Saturday, December 22, 2012

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Crowd gathering: People gather under a diving board platform to watch as fellow swimmers hesitate to try a dive at a newly opened swimming pool Crowd gathering: People gather under a diving board platform to watch as fellow swimmers hesitate to try a dive at a newly opened swimming pool

Preparations: A woman stands on the side of a road holding artificial flowers after returning from a rehearsal for a mass parade planned for later in the week to honor the North Korean leaders in Pyongyang
Preparations: A woman stands on the side of a road holding artificial flowers after returning from a rehearsal for a mass parade planned for later in the week to honor the North Korean leaders in Pyongyang
Sweet sounds:
Sweet sounds: North Korean students practice playing the accordions at the Samjiyon Schoolchildrens' Palace in Samjiyon, North Korea. The facility was built for children to take part in after school programs in the arts, sciences, sports, computer and vocational training

Everyday life: A North Korean boy runs on a hilltop in the countryside in North Korea's North Phyongan Province
Everyday life: A North Korean boy runs on a hilltop in the countryside in North Korea's North Phyongan Province
On display: North Korean military members chat as they line up at a stadium in Pyongyang during a mass meeting called by the Central Committee of North Korea's ruling party
On display: North Korean military members chat as they line up at a stadium in Pyongyang during a mass meeting called by the Central Committee of North Korea's ruling party
Field
Food resources: Ears of field corn lay in piles along a roadside on a farm on the edge of Kaesong, North Korea. It was a tough year for farmers, who grappled with an extended dry spell in the spring, followed by heavy rains from a series of summer storms and typhoon
Secret glimpse: North Koreans rest under portraits of the late leaders, Kim Il Sung, left, and Kim Jong Il, at the end of a mass military parade in Pyongyang's Kim Il Sung Square to celebrate 100 years since the birth
Secret glimpse: North Koreans rest under portraits of the late leaders, Kim Il Sung, left, and Kim Jong Il, at the end of a mass military parade in Pyongyang's Kim Il Sung Square to celebrate 100 years since the birth

On guard: Soldiers stand guard in front of the country's Unha-3 rocket at Sohae Satellite Station in Tongchang-ri, North Korea. The Kwangmyongsong-3 satellite was launched on April 13,
On guard: Soldiers stand guard in front of the country's Unha-3 rocket at Sohae Satellite Station in Tongchang-ri, North Korea. The Kwangmyongsong-3 satellite was launched on April 13, 2012 but failed to reach orbit
Simple travel: North Koreans walk under a highway bridge on the outskirts of Pyongyang
Simple travel: North Koreans walk under a highway bridge on the outskirts of Pyongyang
Quiet moment: A family picnics in the grass at a hilltop park overlooking Pyongyang
Quiet moment: A family picnics in the grass at a hilltop park overlooking Pyongyang
Tradition: Rockets roll past flower waving civilians and a soldier standing at attention during a mass military parade in Pyongyang's Kim Il Sung Square
Tradition: Rockets roll past flower waving civilians and a soldier standing at attention during a mass military parade in Pyongyang's Kim Il Sung Square

Decoration with a difference: Forest printed wallpaper hangs around a doorway in Pyongyang
Decoration with a difference: Forest printed wallpaper hangs around a doorway in Pyongyang
Vast expanse: North Korean stands on a rural road in the countryside in the country's North Phyongan Province
Vast expanse: North Korean stands on a rural road in the countryside in the country's North Phyongan Province
Decoration: Artificial flowers decorate a wall inside a restaurant near Samjiyon
Decoration: Artificial flowers decorate a wall inside a restaurant near Samjiyon
Making a living: A worker at a communal apple farm factory for bottling apple juice on the outskirts of Pyongyang
Making a living: A worker at a communal apple farm factory for bottling apple juice on the outskirts of Pyongyang

Steeped in tradition: A woman enters the front doors of the Grand People's Study House where a statue of the late leader Kim Il Sung stands in Pyongyang
Steeped in tradition: A woman enters the front doors of the Grand People's Study House where a statue of the late leader Kim Il Sung stands in Pyongyang
On duty: A female North Korean soldier, working as a guide, stands before a map to explain the layout of what is said to
On duty: A female North Korean soldier, working as a guide, stands before a map to explain the layout of what is said to be a camp site where the late North Korean leader Kim Il Sung overnighted while leading a battle against the Japanese at the foot of Mt. Paektu
Leisure time: A family plays badminton at Majon Beach near Hamhung
Leisure time: A family plays badminton at Majon Beach near Hamhung

