are carried out in English. A science and technology hall is under construction on Ssuk Islet. Its stated purpose is to contribute to the "informatization of educational resources" by centralizing teaching materials, compulsory literature and experimental data for state-level use in a digital format. Sosong-guyok hosts a 20 MeV cyclotron called MGC-20. The initial project was approved by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in 1983 and funded by the IAEA, the United States and the North Korean government. The cyclotron was ordered from the Soviet Union in 1985 and constructed between 1987 and 1990. It is used for student training, production of medical isotopes for nuclear medicine as well as studies in biology, chemistry and physics. Health care Medical centers include the Red Cross Hospital, the First People's Hospital which is located near Moran Hill and was the first hospital to be built in North Korea after the liberation of Korea in 1945, the Second People's Hospital, Ponghwa Recuperative Center (also known as Bonghwa Clinic or Presidential Clinic) located in Sokam-dong, Potonggang-guyok, northwest of Kim Il-sung Square, Pyongyang Medical School Hospital, Namsan Treatment Center which is adjacent Pyongyang's Maternity Hospital, Taesongsan General Hospital, Kim Man-yoo Hospital, Staff Treatment Center and Okryu Children's Hospital. A new hospital named Pyongyang General Hospital began construction in Pyongyang in 2020. Twin towns – sister cities Pyongyang is twinned with: Baghdad, Iraq Chiang Mai, Thailand Dubai, United Arab Emirates Jakarta, Indonesia Kathmandu, Nepal Moscow, Russia Tianjin, China Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia See also List of cities in North Korea Notes References Citations Bibliography . Further reading Dormels, Rainer. North Korea's Cities: Industrial Facilities, Internal Structures and Typification. Seoul, Jimoondang, 2014. . Kracht, Christian, Eva Munz & Lukas Nikol. The Ministry of Truth: Kim Jong Il's North Korea. Feral House, October 2007. . Meuser, Philipp, editor. Architectural and Cultural Guide Pyongyang. Berlin, DOM, 2012. . Springer, Chris. Pyongyang: The Hidden History of the North Korean Capital. Saranda Books, 2003. . Willoughby, Robert. North Korea: The Bradt Travel Guide. Globe Pequot, 2003. . External links Interactive virtual tour Aerial view of Pyongyang city Super High Resolution Image Panoramic view of Pyongyang city North Korea Uncovered (North Korea Google Earth), a comprehensive mapping of North Korea, including all of the locations mentioned above, on Google Earth Holidays in Pyongyang Instagram photos of Pyongyang City profile of Pyongyang Pyongyang at night Capitals in Asia Directly Governed Cities and Special Administrative