What! Not going down to ground zero at Panmunjong?
This was the sensitive spot where North and South Korean soldiers can be seen standing eye-ball to eye-ball, separated only by an imaginary line representing the 38th parallel that demarcates the two sides at the end of the Korean War (1950-1953). Instead of a potentially tense tour, we were ushered to the touristic DMZ Observation […]
Massive Celebration For Kim Il-sung’s Birth
North Korean singers perform at the Pyongyang indoor gymnasium to commemorate the late President Kim Il Sung’s 100th birthday in Pyongyang, North Korea, Monday, April 16, 2012. Fireworks lit over an evening dancing party and performance at Kim Il Sung Square to commemorate the late President Kim Il Sung’s 100th birthday in Pyongyang, North Korea, […]
Centennial Celebration Of Kim Il-sung’s Birth
PYONGYANG — North Korean female soldiers march during a mass military parade in Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang to celebrate 100 years since the birth of the North Korean founder Kim Il Sung on Sunday, April 15, 2012. <AP/Newsis> news@theasian.asia
Holy Place of NK Near Mt. Paektu
In this photo taken on Monday, April 2, 2012, a female North Korean soldier, working as a guide, enters what was a secret military camp during the fight against the Japanese and the site of what North Koreans say is the home of the late North Korean leader Kim Il Sung and the birthplace of […]