North Korea

Edited by Dr. M.Y.Han
This site is being continually updated

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North Korea WWW Virtual Library

Other Names & Abbreviations (past/present): North Korea; Korea, Democratic People's Republic of; Choson-minjujuui-inmin-konghwaguk; (abbreviation) DPRK
Status: Republic
Capital: P'yongyang
Internet Code: KP

see also South Korea WWW VL

Art and Culture

Economy

• World Food Programme, UN

  [Starvation in North Korea: Help WFP to Save Lives]

  Education

  History

• Topics in Korean History (U.Calif., Berkeley, USA)

  [Ancient History (pre-918 A.D.), Koryo Dynasty (918-1392), Choson Dynasty (1392-1910), Colonial Period (1910-1945), Liberation and the Korean War (1945-1953), Contemporary Korea (post-1953)]

  Information Networking

• North Korea International Documentation Project - Woodrow Wilson Center, Washington, DC
• North Korea - Library of Congress Country Study
• North Korea, Encyclopedia of the Nations
• The Nautilus Institute for Security and Sustainability
• North Korea Page (U.Oregon, USA)

  [Coverage: Business/Economics, Environment, General, Government/Politics, Images, Language/Linguistics, Law, Maps, Military, Reference Tools, Science/Science Policy, Travel/Places]

• Pyongyang Square (Tom Tobback, Beijing)

  [Pyongyang Square is designed and updated daily by Tom Tobback in Beijing. The site intends to provide a balanced and objective view on DPRK-related developments, and covers various aspects of this country in transition. Instead of a narrow focus on security, nuclear proliferation, or human rights, Pyongyang Square offers a wider perspective that includes analysis of economic and political issues in the regional context. All reports are based on internet research; Pyongyang Square adds value in analysing and organising the information.]

• A Handbook on North Korea (Seoul, Korea)

  [A handbook on North Korea compiled by a South Korean daily, the Korea Herald, in English]

• Koreascope

  [Research Institute for North Korean Affairs]

• North Korean Studies(Canberra, Australia)

  [A North Korean Study Site maintained by Leonid A. Petrov of the Australian National University. The site description: For the purpose of free publication and dissemination of analytical materials on North Korea (DPRK), its relations with Russia and other republics of the CIS, research in history and historiography, and the problems of Soviet Koreans.]

• Chosun Journal(New York)

  [Website chronicling the human rights abuses in North Korea.]

• NK Chosun.Com (Seoul, Korea)

  Intercultural Relations

  Korean Studies

• Association for Korean Studies in Europe (U of Durham, England)

  [Inf. on the Association for Korean Studies in Europe: Council members, Constitution, past and future conferences, publications, Newsletters, and useful links]

  Language and Literature

  Media

• Coree du Nord (www.ina.fr, France)

  [Articles from the French newspaper "Le Monde Diplomatique"]

• North Korean News (Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), Japan)

  [The first official Nth Korean web site (est. Dec 1996). News by KCNA of Democratic People's Republic of Korea. Site contents: Today's News; Today's Photo; Past News & Photo; Introduction of KCNA; Feedback]

  Politics and Public Policies

• DPRK - NORTH KOREA (Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand)

  [This site is maintained by Tim.Beal@vuw.ac.nz as a contribution to the understanding of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) and to peace and reconciliation on the Korean peninsula via the provision of information from various viewpoints. The site was reorganised in August 2000]

• Korea WebWeekly (www.kimsoft.com, USA)

  [The Korea WebWeekly is a non-partisan, non-profit news magazine dedicated to Korean issues. All news summary and editorials are contributed by volunteers]

• DPRK - North Korea (www.kimsoft.com,USA)

  [News, News Analyses & Commentaries, Geopolitics, Travel/Business info, Military, History, Misc.information]

  Public Health

• Public Health: North Korea

  [A section of the WWW Virtual Library, Asian Studies, Public Health]

  Religion

  Science, Technology and Environmewnt

• North Korea Energy & Environment Overview (www.eia.doe.gov, USA)

  [Energy country analysis briefs]

  Security Issues

• North Korea Special Weapons Guide (Federation of American Scientists, USA)

  [A comprehensive guide to North Korean special weapons, including missiles, nuclear, biological and chemical weapons, and related facilities]

  Societies

  Tourism

• Koryo Tours Ltd.

  [A UK-based travel agent to North Korea without any political affiliation]

• North Korea One-on-One Travel

  [A US-based travel agent to North Korea without any political affiliation; Asia Pacific Travel, Illinois]

On October 3, 1997, this website was transferred from the Australian National University facility to that of the Society of Korean- American Scholars, USA. Readers are invited to contact the maintainer of this site for any additions, deletions, corrections, suggestions and comments. Mail to admin@skas.org.

Maintainer: Dr. M. Y. Han (myhan@phy.duke.edu )

Copyright 1994, 1995, 1996, and 1997 by Dr. T. Matthew Ciolek. From October 1997, Copyright by Dr M. Y. Han. This Web page may be linked to any other Web pages. Contents may not be altered.

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