Friday Fun

1. Alejandro Cao de Benos, head of the Korean Friendship Association,  did an interview for an Italian publication (Page 1, Page 2).  Josh is posting a translation: part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4.

2. Flower of Reunification: North Korean propaganda film about Im Suk Yong.  Lots of great footage of the 1989 World Festival of Youth and Students in Pyongyang.  Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7.

3. North Korea has launched a new propaganda campaign aiming to increase living standards.  See the new paintings in the Choson Ilbo here.

 4. Ice skating: Pyongyang might have the DPRK’s only indoor ice skating rink (as far as I know), but ice skating–particularly on frozen rivers and lakes–seems to be pretty popular in the DPRK.  Scenes like the one below (Hyangsan) can be easily found in North Korea on Google Earth:

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5. Reunification fruit.

6. According to Google’s international dailing chart, North Korea and Cuba are the most expensive places to call!

7. North East Asia Matters posts interview with former member of KJI pleasure squad.

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4 Responses to “Friday Fun”

  1. NKObserver says:

    Great stuff. Thank you! Looking forward to further installments of the interview with Alejandro Cao de Benós.

  2. Robert says:

    Might I also recommend a video tour of the DPRK narrated by a Spanish journalist and hosted by Mr. Cao de Benos. http://gallery.me.com/mcalcada#gallery

  3. PyongyangSoju says:

    Really good stuff.. that Spanish vid gives a wonderful insight to cao de Benos ..

    Wonderful site – keep up the good work

  4. Jato says:

    Japan seems to be underwater on that poster with the big globe.