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channels too little about North Korea, but not without.

in the search engine enter "North Korea" (DPRK) search, there is a group calling itself the "Democratic Republic of Korea official website" website http://www.korea-dpr.com/. It provides not only the history of the Korean peninsula, opening the Korean tourism investment, the Korean commodity services such as online shopping, but also frequent releases latest North Korea, including the widespread response to the recent "World Cup defeat, the Korean men's soccer coach was expelled from the party , made with the site work. "

the United States, "Atlantic Monthly" this month on the 3rd interview with the Founder of this site examination Debeinuosi (Alejandro Cao de Benós, transliteration), he is a Spaniard, IT consultant.

5 -6 day this reporter interviewed are in Thailand Benos. Today, he will leave for the North Korean capital Pyongyang on the 26th of this month before leaving.

■ "North Korea's official website" History

site was founded nearly 10 years

the North Korean government did not pay

2000 年 12 months, " North Korea's official website, "officially opened.

site founder Benos, in the last century and the early 90s, the age of 15, it had a strong interest in the DPRK.

He said he was in Spain, make the first Korean friend, and this relationship established by a "local level" of the West towards the friendship organizations. Since then, through this organization, he established contacts with the North Korean government to North Korea that "the construction of a North Korean official website," the idea, ultimately approved by the DPRK.

2001 年 1 month, Benos in response to the "Korean official website," the voice of users, but also created a cultural institution, "the Korean Friendship Association." He said the association will annually starting the year in Barcelona, the 2010 annual meeting, from more than 120 countries, 9,500 members.

"North Korean official website," the average monthly traffic in the four million -500 million, in the North Korean nuclear test period, the higher traffic.

site just started, the monthly operating budget is 150 U.S. dollars, since the Internet bandwidth, security and other needs, higher maintenance costs. However, Benos said that the DPRK government has never funded the site, all the costs "cough."

Benos said, "North Korean official network" of security responsibility by the Korean Consulate in Norway. Site have experienced hacker distributed denial of service attacks, most recently six months ago, causing about half an hour can not access the site, "but, so far Wei sites encountered in politically motivated attacks, one of the reasons the South Korean government blocked Web site."

He also said that North Korea can not visit the country, "the Korean official website," because the North Korean network speed "very slow", and North Korea's network is "independent, non-interoperable with the outside world." Currently, this site is to provide more e-mail subscription service.

site founder praised Kim Jong Il

site has led to the "Korean made" jeans

Benos the past few days in Bangkok with a number of wanted Korean companies to do business, "the reason the U.S. sanctions against the DPRK, I will not reveal the company's information."

Benos, Spain's membership, honorary citizen of North Korea, North Korea in 2002 as a special representative, "(then) about half the time I stay in North Korea." He met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, Kim Jong Il in his eyes is "character is very military, very humble and frank person," Kim's full appreciation.

Express readers may recall late last year, big news: a Swedish department store with a sale, "the Korean manufacturing" logo jeans, price 1,500 SEK (about 217 U.S. dollars).

but you may not know that these jeans, "developer", initially through the "North Korean official website" link.

2007 年 7 months, Sweden 3 Xiao Nianqing Drunk, curiously open the "North Korean official website," discovered "North Korean exports of jeans" message, then send an e-mail expressed "hope that cooperation with North Korea" . They soon receive a signed "Sapmak" the North Korean people replied in a friendly manner ask them to contact with the North Korean Embassy in Sweden.

these young men dressed up as importers and exporters, first went to the embassy, after Pyongyang by North Korean invitation to visit garment factories, and hospitality by the DPRK. August 2008, they reached an agreement with North Korea, to open production jeans. Including small twists and turns: the DPRK make only black jeans, a symbol of American culture does not produce blue jeans ... ...

However, "Korean made" jeans, only department store shelves for a long time in Sweden on was returned on the grounds that North Korea in May 2009 nuclear tests recently, "department stores do not want to involved in politics."

three Xiaonian Qing Meng, and quickly issued a statement: "never thought something so complex, our initial motivation only fun."

■ "North Korea's official website" content

men's soccer coach made with the Korean site?

"DPRK's official website": absolutely wrong propaganda

end of last month, a Russian newspaper revelations that the North Korean football team as the performance of the World Cup in South Africa in disgrace, the team members are collectively lectures , head coach Kim Jung-hoon even worse: to be expelled from the Korean Workers Party, exiled to a construction site.

in the "North Korean official website", the Benos Hungary reporter's question to answer on this issue, the following is a streamlined version.

Reporter: Korean Men hair with the site manager, is that true?

Benos: No, that is absolutely incorrect information.

reporters: a similar punishment for North Korea it?

Benos: Absolutely not.

news: North Korean media, how to assess the performance of the Korean Men?

