제11차 5.21건축축전 진행 Pyongyang, May 6 (KCNA) -- The 11th May 21 Architectural Festival was held here from May 3 to 6. The festival proceeded in such forms as prize contests of city formation planning and architectural design, design for updating light industrial factories and dwelling house design, public presentation of scientific papers on architecture and construction and competition for producing architectural designing program and multi-media. Presented to it were at least 200 pieces of works for architectural design prize contest, more than 230 scientific papers and over 30 architectural designing programs and multi-media selected at provincial and city architectural festivals. Drawing visitors were designs of the central part of Pyongyang, provincial, city and county seat formation blueprints suited to the features of local areas as they showed well the architecture development in the era of Songun.. Designs of large flower gardens and fountain parks and various decoration designs were produced in a peculiar way. Its closing ceremony took place at the People's Palace of Culture Friday. Present there were Pae Tal Jun, minister of State Construction Control, Pak Kil U, vice-chairman of the CC, the Union of Architects of Korea, and officials, architects, technicians, teachers and researchers in the architecture and construction fields. -0-
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demolition S how is a surreal and provocative video installation produced by extraneo group presenting the results of the consultation of ideas, launched by Domus and by the Politechnic of Milan in June 2005, on the 330 metre Ryugyong Hotel built at Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea in the early Eighties. Fiction Pyongyang, curated by Joseph Grima together with Stefano Boeri and Armin Linke, is a video-portrait of Pyongyang, North Korea presented in Triennale of Milan, the Italian Pavilion 2006 Venice Biennial and traveling in 2007 to Architecture Foundation in London.
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blacktree architects and designers presents - The Korean Garden, North Shore, Auckland, NZ
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South Korea Population - 48379392 Area - 38622 sq mi (100140 sq km) Ethnicity -90% South Korean 10% North Korean, Chinese, Japanese Official Language - Korean Continent - Asia -South of North Korea -East of China -West of Japan Political Status - 1st World en.wikipedia.org Disputes between South Korea and North Korea isn't news, but knowing that the Korean War ended in a stalemate and no truce was issued should leave us a little stirred. South Korean boomed because there was some form of free market over there but North Korea didn't, proving that being ruled with an iron fist doesn't help a country one bit.
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North Korean TV news bulletin from Korean Central Television News of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea in Pyongyang on March 27, 2009
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Pyongyang, May 11 (KCNA) -- The 12th May 21 Architectural Festival was closed with due ceremony at the People's Palace of Culture Friday. It was opened on Wednesday. The festival brought together officials, architects, technicians, teachers, researchers and creators in the fields of architectural construction, building-materials and designing research and scientific and educational institutions. The participants presented more than 240 architectural designs for prize contest, at least 320 scientific papers and 20 architectural designing programs and multimedia conducive to developing the Juche-oriented architecture. The festival was divided into a prize contest in architectural layout plans, a public presentation of scientific papers and a contest in architectural designing programs and multimedia, etc. Drawing the attention of visitors were "Reverence", "Desire" and "Immortality", plans for erecting grand monuments and laying out areas around them, "Happiness", a design for forming a model dwelling house estate, and "Light", a design for laying out buildings powered by natural energy. Visitors appreciated the designs that fully provide convenience of residents with various amenities and feature diverse architectural styles, modernization of their structure and optimization of building site as they ensure high formative and artistic levels of buildings. "Study of architectural plan for a terrapin breeding farm", "Study of use of concrete shuttering in monolithic frame ...
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The highest ranking North Korean defector has been laid to rest. He who helped develop North Korea's socialist ideology, but defected to South Korea in 1997. Hundreds came to pay their last respects, including the former president of South Korea. The funeral of North Korea's highest-ranking defector to the South drew mourners in the hundreds. Former South Korean president Kim Yong-sam was among them. Some 300 fellow defectors from North Korea also paid their last respects to Hwang Jang-yop. Many of them regarded him as a figurehead. [Park Sang-hak, North Korean Defector]: "Mr. Hwang was a father and mentor to North Korean defectors. He was a mentor and leader, especially for the groups of North Korean defectors working for human rights." [Cho Myung-chul, North Korean Defector]: "The shameless Kim Jong-il conducted another hereditary transmission of power to lengthen the regime's lifespan. On the day when North Korea did that, when our mentor died, the hope of North Koreans and our hope died, too." 87-year-old Hwang was found dead at his home on Oct. 10, just before the North marked the 65th anniversary of its founding. He appears to have died from a heart attack. Police say there's nothing to make them believe he was murdered, although Hwang received repeated death threats since defecting to Seoul 13 years ago. He was a key architect of North Korea's socialist ideology but became harshly critical of its leader Kim Jong-il after he defected.
