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peddler
peddler or hawker, itinerant vendor of small goods. In rural America peddlers carried their packs or drove a horse and cart from door to door. While the importance of peddlers to the small American community declined considerably with the growth of automobile transportation and mail-order house... Read more
Korean
Korean language of uncertain ancestry. It is thought by some scholars to be akin to Japanese, by others to be a member of the Altaic subfamily of the Ural-Altaic family of languages (see Uralic and Altaic languages ), and by still others to be unrelated to any known language. The Korean tongue is ... Read more
Korea
Korea , Korean Hanguk or Choson, region and historic country (85,049 sq mi/220,277 sq km), E Asia. A peninsula, 600 mi (966 km) long, Korea separates the Sea of Japan (called the East Sea by Koreans) on the east from the Yellow Sea (and Korea Bay [or West Korea Bay], a northern arm of the Yellow... Read more
Yalu
Yalu , Korean Amnok, river, c.500 mi (800 km) long, rising in the Changbai Mts. in Jilin prov., NE China, and flowing SW to the Bay of Korea at Dandong; forms part of the China-North Korea border. In places it is navigable for shallow-draft vessels, but its chief commercial use is for floating tim... Read more
Korean War
Korean War conflict between Communist and non-Communist forces in Korea from June 25, 1950, to July 27, 1953. At the end of World War II, Korea was divided at the 38th parallel into Soviet (North Korean) and U.S. (South Korean) zones of occupation. In 1948 rival governments were established: The Re... Read more
Kim Il Sung
Kim Il Sung , 1912-94, North Korean political leader, chief of state of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (1948-94); originally named Kim Sung Chu. While fighting Japanese occupation forces in the 1930s, he adopted the name Kim Il Sung after a famous Korean guerrilla leader of the early 20th... Read more
Kaesong
Kaesong or Kaisong , Jap. Kaijo, city (1993 pop. 334,433), S North Korea. A long-time commercial center, it is important for its exports of ginseng, a valuable medicinal root. There is also active trade in rice, barley, and wheat. Textiles are made in the city, and there is some heavy industry... Read more
Jilin
Jilin or Kirin , province (1994 est. pop. 25,150,000), 72,000 sq mi (186,528 sq km), NE China; one of the original Manchurian provinces. The capital is Changchun . It is bordered by Heilongjiang prov. and Russia on the northeast, by North Korea on the southeast, and by the Inner Mongolian Auton... Read more
Pyongyang
Pyongyang , Chin. Pingyang, Jap. Heijo, city (1993 pop. 2,741,260), capital of North Korea, SW North Korea, on a high bluff above the Taedong River. It is a special city with the status of province. Pyongyang, located near large iron and coal deposits, is a major industrial center; products incl... Read more
Billingsgate
Billingsgate , wharf and fish market, London, England, on the north bank of the Thames River. The market was named after a river gate in the old city wall. The word Billingsgate, a synonym for coarse language, arose from references to the speech of the district's fish mongers. The market has been ... Read more

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Problems with current U.S. policy.(relation with North Korea)
Magazine article from: Foreign Policy in Focus; 12/1/2002; ; 700+ words ; ...policy of engaging the North and put the brakes on...negotiating an end to North Korea's missile program...that Bush's inclusion of North Korea in his Axis of Evil...traditionally hermetic North Korea has been pushing...machines, Eastern thought --North Korea is trying to ... Read more
Rogers Park Community Action Network.(new fire station could put minorities out of business)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: The Chicago Reporter; 5/1/2001; 76 words ; ...station there that could put Korean, Latino and other minority vendors out of business, said Francisco...businesses rent stalls at the indoor market for $180 a week. Chicago Alderman...has suggested a new site just north of the mall and predicts a City... Read more
Curl Corporation and NTT Software announce joint development and distribution agreement.
Magazine article from: EDP Weekly's IT Monitor; 2/2/2004; 333 words ; ...Curl through both direct marketing activities as well as distributors...products in the Japanese and Korean markets. Sales activities will also...industry and package software vendors. This partnership with NTT...application development market within Asia, said Chris Lesar, vice president ... Read more
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2003 forward thinking for a changing world.
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