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North Korea

Coordinates: 40°00′N 127°00′E / 40.000°N 127.000°E / 40.000; 127.000

North Korea ( listen), officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK; Chosŏn'gŭl: 조선민주주의인민공화국; hancha: 朝鮮民主主義人民共和國; MR: Chosŏn Minjujuŭi Inmin Konghwaguk), is a country in East Asia, in the northern part of the Korean Peninsula. The name Korea is derived from the Kingdom of Goguryeo, also spelled as Koryŏ. The capital and largest city is Pyongyang. North Korea shares a land border with China to the north and northwest, along the Amnok (Yalu) and Tumen rivers, and a small section of the Tumen River also forms a border with Russia to the northeast. The Korean Demilitarized Zone marks the boundary between North Korea and South Korea.

Korea was annexed by the Empire of Japan in 1910. After the Japanese surrender at the end of World War II in 1945, Korea was divided into two zones by the United States and the Soviet Union, with the north occupied by the Soviets and the south by the Americans. Negotiations on reunification failed, and in 1948 two separate governments were formed: the Democratic People's Republic of Korea in the north, and the Republic of Korea in the south. An invasion initiated by North Korea led to the Korean War (1950–53). Although the Korean Armistice Agreement brought about a ceasefire, no official peace treaty was ever signed. Both states were accepted into the United Nations in 1991.

North

North is a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating direction or geography. North is one of the four cardinal directions or compass points. It is the opposite of south and is perpendicular to east and west.

Etymology

The word north is related to the Old High German nord, both descending from the Proto-Indo-European unit ner-, meaning "down" (or "under"). (Presumably a natural primitive description of its concept is "to the left of the rising sun".)

The Latin word borealis comes from the Greek boreas "north wind, north", which, according to Ovid, was personified as the son of the river-god Strymon, the father of Calais and Zetes. Septentrionalis is from septentriones, "the seven plow oxen", a name of Ursa Maior. The Greek arktikos is named for the same constellation, and is the derivation of the English word "Arctic".

Other languages have sometimes more interesting derivations. For example, in Lezgian, kefer can mean both 'disbelief' and 'north', since to the north of the Muslim Lezgian homeland there are areas formerly inhabited by non-Muslim Caucasian and Turkic peoples. In many languages of Mesoamerica, "north" also means "up". In Hungarian the word for north is észak, which is derived from éjszaka ("night"), since above the Tropic of Cancer, the Sun never shines from the north.

Korea

Korea, called Chosŏn (Korean: 조선; Hanja: 朝鮮) in North Korea and Hanguk (Korean: 한국; Hanja: 韓國) or Daehanminkuk (Korean: 대한민국; Hanja: 大韓民國) in South Korea, is an East Asian territory that is divided into two distinct sovereign states: North Korea, formally the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), and South Korea, formally the Republic of Korea (ROK). Located on the Korean Peninsula, Korea is bordered by China to the northwest and Russia to the northeast. It is separated from Japan to the east by the Korea Strait and the Sea of Japan .

Korea emerged as a singular political entity after centuries of conflict among the Three Kingdoms of Korea, which were unified as Silla (57 BC – AD 935) and Balhae (AD 698 – 926). The united Silla was eventually succeeded by Goryeo in 935 at the end of the Later Three Kingdoms period. Goryeo, which gave name to the modern exonym "Korea", was a highly cultured state and created the Jikji in the 14th century. The invasions by the Mongol Empire in the 13th century, however, greatly weakened the nation, which forced it into vassalage. After the Yuan dynasty's collapse, severe political strife followed. Goryeo eventually fell to an uprising led by General Yi Seong-gye, who established Joseon in 1388.

Korean

Korean may refer to:

People and culture

Koreans, an ethnic group originating in the Korean peninsula

Korean cuisine, a national cuisine originating from the Korean peninsula and Southern Manchuria

Korean diaspora, people descendant from emigrants from the Korean peninsula

Korean language, an official language in North Korea, South Korea, and a minority language of China.

