The Associated PressReport: NKorean launches maybe included new ScudThe Associated PressSEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A barrage of ballistic missiles that North Korea test-fired over the weekend may have included a new type of a Scud with an extended range and improved accuracy that poses a threat to Japan, a South Korean newspaper reported
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Suspected North Korea weapons ship heads home - Reuters
5 Jul 2009 | 8:00 pmAFPSuspected North Korea weapons ship heads homeReutersBy Jack Kim SEOUL (Reuters) - A North Korean ship tracked by the US Navy on suspicion of carrying a banned arms cargo is expected to return home on Monday after a voyage that tested UN sanctions aimed at punishing Pyongyang for its May nuclear test. Suspected weapons ship to return to NKorea: official AFPN. Korea Ship Sailing Northward Korea TimesAdmiral: UN resolution made North Korean ship change course Stars and StripesYonhap News - Hinduall 98 news articles -
PRESS DIGEST - South Korean newspapers - July 6 - Reuters
5 Jul 2009 | 5:39 pmPRESS DIGEST - South Korean newspapers - July 6ReutersA North Korean ship that had been heading to Myanmar and changed its course at the end of June will enter North Korean waters today, according to a South Korean government official. Including 7 missiles launched July 4, North Korea experts believe the -
UN Chief Concerned North Korea is Isolating Itself - Voice of America
5 Jul 2009 | 3:00 pmABC NewsUN Chief Concerned North Korea is Isolating ItselfVoice of AmericaBy VOA News United Nations Chief Ban Ki-moon says North Korea has closed all the "doors of communication and dialogue" with its recent missile launches. Mr. Ban expressed deep concern about the situation after North Korea shot off seven ballistic Video: North Korea Fires 7 Missiles Off Coast The Associated PressNorth Korea seeking attention with missiles: Biden ReutersDynastic concerns behind Korean missile diplomacy ABC OnlineLos Angeles Times - AFPall 5,331 news articles -
North Korea boasts of military strength - Sydney Morning Herald
5 Jul 2009 | 2:00 pmNorth Korea boasts of military strengthSydney Morning Herald, AustraliaNorth Korea has hailed the prowess of its military after it test-fired a salvo of seven ballistic missiles in a show of strength that earned international criticism and talk of further isolation. In a commentary, the ruling party newspaper Rodong
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U.S. Condemns North Korean Missile Tests
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Defying U.S., N. Korea Fires Barrage of Missiles
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North Korea Test-Fires 4 Short-Range Missiles
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U.S. Pursues Firms With Ties to North Korea
30 Jun 2009 | 9:00 pmCompanies involved with the North’s missile program risk having any American assets frozen and being barred from dealings with businesses in the United States. -
Second Thoughts on North Korea’s Inscrutable Ship
30 Jun 2009 | 9:00 pmWhite House officials are starting to wonder if North Korea’s leader has sent them on a fishing expedition as they track a ship with a history of arms shipments.
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Calm urged after N Korea missiles
4 Jul 2009 | 8:31 amRussia, China and the US call for calm after North Korea test-fires a series of missiles off its east coast, defying UN sanctions. -
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North Korea missile tests defy UN
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From Ushers with love
4 Jul 2009 | 2:40 amHow the British award winning Ushers brewery ended up in North Korea producing beer dubbed the Pride of Pyongyang
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Japan mulls new missle defence system
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North Korea Fires 4 Short-Range Missiles
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Jackson's death makes us feel we have better lives
5 Jul 2009 | 4:41 amIs there still a revolution about to happen in Iran? Is my state going to run out of money tomorrow, and start printing IOUs? Can the crazy North Koreans really attack Hawaii? Was there a coup in Honduras? Do we care? The short answer to all the above questions is -- who knows? What I can tell you is that the traffic on Sunset near Michael ... -
Nuclear issues of Iran, North Korea different: Medvedev
4 Jul 2009 | 9:57 pmRussian President Dmitry Medvedev has said the nuclear issues of both Iran and North Korea are different and Pyongyang's activities have raise more concerns than that of Tehran. -
Sanctions pressuring NKorea
4 Jul 2009 | 1:46 pmTHE chief of US naval operations said on Saturday fresh UN sanctions were preventing North Korea from transporting suspected weapons overseas, according to local media.
