| Foreign Languages Publishing House | |
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| Korean name | |
|---|---|
| Chosŏn'gŭl | 외국문출판사 |
| Hancha | 外國文出版社 |
| Revised Romanization | Oegungmun-chulpansa |
| McCune–Reischauer | Oegungmun-ch'ulp'ansa |
The Foreign Languages Publishing House (FLPH) is the central North Korean publishing bureau of foreign-language documents, located in the Potonggang-guyok of Pyongyang, North Korea. [1] It employs a small group of foreigners to revise translations of North Korean texts so as to make those texts suitable for foreign-language publication.
The publishing house is under the control of the Propaganda and Agitation Department of the Workers' Party of Korea, which also makes decisions concerning its staff. [2]
Foreign Languages Publishing House maintains the Naenara and Publications of the DPRK web portals, [3] [4] and publishes the periodicals Korea, Korea Today, Foreign Trade of the DPRK, and the newspaper Pyongyang Times. [2]
Foreign Languages Publishing House has a sports team in the Paektusan Prize civil servants games. [5]
See also
- Foreign Languages Publishing House (Soviet Union), Moscow - similar publisher in Soviet Union
- Foreign Languages Press, Beijing – similar publisher in China
- Foreign Languages Publishing House (Vietnam), Hanoi - similar publisher in Vietnam which is now known as Thế Giới Publishers
- Workers' Party of Korea Publishing House
- Progress Publishers – a Soviet printing house which published books and pamphlets in English on a wide range of topics
References
- ^ "Government Offices, North Korea Uncovered". Retrieved 29 October 2013.[ permanent dead link]
- ^ a b "KWP Propaganda and Agitation Department" (PDF). North Korea Leadership Watch. November 2009. p. 2. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 May 2020. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
- ^ "Naenara". Foreign Languages Publishing House. 2017. Archived from the original on 21 August 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- ^ "Publications of the DPRK". Foreign Languages Publishing House. Archived from the original on 3 February 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- ^ Ri Sung-ik (9 February 2017). "Paektusan Prize civil servants games continue". The Pyongyang Times. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
External links
- Publications for download at Publications of the DPRK
- Naenara Archived 21 August 2019 at the Wayback Machine
- A Year in Pyongyang Archived 17 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine, An autobiography of a foreign reviser, Andrew Holloway is available online.
- Foreign Languages Publishing House – electronic documents published by the Foreign Languages Publishing House in Pyongyang.
- Korean Publication Archived 29 July 2007 at the Wayback Machine – N. Korean official outlet
- North Korea Books Archived 9 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine – Canadian firm selling North Korean literature
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| Foreign Languages Publishing House | |
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| Korean name | |
|---|---|
| Chosŏn'gŭl | 외국문출판사 |
| Hancha | 外國文出版社 |
| Revised Romanization | Oegungmun-chulpansa |
| McCune–Reischauer | Oegungmun-ch'ulp'ansa |
The Foreign Languages Publishing House (FLPH) is the central North Korean publishing bureau of foreign-language documents, located in the Potonggang-guyok of Pyongyang, North Korea. [1] It employs a small group of foreigners to revise translations of North Korean texts so as to make those texts suitable for foreign-language publication.
The publishing house is under the control of the Propaganda and Agitation Department of the Workers' Party of Korea, which also makes decisions concerning its staff. [2]
Foreign Languages Publishing House maintains the Naenara and Publications of the DPRK web portals, [3] [4] and publishes the periodicals Korea, Korea Today, Foreign Trade of the DPRK, and the newspaper Pyongyang Times. [2]
Foreign Languages Publishing House has a sports team in the Paektusan Prize civil servants games. [5]
See also
- Foreign Languages Publishing House (Soviet Union), Moscow - similar publisher in Soviet Union
- Foreign Languages Press, Beijing – similar publisher in China
- Foreign Languages Publishing House (Vietnam), Hanoi - similar publisher in Vietnam which is now known as Thế Giới Publishers
- Workers' Party of Korea Publishing House
- Progress Publishers – a Soviet printing house which published books and pamphlets in English on a wide range of topics
References
- ^ "Government Offices, North Korea Uncovered". Retrieved 29 October 2013.[ permanent dead link]
- ^ a b "KWP Propaganda and Agitation Department" (PDF). North Korea Leadership Watch. November 2009. p. 2. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 May 2020. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
- ^ "Naenara". Foreign Languages Publishing House. 2017. Archived from the original on 21 August 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- ^ "Publications of the DPRK". Foreign Languages Publishing House. Archived from the original on 3 February 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- ^ Ri Sung-ik (9 February 2017). "Paektusan Prize civil servants games continue". The Pyongyang Times. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
External links
- Publications for download at Publications of the DPRK
- Naenara Archived 21 August 2019 at the Wayback Machine
- A Year in Pyongyang Archived 17 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine, An autobiography of a foreign reviser, Andrew Holloway is available online.
- Foreign Languages Publishing House – electronic documents published by the Foreign Languages Publishing House in Pyongyang.
- Korean Publication Archived 29 July 2007 at the Wayback Machine – N. Korean official outlet
- North Korea Books Archived 9 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine – Canadian firm selling North Korean literature
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|---|---|
| National | |
| Other | |
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| This article about a North Korean company is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
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| This article about a publishing company is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |