What was the Relationship Between North Korea and Ukraine before Severing of Diplomatic Ties? (14.7.2022)

The two countries formally established diplomatic relations in January 1992. North Korea established an embassy in Ukraine in October 1992, but withdrew it in January 1998. Before 2017, the two countries shared certain trade relations. In 2015-2016, Ukraine’s exports to North Korea amounted to $33.7 million and $7.5 million, respectively – with the main exports being flour, grains and rapeseed – according to South Korea’s foreign ministry.

The Great ‘Ginseng’ Heist! 

The etymology of the term ‘人蔘’ (Ren Shen) is interesting and complex and well worth exploring, as this is the term Westerners are routinely using when referring to ‘Ginseng’. The first ideogram ‘人’ (ren2) and refers to a ‘human-being’. This Ideogram is often associated with ‘們’ (men2) – meaning ‘us’ or ‘fellow people gathered behind the safety of a gate’ – and ‘閄‘ (huo4) – meaning a ‘door or gate in-front of a human-being’ or ‘a human-being protected by a structure or institution’, etc.

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