# I love the North Korean News Agency **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 28, 2010, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-the-north-korean-news-agency/555349 "2010-09-28T14:16:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2010, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-the-north-korean-news-agency/555349/1 "2010-09-28T14:16:03Z")
Am I the only the only one that enjoys reading the KCNA? The news stories are fun, insightful, and my primary source for news around the world. Their focus on Asia and how the West has corrupted Korea is fascinating. I had no idea we were so bad and I regret having ever been born as an American. If only I could go back in time and force myself to be born in Korea, I would be so much more a complete individual than I am now. [Did you know an “organ” once tried to push a business out and use their store front as an office? I wonder what “organ” it was?](http://www.kcna.co.jp/item/2010/201009/news27/20100927-12ee.html) Anyone have any other wonderful artciles from the KCNA? ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2010, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-the-north-korean-news-agency/555349/2 "2010-09-28T14:26:34Z")
I didn’t know this web site existed. Interesting stuff. I see they’ve made progress in addressing malnutrition in the country. > [@](#): > > Carrot Syrup Good for Health > Pyongyang, September 24 (KCNA) – The Korea International Products Promotion Company has recently made carrot syrup good for health. > > The syrup, which is of high nutritive value, contains a large amount of protein, carbohydrate and minerals, as well as carotene producing vitamin A in human body. > > It, pregnant with ingredients, flavor and aroma of carrot, is efficacious for the prevention and treatment of such diseases as diabetes, hypertension and cardiopathy. > > The technology of preparing the syrup was highly appreciated at the 11th National Exhibition of Inventions and New Technologies held some times ago. > > The company is buckling down to making other health drinks. What’ll they think of next? ---
**Author:** ![Ravenman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ravenman/32/2929_2.png) [@Ravenman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ravenman)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2010, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-the-north-korean-news-agency/555349/3 "2010-09-28T14:33:53Z")
I just love love love how those news reports are so close to actual English, and yet there’s a certain Stalinist awkwardness in every sentence. But it is always reassuring to know how North Korea is just achieving things right and left! “Pyongyang, September 27 (KCNA) – The Workers’ Party of Korea is the party which has become an ideologically pure organization and an organizationally integral whole and **achieved perfect unity in action** …” What with all their unity in action, they should form a soccer team! Oooh, sensitive subject… ---
**Author:** ![Giles](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giles/32/60_2.png) [@Giles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giles)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2010, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-the-north-korean-news-agency/555349/4 "2010-09-28T14:38:31Z")
Interesting to see the progress of libraries (or at least the [Grand People’s Study House](http://www.kcna.co.jp/item/2010/201009/news27/20100927-03ee.html)): > [@](#): > > Conveyed to the house this year were more than 830 volumes of books, magazines and CDs of nearly 400 kinds That sounds like very modest acquisition rates for a small public library in the west. The Grand People’s Study House is the national library of North Korea! ---
**Author:** ![Uosdwis\_R.Dewoh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Uosdwis\_R.Dewoh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uosdwis_R.Dewoh)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2010, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-the-north-korean-news-agency/555349/5 "2010-09-28T14:46:01Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > I wonder what “organ” it was? Probably the penis, it’s such a dick. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Excellent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f19dbf/32.png) [@Mr.Excellent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Excellent)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2010, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-the-north-korean-news-agency/555349/6 "2010-09-28T14:46:44Z")
How soon until someone starts a fansite, along the lines of “I Love the Iraqi Information Minister”? ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2010, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-the-north-korean-news-agency/555349/7 "2010-09-29T00:33:48Z")
By the way, to link to an article, display only the frame of the article to get the actual link for any individual article. I love the news stories that make it sound like Kim Jong Il is somehow involved in minute details of running factories and businesses. Like, this dude is involved in every aspect of life in North Korea. Meanwhile, he’s drinking Hennesy every night with his son. Or did I hear that they blocked the shipments of Hennesy to N. Korea just to piss him off? ---
**Author:** ![BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bcef8e/32.png) [@BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2010, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-the-north-korean-news-agency/555349/8 "2010-09-29T01:33:13Z")
Why does the KCNA site have a Japanese domain? ---
**Author:** ![Big\_Norse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/big_norse/32/9954_2.png) [@Big\_Norse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Big_Norse)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2010, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-the-north-korean-news-agency/555349/9 "2010-09-29T16:38:43Z")
US Secretary of State Hillary? That’s a tad informal. The headline is creative, though. > [@](#): > > Hillary’s Brigandish Sophism Slammed > Pyongyang, June 22 (KCNA) – Hillary, U.S. secretary of State, was recently reported to have blustered during her junket of Middle and South American countries that the DPRK poses a threat to the world peace and it is necessary to “convince” the world public of this fact. Such sophism is intended to win the support for the U.S. hostile policy toward the DPRK from other countries. ---
**Author:** ![Rayne\_Man](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/df705f/32.png) [@Rayne\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rayne_Man)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2010, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-the-north-korean-news-agency/555349/10 "2010-09-29T18:15:28Z")
> [@Big\_Norse](#): > > US Secretary of State Hillary? That’s a tad informal. The headline is creative, though. > > > [@](#): > > > > Hillary’s Brigandish Sophism Slammed > > Pyongyang, June 22 (KCNA) – Hillary, U.S. secretary of State, was recently reported to have blustered during her junket of Middle and South American countries that the DPRK poses a threat to the world peace and it is necessary to “convince” the world public of this fact. Such sophism is intended to win the support for the U.S. hostile policy toward the DPRK from other countries. Could it be because Koreans put their family name first, followed by their given name, and assume the rest of the world does the same. ---
