North Korea Pictures - Page 3

Gag Halfrunt · May 31st, 2009, 01:23 AM

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Originally Posted by SUNNI

So is Hyundai rebranding their cars and selling them there?
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That's an advertisement for Pyeonghwa Motors, a company owned by Sun Myung Moon's Unification Church, which operates a car assembly plant in Nampo in a joint venture with a North Korean state-owned company. They assemble various models imported in kit form, mostly from China. The particular model on the billboard "is the Pyonghwa Premio CUV which is in fact the Huanghai (Shuguan) Landscape (Qisheng CUV) DD6480".

It's thought that Pyeonghwa only sells a few hundred cars a year at most. The only potential customers are probably government departments and state-owned companies, foreign diplomats and NGOs, and élite officials who have earned plenty of money by fair means or foul.

Saigoneseguy · May 31st, 2009, 01:27 AM

That's Pyoenghwa, not huyndai.

Denicka · June 8th, 2009, 05:28 PM

I'm so impressed! This country keeps staying in my mind, I always think about it. The cities look just like many Russian and Ukrainian (where I am from)

But the communist regime failed in 1991 in our countries, still you can find a lot of common features in design, architecture and style.
I can only imagine the life of all these poor people. It was never that hard for Ukraine and Russia under Soviet gouvernment!

race · June 8th, 2009, 05:38 PM

Quite interesting thread and totally rare pics I think given the north korean sentiments of outside world. Hope they will be in their senses to open up for their future.

Koreansentry · June 11th, 2009, 05:40 AM

North Korea is nothing like these of rural areas of China, in fact North Korea look more cleaner and better off than many rural parts of China.

Some buildings may resemble some Eastern European cities because of communist soviet era influence.

Back in 1960s, North Korea was better developed than South Korea. Now North Korea is still frozen in 1970s.

Btw, with regards to Pyeonghwa Motors; it's true that it's jointly owned by Sun Myung Moon, but major assembly lines were originally engineered by Hyundai group when Hyundai's CEO Chung Ju-yung was alive.

Hyundai have a lot of assets in North Korea.

Denicka · June 12th, 2009, 07:57 AM

Where are you from? South or North?

architec101 · June 13th, 2009, 03:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Denicka

Where are you from? South or North?

Are the Norks allowed to access the Internet? The obvious answer is NO.
So, he is not from NK for sure.
KJI is so insecure about their commie system that they have banned the Internet access by average people. That is the face of the evil regime.

apple · June 13th, 2009, 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by architec101

So, he is not from NK for sure.

Might be a North Korean in the South.

jlee · June 14th, 2009, 01:35 AM

Many families in South Korea have roots in the North and many of the pre-war generation in the South were actually born in the North. Including members of my family.

Also, many Koreans in Japan identify themselves with North Korea. For instance, Jung Taesae, striker for the NK soccer team. Born in Nagoya, plays for Kawasaki (and is probably the best striker in Japan), member of the NK national team.

Gag Halfrunt · June 15th, 2009, 12:36 PM

Perhaps Koreansentry works for Hyundai Asan, which runs the Kumgangsan resort and the Kaesong industrial zone.

Mussoda · June 15th, 2009, 01:44 PM

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Originally Posted by jlee

Many families in South Korea have roots in the North and many of the pre-war generation in the South were actually born in the North. Including members of my family.

commonly said that 8 million people in S. Korea have roots in N. Korea.

that's over 1/6 of population in S.Korea

Koreansentry · June 16th, 2009, 05:53 AM

I'm not North Korean but my dad was North Korean.
I have entire dad's side of family in North Korea.

5million North Koreans fled to South during Korean war and still separated from their siblings at North. Me and my dad visited Kumgangsan resort two years ago, we also met couple of survived family members at Pyongyang.

architec101 · June 16th, 2009, 08:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Koreansentry

I'm not North Korean but my dad was North Korean.
I have entire dad's side of family in North Korea.

5million North Koreans fled to South during Korean war and still separated from their siblings at North. Me and my dad visited Kumgangsan resort two years ago, we also met couple of survived family members at Pyongyang.

I at times wonder why Koreans are so divisive within and without.
Is holding onto their false ideology so important that they have to starve the people by millions and keep families seperated for decades? When I think about NK regime, I get filled with so much sadness and fury thinking that they could not be this stupid.

ainttelling · June 16th, 2009, 09:56 AM

There ya go.