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North Korea moves to restrict economy
5 Jul 2009 | 3:50 amReporting from Yanji, China - In the markets of Kilju, a city of 100,000 near North Korea's eastern seacoast, the ruling Korean Workers' Party has ordered the removal of Chinese-made cookies, candies and pharmaceuticals. -
Korean People's Motto of Life and Struggle
8 Jun 2009 | 10:33 pmGeneral Secretary Kim Jong Il's word "One's own strength and senses are best" is the motto of the Korean people's life and struggle today. -
North Korea mum about US journalists' trial
5 Jun 2009 | 12:19 pmMap locates Chinese city of Yanji and Tumen River, near where two U.S. journalists were arrested by North Korean guards1c x 3 3/8 inches; 46.5 mm x 85 mm; In this photo taken on April 1, 2002, Takashi Sugishima , center, a former Nihon Keizai Shimbun reporter who was detained in North Korea for over two years on suspicion more... FILE - In this ... -
A glimpse across the North Koreas border
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Nuclear test puts new crisis on Obama's plate
30 May 2009 | 11:04 pmNorth Korea's new in-your-face test of a nuclear weapon poses a grave new challenge to President Obama, one with no clear path to a solution.
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Nuclear issues of Iran, North Korea different: Medvedev
5 Jul 2009 | 8:23 pmRussian President Dmitry Medvedev has said the nuclear issues of both Iran and North Korea are different and Pyongyang's activities have raise more concerns than that of Tehran. -
Did Obama Score a Victory at Sea vs. North Korea?
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How Ushers' Trowbridge brewery is now the toast of North Korea
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Report says N Korea's Kim convalescing by the sea
5 Jul 2009 | 7:22 amNorth Korean leader Kim Jong Il has been living at an east coast villa since mid-May and is likely convalescing after reportedly suffering a stroke last year, a newspaper said Sunday citing U.S. and South Korean intelligence. -
Japan mulls new missle defence system
4 Jul 2009 | 11:15 pmJapan is considering introducing a new ground-based missile defence system to complement the interceptors it currently has, a newspaper reported on Sunday, as North Korea stokes regional tensions with recent missile launches.
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Kim Jong-il is 'convalescing'
5 Jul 2009 | 6:11 pmNorth Korea's leader, Kim Jong-il, has been living at a coastal villa since mid-May and is probably convalescing after reportedly suffering a stroke last year, according to US and South Korean intelli... -
Fifty-six candidates for the 2009 Miss Korea Pageant pose ...
5 Jul 2009 | 5:25 pmReady for the showdown: Fifty-six candidates for the 2009 Miss Korea Pageant pose for a photo holding commemorative plates given to them at a party held at the GoldenSky International Resort in Incheo... -
What are your thoughts on the North Korean missile launches
5 Jul 2009 | 5:10 pmArticleData Array ( [Article] => Array ( [article_id] => 1044722 [headline] => What are your thoughts on the North Korean missile launches? [abstract] => What are your thoughts on the North Kore... -
UN Chief Concerned North Korea is Isolating Itself
5 Jul 2009 | 4:13 pmUnited Nations Chief Ban Ki-moon says North Korea has closed all the "doors of communication and dialogue" with its recent missile launches.Mr. Ban expressed deep concern about the situation after Nor... -
€˜North Korea is testing missiles to seek attention€™
5 Jul 2009 | 4:12 pmWASHINGTON — US Vice- President Joe Biden yesterday dismissed North Korea’s recent missile launches as predictable “attention-seeking” behaviour by the reclusive state.Speaking in an interview...
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Kim Jong-il is 'convalescing'
5 Jul 2009 | 6:11 pmNorth Korea's leader, Kim Jong-il, has been living at a coastal villa since mid-May and is probably convalescing after reportedly suffering a stroke last year, according to US and South Korean intelli... -
Fifty-six candidates for the 2009 Miss Korea Pageant pose ...
5 Jul 2009 | 5:25 pmReady for the showdown: Fifty-six candidates for the 2009 Miss Korea Pageant pose for a photo holding commemorative plates given to them at a party held at the GoldenSky International Resort in Incheo... -
What are your thoughts on the North Korean missile launches
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UN Chief Concerned North Korea is Isolating Itself
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€˜North Korea is testing missiles to seek attention€™
5 Jul 2009 | 4:12 pmWASHINGTON — US Vice- President Joe Biden yesterday dismissed North Korea’s recent missile launches as predictable “attention-seeking” behaviour by the reclusive state.Speaking in an interview...
