Theme Week North Korea – Hamhung

25 March 2021 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  6 minutes

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Mass Dance © flickr.com – Mario Micklisch/cc-by-2.0

Hamhŭng is North Korea‘s second largest city, and the capital of South Hamgyŏng Province. With an estimated population of 768,551, Hamhung is the second largest city by population in the whole country of North Korea. Located in the southern part of the South Hamgyong province, Hamhung is the main and most popular metropolitan area in the whole province, and serves for almost all tourism by foreigners to the province. Hamhung has a thriving local economy compared to other metropolitan areas in North Korea, and it is known by North Koreans as a great area of architectural construction that was centrally planned, and built by the government of North Korea.   read more…

Theme Week North Korea – Wonsan

23 March 2021 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  6 minutes

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© panoramio.com – stngiam/cc-by-sa-3.0

Wŏnsan, previously known as Wŏnsanjin, Port Lazarev, and Genzan, is a port city and naval base located in Kangwŏn Province, North Korea, along the eastern side of the Korean Peninsula, on Sea of Japan and the provincial capital. The port was opened by occupying Japanese forces in 1880. Before the 1950–1953 Korean War, it fell within the jurisdiction of the then South Hamgyŏng province, and during the war it was the location of the Blockade of Wŏnsan. The population of the city was estimated at 329,207 in 2013. Notable people from Wŏnsan include Kim Ki-nam, a diplomat and former Vice Chairman of the ruling Workers’ Party of Korea.   read more…

Theme Week Russia – Vladivostok on the Golden Horn

29 November 2013 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  7 minutes

Center of Vladivostok and Golden Horn © Владимир КОБЗАРЬ/cc-by-sa-3.0

Center of Vladivostok and Golden Horn © Владимир КОБЗАРЬ/cc-by-sa-3.0

Vladivostok is a city and the administrative center of Primorsky Krai located at the head of the Golden Horn Bay, not far from Russia’s borders with China and North Korea. The population of the city is 592,000. The city is the home port of the Russian Pacific Fleet and the largest Russian port on the Pacific Ocean.   read more…

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