Korean society

The Korean nation attaches great importance to education, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea is an "educational country". 1948 On September 9, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea was founded. The North Korean Party and government attached great importance to intellectuals and education, and gave priority to the development of education, and made great achievements. 1975, North Korea popularized 1 1 year compulsory education throughout the country. 20 12 in September, the sixth meeting of the DPRK 12 Supreme People's Assembly passed a decree, deciding to implement universal 12-year compulsory education, and compulsory education was free. 1989 All adults have completed secondary education.

North Korea implements a centralized education management system. The state is responsible for investing in and managing education departments at all levels. The central education administrative department is the Ministry of Education, which consists of Political and Ideological Education Bureau, Normal Education Bureau, General Education Guidance Bureau, College Guidance Bureau, University Guidance Bureau, Factory University Guidance Bureau, Kim Il Sung Comprehensive University Guidance Bureau, Planning Bureau, Admissions Bureau, Administrative Organization Bureau, Finance and Logistics Bureau, Education Methods Bureau, Scientific Research Guidance Bureau, Foreign Education Bureau, Sports Bureau and Manager's Office.

North Korea implements a master's and doctoral degree system. After graduating from college, only diplomas are issued, not degree certificates. Free and compulsory education system, work-study education system, elite education and civilian education, and prominent ideological and political education are the remarkable characteristics of North Korea's education.

Both college students and junior college students enjoy state grants. There are more than 300 colleges and universities and more than 570 technical secondary schools. Famous institutions of higher learning include Kim Il Sung University, Jin Ce University of Technology, Jin Hengji University of Education and Renmin University of Economics. North Korea's transportation mode is mainly railway transportation, which bears 90% of freight volume and 70% of passenger volume. The total length of the North Korean railway is about 3,900 kilometers, and 88.3% of it has been electrified. The main domestic trunk lines are: Pyongyang-Sinuiju, Yuanshan-Luo Jin and Nanpu-Plateau. There are also regular international trains from Pyongyang to Beijing and from Pyongyang to Moscow. Yalu River is the earliest inland waterway transportation in North Korea. The main ports including the east coast are: Jinqing, Nanxing, Luo Jin, Wonsan and Jin Ce. West Coast: Nanpu, Haizhou and Songlin Port. Pyongyang sunan international airport is an international airport. Regular international routes mainly include Pyongyang-Beijing, Pyongyang-Shenyang and Pyongyang-Bangkok.

Cross the Yalu River by bus from Dandong, China, and enter Sinuiju, North Korea, which is the main tourist port to North Korea, and arrive in Pyongyang by train after 5.5 hours. In 2009, mobile phone service was opened to the public. On June 5438+February 65438+May 2008, horace Telecom of Egypt officially opened 3G mobile communication in Pyongyang, North Korea.

On 20 13 17, North Korea relaxed its control over communication services. When entering the country, foreigners going to North Korea do not need to detain their mobile phones at the North Korean customs as before. They only need to fill in the IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identification Number) serial number on the customs registration form, so they can bring their mobile phones into North Korea, but they can only make international calls, not domestic calls or surf the Internet. Koryolink set up a counter at Shun 'an Airport in Pyongyang to handle business. WCDMA 3G mobile phone can use the SIM card of Korea Telecom, and the price is 50 Euros.

20 13 on February 22nd, North Korea further relaxed the control of communication services. Koryolink informed foreigners in Pyongyang to start 3G network service on March 1, allowing foreigners to use mobile phones, iPad and other mobile devices to surf the Internet, including Twitter or Skype. However, North Korean residents cannot use this service. However, at the end of March of the same year, Koryolink announced that the 3G network service for foreigners had been changed to only foreigners living in North Korea for a long time, and passengers could only make international long-distance calls.

According to reports, Pyongyang Railway Station, located in the center of Pyongyang, is implementing a project to connect wireless Internet services, so that passengers from China and other places can use their mobile phones to surf the Internet.

Guangming Net is a wide area network established by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea in 2000. The network is not directly connected to the Internet, but operates independently. When North Koreans apply for Internet access in all telephone branches, they can enjoy unlimited Internet access through telephone lines for 24 hours for free. North Korea's areas open to foreign tourists include Pyongyang, Nanpu, Kaesong, Chinese people's Volunteer Army Martyrs Cemetery, Miaoxiangshan, Qibaoshan, September Mountain, Yuanshan and Baitou Mountain.

Mount Kumgang is a famous mountain in North Korea, which is divided into Inner King Kong, Outer King Kong and Sea King Kong. However, many tourist areas have inconvenient transportation, so China tourists generally only travel to Pyongyang, Kaesong and Miaoxiangshan. On April 1 day, 2065438, a spokesman for the North Korean Mount Kumgang International Tourism Special Zone said that North Korea would open Mount Kumgang to all tourists, and the DPRK would welcome all tourists and make every effort to let tourists enjoy the beautiful scenery of Mount Kumgang.

In June 1998+065438+ 10, the Asia-Pacific Peace Committee and Hyundai Group jointly launched a project to organize Korean tourists to visit Mount Kumgang in North Korea. In July 2008, a South Korean female tourist was shot and killed by a North Korean sentry because she strayed into the military restricted area near the tourist area, so the South Korean side interrupted the tourism project.

In addition to general sightseeing, visitors to North Korea can also enjoy the large-scale group gymnastics performance unique to North Korea-"Arirang". North Korea National Tourism Administration is the highest tourism management institution in North Korea. Travel agencies in North Korea mainly include North Korea International Travel Service under the General Administration of Tourism, North Korea Youth International Travel Service under the Golden Social Union and North Korea Jinbei Travel Service under the Ministry of Sports. On 1988, the General Administration of Tourism of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea opened a tourism project for Korean tourists to North Korea. During their stay in North Korea, foreign tourists must go to designated foreign exchange shops for shopping.

Tourists need to face two tour guides, one is an ordinary tour guide and the other is a supervisor.

② You can't use modern communication tools when entering North Korea, and you can't walk around and take photos at will.

(3) don't take a bust of the leader.

Don't talk to the Korean people.

Please save food, because a large part of the Korean people will go hungry because there is no food.

⑥ Do not comment on its politics and society, but mention that Kim Jong Il and others need to honor generals.

⑦ Local hotels have limited conditions, and water and electricity are often cut off. Please bring your own toiletries and portable energy.