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North Korea test-fires more missiles, says Seoul
5 Jul 2009 | 10:00 pmNorth Korea fired several short-range missiles toward the Sea of Japan on Saturday, an act that the U.S. watched closely and South Korea called provocative. -
Report: North Korea test-fires more missiles
4 Jul 2009 | 5:58 amNorth Korea fired several short-range missiles toward the Sea of Japan on Saturday, an act that the U.S. watched closely and South Korea called provocative. -
Opinion: Toward a new security order in Northeast Asia
4 Jul 2009 | 3:54 amThe test of a nuclear device on May 25 and the subsequent test missile-launches by North Korea have jolted the international community into universal condemnation of such flagrant violations of the relevant United Nations resolutions. Even China, North Korea's traditional ally, has expressed unprecedented firm opposition to such violations and has joined the United Nations Security Council in its resolution condemning such violations. -
North Korea unwilling to talk, British envoy says
3 Jul 2009 | 8:44 amNorth Korea is demonstrating an unwillingness to resume negotiations on its nuclear activities, the British ambassador to the country said Friday. -
Report: North Korea test fires four missiles
2 Jul 2009 | 9:44 pmNorth Korea test-fired a fourth short-range missile off its east coast Thursday, South Korea's Yonhap News Agency reported.
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Suspected weapons ship to return to NKorea: official (AFP)
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Suspected North Korea weapons ship heads home (Reuters)
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Gambler sues casino for lost $23 mln fortune: report (AFP)
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?North Korea is testing missiles to seek attention?
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N. Korean Soldiers on a Riverbank
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North Korea Launches Test Missiles
North Korea test-fired four short-range missiles off its eastern coast today, a move that had been highly anticipated as the nation continues to defy U.N. sanctions. The four missiles were launched in the late afternoon and early evening from a base near the eastern coastal city of Wonsan, a South Korean defense spokesman told South Korea's Yonhap News Agency. -
North Korea Threatens Nuclear 'Fire Shower' Against the United States
North Korea stepped up its threats against the United States today, warning that the Obama administration's recent pledge to provide nuclear defenses to South Korea could invite what the state-run media called a "fire shower" of nuclear retaliation. -
North Korea Threatens Attack as U.S. Destroyer Tracks Ship to Myanmar
BY Michael Saul DAILY NEWS POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT Pyongyang issued fresh threats of retaliation Monday as U.S. warship tailed a North Korean cargo ship suspected of carrying missiles. -
Would North Korea Fire Ballistic Missiles at Hawaii? Why?
Writes Casey Sherman: "According to Japanese intelligence reports, North Korea may fire a ballistic missile toward Hawaii around the Fourth of July. While North Korea's Taepodong-2 missile does not appear to have enough range to reach Hawaii (experts say it would fall about 500 miles short of the mainland), it does pose a threat to the United States and its standing in the world." If North Korea fires missiles toward the U.S., how should President Obama respond? And what would North Korea get out of it? Post your thoughts. -
Gates: U.S. in Good Position if North Korea Launches Missile Toward Hawaii
U.S. defense officials say that the military has deployed missile interceptors and radar to safeguard Hawaii from a potential North Korean missile test expected around July 4. The announcement comes as tensions between the two countries escalate over North Korea's controversial nuclear-weapon program.
