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Rank: Member Joined: 8/27/2012 Posts: 320
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Impunity wrote:kingfisher wrote:Quote:Education in North Korea is free of charge, compulsory until the secondary level, and is controlled by the government. The state also used to provide school uniforms free of charge until the early 1990s. Heuristics is actively applied in order to develop the independence and creativity of students. Compulsory education lasts eleven years, and encompasses one year of preschool, four years of primary education and six years of secondary education. The school curriculum has both academic and political content. North Korea is one of the most literate countries in the world, with an average literacy rate of 99%.
Primary schools are known as people's schools, and children attend them from the age of 6 to 9. Then from age 10 to 16, they attend either a regular secondary school or a special secondary school, depending on their specialties.
how can we say such people are backward?
The most literate country ion Earth, at 99%...This means anyone you meet on the road ni msomim hakuna cha mama mbogas and Jane Adika's serikli saidia niko saidi mbaya. There are certain people who just dont want to see another country do their own stuff on their own. Light Bearer
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Rank: Elder Joined: 3/2/2009 Posts: 26,325 Location: Masada
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C&P Quote:Food rations, housing, healthcare, and education are offered from the state for free,[202] and the payment of taxes has been abolished since April 1, Can we have a better country in the world than this? I want to re-locate to North Korea soonest, I cant wait a minute now.  Portfolio: Sold
You know you've made it when you get a parking space for your yatcht.
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 1/25/2012 Posts: 1,624 Location: Langley
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Impunity wrote:C&P Quote:Food rations, housing, healthcare, and education are offered from the state for free,[202] and the payment of taxes has been abolished since April 1, Can we have a better country in the world than this? I want to re-locate to North Korea soonest, I cant wait a minute now. Life seems to be good except for athletes and.... (ADD IF ANY) who are sent to prison for performing badly. If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 3/2/2009 Posts: 26,325 Location: Masada
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C&P Quote:Almost 100% of the population has access to water and sanitation, but it is not completely potable Even America and Scandinavians cant match this!!! Yaani 100% has access to clean water?  Portfolio: Sold
You know you've made it when you get a parking space for your yatcht.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 7/11/2012 Posts: 5,222
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If we can get Uhunye to adopt that hairstyle, maybe the taxes will go lower 
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 11/11/2006 Posts: 970 Location: Home
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Ok. Looks like some of you swallowed the North Korea Propaganda.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 4/9/2008 Posts: 2,824
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holycow wrote:Ok. Looks like some of you swallowed the North Korea Propaganda. and who is the propagandist??? it must be paining you so much to learn that what your uncle sam and the west tells you about DPPK is all but lies!! pole sana. kaa gizani tu. When I have money, I get rid of it quickly, lest it find a way into my heart.
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Rank: Member Joined: 4/26/2011 Posts: 759
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holycow wrote:Ok. Looks like some of you swallowed the North Korea Propaganda. I am even suprised, they forgot to mention that, the supreme leader also hold every known sport record in North Korea, I heard he holds a -54 record in golf, walked when he was 6 months old and talked when he was 8 months old.
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Rank: Member Joined: 4/26/2011 Posts: 759
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North and South Korea were separated at the end of World War II. They've walked quite different paths since then.
Under successive pro-American governments, the South has become an economic powerhouse, one of the G-20 major economies. South Korean companies like Samsung, Hyundai, and LG are renowned around the world.
The North, led by a family dynasty based on "Juche" philosophy of self-sufficiency, has turned into a bitterly poor and unpredictable nation.
The Guardian's Data Blog has published some figures that show just how divergent the two nations are, economically and socially. Here are some of the crazier ones:
•South Korea's GDP (purchasing power parity) is $1,622 billion. North Korea's is $40 billion.
•South Korea's GDP (real growth rate) is 2.7%. In the North it is 0.8%.
•The GDP per capita is $32,400 in South Korea. In the North it is just $1,800.
•South Korea exports total $552.6 billion, while the North's are just $4.71 billion.
•For every 1,000 live births in South Korea, 4.08 of the infants die on average. In the North, 26.21 die.
•Life expectancy in the South is 79.3 years. In the North it is ten years less at 69.2.
•81.5% of South Korea has access to the Internet. Less than 0.1% of North Koreans do.
