Portal:North Korea

The North Korea Portal Topics Culture Geography Health History Mathematics Nature People Philosophy Religion Society Technology North Korea (<phonos file="En-us-North Korea.ogg">listen</phonos>), officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK; Chosŏn'gŭl: 조선민주주의인민공화국; MR: Chosŏn Minjujuŭi Inmin Konghwaguk), is a country in East Asia, in the northern half of the Korean Peninsula. Its capital is Pyongyang, the country's largest city by both land area and population. The Amnok River and the Tumen River form the international border between North Korea and China. A small section of the Tumen also lies along the border between North Korea and Russia, technically following the river's thalweg. The Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) forms the boundary between North Korea and South Korea. The legitimacy of this border is not accepted by either side, as both states claim to be the legitimate government of the entire peninsula. Template:/box-footer Cover page of On the Art of the Cinema On the Art of the Cinema (Chosŏn'gŭl: 영화예술론; lit. Film Art Theory), also known as The Theory of Cinematic Art, is a 1973 treatise by the North Korean leader Kim Jong-il. It is considered the most authoritative work on North Korean filmmaking. The book sets forth several original theories, which can be applied to the practices of filmmaking, the arts, and beyond. Of these the theory of literature as "humanics" and the "seed theory" are the most important ones. Humanics centers on the question of good and worthy life. In art, it emphasizes truly independent individuals who are capable of transforming society. The seed theory has become essential to North Korean film theory. It seeks to direct all artistic creation through a single ideological foundation, or "seed". In an individual work, the seed is the synthesis of its subject matter and idea and the basis of its propaganda message. These ideas complement the themes of nationalistic form and socialist content of films. Many ideas presented in the book are justifications for the creation of propaganda supporting the Workers' Party of Korea's policies. You are invited to participate in the North Korea working group of WikiProject Korea, a workgroup dedicated to developing and improving articles about North Korea. {{Wikipedia:WikiProject Korea/North Korea/to do}} Wikinews on North Korea April 17: North Korean ballistic missile fails at launch February 8: North Korea launches long-range missile Other current events: 2016 in North Korea 250px Mountainous view seen from aboard Air Koryo File:Kim Pyong-il.jpg Kim Pyong-il (김평일; born 10 August 1954), is the younger paternal half-brother of the former leader of North Korea, Kim Jong-il, and the son of former leader Kim Il-sung. He is the current ambassador of North Korea to the Czech Republic. Kim Il-sung ... that North Korean leader Kim Il-sung (pictured, as a schoolboy) credited his Chinese teacher Shang Yue with having introduced him to Chinese classics and Russian literature? ... that in his autobiography With the Century, North Korean dictator Kim Il-sung stated that his motto is "The people are my God"? ... that the Cemetery for North Korean and Chinese Soldiers in Paju, South Korea, contains the graves of North Korean agents killed on espionage missions in the South? ... that a South Korean organisation named Fighters for a Free North Korea has sent out gas balloons containing materials such as transistor radios, DVDs, and brochures to North Koreans? ... that the North Korean military has a cyberwarfare agency named Bureau 121? 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