Tuesday, April 27, 2010

small North Korean atlas

small North Korean atlas, Joseon Jidocheob (Atlas of Korea), 
Pyongyang, 1997, http://www.scribd.com/doc/30485687/North-Korean-Atlas

Monday, April 12, 2010

online re: DPRK

http://38north.org and http://www.nk-news.net, which makes KCNA  searchable.

Friday, April 2, 2010

islanders between N & S Koreas

Islanders Aim For Normalcy In North Korea's Shadow

April 1, 2010 An island in the Yellow Sea is the base of operations to find 46 missing South Korean sailors from a navy ship that went down March 26 after a mysterious explosion. Baengnyeong Island is about 10 miles from North Korea's west coast. Its residents try to live ordinary lives — but are among the first to suffer when tensions rise. [Nat'l Public Radio 1 April 2010]