•The intentional homicide rate per 100,000 people is 2.6 in the South. In North Korea it is 15.2.
•One well-known statistic not featured by the Guardian — the BBC reports that North Koreans tend to be 1.2 - 3.1 inches shorter than their South Korean counterparts.
So, judging by this it looks a lot like the South trumps the North. Except in one key area:
•The South has 655,000 actively serving in the military service. The North has 1.19 million.
Of course, data isn't everything — one of the stranger factors in the North-South relationship is the surprising number of North Korean refugees who return to the North after living in the South for a while.
However, the wildly divergent figures certainly show what 50 years of economic policy will do.
It's also likely to be a big factor if reunification ever becomes politically possible. When Germany was reunified, East Germany's GDP per capita was 40% of that in the West. In North Korea, GDP per capita is barely 5% of that in the South.
See more data. along with sources and dates, over at the Guardian's spreadsheet.
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Rank: Member Joined: 2/20/2009 Posts: 658
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Rollout wrote:North and South Korea were separated at the end of World War II. They've walked quite different paths since then.
Under successive pro-American governments, the South has become an economic powerhouse, one of the G-20 major economies. South Korean companies like Samsung, Hyundai, and LG are renowned around the world.
The North, led by a family dynasty based on "Juche" philosophy of self-sufficiency, has turned into a bitterly poor and unpredictable nation.
The Guardian's Data Blog has published some figures that show just how divergent the two nations are, economically and socially. Here are some of the crazier ones:
•South Korea's GDP (purchasing power parity) is $1,622 billion. North Korea's is $40 billion.
•South Korea's GDP (real growth rate) is 2.7%. In the North it is 0.8%.
•The GDP per capita is $32,400 in South Korea. In the North it is just $1,800.
•South Korea exports total $552.6 billion, while the North's are just $4.71 billion.
•For every 1,000 live births in South Korea, 4.08 of the infants die on average. In the North, 26.21 die.
•Life expectancy in the South is 79.3 years. In the North it is ten years less at 69.2.
•81.5% of South Korea has access to the Internet. Less than 0.1% of North Koreans do.
•The intentional homicide rate per 100,000 people is 2.6 in the South. In North Korea it is 15.2.
•One well-known statistic not featured by the Guardian — the BBC reports that North Koreans tend to be 1.2 - 3.1 inches shorter than their South Korean counterparts.
So, judging by this it looks a lot like the South trumps the North. Except in one key area:
•The South has 655,000 actively serving in the military service. The North has 1.19 million.
Of course, data isn't everything — one of the stranger factors in the North-South relationship is the surprising number of North Korean refugees who return to the North after living in the South for a while.
However, the wildly divergent figures certainly show what 50 years of economic policy will do.
It's also likely to be a big factor if reunification ever becomes politically possible. When Germany was reunified, East Germany's GDP per capita was 40% of that in the West. In North Korea, GDP per capita is barely 5% of that in the South.
See more data. along with sources and dates, over at the Guardian's spreadsheet.
Thanks @ rollout Now tell us, where do we (Kenya) beat the North Korea?
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Rank: Elder Joined: 6/2/2011 Posts: 4,818 Location: -1.2107, 36.8831
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Meanwhile, ALL males in North Korea MUST have the same hair style, that one of the President. (This guy now needs to be REMOVED, he is spoiling the name of YOUNG PEOPLE); NEWS wrote:Male university students in North Korea are now required to get the same haircut as their leader Kim Jong-un, it is reported.
The state-sanctioned guideline was introduced in the capital Pyongyang about two weeks ago, Radio Free Asia reports. It is now being rolled out across the country - although some people have expressed reservations about getting the look.
"Our leader's haircut is very particular, if you will," one source tells Radio Free Asia. "It doesn't always go with everyone since everyone has different face and head shapes." Meanwhile, a North Korean now living in China says the look is actually unpopular at home because people think it resembles Chinese smugglers. "Until the mid-2000s, we called it the 'Chinese smuggler haircut'," the Korea Times reports.
It seems that haircuts have been state-approved in North Korea for some time - until now people were reportedly only allowed to choose from 18 styles for women and 10 for men. Earlier, North Korea's state TV launched a campaign against long hair, called "Let us trim our hair in accordance with the Socialist lifestyle".