Benos: Men can all hope that North Korea scored the semi-finals, the fact that North Korea can enter the World Cup finals, felt the support of the world had a victory. Therefore, the Korean Men are successful, we believe the future of the Korean Men can learn better tactics, and have a better performance.

Reporter: Kim Jung-hoon to continue coaching or class?

Benos: Kim Jung-hoon of South Africa into the Korean men's soccer World Cup, he will continue coaching, as he had enjoyed coaching so.

site offering a Online Shop

to buy North Korean women traffic police of the DVD

in the "North Korean official network", in addition to a North Korean history, tourism, attracting investment information, compelling the DPRK is to open a special sale of goods and souvenirs online shop.

Online Shop merchandise, including North Korea postcards, stamps, flags, badges, books, CD, VCD and DVD and so on, price from 15 euros to hundreds of euros (1 euro = approximately 9 yuan). A female traffic police told the story of the Korean DVD, price is 30 euros.

In addition, the "North Korean official website," also describes how to become Benos creating a "North Korean Friendship Association" approach: send in your resume (which requires a common faith with the DPRK), the payment of 50 euros (Member Card nominal fee), upon approval, can become a member.

people have access to the "Korean official website" website source code, find the source code contains a large number of English words "Strong" (strong). Some people believe that "the DPRK official website," a more accurate name might be "Korean Friendship Association official website", not its self-proclaimed "Democratic Republic of Korea official website." Although this site offers multi-language version, but not in Chinese.

reporter on the 5th site to verify the DPRK Embassy in Beijing issues, embassy officials for journalists to find Korean Central News Agency's (Beijing). Korean Central News Agency reporter's request to the "North Korean official website" website said: "As media, we confirmed that it is not the official government site is not suitable."

However, reporters search for Korean Central News Agency Database (English station, based in Japan) found that on April 11 this year, a report said Benos March 13 -31, held in Spain on the theme "President Kim Il Sung will always be remembered "Network exhibition of books and photos. Reported that the 98 anniversary of the birth of Kim Il Sung (April 15) the occasion, "the Korean Friendship Association" on the site (the "North Korean official Web site") on a special website set up for people to remember.

report said, Benos, wrote a letter to Kim Jong Il, the network reported the success of the exhibition. The letter said: "Kim Il Sung was the most outstanding leaders of the 20th century, the greatest of the most respected people. Kim Jong-il's leadership, the Korean people will fight every nation, in 2012 North Korea into a prosperous country. "

this story did not say the site is not North Korea's official website, but that the North Korean government is aware of it, paying attention to it and recognize it.

Letters: How to confirm that you get authorization founder of North Korea's official "North Korean official website"?

Benos: very simple. You can ask the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly Kim Yong-nam ... ... or the chairman of the Korean Committee for Cultural Foreign Culture in Philosophy (Editor's note: This person has left in December last year), the text in the philosophy of my old leadership.

I do not need to demonstrate power of attorney. If anyone questioned my identity, you can call asked the North Korean leader (some angry tone).

Letters: I noticed the website has storefronts, how kind of business? Earned money to use where?

Benos: Online Shop monthly turnover of about 100 euros, the money used to pay for web server costs, mainly for anti-spam side, but the money is not enough site overhead.

Letters: operation of the Site you the money come from?

Benos: North Korea to honor all my posts are in nature, I did not pay from the Korean government took a penny, because I do not want to become our country (Editor's note: refers to North Korea) burden . I have my investment and business, earn enough money to maintain websites.

site technology and content maintained by the "Korean Friendship Association," the volunteer responsible for website expenses entirely by me.

Letters: You August 8 -26 days to go to Korea, tell us the purpose of this trip?

Benos: I always rate a foreign delegation to visit Pyongyang, to prepare them visas, travel arrangements and meetings. These people from different countries, cultural and scientific delegations, or a businessman.

this time to Pyongyang, I took the number of businessmen, their clothes and coal trade North Korea's interest. Some doctors visit, they began to establish some cooperation projects with North Korea; have an international body, they want to help North Korea plantation; There is also a satellite TV sports channel shot group.

Express: Can you tell us about your family? They support you to do, "North Korean official website" it?

Benos: we were all born in Spain, I am descendant of the Spanish nobility. Our family had no contact with the DPRK.

I have many Korean friends, they worked with me, "Your wish is impossible, because you are not Korean-born people." I tell them that we often say that General Kim Jong Il "'impossible' in the Korean language, the word does not exist."

2002 年 2 16, I became a North Korean Foreign Cultural Liaison Committee of the Special Representative, I am of the Government (Editor's note: refers to the North Korean government) appointed the first representative in the foreign-born!

"I shall be fully in line with North Korea's official position"

■ dialogue, "the Korean official website," the founder

"I shall be fully in line with North Korea's official position" < / p>

because of the "North Korean official website," there are still questions 5 -6 day this reporter by e-mail, website founder of two dialogue Benos. (Photo by Benos provided)