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	Ryanggang Summary
		Yanggang (also Ryanggang) Province (Yanggangdo or Ryanggangdo), with an area of 13,888 square kilometers, is located inland along the Yalu (Amnok) and Tumen (Tuman) Rivers in North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea).
		Ryanggang (Ryanggang-do) is a province in North Korea.
		Ryanggang was formed in 1954, when it was separated from South Hamgyŏng.
	www.bookrags.com /Ryanggang (361 words)

	Ryanggang - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Ryanggang (Ryanggang-do) is a province in North Korea.
		Ryanggang was formed in 1954, when it was separated from South Hamgyŏng.
		Ryanggang is divided into 1 city ("Si") and 11 counties ("Kun").
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ryanggang (161 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Ryanggang explosion
		On September 9, 2004, there was an event suspected to be a large explosion in North Korea's second northernmost province of Ryanggang.
		The suspected explosion was located near the town of Yongjo-ri in the county of Kimhyŏngjik in Ryanggang.
		On the same day the Korea Earthquake Research Center reported that the only seismic activity in Ryanggang province in the period in question was at 23:24 Korea Standard Time (UTC +9) on September 8, 2004, at Mount Baekdu, about 100 km from the suspected blast site.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Ryanggang-explosion (2988 words)

	Ryanggang Beschreibung im Lexikon - Definition von Ryanggang und Buchtipp (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
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	www.biologie.de /biowiki/Ryanggang (275 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Ryanggang
		McCune-Reischauer is one of the two most widely used Korean language romanization systems, along with the Revised Romanization of Korean, which replaced (a modified) McCune-Reischauer as the official romanization system in South Korea in 2000.
		Ryanggang province, North Korea (This picture needs to be fixed.
		Kim Jong Il first went to the Hongam branch of the Taehongdan county integrated farm and acquainted himself in detail with farming and mechanization of farm work there.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Ryanggang (1070 words)

	North Hamgyong - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The province was formed in 1896 from the northern half of the former Hamgyŏng Province, remained a province of Korea until 1945, then became a province of North Korea.
		The province is bordered by China on the north, South Hamgyong on the southwest, and Ryanggang on the west.
		On the east is the Sea of Japan (East Sea of Korea).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/North_Hamgyong (172 words)

	FAO GLOBAL INFORMATION AND EARLY WARNING SYSTEM ON FOOD AND AGRICULTURE - WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME
		Average annual rainfall varies from 600-980 mm in the north and north-east (Jagang, Ryanggang, North and South Hamgyong Provinces) to 880-1300 mm in the centre, south-west and south-east (North and South Pyongan, Nampo, Pyongyang, North and South Hwanghae, Kaesong and Kangwon Provinces).
		It is grown mainly in the central, south-western and south-eastern parts of the country (the lowland parts of North and South Pyongan, North and South Hwanghae, Pyongyang, Nampo and Kaesong, collectively known as the "Cereal Bowl") and the narrow east coastal strip comprising parts of Kangwon, and North and South Hamgyong Provinces.
		Potatoes are grown as a spring (double) crop in the Cereal Bowl region, and as a summer crop in the cooler northern highlands (Jagang, Ryanggang), where a shorter growing season is experienced.
	www.fao.org /docrep/006/J0741e/J0741e00.htm (6032 words)

	Ryanggang explosion - TheBestLinks.com - Beijing, Czech Republic, People's Republic of China, Crater, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Ryanggang explosion, Beijing, Czech Republic, People's Republic of China...
		On September 9 2004, there was an event suspected to be a large explosion in North Korea's northernmost province of Ryanggang.
		At the time of the blast, North Korea was under pressure to again resume six-way diplomatic talks concerning its nuclear program with the United States, South Korea, the People's Republic of China, Russia, and Japan.
	www.thebestlinks.com /Ryanggang_explosion.html (1331 words)

	My Way - News
		Paek, who was providing the first North Korean word on the explosion, said it was part of a construction project to build a hydro-electric dam in the remote mountainous region of Ryanggang on the Chinese border.
		South Korean intelligence detected two explosions on the night of Sept. 8 to 9, the JoongAng Ilbo newspaper in Seoul said, suggesting a possible accident at a military factory or a munitions depot.
		The area in Ryanggang that borders China was known to have a secret missile base but the site of the accident was some way from there, the source was quoted as saying.
	news.myway.com /top/article/id/44491\|top\|09-13-2004::08:08\|reuters.html (769 words)

