nation until division following World War II. At its northern Amnok River border are China and, separated by the Tumen River in the extreme north-east, Russia. North Korea is widely considered to be a Stalinist dictatorship.[5][6][7][8][9][10] The country's government styles itself as following the Juche ideology of self reliance, developed by Kim Il-sung, the country's former leader. The current leader is Kim Jong-il, the late president Kim Il-sung's son. Relations are strongest with other officially socialist states Vietnam, Laos, especially China and Russia, as well as with Cambodia and Myanmar. Following a major famine in the early 1990s, due partly to the collapse of the Soviet Union (previously a major economic partner), leader Kim Jong-il instigated the "Military-First" policy in 1995, increasing economic concentration and support for the military. North Korea's culture is officially promoted and heavily controlled by the government. The Mass Games are government-organized events glorifying its two leaders, involving over 100,000 performers.
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1. Asian - Mobile Voice Market
November 10, 2008
Bharat Book.com presents a new business market report on the mobile voice market in Asia.
This Asia market report covers 35 countries in North, South and Central Asia. The topic is mobile deployments and developments particularly focussing on voice application for mobile use.
Executive Summary This market report provides a comprehensive overview of the Internet segment of the market across the various economies of Asia. The overview includes Internet statistics on each country.
While there is considerable activity in the Internet and online markets across the region, the mark... (read more)
Author: Bharat Book Bureau
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2. Tips For Growing Hostas
October 27, 2008
Hostas are easy to grow, shade tolerant, herbaceous perennials. Grown mainly for their beautiful foliage, hostas exist in a wide range of shapes, colors, sizes, and textures. They were once classified in the family Liliaceae but are now included in the family Agavaceae. Hostas are also called plantain lilies or Funkia, but these names are outdated. The scientific name for hosta is also its common name. Hostas, native to Japan, Korea, and China, were imported to North America in the mid-1800s. From the handful of species that were imported, hybridizing and tissue culture propagation have incre... (read more)
Author: John Marshall
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3. Can tainted Taekwondo overcome its sordid past?
August 12, 2008
The core tenets of Taekwondo are perseverance, self-control, integrity, courtesy and an indomitable spirit, but according to a revealing book by Alex Gillis, A Killing Art: The Untold History of Tae Kwon Do, these principles were betrayed by the very men who founded the popular form of martial arts.
Since its inception in the 1950s, Taekwondo has been plagued by controversy, scandal and mismanagement. Choi Hong-Hi was a general in the South Korean army when he came up with Taekwondo and convinced the leaders of Korea at that time to implement it as standard training practive in the Korean... (read more)
Author: Sandy Cosser
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4. Chopsticks
July 16, 2008
Usually there are three ways to eat food for people.Some people eat with their hands directly.Some use knives and forks.And we use chopsticks.It is quite common to use chopsticks in China,Japan,Vietnam,South Korea and North Korea those countries.
Chopsticks (Chinese name is Kuaizi) are one of great inventions for Chinese people.They were used frist in the Yinshang Period,over 3000 years ago.But they were called Zhu at frist,not the Kuai.Since they had the same pronunciation as Stop in Chinese,people changed its opposing meaning which meaned Fast,that is Kuai.
According to history rec... (read more)
Author: Mary Huang
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5. Iran Is Baiting Israel And America To Take Military Action Against Its Nuclear Facilities.
July 15, 2008
If Teheran's intention was to complete building an atomic bomb, then it should have discretely continued clandestine efforts to do so rather than announcing to the world it's capabilities and intentions such that Israel and/or the U.S. Iran is extremist not irrational. It may very well cause the US greater difficulty in Iraq and increased terror can be expected against US and Western targets. Iran is believed to have the ability to block the Straits of hormuz in the persian gulf through which much of the world's oil must pass on its way to market.Iran is orders of magnitude more difficult, and... (read more)
Author: christopher west
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