Source.

diz · June 17th, 2009, 01:43 AM

gorgeous photos.

Herzeleid · June 17th, 2009, 02:15 AM

North Korea just need some small renovations and it will look really nice...always wanted the two countries to reunite again..!

Denicka · June 19th, 2009, 05:23 PM

Awesome pictures! Do you, guys really think, that North Korea will start the war again?

architec101 · June 20th, 2009, 07:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Denicka

Awesome pictures! Do you, guys really think, that North Korea will start the war again?

Informative pictures. If they start a war against the South, they know it will be their last day. They will think about it twice. The biggest issue with NK is their starving soldiers. Even the South surrender to them, they will still lose.
Why? The dear leader just can't repress democratic South Koreans at all.

ainttelling · June 20th, 2009, 08:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Denicka

Awesome pictures! Do you, guys really think, that North Korea will start the war again?

I don't think so. Well, I mean not until they have enough nukes. And seeing how there's no sign of the regime change, North Korea will eventually have a large arsenal of nuclear weapons (even if they gradually switch to capitalism but remain totalitarian). However, only South Koreans should be concerned about this because world revolution is not on the agenda in NK - the Juche idea is for ethnic Koreans only.

Koreansentry · June 20th, 2009, 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Denicka

..Do you, guys really think, that North Korea will start the war again?

Back in 1950, NK was able to attack SK because SK wasn't even have decent army on standby, this time it's SK on the hill top.

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June 8th, 2009, 05:28 PM	#43
Denicka BANNED Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Ukraine/Dnepropetrovsk Posts: 6,576 Likes (Received): 37	I'm so impressed! This country keeps staying in my mind, I always think about it. The cities look just like many Russian and Ukrainian (where I am from) But the communist regime failed in 1991 in our countries, still you can find a lot of common features in design, architecture and style. I can only imagine the life of all these poor people. It was never that hard for Ukraine and Russia under Soviet gouvernment!

June 8th, 2009, 05:38 PM	#44
race Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 1 Likes (Received): 0	Quite interesting thread and totally rare pics I think given the north korean sentiments of outside world. Hope they will be in their senses to open up for their future.

June 11th, 2009, 05:40 AM	#45
Koreansentry BANNED Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 272 Likes (Received): 0	North Korea is nothing like these of rural areas of China, in fact North Korea look more cleaner and better off than many rural parts of China. Some buildings may resemble some Eastern European cities because of communist soviet era influence. Back in 1960s, North Korea was better developed than South Korea. Now North Korea is still frozen in 1970s. Btw, with regards to Pyeonghwa Motors; it's true that it's jointly owned by Sun Myung Moon, but major assembly lines were originally engineered by Hyundai group when Hyundai's CEO Chung Ju-yung was alive. Hyundai have a lot of assets in North Korea.

June 12th, 2009, 07:57 AM	#46
Denicka BANNED Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Ukraine/Dnepropetrovsk Posts: 6,576 Likes (Received): 37	Where are you from? South or North?

June 14th, 2009, 01:35 AM	#49
jlee Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 446 Likes (Received): 6	Many families in South Korea have roots in the North and many of the pre-war generation in the South were actually born in the North. Including members of my family. Also, many Koreans in Japan identify themselves with North Korea. For instance, Jung Taesae, striker for the NK soccer team. Born in Nagoya, plays for Kawasaki (and is probably the best striker in Japan), member of the NK national team.

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Gag Halfrunt Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 733 Likes (Received): 0	Perhaps Koreansentry works for Hyundai Asan, which runs the Kumgangsan resort and the Kaesong industrial zone.

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Koreansentry BANNED Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 272 Likes (Received): 0	I'm not North Korean but my dad was North Korean. I have entire dad's side of family in North Korea. 5million North Koreans fled to South during Korean war and still separated from their siblings at North. Me and my dad visited Kumgangsan resort two years ago, we also met couple of survived family members at Pyongyang.

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ainttelling BANNED Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 928 Likes (Received): 4	There ya go. Source.

June 19th, 2009, 05:23 PM	#57
Denicka BANNED Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Ukraine/Dnepropetrovsk Posts: 6,576 Likes (Received): 37	Awesome pictures! Do you, guys really think, that North Korea will start the war again?