However, there are conflicting reports over the haircut mandate, with the NK News website reporting that recent visitors to Pyongyang did not notice a change in hair styles.
Late leader Kim Jong-il, who ruled North Korea for 17 years, sported a bouffant hairstyle, reportedly in order to look taller. RIIIINNNNNNKKKKKK Receive with simplicity everything that happens to you.” ― Rashi
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 9/7/2010 Posts: 1,063 Location: Kenya
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dunkang wrote:Meanwhile, ALL males in North Korea MUST have the same hair style, that one of the President. (This guy now needs to be REMOVED, he is spoiling the name of YOUNG PEOPLE); N wrote:Male university students in North Korea are now required to get the same haircut as their leader Kim Jong-un, it is reported.
The state-sanctioned guideline was introduced in the capital Pyongyang about two weeks ago, Radio Free Asia reports. It is now being rolled out across the country - although some people have expressed reservations about getting the look.
"Our leader's haircut is very particular, if you will," one source tells Radio Free Asia. "It doesn't always go with everyone since everyone has different face and head shapes." Meanwhile, a North Korean now living in China says the look is actually unpopular at home because people think it resembles Chinese smugglers. "Until the mid-2000s, we called it the 'Chinese smuggler haircut'," the Korea Times reports.
It seems that haircuts have been state-approved in North Korea for some time - until now people were reportedly only allowed to choose from 18 styles for women and 10 for men. Earlier, North Korea's state TV launched a campaign against long hair, called "Let us trim our hair in accordance with the Socialist lifestyle".
However, there are conflicting reports over the haircut mandate, with the NK News website reporting that recent visitors to Pyongyang did not notice a change in hair styles.
Late leader Kim Jong-il, who ruled North Korea for 17 years, sported a bouffant hairstyle, reportedly in order to look taller. RIIIINNNNNNKKKKKK 
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Rank: Elder Joined: 2/26/2012 Posts: 15,979
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This is North Korea. Never believe what the propaganda machine(western media) tells you  People go out and have fun like the rest of the free world so dont expect to see sad people who are starving   Soma mengine hapa"There are only two emotions in the market, hope & fear. The problem is you hope when you should fear & fear when you should hope: - Jesse Livermore
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Rank: Elder Joined: 2/26/2012 Posts: 15,979
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Dang! if indeed these guys hacked into Sony then they must be incredible. I understand 7 movie theaters have cancelled the showing of "The Interview". Interesting "There are only two emotions in the market, hope & fear. The problem is you hope when you should fear & fear when you should hope: - Jesse Livermore
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Rank: Elder Joined: 3/18/2011 Posts: 12,069 Location: Kianjokoma
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propaganda all over or misinformation for commercial gains? Quote:So, more crazy news from North Korea: according to the briefings by the National Intelligence Service, Minister of Defense Hyon Yong-chol had been executed for disrespect and insubordination. Allegedly, he was shot by an anti-aircraft machine gun at a military school near Pyongyang.
Kim Jong-Un treats the upper crust of the country's political elite with remarkable harshness, and there is no need to have access to the top secret papers in order to see that a major purge is going on.
So, it is indeed likely that General Hyon Yong-chol died a violent death. But the details, including the rather exotic method of execution, make one somewhat skeptical - especially if one keeps in mind some recent media reports about North Korea.
Do you remember the Hyon Song-wol affair? In 2013, the world media reported that Kim Jong Un ordered and execution of a famous female singer Hyon Song-wol who, it was claimed, once used to be his mistress. Her alleged claim was involvement with clandestine porn production: allegedly, the videos with Hyon Song-wol acting salaciously were to be sold in China.
It is indeed likely that General Hyon Yong-chol died a violent death. But the details, including the rather exotic method of execution, make one somewhat skeptical...
The story was too good to be missed: a crazy dictator kills his lover who turned porno actress. So, it was reported widely, and still is sometimes mentioned in media as a fact.
There is a problem, though: the charming Hyon Song-wol, proudly spotting the uniform of a North Korean army colonel (she signs for a military band and hence technically is a commissioned officer) appeared on TV in 2014, many months after her supposed public execution, and has been quite prominent ever since.
