Published by the Gwangju International Center since 2001
“There is a great deal of interest in all matters North Korean among scholars, experts, and policymakers here. That also means some of the top experts on North Korea in the world are based here. There are several archives and libraries here that are extremely useful to my research. More specifically, I came here to Gwangju to take advantage of this great research opportunity with the Asia Culture Center (ACC).”
Before the revision in North Korea, English or Russian were the only languages taught in cities in 2003, but in 2013, English education was expanded nationwide. In the revised curriculum, foreign language subjects were unified into English, and the Russian language course was abruptly ended. As a result, the number of hours spent by students in English classes has been greatly expanded (Cho et al., 2015).
Inhumane actions described by Lee actually occur on a daily basis in North Korea.
Written by William Urbanski Saram (사람, “people” in Korean) is an NGO based in Berlin that promotes human rights in North Korea. It sounds anomalous that a German NGO would … Read More
Written and photographed by Roger Shepherd A thin red line squiggled its way up a map of the Korean Peninsula, coursing over what looked like most of its jagged … Read More
North Korea Have Claimed To Have Created An Alcohol That Prevents The Inevitable Hangover That We All Dread.
Jonathan Joseph Chiarella explores the role that Terminal High Altitude Area Defence, Mutually Assured Destruction and Military Defence play in the current climate of global military confrontation
Matt Furlane looks at the consequential effects that the rising tensions of China is having among other nations.