	Special Report: CENTRAL AMERICA - 28 October 2002
		Winter wheat and spring barley are produced in all provinces except Ryanggang and North Hamgyong and have been the main cereals in the Double Cropping Programme initiated in 1996 jointly by FAO and UNDP, as part of the Government framework for agricultural recovery.
		The aim of the programme is to utilise part of the agricultural land between October-June with additional cereal and potato crops to be followed by maize and paddy cultivation from June to September.
		Double cropping practised in all provinces, with the exception of Jagang, Ryanggang and North Hamgyong, is further emphasized.
	www.fao.org /WAICENT/faoinfo/economic/giews/english/alertes/2002/SRDPRK10.htm (9408 words)

	Ryanggang explosion - Definition, explanation
		On September 9 2004, there was an event suspected to be a large explosion in North Korea's second northernmost province of Ryanggang.
		The suspected explosion was located near the town of Yongjo-ri in the county of Kimhyŏngjik; in Ryanggang.
		On the same day the Korea Earthquake Research Center reported that the only seismic activity in Ryanggang province in the period in question was at 23:24 Korea Standard Time (UTC +9) on September 8 2004, at Mount Baekdu, about 100 km from the suspected blast site.
	www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/r/ry/ryanggang_explosion.php (1341 words)

	[Napsnet] Daily Report
		Ryanggang Blast Chosun Ilbo ("SIGNS INDICATE NO EXPLOSION OCCURRED IN N. HYONG-JIK COUNTY", 2004-09-17) reported that with the dispatch of Pyongyang-based diplomats to the construction site of the Samsu Hydroelectric Plant, it appears that the process of getting to the bottom of the Ryanggang "explosion" is drawing to a close.
		Kaluza told Kyodo the DPRK project manager told the diplomats there were 50,000 workers at the site and gave them figures on the size of the project, the amount of explosives used and the amount of soil that had to be removed.
		ROK on Ryanggang Blasts Reuters ("SOUTH KOREA SAYS ENVOYS TAKEN TO WRONG SITE", 2004-09-17) reported that foreign diplomats who visited the site of a mysterious explosion in the DPRK said on Friday it was a hydroelectric project under heavy construction, but the ROK insisted the blast took place elsewhere.
	www.nautilus.org /pipermail/napsnet/2004-September/000098.html (4422 words)

	Humanitarian appeal 2004: Democratic People's Republic of Korea
		It continues to play a vital role in safeguarding and promoting the well-being of millions of people, whose nutritional status and general health would otherwise be seriously compromised.
		Nine per cent of children suffer from acute malnutrition, while chronic malnutrition in some places, such as Ryanggang, is above 45 per cent.
		Anemia is common, and is seen in 30 per cent of pregnant women.
	www.un.org /depts/ocha/cap/dprk.html (602 words)

	Situation Reports: DPR Korea: Floods - Aug 2004, DPR Korea: Floods Information Bulletin No. 01/2004
		Ryanggang is currently inaccessible to delegates as several bridges on the main road were destroyed by the floods.
		The DPRK Red Cross at the national level is in close contact with the FDRC as well as the local authorities in the affected areas.
		The government plans to rebuild the houses of all the people who lost their homes in these floods, while more extensive government support is expected in the currently inaccessible parts of Ryanggang province.
	www.reliefweb.int /rw/rwb.nsf/AllDocsByUNID/f65f907aa41307bbc1256ee8003f37f0 (956 words)

	North Korea Must Reveal What Happened in Ryanggang (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		There were reports that a massive explosion took place at Kim Hyong-jik County, Ryanggang Province, North Korea on Thursday.
		In addition, there is talk that the explosion was even bigger that the one that took place during the Ryongchon Station accident last April.
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	www.prisonplanet.com /articles/september2004/120904mustreveal.htm (367 words)

	The Korea Times : Blast Part of Dam Project: NK (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		North Korea said Monday that the huge blast that occurred in its northernmost province of Ryanggang last week was an intentional destruction of a mountain for the construction of a hydro-electric dam there, according to a BBC report on Monday.
		Diplomatic sources in Beijing and Seoul said on Sunday that a column of fl smoke with a radius of about 4 kilometers was spotted, along with a massive blast in Kimhyongjik County, in Ryanggang Province, Thursday.
		But officials of South Korea and the U.S. said that the ``mushroom-like'' cloud that was reportedly spotted along with the blast was not caused by a nuclear explosion.
	times.hankooki.com /lpage/nation/200409/kt2004091316404411950.htm (765 words)

