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For South Korea, no respect, no Kaesong
It's time for South Korea to face facts: The Kaesong experiment has failed. The ideologically motivated joint business venture with North Korea known as the Kaesong industrial complex is not economically viable, nor has it achieved any of its political...
Tags: Politics, Heritage Foundation, Career and Workplace, Central Intelligence Agency, Employees
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White House pushes for new sanctions on North Korea
This post has been corrected, as indicated below.WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration Tuesday called on the United Nations to tighten international sanctions against North Korea in response to that country's third and most powerful nuclear test, but administration officials argued that the new leaders...Tags: Politics, China, State of the Union Address, Barack Obama, U.S. Senate
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East Asian elections over but territorial disputes still simmer
Muscle-flexing over the archipelago of disputed islands in East Asian seas featured prominently in the political campaigns that have brought forth new leaders for China, Japan and South Korea. But don’t expect an end to the posturing and...
Tags: Politics, Park Geun-hye, China, South Korea, Elections
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North Korea threatens South Korea ahead of attack anniversary
Nearly two years after North Korea bombarded a South Korean island with deadly fire, it threatened Wednesday to strike again as South Korea plans military drills and memorial ceremonies on the attack anniversary. The North Korean assault on Yeonpyeong...
Tags: News Agency, Politics, North Korea, South Korea, Wars and Interventions
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Court deals blow to South Korean law outing Internet users
World NowSouth Koreans should not have to identify themselves before weighing in on online message boards and using other websites, a constitutional court ruled Thursday, dealing a blow to a law curbing Internet anonymity.... -
North Korea is willing to accept aid from South Korea, officials say
World NowNorth Korea is willing to accept aid from South Korea after devastating floods left scores dead and tens of thousands homeless, South Korean officials said Monday. But exactly what the country will get and how has yet to be decided. If the two countries... -
China-U.S. power play at core of East Asian island disputes
World NowAt first glance, it seems to make little sense that China and U.S. allies in the Western Pacific would dredge up old fights over uninhabitable islands, provoking nationalist protests, diplomatic rifts and a threat of violent confrontation in a strategic... -
Kim Jong Il dies at 69; North Korean leader
North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, the mercurial strongman who styled himself as a "Dear Leader" while ruling over an impoverished police state, died at 69, according to North Korean state media.
Kim was believed to have suffered from multiple chronic...Tags: Madeleine Albright, Central Intelligence Agency, China, Folklore and Mythology, Symptoms
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Kim Jong Il's sudden death shocks South Koreans
World NowKim Jong-il's death: South Koreans react with shock, worry and jubilation.... -
South Korea questions story of Kim Jong Il's death
World NowSouth Korean intelligence officials are casting doubt on North Korea's official story line that Kim Jong Il died of a heart attack while working aboard a moving train Saturday morning.... -
Popular South Korean podcast host sentenced to a year in jail
World NowJung Bong-ju: Popular South Korean podcast “I’m a weasel,” or "Naneun Ggomsuda,” host Jung Bong-ju was found guilty of spreading false rumors.... -
Kim Jong Il funeral guests to include Japanese magician
World NowKim Jong-il funderal;: Guests to include South Korean multi-millionaires and a magician from Japan...
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