This was not the only case when people, widely believed to have been executed, turned up alive and well. Actually, the list of such allegedly executed personalities is long enough. For example, in 2013 the world media wrote about the execution of Yi Su-yong. The "executed" diplomat is certainly alive since he is North Korea's current foreign minister.
http://www.aljazeera.com...rea-150514124418400.html
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Rank: Elder Joined: 7/1/2011 Posts: 8,804 Location: Nairobi
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[quote=Lolest!]propaganda all over or misinformation for commercial gains? Quote:So, more crazy news from North Korea: according to the briefings by the National Intelligence Service, Minister of Defense Hyon Yong-chol had been executed for disrespect and insubordination. Allegedly, he was shot by an anti-aircraft machine gun at a military school near Pyongyang.
Kim Jong-Un treats the upper crust of the country's political elite with remarkable harshness, and there is no need to have access to the top secret papers in order to see that a major purge is going on.
So, it is indeed likely that General Hyon Yong-chol died a violent death. But the details, including the rather exotic method of execution, make one somewhat skeptical - especially if one keeps in mind some recent media reports about North Korea.
Do you remember the Hyon Song-wol affair? In 2013, the world media reported that Kim Jong Un ordered and execution of a famous female singer Hyon Song-wol who, it was claimed, once used to be his mistress. Her alleged claim was involvement with clandestine porn production: allegedly, the videos with Hyon Song-wol acting salaciously were to be sold in China.
It is indeed likely that General Hyon Yong-chol died a violent death. But the details, including the rather exotic method of execution, make one somewhat skeptical...
The story was too good to be missed: a crazy dictator kills his lover who turned porno actress. So, it was reported widely, and still is sometimes mentioned in media as a fact.
There is a problem, though: the charming Hyon Song-wol, proudly spotting the uniform of a North Korean army colonel (she signs for a military band and hence technically is a commissioned officer) appeared on TV in 2014, many months after her supposed public execution, and has been quite prominent ever since.
This was not the only case when people, widely believed to have been executed, turned up alive and well. Actually, the list of such allegedly executed personalities is long enough. For example, in 2013 the world media wrote about the execution of Yi Su-yong. The "executed" diplomat is certainly alive since he is North Korea's current foreign minister.
http://www.aljazeera.com...ea-150514124418400.html[/quote] The North and South are still at war, and propaganda is expected to be more dramatic under such circumstances.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 2/26/2012 Posts: 15,979
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North Korea conducted two back-to-back tests of a powerful new medium-range missile on Wednesday, with at least one launch ending in failure, South Korea's Defence Ministry said. The first test shortly before 6.00am was deemed to have failed, but the ministry said it was unable to confirm the status of a second launch detected two hours later from the same location on the east coast. Both test were believed to be of a much-hyped, intermediate-range Musudan missile capable of reaching US bases as far away as Guam. UN resolutions ban North Korea from any use of ballistic missile technology and, just hours before Wednesday's launch efforts, the Pentagon had warned Pyongyang against pressing ahead with any missile test. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co....orea.html#ixzz4CMkmvMQx Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook That bloated guy is on a mission, what it is remains a great mystery"There are only two emotions in the market, hope & fear. The problem is you hope when you should fear & fear when you should hope: - Jesse Livermore
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Rank: Elder Joined: 7/26/2007 Posts: 6,514
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His mission is to stay in power, just like every other stinking politician on the planet. He exploits his people, his nation and lives large at their expense. Sounds familiar? Business opportunities are like buses,there's always another one coming
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Rank: Elder Joined: 2/26/2012 Posts: 15,979
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"There are only two emotions in the market, hope & fear. The problem is you hope when you should fear & fear when you should hope: - Jesse Livermore
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Rank: New-farer Joined: 2/9/2017 Posts: 65
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murchr wrote:This is North Korea. Never believe what the propaganda machine(western media) tells you People go out and have fun like the rest of the free world so dont expect to see sad people who are starving Soma mengine hapa From the photos it seems like these guys are doing just fine, contrary to what the western media portrays. These guys are really sharp in my opinion, if despite the sanctions, they have the capacity to construct indigenous missiles and nuclear weapons!!!! wazungus should be very worried. The past is the past, you either run from it or learn from it!
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