	N. Korea blast cause unclear, but theories abound -DAWN - International; 14 September, 2004
		South Korea's financial markets, which can react sharply to developments in the North, ignored the blast reports, which came as diplomats were seeking to persuade Pyongyang to return this month to six-party talks on its nuclear weapons programmes.
		South Korean intelligence detected two explosions on the night of Sept. 8 to 9, the JoongAng Ilbo said, suggesting a possible accident at a military factory or a munitions depot.
		The area in Ryanggang that borders China has been known to have a secret missile base but the site of the accident is some distance away, the source was quoted as saying.
	www.dawn.com /2004/09/14/int11.htm (770 words)

	Online edition of Daily News - World (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The South Korean agency said the blast on Thursday in Kimhyungjik county in Ryanggang province appeared much bigger than a train explosion that killed at least 170 people in April.
		Yonhap reported a mushroom cloud up to 4 km (2.5 miles) in diameter was spotted after the blast in remote Ryanggang province in the country's far northeast near to known missile bases.
		The New York Times reported in its Sunday editions the Bush administration had received recent intelligence reports that some experts believed could indicate North Korea was preparing to conduct its first nuclear weapons test explosion.
	www.dailynews.lk /2004/09/13/wor01.html (563 words)

	Constant's pations: N. Korea: Where's the water?
		"Ryanggang (full name Ryanggang-do) is a province of North Korea.
		Yonhap reported that a mushroom cloud up to 4 km (2.5 miles) in diameter was spotted after the blast in remote Yanggang province in the country's far northeast.
		Version A: References to a region in north-east N. Korea "Yonhap reported that a mushroom cloud up to 4 km (2.5 miles) in diameter was spotted after the blast in remote Yanggang province in the country's far northeast".
	constantpated.blogspot.com /2004/09/n-korea-wheres-water.html (2736 words)

	Aljazeera.Net - N Korea: Blast was for dam project (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		It was a deliberate controlled detonation to demolish a mountain in the far north of the country," a BBC correspondent in Pyongyang quoted North Korean Foreign Minister Paek Nam-sun as saying.
		Paek, who was giving the first North Korean word on the explosion, said it was part of a construction project to build a hydro-electric dam in the remote mountainous region of Ryanggang on the Chinese border.
		South Korean intelligence detected two explosions on the night of 8 to 9 September, the JoongAng Ilbo newspaper in South Korea said, suggesting a possible accident at a military factory or a munitions depot.
	english.aljazeera.net /NR/exeres/242E1E26-9F07-4B68-BA10-80E5F83EC17A.htm (469 words)

	Ryanggang Hotel
		Pyongyang, December 9 (KCNA) -- Ryanggang Hotel in Pyongyang, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, enjoys popularity among foreigners and overseas compatriots for its kind service.
		It, built in May Juche 78(1989) on a hill nearly 50 meters above the sea level, is called Ryanggang Hotel because it is located at the point where the River Taedong and the River Pothong meet.
		The hotel, with a total floor space of 33,000 odd square meters, was built in tiers with its curvaceous and linear beauties combined with each other, so it blends well with the landscape of the area.
	www.globalsecurity.org /wmd/library/news/dprk/2003/12/dprk-031210-kcna05.htm (207 words)

	Reason for Huge Blast in North Korea Remains Unclear -- 09/13/2004
		The incident, which it said was first detected by a South Korean satellite, occurred in the northernmost Ryanggang province, in an area close to the border with China.
		South Korean officials were quoted as saying Thursday's explosion site in Ryanggang's Kimhyungjik county was in a mountainous area near a key intermediate-range Taepo Dong missile base.
		South Korean media in July 1999 cited government officials as saying North Korea was building a new missile base in Ryanggang with 10 missile launch towers, strategically located to make it difficult to attack with precision munitions or cruise missiles.
	www.cnsnews.com /ViewForeignBureaus.asp?Page=%5CForeignBureaus%5Carchive%5C200409%5CFOR20040913b.html (1119 words)

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