Naenara
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Type of site | Web portal |
|---|---|
| Available in | English, Korean, French, Spanish, Russian, German, Chinese, Japanese and Arabic[1] |
| Owner | Korea Computer Center[1] |
| Created by | Foreign Languages Publishing House[2] |
| URL | naenara.com.kp |
| Commercial | No |
| Registration | None |
| Current status | Online |
Naenara (Korean: 내나라; lit. 'my country')[1] is the official web portal of the North Korean government.[3] It operates under 9 languages including the country's official language Korean.[4]
History
Naenara was created in June 2004 by the North Korean government.[4]
Usage
Naenara carries national censored publications by the DPRK government such as The Pyongyang Times, The Democratic People's Republic of Korea magazine, Korea Today magazine and Foreign Trade magazine along with Korean Central News Agency news.[1]
The portal's categories include politics, tourism, music, foreign trade, arts, press, information technology, history.
Restrictions
South Korean users' access to the site has been blocked by South Korean authorities since 2011.[5]
As of May 2026, this block remains in place.[6]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Naenara". North Korea Tech. March 12, 2012. Retrieved January 11, 2015.
- ↑ "Naenara". Foreign Languages Publishing House. 2017. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- ↑ Weiser, Martin (31 October 2016). "On Reading North Korean Media: The Curse of the Web". Sino-NK. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
- 1 2 "Naenara Democratic People's Republic of Korea". www.naenara.com.kp. Archived from the original on 2026-07-23. Retrieved 2026-08-12.
- ↑ Martyn Williams (January 14, 2011). "South Korea steps up blocking of DPRK sites". North Korea Tech. Retrieved January 11, 2015.
- ↑ "The North Korean Website List". North Korea Tech. July 17, 2014. Retrieved January 11, 2015.
External links
- Official website
- North Korea's baby steps for the Internet at physorg.com