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North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) shares borders with China, the Sea of Japan, the Yellow Sea and the demilitarised zone (separating it from the Republic of Korea). North Korea's capital, Pyongyang, was completely rebuilt after the Korean War as a city of wide avenues, neatly designed parks and enormous marble public buildings. The Palace of Culture, the Grand Theatre, the Juche Tower and the Ongrui Restaurant epitomise the Korean variant of Communist architecture. The Gates of Pyongyang and the Arch of Triumph (built in honour of Kim Il-Sung's 70th birthday) are particularly impressive. ********** This description is from WORLDTRAVELGUIDE. World Travel Guide own all copyright to this description. Visit here - www.worldtravelguide.net **********
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China Population - 1338612968 Area - 9596961 sq km Ethnicity - 91.5% Chinese ~6.5% Korean, Mongolian, Tibetan, etc Official Language - Chinese Continent - Asia South of Mongolia West of Kazakhstan North of Bhutan, Pakistan, Vietnam Northwest of North Korea, The Philippines East of Japan Southeast of Siberia (Russia) Political Status - 2nd world China is the unsung empire of the east. It's the longest running country to date that hasn't fallen. However it has dozens of empires and dynasties throughout it's 5000 year run. It was also one of the technological leaders up until the Baroque period in Europe. (Circa 1600 AD). Today, it faces oppression and other problems of big government but that hasn't stopped the country from being the biggest producer on the planet. When it comes to the global economic meltdown, China remains one of the few economy's unaffected.
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Kim's Nuclear Gamble Part 1 of 6 History, Sociopolitical, Technology Documentary narrated by Will Lyman and published by PBS broadcasted as part of PBS Frontline series in 2003 - English narration www.pbs.org www.pbs.org "Kim's Nuclear Gamble" traces the highs, lows, and crisis points during the past decade of US-North Korean relations, beginning with Pyongyang's announcement in 1994 that it planned to reprocess fuel from its nuclear reactor at Yongbyon -- a move that would have given North Korea enough plutonium to make five to six nuclear bombs. "We were willing to risk war," former US Secretary of Defense William Perry tells FRONTLINE. "We seriously considered solving the problem directly by simply striking the reactor and processor at Yongbyon." Following the intervention of former President Jimmy Carter, however, negotiations resumed and ultimately resulted in a deal that became known as the Agreed Framework. North Korea pledged to shut down its nuclear reactor, and in return, the United States promised to pay for and deliver 500000 metric tons of heavy fuel oil each year until the construction of two light-water reactors -- designed to make proliferation more difficult -- was complete. However, former US officials concede that while North Korea fulfilled its promise to properly shut down the reactor, the United States showed less enthusiasm for fulfilling its half of the agreement. Late shipments of the promised oil and slow construction on the light-water reactors ...
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Architectural Festival Held Pyongyang, May 6 (KCNA) -- The 11th May 21 Architectural Festival was held here from May 3 to 6. The festival proceeded in such forms as prize contests of city formation planning and architectural design, design for updating light industrial factories and dwelling house design, public presentation of scientific papers on architecture and construction and competition for producing architectural designing program and multi-media. Presented to it were at least 200 pieces of works for architectural design prize contest, more than 230 scientific papers and over 30 architectural designing programs and multi-media selected at provincial and city architectural festivals. Drawing visitors were designs of the central part of Pyongyang, provincial, city and county seat formation blueprints suited to the features of local areas as they showed well the architecture development in the era of Songun. Designs of large flower gardens and fountain parks and various decoration designs were produced in a peculiar way. Its closing ceremony took place at the People's Palace of Culture Friday. Present there were Pae Tal Jun, minister of State Construction Control, Pak Kil U, vice-chairman of the CC, the Union of Architects of Korea, and officials, architects, technicians, teachers and researchers in the architecture and construction fields.
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Making connections between Christ Psychosis Faith of Americans & those of North Koreans. youtu.be Religion is organized schizophrenia, this is evident in the God Faith of both countries. Neurology proves GOD faith belief is evident in malfunctioning brains & can be replicated in a lab by disturbing its DNA architecture responsible for cognition.
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Kim's Nuclear Gamble Part 2 of 6 History, Sociopolitical, Technology Documentary narrated by Will Lyman and published by PBS broadcasted as part of PBS Frontline series in 2003 - English narration www.pbs.org www.pbs.org "Kim's Nuclear Gamble" traces the highs, lows, and crisis points during the past decade of US-North Korean relations, beginning with Pyongyang's announcement in 1994 that it planned to reprocess fuel from its nuclear reactor at Yongbyon -- a move that would have given North Korea enough plutonium to make five to six nuclear bombs. "We were willing to risk war," former US Secretary of Defense William Perry tells FRONTLINE. "We seriously considered solving the problem directly by simply striking the reactor and processor at Yongbyon." Following the intervention of former President Jimmy Carter, however, negotiations resumed and ultimately resulted in a deal that became known as the Agreed Framework. North Korea pledged to shut down its nuclear reactor, and in return, the United States promised to pay for and deliver 500000 metric tons of heavy fuel oil each year until the construction of two light-water reactors -- designed to make proliferation more difficult -- was complete. However, former US officials concede that while North Korea fulfilled its promise to properly shut down the reactor, the United States showed less enthusiasm for fulfilling its half of the agreement. Late shipments of the promised oil and slow construction on the light-water reactors ...
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Kim's Nuclear Gamble Part 3 of 6 History, Sociopolitical, Technology Documentary narrated by Will Lyman and published by PBS broadcasted as part of PBS Frontline series in 2003 - English narration www.pbs.org www.pbs.org "Kim's Nuclear Gamble" traces the highs, lows, and crisis points during the past decade of US-North Korean relations, beginning with Pyongyang's announcement in 1994 that it planned to reprocess fuel from its nuclear reactor at Yongbyon -- a move that would have given North Korea enough plutonium to make five to six nuclear bombs. "We were willing to risk war," former US Secretary of Defense William Perry tells FRONTLINE. "We seriously considered solving the problem directly by simply striking the reactor and processor at Yongbyon." Following the intervention of former President Jimmy Carter, however, negotiations resumed and ultimately resulted in a deal that became known as the Agreed Framework. North Korea pledged to shut down its nuclear reactor, and in return, the United States promised to pay for and deliver 500000 metric tons of heavy fuel oil each year until the construction of two light-water reactors -- designed to make proliferation more difficult -- was complete. However, former US officials concede that while North Korea fulfilled its promise to properly shut down the reactor, the United States showed less enthusiasm for fulfilling its half of the agreement. Late shipments of the promised oil and slow construction on the light-water reactors ...
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Kim's Nuclear Gamble Part 4 of 6 History, Sociopolitical, Technology Documentary narrated by Will Lyman and published by PBS broadcasted as part of PBS Frontline series in 2003 - English narration www.pbs.org www.pbs.org "Kim's Nuclear Gamble" traces the highs, lows, and crisis points during the past decade of US-North Korean relations, beginning with Pyongyang's announcement in 1994 that it planned to reprocess fuel from its nuclear reactor at Yongbyon -- a move that would have given North Korea enough plutonium to make five to six nuclear bombs. "We were willing to risk war," former US Secretary of Defense William Perry tells FRONTLINE. "We seriously considered solving the problem directly by simply striking the reactor and processor at Yongbyon." Following the intervention of former President Jimmy Carter, however, negotiations resumed and ultimately resulted in a deal that became known as the Agreed Framework. North Korea pledged to shut down its nuclear reactor, and in return, the United States promised to pay for and deliver 500000 metric tons of heavy fuel oil each year until the construction of two light-water reactors -- designed to make proliferation more difficult -- was complete. However, former US officials concede that while North Korea fulfilled its promise to properly shut down the reactor, the United States showed less enthusiasm for fulfilling its half of the agreement. Late shipments of the promised oil and slow construction on the light-water reactors ...