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North Korea fires seven missiles
4 Jul 2009 | 4:01 pmNorth Korea fired seven ballistic missiles off its eastern coast yesterday, South Korea said, a violation of UN resolutions seen as a message of defiance to the US on Independence Day. The launches, which came two days after North Korea fired what were believed to be four short-range cruise missiles, will increase tension as America tries to muster support for tough enforcement of the latest Security Council resolution after Pyongyang's May nuclear test.North KoreaNuclear weaponsUnited Statesguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2009 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms… -
US warns defiant North Korea after reports of Scud missiles test
4 Jul 2009 | 3:49 am• South Korea reports launch of seven ballistic missiles• Tests on US Independence Day violate UN resolutionsThe United States warned North Korea not to "aggravate tensions" today after South Korea said its neighbour had fired seven ballistic missiles in violation of UN resolutions.The tests, seen as a message of defiance to the US on Independence Day, will further increase pressure in the region as America tries to gather support for tough enforcement of the UN resolution imposed on the communist regime for its May nuclear test.US state department spokesman Karl Duckworth did not confirm… -
North Korea test-fires two missiles as new sanctions are discussed
2 Jul 2009 | 3:56 amFears grow that latest launches could fuel tensions following nuclear test in MayNorth Korea test-fired two short-range missiles from its east coast today, South Korean media reported, as a US envoy was in Beijing to discuss new sanctions against the reclusive regime.South Korean intelligence experts had anticipated tests, including of banned ballistic rockets, from two sites in early July. New missile launches could exacerbate tensions running high since Pyongyang's 25 May underground nuclear test and a series of missile firings.The UN security council adopted a tough sanctions resolution… -
Building an Asian century | Jamie F Metzl
1 Jul 2009 | 12:00 pmAmerica's global leadership may be waning, but Asian states need to do much more before they can fill the gapAs Asia emerges from the global economic crisis faster than the rest of the world, it is increasingly clear that the world's centre of gravity is shifting from the Atlantic to the Pacific. It is equally clear that Asian states are not yet ready to assume the more meaningful leadership in global affairs that will be necessary to ensure that this tectonic shift can make the world more stable and secure than it has been. Asian states have a tremendous opportunity to rise to this… -
North Koreans going hungry as funds dry up, UN agency warns
1 Jul 2009 | 4:22 am• World Food Programme helping a fifth of those in need• US-monitored North Korean ship turns for homeMillions of North Koreans face hunger and worsening malnutrition, the World Food Programme said today after scaling back its operations in the impoverished country.The UN aid agency said it was reaching fewer than a third of those targeted and about a fifth of those in need.It blamed a lack of international donations, with none since the state's nuclear test in May, and said it faced new restrictions from Pyongyang. It said it had received 15% of the $504m it needed.Torben Due, the WFP's…
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Fireworks: North Korea Test Fires 7 Missiles
4 Jul 2009 | 10:12 amSouth Korea reported on Saturday that North Korea fired seven ballistic missiles off its eastern coast. The launches are a violation of U.N. resolutions and come on Fourth of July in the United States, perhaps serving as a message. -
North Korea Threatens US
24 Jun 2009 | 12:04 pmNorth Korea Threatens US - on Wednesday, North Korea threatened to "wipe out" the United States when discussing a potential war. The talks came as a result of a US ship tracking a North Korean vessel which was suspected of transporting illicit weapons to Burma. The threat from North Korea came directly after statements accusing the US of instigating a war. -
Report Says North Korea Preparing Hawaii Missile Launch
18 Jun 2009 | 2:56 pmAccording to Associated Press "adding to already high tensions in the region, a Japanese report said North Korea may fire its most advanced ballistic missile toward Hawaii around Independence Day — the day when the regime test-fired a long-range missile three years ago, though it failed seconds read more -
North Korea Preps More Launches, And An Heir
2 Jun 2009 | 7:34 amLast Monday's nuclear test and subsequent missile launches have ramped up the stress level in Asia, and now, amidst rumors of two more missile launches being prepped, also comes the news that the North has chosen a successor to 67-year-old Kim Jong Il, his youngest son, Jong Un, 26. -
MacArthur Foundation To Send Millions to Asia Security
29 May 2009 | 9:18 amOne of the biggest foundations in the Unites States is contributing millions of dollars to promote peace efforts in Asia with some of that money going to build greater cooperation and ease tensions with North Korea.
