Naenara ()
is the official web portal of the
North Korean government
In the North Korean government, the Cabinet is the administrative and executive body. The North Korean government consists of three branches: administrative, legislative, and judicial. However, they are not independent of each other, but all br ...
.
It was the first website in North Korea, and was created in 1996. The portal's categories include
politics
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,
tourism
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,
music
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,
foreign trade
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In most countries, such trade represents a significant s ...
,
arts
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, press,
information technology
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, history, and "Korea is One".
The website carries publications such as ''
The Pyongyang Times
''The Pyongyang Times'' is a weekly state-controlled English and French-language newspaper published in the North Korean capital, Pyongyang, by the Foreign Languages Publishing House. It is the foreign-language edition of the ''Pyongyang Sinmu ...
'', ' magazine, ''
Korea Today'' magazine and ''
Foreign Trade
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In most countries, such trade represents a significant s ...
'' magazine along with
Korean Central News Agency
The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) is the state news agency of North Korea. The agency portrays the views of the North Korean government for both domestic and foreign consumption. It was established on December 5, 1946 and now features onlin ...
news.
South Korea
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n users' access to the site has been
blocked by South Korean authorities since 2011
and the website remained blocked.
See also
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Censorship in North Korea
Censorship in North Korea ranks among some of the most extreme in the world, with the government able to take strict control over communications. North Korea sits at the bottom of Reporters Without Borders' 2022 Press Freedom Index, ranking 180 o ...
*
Chollima (website)
Chollima () was a North Korean website providing news and information about economic policies and foreign trade. The website contained North Korea's first online shop, believed to have opened on 31 December 2007, which had a broad range of product ...
*
Internet in North Korea
Internet access is available in North Korea, but is only permitted with special authorization. It is primarily used for government purposes, and also by foreigners. The country has some broadband infrastructure, including fiber optic links betwe ...
*
List of North Korean websites banned in South Korea
, there are 65 North Korean-run and pro-North Korean websites blocked in South Korea. A test conducted by OpenNet Initiative in 2010 found that most websites blocked in South Korea are related to North Korea. The number of blocked North Korean s ...
*
Red Star OS
Red Star OS () is a North Korean Linux distribution, with development first starting in 1998 at the Korea Computer Center (KCC). Prior to its release, computers in North Korea typically used Red Hat Linux and later switched to a modified Windows ...
*
Uriminzokkiri
''Uriminzokkiri'' () is a North Korean state-controlled news website, much of whose content is syndicated from other news groups within the country, such as KCNA. Aside from on their own website, Uriminzokkiri also distributes information over ...
References
External links
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korea-dpr.com
at physorg.com
North Korean websites
Web portals
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