Naenara
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]
History
Naenara was the first website in North Korea, and was created in 1996.[4]
Usage
Naenara carries publications 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 December 2025, this block remains in place.[6]
See also
- Censorship in North Korea
- Chollima (website)
- Internet in North Korea
- List of North Korean websites banned in South Korea
- Red Star OS
- Uriminzokkiri
References
- ^ a b c d "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.
- ^ 주, 성하 (2010-04-30). "남한 밀수 컴퓨터에 '야동' 가득 '누리꾼 체육대회'로 채팅방 전격 폐쇄". The Dong-a Ilbo. p. 3. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
- ^ 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