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North Korean citizens are provided housing by the government, and the quality of said housing is dependent on social status and household size. [5] The city also has several extraordinarily expansive public spaces that are usually built around colossal monuments depicting Juche ideologies and/or monuments relating to Kim Jong-il and Kim Il Sung.
North Korea: Joint Security Area: June 30: Briefly walked into the northern side of the Joint Security Area of the Korean Demilitarized Zone, accompanied by North Korean chairman Kim Jong Un, becoming the first sitting U.S. president to enter North Korea. 15 France: Biarritz: August 24–26: Attended the 45th G7 summit at the Hôtel du Palais ...
Around the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun, only small and idyllic buildings will be built due to the height restrictions. The motto is 'Green city, energy-saving city'. [5] All apartments have passive solar heating systems, geothermal systems and solar panels. [6] The construction was started in March 2016 and topped-out in August of the same year.
In the year 2016, North Korea conducted two nuclear tests: one in January and the other in September. Additionally, the country conducted several missile tests. As consequence, the United Nations Security Council adopted three resolutions against North Korea. The 7th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea was held in May.
The specific word "hanok" appeared in the Samsung Korean dictionary in 1975, where it was defined as an antonym of "western house" and as a term meaning Joseon house (Korean-style house). After the 1970s, with urban development, many apartments and terraced houses were built in South Korea, and many hanok were demolished everywhere.
The 2019 North Korea–United States Hanoi Summit, commonly known as the Hanoi Summit, was a two-day summit meeting between North Korean supreme leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. president Donald Trump, [1] held at the French Colonial Hôtel Métropole in Hanoi, Vietnam, during February 27–28, 2019.
Unlike the earlier Mansudae's projects abroad, this time North Korea is attempting to make money by complementary sales of tickets and art. As of April 2016 the museum is projected to be completely handed over to Cambodians in twenty years, unless North Korean profits stay low, and the time needs to be extended. The number of visitors to the ...
It was the third summit between South and North Korea, agreed by South Korea's president, Moon Jae-in, and North Korea's Supreme Leader, Kim Jong Un. [6] Participants: Moon Jae-in, President of South Korea, and Kim Jong Un, Supreme Leader of North Korea; Place of meeting: Joint Security Area, South Korea; Date of the meeting: April 27, 2018 [7]