Culture of Korea, traditional culture historically shared by North and South Korea

Places

Korean Peninsula, a peninsula in East Asia

Korea, a former kingdom on the Korean Peninsula

North Korea, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea

South Korea, the Republic of Korea

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Edit WorldNews.com 11 Apr 2017

The firestorm swirling around the violent dragging of a man from his seat on a United Airlines flight Sunday night continued Tuesday as the carrier’s chief executive announced an internal investigation would be launched and the airline went into full spin mode as conflicting corporate statements, falling stocks and swelling outrage struck the airline, The Washington Post reported ... I’m not getting off the flight,’” Bridges said....

photo: AP / U.S. Navy

In this photo provided by the U.S. Navy, sailors conduct flight operations on the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) flight deck in April 8, 2017.

US show of force to North Korea also could show US weakness

Edit Atlanta Journal 12 Apr 2017

No one has spoken of shooting down a North Korean missile unless it directly threatens the U.S ... President Donald Trump's policy toward the North Korean threat is still taking shape ... President Barack Obama also ordered an aircraft carrier to the Korean Peninsula in a show of force in November 2010 after North Korea launched a deadly artillery barrage on the South ... would be prepared to shoot down a North Korean missile....

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Angry Husband Fills Wife's Car With Cement. Video Goes Viral

Edit NDTV 12 Apr 2017

Hell hath no fury like a woman or man scorned. A bizarre video from Russia shows a man filling his wife's car with cement after she apparently changed her surname to win a prize at a local... ....

photo: AP / Ahn Young-joon

A South Korean man watches North Korean leader Kim Jong Un delivering his New Year's speech on a TV news program shown at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, Jan. 1, 2017.

North Korea warns of nuclear strike if provoked; Trump 'armada' steams on

Edit Deccan Chronicle 12 Apr 2017

North Korean state media warned on Tuesday of a nuclear attack on the United States at any sign of American aggression, as a US Navy strike group steamed toward the western Pacific - a force US President Donald Trump described as an "armada" ... Referring to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, Trump said ... China banned all imports of North Korean coal, the country's most important export, on Feb....

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World's First Commercially Available Flying Car to Be Unveiled

Edit Newsweek 12 Apr 2017

A vehicle that can transform from a car into a plane will become the world’s first commercially available flying car later this year, the company developing it has announced. Slovakian firm Aeromobil will unveil its two-seater flying car at the Top Marques car show in Monaco on April 20, 27 years after it first began developing the concept of a flying car ... A digital render of the Aeromobil Flying Car. Aeromobil....

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117 North Koreans in Malaysia given one week to leave

Edit Topix 12 Apr 2017

Authorities in Malaysia are looking for 117 North Koreans who have overstayed their work permits, according to the country's Immigration Department. Datuk Seri Mustafar Ali, director-general of Malaysia's Immigration Department, told CNN on Tuesday that authorities are seeking the North Korean workers ... ....

Xi, Trump talk on phone in bid to tamp down surging tensions over North Korean nukes

Edit Japan Times 12 Apr 2017

As a U.S. Navy “armada” steamed toward the Korean Peninsula on Wednesday, Chinese leader Xi Jinping spoke with U.S. President Donald Trump over the phone, reiterating the need for a peaceful resolution to the North Korean nuclear standoff. “China insists on realizing the denuclearization of the peninsula and is willing to maintain communication and appeared first on The Japan Times ... ....

Tension high before North Korean holiday

Edit The Oklahoman 12 Apr 2017

Still technically at war with its southern neighbor, ordinary North Koreans are warned to be in a state of constant vigilance to threats from the outside, particularly from the US ... Trump's saber-rattling -- he has accused Pyongyang of "looking for trouble" -- is familiar to consumers of North Korean state media, who have been warned for decades by their leaders of imminent US attack and attempted regime change....