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Kim's Nuclear Gamble Part 5 of 6 History, Sociopolitical, Technology Documentary narrated by Will Lyman and published by PBS broadcasted as part of PBS Frontline series in 2003 - English narration www.pbs.org www.pbs.org "Kim's Nuclear Gamble" traces the highs, lows, and crisis points during the past decade of US-North Korean relations, beginning with Pyongyang's announcement in 1994 that it planned to reprocess fuel from its nuclear reactor at Yongbyon -- a move that would have given North Korea enough plutonium to make five to six nuclear bombs. "We were willing to risk war," former US Secretary of Defense William Perry tells FRONTLINE. "We seriously considered solving the problem directly by simply striking the reactor and processor at Yongbyon." Following the intervention of former President Jimmy Carter, however, negotiations resumed and ultimately resulted in a deal that became known as the Agreed Framework. North Korea pledged to shut down its nuclear reactor, and in return, the United States promised to pay for and deliver 500000 metric tons of heavy fuel oil each year until the construction of two light-water reactors -- designed to make proliferation more difficult -- was complete. However, former US officials concede that while North Korea fulfilled its promise to properly shut down the reactor, the United States showed less enthusiasm for fulfilling its half of the agreement. Late shipments of the promised oil and slow construction on the light-water reactors ...
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Japan Population - 127433494 Area - 145883 sq mi (377873 sq km) Ethnicity - 98.5% Japanese -0.5% Korean, 0.4% Chinese Official Language - Japanese Continent - Asia -North of Taiwan -Northeast of China -East of South and North Korea Political Status - 1st World en.wikipedia.org What can I say about Japan? I'd have to say to the people of my generation (born circa 1980-1995), Japan has to be one of the most influential countries for us. The mangas, videogames, political history, and computer electronics played a huge role in our lives. And this video is considered to be a tribute, I guess, for the following reasons. 1. Japan has one of the most powerful economies in the world and one of the most powerful empires in the days of feudalism. 2. Japan has the most engaging culture. 3. Japan is one of the only 1st world nations in the Eastern world. 4. Japan is the shit!
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Kim's Nuclear Gamble Part 6 of 6 History, Sociopolitical, Technology Documentary narrated by Will Lyman and published by PBS broadcasted as part of PBS Frontline series in 2003 - English narration www.pbs.org www.pbs.org "Kim's Nuclear Gamble" traces the highs, lows, and crisis points during the past decade of US-North Korean relations, beginning with Pyongyang's announcement in 1994 that it planned to reprocess fuel from its nuclear reactor at Yongbyon -- a move that would have given North Korea enough plutonium to make five to six nuclear bombs. "We were willing to risk war," former US Secretary of Defense William Perry tells FRONTLINE. "We seriously considered solving the problem directly by simply striking the reactor and processor at Yongbyon." Following the intervention of former President Jimmy Carter, however, negotiations resumed and ultimately resulted in a deal that became known as the Agreed Framework. North Korea pledged to shut down its nuclear reactor, and in return, the United States promised to pay for and deliver 500000 metric tons of heavy fuel oil each year until the construction of two light-water reactors -- designed to make proliferation more difficult -- was complete. However, former US officials concede that while North Korea fulfilled its promise to properly shut down the reactor, the United States showed less enthusiasm for fulfilling its half of the agreement. Late shipments of the promised oil and slow construction on the light-water reactors ...
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EXHIBITION WEBSITE | www.qag.qld.gov.au FLICKR | www.flickr.com The Mansudae Art Studio. Gang Jae Won, Huang In Jae, Kim Yong Gang, Cho Yong Sun, Jang Hi Lo, Im Hyok, Chae Chang Ho, O Sung Guy, Kim Hung Il, Kim Gi Chol. Est. 1959 Pyongyang, Democratic People's Republic of Korea. The Mansudae Art Studio is an official artist studio (changjaksa) in Pyongyang, North Korea (DPRK), which employs over 1000 artists across the disciplines of painting, drawing, embroidery and mosaics. There is a rich cultural heritage associated with artistic production in North Korea (DPRK), and ink painting in particular is a revered practice. Artistic themes vary and may be revolutionary, social, political and historical in content, or purely aesthetic, and are expressed in different media such as sculpture, poster art, ceramics and painting. Installed in streets, schools, cinemas and official buildings, they function as a form of public art. These works are created with virtuosic technical skill by groups of artists, reflecting the states collective ethos. This new body of work, created specifically for APT6, addresses the nature of work and collectivism, the process of collaboration and the fundamental role played by the studio in artistic practice in North Korea. This important project, developed in collaboration with Nicholas Bonner, will be the first presentation in Australia of contemporary art from North Korea (DPRK). Co-organised by Nicholas Bonner and Suhanya Raffel (Curatorial Manager ...
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