The North Korea not many know about
What comes to your mind? When You hear North Korea, do you think about this guy or his nuclear weapons? Did you know that North Korea is known as the Hermit Kingdom? It is the most lonely nation on the planet. As viewed from space, North Korea is the world's most secretive region. It is running out of energy, fuel, and money. You are not permitted to use the phone, own a pet, fly outside of the country, make telephone calls, wear blue jeans, take a hot shower at home, or even use condoms. Korea's democratic people's republic is anything but democratic; it's a perplexing mash-up of Confucianism, colonialism, monarchy, tyranny, empire, and broken promises. A little history Let's go back to 1945. After decades of Japanese protectionism, the fate of the Korean peninsula was left to the Soviets and Americans at the end of World War II. They split Korea into two regions, the north and the south, around the 38th parallel, with the south supporting the United States and t...