List of magazines in North Korea

There are about seventy to eighty periodicals published in North Korea,[1] twenty of which are major publications.[2] Most of them are official magazines published by specialized state organizations. Typically, there is only one magazine per field, as publishing more is considered a waste of resources.[1]

List

General

Economics

  • Economic Management(경제관리)[1]

Science

  • Auto Engineering(Chadongcha Konghak,자동차공학)[1]
  • Basic Medicine
  • Choson Minju Juuiinmin Gonghwaguk Palmyonggongbo (조선민주주의인민공화국발명공보 (Korean for 'Official Report of Inventions in the DPRK')[3]
  • Electronic Engineering(전자공학)[1]
  • Hwahakgwa Hwahakgoneop(화학과 화학공업)[3]
  • Juche Agriculture(주체 농법)[1]
  • Kim Il-sŏng chonghap taehak hakpo: Chayŏn kwahak (Korean for 'Journal of Kim Il Sung University: Natural science')[5]
  • Korean Medicine(조선의학)[3]
  • Kwahakwon Tongbo (Korean for 'Bulletins of the Academy of Science')[3]
  • Mulri(물리)[3]
  • Punsok Hwahak (Korean for 'Analysis')[3]
  • Saengmulhak (Korean for 'Biology')[3]
  • Suhakkwa Mulli[3]

Liberal arts

  • Munhwao Haksup (Korean for 'Study of Korean Language')[3]
  • People's Education(인민교육)[1]
  • Philosophy Research(Cholhak Yongu)[1]
  • Sahoekwahak (Korean for 'Social Science')[3]
  • Korean Language (Chosŏn ŏmun,조선어문)[1]

History

Politics

  • First-Level Party Official(당초급간부)[1]
  • Jokook Tongil[3]
  • Kulloja
  • Party Life(당 생활)[1]
  • Korea's trade(우리나라무역)[1]
  • Political Knowledge(정치지식)[1]

Culture

  • Choson Yesul
  • Gukmunhak (극문학) (Korean for 'Theater')[6]
  • Korean Architecture(Choson Konchuk)[1]
  • Korean Motion Pictures[1]
  • Sports(Cheyuk)[1]

Literature

  • Adong Munhak(Children's Literature)[1][7]
  • Choson Munhak (Korean for 'Korean Literature')[8][3]
  • Simunhak (Korean for 'Poetry')[6]
  • Cheongnyeon Munhak (Korean for 'Youth Literature')[6]

Foreign-language

Published abroad

  • Joguk (Korean for 'Fatherland'), published in Japan[10]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Yonhap News Agency, Seoul (27 December 2002). North Korea Handbook. M.E. Sharpe. p. 425. ISBN 978-0-7656-3523-5.
  2. ^ Pervis, Larinda B. (2007). North Korea Issues: Nuclear Posturing, Saber Rattling, and International Mischief. New York: Nova Science Publishers. p. 22. ISBN 978-1-60021-655-8.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s Taylor & Francis Group (2004). The Europa World Year: Kazakhstan — Zimbabwe. Taylor & Francis. p. 2483. ISBN 978-1-85743-255-8.
  4. ^ Yonhap News Agency, Seoul (27 December 2002). North Korea Handbook. M.E. Sharpe. p. 462. ISBN 978-0-7656-3523-5.
  5. ^ Kim Il-sŏng chonghap taehak hakpo=Journal of Kim Il Sung University Chayŏn kwahak=Natural science (Journal, magazine, 1993). OCLC 723832324 – via worldcat.org.
  6. ^ a b c North Korea Handbook. M.E. Sharpe. 27 December 2002. p. 424. ISBN 978-0-7656-3523-5.
  7. ^ Dafna Nur (May 2014). "Let's Go to the Moon: Science Fiction in the North Korean Children's Magazine Adong Munhak, 1956-196". The Journal of Asian Studies. 73 (2): 327–351. doi:10.1017/S0021911813002404. JSTOR 43553290. S2CID 162445321.
  8. ^ Voice of Korea, Magazine "Joson Munhak"
  9. ^ a b "Nord Korea Information" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  10. ^ Yonhap News Agency, Seoul (27 December 2002). North Korea Handbook. M.E. Sharpe. p. 276. ISBN 978-0-7656-3523-5.