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Gizmodo Kim Jong-il Photo Shop Contest
30 Jun 2009 | 5:39 pmGizmodo has an excellent array of Kim Jong-il photos; In Which We Provoke Kim Jong Il in 77 Offensive and Hilarious Ways. Some are sure to become often used classics. -
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North Korea Political-Military Update: Tensions High and Rising
1 Jun 2009 | 7:14 pmSeveral factors – all driven by Pyongyang – are at work and have created an increasingly tense military situation on the peninsula. Additional long-range missile tests are expected, and naval clashes along the Northern Limit Line (NLL) are becoming more likely. Political Some background: In January 2009, North Korea “voided” all political-military agreements with South Korea, although this did not seem to include the 1953 armistice that ended the Korean War, or economic agreements like the Kaesong Industrial Park or the Keumgangsan tours. On 27 May, Pyongyang announced it the Korean… -
U.S. SecDef Gates Comments on North Korea
31 May 2009 | 5:32 pmThat someone in the administration recognizes the absurdity of engaging in Ground Hog Day deals with North Korea (and is publicly commenting about it) is somewhat encouraging. Robert Gates, U.S. Secretary of Defense, recently had this to say about North Korea: “We will not stand idly by as North Korea builds the capability to wreak destruction on any target in Asia — or on us,” Gates said, according to the Associated Press. He did not call North Korea’s nuclear program a direct threat to the United States but said it was a “harbinger of a dark future.” [. . -
Blogs on North Korean Issues
31 May 2009 | 5:14 pmROK Drop: US Says It Can Intercept North Korean Missile NK Econ Watch: North Korea’s social change, and; DPRK not about to collapse DPRK Forum: Countdown to the Showtrial in the DPRK EagleSpeak: North Korea Threatens War is Boring: Kyle’s Far East Roundup 5/29/09 [see leadership chart] Notions Capital: North Korea - Alternative Theory Ogle Earth: North Korea’s 2009 nuclear test: A geospatial roundup
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GPI organizaing DPRK business delegation
5 Jul 2009 | 7:00 pmFrom GPI Consulting: In the current financial and economic situation, companies face many challenges. They must cut costs, develop new products and find new markets. In these fields, North-Korea might be an interesting option. Inspired by the economic successes of its neighbouring country China, North-Korea has since a few years opened its doors to foreign enterprises. It established several free trade zones to attract foreign investors and there are several sectors, including textile industry, shipbuilding, agro business, logistics, renewable energy, mining and Information Technology, that… -
More on the market closing measure
5 Jul 2009 | 6:31 pmBarbara Demick has an informative article in the Los Angeles Times. The whole piece is worth reading but here are some themes and excerpts. Market restictions ordered In the markets of Kilju, a city of 100,000 near North Korea’s eastern seacoast, the ruling Korean Workers’ Party has ordered the removal of Chinese-made cookies, candies and pharmaceuticals. Even soybeans, many articles of clothing and shoes are now forbidden. It is all part of a great leap backward taking place in the secretive autocracy. North Koreans interviewed in China in recent weeks say that the regime of… -
Religionists “spam faxing” DPRK
5 Jul 2009 | 4:14 pmAccording to the Voice of the Martyrs web page: An anonymous fax believed to have been sent from the North Korean embassy for Finland promises workers affiliated with The Voice of the Martyrs (USA) that “something very bad will happen to you” if VOM continues a special project to share the Gospel via weekly fax transmissions to government and business representatives of the restricted Asian nation. During the past year VOM has made an effort to collect as many fax numbers as possible inside North Korea, one of the world’s most isolated nations. VOM sends weekly faxes containing… -
DPRK defector discussed financial flows
3 Jul 2009 | 3:30 pmLast week we mentioned the curious case of Kim Kwang Jin, a high-ranking defector who helped raise money for the North Korean government who is spending a year here in DC at the Committee for Human Rights in North Korea. This week he spoke to Fox News and painted a broad picture of the DPRK’s financial strategy: Trim and sharply dressed, his bushy head of hair dyed jet black, the 42-year-old Kim, once an English professor at a computer college in Pyongyang, speaks polite and fluent English, albeit in a halting style and with a heavy accent. An interview with FOX News in late June… -
Tadonggang Beer commercial
3 Jul 2009 | 2:07 pmClick on image to see advert The BBC offers what is hailed as the first Taedonggang Beer commercial. According to the article: In a rare nod to commercial motives in the resolutely communist nation, the TV advert features a thirsty worker holding a mug of frothy beer. Young women in traditional Korean dress are shown serving trays of beer to men in Western suits. Billed as the “Pride of Pyongyang”, the advert promises drinkers that the beer will help ease stress. “It represents the new look of Pyongyang,” the two-and-a-half minute advert says. “It will be a…
