Naenara
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Type of site | Web portal |
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| Available in | English, Korean, French, Spanish, Russian, German, Chinese, Japanese and Arabic[1] |
| Owner | Korea Computer Center[1] |
| Created by | Foreign Languages Publishing House[2] |
| URL | naenara.com.kp |
| Commercial | No |
| Registration | None |
| Current status | Online |
Naenara (Korean: 내나라; lit. my country)[1] is the official web portal of the North Korean government.[3] It was the first website in North Korea, and was created in 1996.[4] The portal's categories include politics, tourism, music, foreign trade, arts, press, information technology, history, and "Korea is One".[5]
Overview
[edit]The website carries publications such as The Pyongyang Times, The Democratic People's Republic of Korea magazine, Korea Today magazine and Foreign Trade magazine along with Korean Central News Agency news.[1]
South Korean users' access to the site has been blocked by South Korean authorities since 2011.[6] As of July 2014, the website remains blocked.[7]
See also
[edit]
- Censorship in North Korea
- Chollima (website)
- Internet in North Korea
- List of North Korean websites banned in South Korea
- Red Star OS
- Uriminzokkiri
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Naenara". North Korea Tech. March 12, 2012. Retrieved January 11, 2015.
- ^ "Naenara". Foreign Languages Publishing House. 2017. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- ^ Weiser, Martin (31 October 2016). "On Reading North Korean Media: The Curse of the Web". Sino-NK. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
- ^ 주, 성하 (2010-04-30). "남한 밀수 컴퓨터에 '야동' 가득 '누리꾼 체육대회'로 채팅방 전격 폐쇄". The Dong-a Ilbo. p. 3. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
- ^ "Korea Is One".
- ^ Martyn Williams (January 14, 2011). "South Korea steps up blocking of DPRK sites". North Korea Tech. Retrieved January 11, 2015.
- ^ "The North Korean Website List". North Korea Tech. July 17, 2014. Retrieved January 11, 2015.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- North Korea's baby steps for the Internet at physorg.com
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