Citations:Pyongyang

English citations of Pyongyang

City in Asia

• 1956, Harry S. Truman, chapter 24, in Memoirs of Harry S. Truman: Years of Trial And Hope‎^[1], volume II, Doubleday & Company, →OCLC, page 371:

  Throughout October the campaign in Korea made excellent progress. Pyongyang, the North Korean capital, was taken on October 19, and day after day MacArthur's forces were on the march.

• 1980 [1945 October 13], Il-sung Kim, “LET US UNITE AND BUILD A NEW, DEMOCRATIC KOREA”, in Kim Il Sung Works‎^[2], volume 1, Pyongyang: Foreign Languages Publishing House, →OCLC, page 305:

  Sitting together with you, representatives of all social strata in Pyongyang, today when our country is rejoicing at its liberation, I can hardly restrain my overflowing emotions.
  I am heartily grateful to you, representatives of all walks of life in Pyongyang, for arranging this significant gathering despite the busy life you are leading today to build a new Korea.

• 2008, Robert Willoughby, “Background Information”, in North Korea (Bradt Travel Guides)‎^[3], 2nd edition, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 7:

  Remains of 'Ryonggok man' of some 400,000 years age have been found near Pyongyang, as have the remains of man from 40,000 years ago. Culture sites date back to 30000BC, with evidence of ancient Mongolian and Manchurian tribes.

• 2015, Yeonmi Park, Maryanne Vollers, “Tears of Blood”, in In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom‎^[4] (Non-fiction), Penguin Books, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 38:

  Even though my parents were better off than most of their neighbors, they were never members of the so-called elite. That kind of wealth came only from high-level government connections. However, they did well enough to take a vacation trip to North Korea’s monument-filled capital, Pyongyang, when Eunmi was an infant, and my mother was able to dress in some of the fashionable clothes that were smuggled in from China.

• 2022 May 17, “North Korean military ramps up Covid response as outbreak grows”, in France 24‎^[5], archived from the original on 17 May 2022:

  Hundreds of personnel in camouflage uniforms from the Korean People's Army medical units were seen rallying in the capital Pyongyang in photos released by the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).
  The military "urgently deployed its powerful forces to all pharmacies in Pyongyang City and began to supply medicines under the 24-hour service system", KCNA said.

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• 2022 May 17, “North Korean military ramps up Covid response as outbreak grows”, in France 24‎^[6], archived from the original on 17 May 2022:

  Pyongyang has so far not responded to an offer of help from Seoul, according to South Korea's unification ministry.
  South Korea's new president Yoon Suk-yeol has taken a hawkish stance on his country's nuclear-armed neighbour, but told lawmakers Monday that he would "not hold back" on aid -- if Pyongyang accepts.

• 2022 July 1, The Japan Times Editorial Board, “Groundbreaking NATO summit means work for Japan”, in The Japan Times‎^[7], archived from the original on 01 July 2022, Editorials:

  If Pyongyang conducts a nuclear test in the near future, as it widely anticipated, a coordinated response by the three countries will be critical. Prime Minister Kishida was right when he said that “It is essential to enhance trilateral cooperation, including strengthening the deterrence of the U.S.-Japan and U.S.-South Korean alliances.”