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“Crossing Heaven’s Border” tonight on PBS
1 Jul 2009 | 12:02 pmI’ve been getting information from PBS’s Wide Angle series. And tonight they will broadcast “Crossing Heaven’s Border” A summary, In the past decade, up to 100,000 defectors have crossed the waters of the Tumen and Yalu Rivers into northeast China to escape from North Korea, the world’s last closed Communist state. In Crossing Heaven’s Border, WIDE ANGLE tells the moving and dramatic stories of a few of them. Crossing Heaven’s Border reveals the plight of North Korean defectors from the point of view of intrepid South Korean journalists who risk their lives… -
Helping North Korean Refugees
15 Jun 2009 | 10:02 pmIn midst of the sentencing of two American journalists in North Korea, let’s not forget the hundreds of thousands of North Koreans that seek freedom. Paul Wolfowitz offer solution on how to deal with China and execute the North Korean Human Rights act … The key with the Chinese will be working, on the one hand, to reassure them that they would not be stuck with a permanent refugee population and, on the other, to remind them, as a signatory to the U.N. refugee protocol, that China needs to comply with its provisions, including allowing access for the UNHCR. Starting slowly, with… -
Letter from North Korea
29 May 2009 | 11:54 pmAn excerpt of a letter, written by journalist Laura Ling. When I first got here, I cried so much. Now, I cry less. I try very hard to think about positive things, but sometimes it is hard too. Some days I get to go outside and get some fresh air. In the early evening, I do some stretching. I also sit and meditate. I breathe deeply and think about positive things that have happened in the day. For example, I think “I’m lucky I made it through another day.” I’m lucky my family is working so hard to get me released. I’m thinking about you all constantly and how fortunate I am to have… -
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15 May 2009 | 6:42 pmThat is the total number of North Korean refugees that have been granted asylum in the US since the passage of the NK Human Rights Act 3 years ago. I think we can do better. -
The Dark Side of the Underground Railroad
5 May 2009 | 12:50 pmBecause refugees have absolutely no protection from any governments, they have to put their trust in individuals. Not all of them are altruistic in intent. As this shows, some are in it to exploit them The South Korean government says it will take tougher action against its own citizens who commit crimes in the process of assisting North Korean defectors in other countries. Allegations of rape by one young girl waiting to come to South Korea highlight the vulnerability many North Koreans face during their illegal journey through China. South Korean lawmaker Park Sun-young paints a dire…
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Kim Jong il Communication
The first time Kim Jong il went golfing his first time ever picking up a golf club he shot a world record 38 under par. He recorded 11 hole in ones to shatter Solvang native Al Geiberger's previous record round of 59. The folks at the PGA and Guiness Book of World Records refuse to acknowledge this score. They say that there is no evidence either video or photo that confirms the claim. They -
A Birthday Trip to North Korea
Our coach tracked The Han River out of Seoul the forty odd kilometers up towards the North Korean border in the morning gloaming and if you hadnrsquot known your destination beforehand yoursquod still have felt The Sword of Damocles hanging over your head as almost the entire length of the riverbank is fortified with razor wire fences and guard towers lest the North Koreans attempt an atta -
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One of my last days in Korea I was lucky enough to go up to the North Korean city of Kaesong. Our trip started out with special Visas that were to be worn around our necks at all times and some serious searches of ourselves and our bags. Getting into North Korea you could tell an immediate change. The guards looked like leftovers from the Cold War era and near the border the North Korean Go
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Kim Jong-il convalescing
5 Jul 2009 | 6:39 pmAccording to US and South Korean intelligence reports, North Korea's leader, Kim Jong-il, has been living at a coastal villa since mid-May and is probably convalescing after reportedly suffering a stroke last year. The US informed Seoul that Mr Kim had been staying at the villa in Wonsan since mid-May, the South Korean Joong Ang Ilbo Sunday newspaper said. The report said US military satellites, which closely monitor Mr Kim's personal vehicles, had detected his moves.A South Korean official said it was "certain" Mr Kim was not in Pyongyang. Wonsan is close to a launch facility where South… -
An appeal for calm after July 4th North Korean missile fireworks
4 Jul 2009 | 10:27 pmRussia, China and the US have all called for calm after North Korea test-fired a series of missiles on July 4th. Seven Scud-type ballistic missiles with a range of about 500km (312 miles) were fired in an apparent act of defiance against the US on the 4th of July. This follows an underground nuclear test in May, and a launches of a number of missiles since the test, including four short-range missiles on Thursday. Saturday's launches came from a base on its east coast. Three were fired in the morning, a fourth around noon local time and three more in the afternoon, South Korea's Joint Chiefs… -