**Author:** ![Rayne\_Man](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/df705f/32.png) [@Rayne\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rayne_Man)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2010, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-the-north-korean-news-agency/555349/11 "2010-09-29T18:20:20Z")
I am glad to see that yesterday the “Communist Party of Great Britain (Marxist-Leninist)” visited the the Indoor Swimming Pool of Kim Il Sung University. Did they go for a swim, or just to look at it? And I bet this was a barrel of laughs:- \*Light Comedy “Echo of Mountain” Staged in Chongjin Pyongyang, September 28 (KCNA) – Light comedy “Echo of Mountain”, a winner of Kim Il Sung Prize, was staged in Chongjin, North Hamgyong Province from Sept. 16 to 27. Appreciating the performance were officials of party and power bodies and working people’s organizations, working people and youth and students in province. The officials, working people and youth of the province are dynamically advancing toward a bright future while making their lives worthwhile by performing feats in the gigantic drive for building a thriving nation true to the Songun revolutionary leadership of Kim Jong Il in the same militant spirit as displayed by the people in the era of Chollima.\* ---
**Author:** ![Uosdwis\_R.Dewoh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Uosdwis\_R.Dewoh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uosdwis_R.Dewoh)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2010, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-the-north-korean-news-agency/555349/12 "2010-09-29T18:39:13Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > Meanwhile, he’s drinking Hennesy every night with his son. > > Or did I hear that they blocked the shipments of Hennesy to N. Korea just to piss him off? I love the idea of blocking imports to NK on the basis on how much it would personally piss off Kim Jong Il. Red Cross employee: We’re ready the send this container of rubbing alcohol to North Korean with our first aid shipment. Supervisor: I don’t know, Kim Jong Il might try to drink it. Employee: OK, how about these sterilized needles? Supervisor: He might be addicted to heroin. Employee: Sigh. Surely you have no problems with these bandages? Supervisor: Halloween is coming soon. He might be planing to dress up as a mummy. And don’t call me Shirley. Employee: I give up. ---
**Author:** ![Isosleepy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/isosleepy/32/479_2.png) [@Isosleepy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isosleepy)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2010, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-the-north-korean-news-agency/555349/13 "2010-09-30T00:19:44Z")
The site is a spoof, right? "Pyongyang, September 28 (KCNA) – Dancing parties of youth and students in Pyongyang were held on Tuesday to congratulate General Secretary Kim Jong Il on his reelection as general secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea. (-) Such songs as “Let’s Sing of Our Pride in Being under the Guidance of the General”, “Our General Is the Best” and “Party Represents Care of the General” added to the festive mood. The youth and students enthusiastically danced to the tune of songs “Do Prosper, Era of the Workers’ Party” and “Let Us Be Satellites of the Sun” with the warmest respects and congratulation to him and their iron faith to devotedly defend the headquarters of the revolution. " ---
**Author:** ![Isosleepy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/isosleepy/32/479_2.png) [@Isosleepy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isosleepy)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2010, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-the-north-korean-news-agency/555349/14 "2010-09-30T00:26:26Z")
and there’s so much better: [http://www.kcna.co.jp/item/2010/201008/news23/20100823-10ee.html](http://www.kcna.co.jp/item/2010/201008/news23/20100823-10ee.html) the august 23rd “Story of Kim Jong Il” > [@](#): > > The officials were surprised by his suggest because it would cost a great deal. He told them again that it would be better to stud the floor with jewels for parturient women. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2010, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-the-north-korean-news-agency/555349/15 "2010-09-30T00:34:50Z")
> [@Isosleepy](#): > > The site is a spoof, right? In case you are serious…no, it’s actually their news agency’s web site. It’s pathetic, too. Nearly no graphics at all. Terribly awkward English. Such obvious propaganda. It’s pathetic really. ---
**Author:** ![Regallag\_The\_Axe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/regallag_the_axe/32/445_2.png) [@Regallag\_The\_Axe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Regallag_The_Axe)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2010, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-the-north-korean-news-agency/555349/16 "2010-09-30T01:39:17Z")
I’m not sure if this is better or worse than the [official DPRK shop](http://www.cafepress.com/kfashop). Yes, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea has an official online shop, yes some of the merchandise is labeled ‘propaganda 1’ through ‘propaganda 13’, and yes it is all on a cafe-press site. I wish I could come up with something this funny on my own. ---
**Author:** ![smoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@smoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smoke)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2010, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-the-north-korean-news-agency/555349/17 "2010-10-01T02:32:24Z")
For a country stuck in the stone age, that web site is impressively 1990’s. ---
**Author:** ![kidneyfailure](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9f8e36/32.png) [@kidneyfailure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kidneyfailure)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2010, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-the-north-korean-news-agency/555349/18 "2010-10-01T12:32:14Z")
> [@Rayne\_Man](#): > > > [@Big\_Norse](#): > > > > US Secretary of State Hillary? That’s a tad informal. The headline is creative, though. > > Could it be because Koreans put their family name first, followed by their given name, and assume the rest of the world does the same. In China Hilary Clinton is known as “Hillary” (or the Chinese phonetic transliteration of “Hillary”) and I wouldn’t be surprised if the same was true of the Koreas and other places in Asia. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2010, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-the-north-korean-news-agency/555349/19 "2010-10-02T00:14:50Z")
> [@smoke](#): > > For a country stuck in the stone age, that web site is impressively 1990’s. Early 90’s. Like 1993 or so. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2010, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-the-north-korean-news-agency/555349/20 "2010-10-02T00:15:59Z")
Heck, I just used the internet archive machine to look back at the site in 2002. It looks identical. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-the-north-korean-news-agency/555349.md?page=2)