North Korea says it is 'ready for war' after US deploys Navy strike group in Korean peninsula

Edit Yahoo Daily News 12 Apr 2017

North Korea has lashed out at the US saying it is "ready to react to any mode of war" in response to a US aircraft carrier strike group heading towards the Korean peninsula ... attackIndonesian vigilantes filmed beating gay couple who now face 'public torture'North Korea says it is 'ready for war' after US deploys Navy strike group in Korean peninsula....

N. Korean ships return home with coal after China tightens sanctions

Edit Topix 12 Apr 2017

About a dozen cargo ships on way to North Korean port amid stricter sanctions on Pyongyang over its nuclear weapons programme A fleet of North Korean cargo ships is heading home to the port of Nampo, the majority of it fully laden, after China ordered its trading companies to return coal from the isolated country, shipping data shows....

Beware taking on Kim's death cult: A pre-emptive strike by Trump or Jong-un could turn the Korean Peninsula into a 'sea of flames', writes MARK SEDDON

Edit This is Money 12 Apr 2017

China has reportedly rushed 150,000 troops to the North Korean border. But what makes all this truly terrifying is the unpredictable and compulsive nature of the two main players involved – President Donald Trump and the North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un pictured above on Tuesday, attending a meeting of the Supreme People's Assembly in Pyongyang....

South Koreans Not Worried by Talk of War

Edit Voa News 12 Apr 2017

Despite the heightened inter-Korean tensions over the North's accelerated nuclear and ballistic missile testing and the increasing talk of a U.S. preemptive strike, few South Koreans are actually concerned by the prospect of imminent conflict. VOA’s Brian Padden reports from Seoul that many in the South Korean capital see the increased military posturing as just more political brinksmanship ... ....

The laughing troops Kim Jong-Un thinks can take on America: Candid photographs reveal care-free North Korean soldiers as country edges towards war with US

Edit This is Money 12 Apr 2017

But the threat of war doesn't stop the soldiers of North Korea's army from letting their hair down once in a while, as these pictures from the reclusive state show ... Photographer Eric Lafforgue captured both sides of life in the North Korean military - relaxing with fairground rides one day (left), before undergoing rigorous military drills the next (right)....

Trump Tweets: ‘North Korea Is Looking for Trouble’

Edit Yahoo Daily News 12 Apr 2017

will be far better for them if they solve the North Korean problem!” Trump sent that tweet shortly after 8 a.m., followed by another....

Trump Says China Will Get Better Trade Deal If It Solves ‘North Korean Problem’

Edit Asahi News 12 Apr 2017

will be far better for them if they solve the North Korean problem!” Trump declared in a morning Twitter post ... Trump ordered a Navy carrier strike group into the waters off the Korean Peninsula in a show of force that previous presidents have used, but which fanned regional fears that the United States would consider a pre-emptive military strike on North Korea....

Japan plans joint show of force with U.S. carrier headed to Korean peninsula - sources

Edit The Star 12 Apr 2017

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's navy plans joint drills with the U.S. Navy's Carl Vinson carrier strike group as it steams towards the Korean peninsula in a display of military power aimed at deterring the North Korean regime from further missile tests, two sources said ... ....

Japan plans joint show of force with U.S. carrier headed to Korean Peninsula, sources say

Edit Japan Times 12 Apr 2017

The Maritime Self-Defense Force plans joint drills with the U.S. Navy’s Carl Vinson carrier strike group as it steams toward the Korean Peninsula in a display of military power aimed at deterring the North Korean regime from further missile tests, two sources said. The MSDF may conduct helicopter landings on each other’s ships, as well appeared first on The Japan Times ... ....

Japan’s joint show of force with US carrier strike group headed to Korean peninsula

Edit South China Morning Post 12 Apr 2017

Japan’s navy plans joint drills with the US Navy’s Carl Vinson carrier strike group as it steams towards the Korean peninsula in a display of military power aimed at deterring the North Korean regime from further missile tests, two sources said ... ....

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