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History of ORNK

2005 Sep. - Open Radio for North Korea(ORNK) got started as one of American NGO
Dec. - ORNK started shortwave radio broadcast.
2006 Jul. - ORNK signed a partnership agreement with Winglish (DMB English Education Company),
  Radio21, and Korean Cardinal, Su-hwan Kim.
Aug. - ORNK singed a partnership agreement with Incheon sunnyFM, CBS 'Well-being Diary',
  Dongguk University Broadcast.
Dec. - ORNK started to send one-hour broadcasts to North Korea.
- ORNK singed a partnership agreement with Jungang University, Sungshin Women's
  University, Hanyang University, Sungsil University, and Chongshin University.
2007 Jan. - ORNK signed a partnership agreement with LA Korea in the U.S.A.
- ORNK singed a partnership agreement broadcasting stations in Konkuk University, Kookmin
  University, Kyungwon University, and Hansung University.
Feb. - ORNK held a policy debate 'The Significance of Private Broadcasting to North Korea and
  ways to expand it'
Apr. - ORNK signed a partnership agreement with broadcasting stations in Kwangwoon University,
  Kyunghee University
Jun. - President Ha TaeKyung was appointed as a member of South and North Forum in Gyeonggi
  province
- ORNK held a commemoration debate ¡®Conversation between Myanmar and North Korean
  Democracy Activists¡¯
Jul. - ORNK was registered in the Ministry of Unification-affiliated corporation as 'Open North
  Korea'
Oct. - ORNK signed a partnership agreement with broadcasting stations in Seoul Women's
  University, Hankook University of Foreign Studies.
Nov. - ORNK singed a partnership agreement with a newsletter 'Rimjingang' which is made by
  people within North Korea.
2008 Jan. - ORNK held a policy forum ¡®Discussion the course and task of new government¡¯
Feb. - ORNK signed a partnership agreement with broadcast stations in Kyeongbuk University,
  Daegu University, Busan University.
Sep. - Cohosting ¡®2008 North Korea Human Rights Nation Campaign¡¯
Oct. - ORNK held a policy forum 'Assessment of 10.4 Joint Declaration and Outlook of Inter-Korean
  Economic Cooperation'
- ORNK was registered in the Ministry of Unification-affiliated Non-profit private organization
  as ¡®Open North Korea¡¯
2009 Feb. - 'Open North Korea News' was registered in Seoul newspaper and the business of internet
  newspaper.
- An internet newsletter ¡®Open North Korea News¡¯ was first issued.
Mar. - A citizen-participation broadcast 'Radio Inter-Korean Friends' got started.
- Cohosting ¡®A Press Interview and Debate for Calling for Supporting the Media toward North
  Korea'
Apr. - Cohosting ¡®Liberals of America and Korea and the North Korean Human Rights Acts¡¯
Jun. - Cohosting a debate 'North Korean Provocative Nuclear and Missile and South Korean
  Correspondence Strategies'
Jul. - ORNK signed the MOU for partnership with the department of study of North Korea at
  Myongji University.
2010 Feb. - ORNK signed the MOU for partnership with the department of politics at Chungang
  University.