Hangŭl: 하전사
Romanization: Ha-chŏn-sa
English: A private in the military
South Korean version: 사병 (sa-byŏng)
Hangŭl: 단고기
Romanization: Dan-ko-gi
English: Dog meat
South Korean version: 개고기 (kae-ko-gi)
Hangŭl: 냉동기
Romanization: Naeng-dong-gi
English: Refrigerator
South Korean version: 냉장고 (naeng-jang-go)
Source: Comparison of South and North Korean vocabulary (Galbijim)
A bit dated, but Yoelchae's write up on his trip to Kaesong in October is well worth the read.
- #New additions are: Andrei Lankov's blog (translated version via DPRK Forum); Saber Fencer; The Grand Narrative; Korea in Focus; KoreaArticle, and; Information Dissemination.
- #Via CNN: "An Iranian woman, blinded by a jilted stalker who threw acid in her face, has persuaded a court to sentence him to be blinded with acid himself under Islamic law demanding an eye for an eye... Her attacker... admitted throwing acid in her face in November 2004."
- #In an article at the Asia Times, Riddles and enigmas from North Korea, Andrei Lankov speculates on how governments get intelligence from inside North Korea, and lists some of the other valuable sources of information from the country.
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