Everyday life: A coat dries on the balcony of an apartment block in central Pyongyang
Everyday life: A coat dries on the balcony of an apartment block in central Pyongyang
Helping out: North Koreans try to move a truck, retrofitted to run on a barrel of burning wood, in a riverbed near Ungok, North Korea, during operations to aid victims of heavy flooding
Helping out: North Koreans try to move a truck, retrofitted to run on a barrel of burning wood, in a riverbed near Ungok, North Korea, during operations to aid victims of heavy flooding
Getting around: North Korean commuters ride on a trolley car in central Pyongyang
Getting around: North Korean commuters ride on a trolley car in central Pyongyang
On mass: Military members applaud the country's leaders, including Kim Jong Un, from their seats on the field of a stadium in Pyongyang during a mass meeting called by North Korea's ruling party
On mass: Military members applaud the country's leaders, including Kim Jong Un, from their seats on the field of a stadium in Pyongyang during a mass meeting called by North Korea's ruling party
Landscape: Apple tree saplings stand in rows beneath workers' housing on a hill at a communal apple farm on the outskirts of Pyongyang
Landscape: Apple tree saplings stand in rows beneath workers' housing on a hill at a communal apple farm on the outskirts of Pyongyang
Commemorations: Soldiers march and carry a portrait of Kim Jong Il during a military parade at Kumsusan Memorial Palace in Pyongyang commemorating what would have been the late North Korean leader's 70th birthday
Commemorations: Soldiers march and carry a portrait of Kim Jong Il during a military parade at Kumsusan Memorial Palace in Pyongyang commemorating what would have been the late North Korean leader's 70th birthday
Rebuilding life: North Koreans try to rebuild the banks of a washed out riverbed near their corn fields which were damaged by July flooding, in Songchon County
Rebuilding life: North Koreans try to rebuild the banks of a washed out riverbed near their corn fields which were damaged by July flooding, in Songchon County
Education: Men study in desks beneath portraits of the country's late leaders, Kim Il Sung, left, and Kim Jong Il, at the Grand People's Study House
Education: Men study in desks beneath portraits of the country's late leaders, Kim Il Sung, left, and Kim Jong Il, at the Grand People's Study House
View at dusk: The sun sets over Pyongyang, North Korea, behind the curtained window of a downtown hotel room
View at dusk: The sun sets over Pyongyang, North Korea, behind the curtained window of a downtown hotel room
Social times: Men drink and sing inside a pagoda at a hilltop park overlooking Pyongyang
Social times: Men drink and sing inside a pagoda at a hilltop park overlooking Pyongyang
Looking on: A displaced North Korean man, left homeless by July flooding, walks among temporary tents and damaged homes in his destroyed neighborhood in Ungok, North Korea
Looking on: A displaced North Korean man, left homeless by July flooding, walks among temporary tents and damaged homes in his destroyed neighborhood in Ungok, North Korea
Luxurious retreat: A waiter at a hotel, catering to the country's elite, walks on the resort's private beach at Majon Beach near Hamhung
Luxurious retreat: A waiter at a hotel, catering to the country's elite, walks on the resort's private beach at Majon Beach near Hamhung
On display: North Koreans gather along the banks of the Taedong River in Pyongyang to watch a fireworks display to celebrate 100 years since the birth of the late North Korean founder Kim Il Sung
On display: North Koreans gather along the banks of the Taedong River in Pyongyang to watch a fireworks display to celebrate 100 years since the birth of the late North Korean founder Kim Il Sung
Residence: Pedestrians walk along a street past apartment blocks in central Pyongyang
Residence: Pedestrians walk along a street past apartment blocks in central Pyongyang
basketball at a public court in Pyongyang
Sport time: Men watch others play basketball at a public court in Pyongyang
Commuting: People move in and out of a train on a subway platform at the metro station in Pyongyang
Commuting: People move in and out of a train on a subway platform at the metro station in Pyongyang

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