Only a trickle of food aid to North Korea
3 Jul 2009 | 11:20 pmThe flexing of its military muscle is not winning North Korea any friends in the international community. In fact, there has been virtually no international food aid to the starving state since Pyongyang's second nuclear test last May 25, according to the World Food Program. As a result, the U.N. agency has drastically cut food distributions in North Korea to 4,500 tons per month, from a planned 50,000 tons per month. If Pyongyang continues to refuse 333,000 tons of grain from the United States, foreign assistance will only amount to 120,000 tons and the shortfall may reach 1.17 million tons. -
Crossing Heaven’s Border
3 Jul 2009 | 12:27 amCrossing Heaven’s Border reveals the plight of three North Korean defectors. With access to the Underground smuggling network, the reporters follow a group of defectors on a grueling 10-day journey through China and Southeast Asia in the hope of settling as free citizens in South Korea. Most defectors flee from North Korea’s poor border regions into northeast China, where they live in hiding, work illegally and have no access to education or medical care. More than three quarters of the defectors are women, many of whom work in the sex industry. If caught by Chinese authorities, they are… -
Meet the new Human Rights Envoy to North Korea
1 Jul 2009 | 10:18 pmChosun Ilbo provides some background on Robert King, who has been designated as the Barack Obama administration's North Korea Human Rights Special Envoy. King was previously chief secretary to former House Foreign Relations Committee chairman Tom Lantos (assisting Lantos for 25 years until his death in February last year) and participated in foreign policy issues at the House of Representatives.King has a keen interest in North Korean issues, personally preparing working-level matters ahead of Lantos' two visits to North Korea. He was also involved with the North Korea Human Rights Act, which…
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Kyujanggak Fellowship Applications Reminder
26 Jun 2009 | 9:37 amThe Kyujanggak Institute of Korean Studies reminds you of the deadline of two fellowship programs: - Junior fellowship: allows graduate students to spend about three months at Kyujanggak; this includes a 3 million KRW stipend plus institutional support. APPLICATION DEADLINE: JUNE 30, 2009 (for fellowships starting in Sep. 2009) - Kyujanggak fellowship: allows recent graduates and junior fellowship to spend up to one year at Kyujanggak; benefits include monthly stipend, housing, office space, and airfare. APPLICATION DEADLINE: JUNE 30, 2009 (for fellowships starting in January 2010) … -
Dissertation Workshop 2009 on Korean Culture and Society
1 May 2009 | 12:40 amDissertation Workshop 2009 on Korean Culture and SocietyThe University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and Indiana University Title VI National Resource Center Consortium (IL/IN NRC Consortium) announces a summer dissertation workshop in the field of Korean Culture and Society and invites applications from doctoral students whose dissertations focus on some aspect of Korean society and culture. This workshop is designed to enable students just beginning to write or those who are more advanced in their writing to engage in intensive discussions with faculty and each other. Possibilities for… -
Korean Smiles
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Kyujanggak fellowships for PhD students
13 Apr 2009 | 9:03 amKyujanggak fellowships for PhD studentsAn exciting opportunity exists for PhD students who want to carry out research in Korea. The Kyujanggak Institute for Korean Studies, Seoul National University (SNU), would like to invite graduate students to apply for its junior fellowship. This has been recently created in addition to the regular Kyujanggak fellowships to encourage PhD students to access the Kyujanggak archives for their research. The junior fellowships will allow the students to be in residence at the Kyujanggak for about three months and will provide a small stipend to cover their… -
World Congress for Korean Politics and Society 2009
25 Mar 2009 | 1:25 amWorld Congress for Korean Politics and Society 2009 * Date: August 20 to 22, 2009 * Venue: Korea University, Seoul, South Korea * Submission Deadline for Paper and Panel Proposal : April 15, 2009The main theme for the Congress is "Korea at the Crossroads." Contributions are invited for the congress that aims at vigorous discussion of the latest developments in and around Korea covering, but not limited to, a variety of themes of study such as: (1) Prospects of Korean political economy in lieu of the global financial crisis in 2008; (2) Issues related to North Korea, such as nuclear…
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Korea Report
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"North Korea Attacking Hawaii?"
24 Jun 2009 | 9:50 amAs tensions are running high in the Korean Peninsula and Northeast Asia with no easy resolution on the horizon, John Feffer of the Foreign Policy in Focus breaks some "myths" about North Korea in the current crisis (re-posted at The Huntington Post). -
Both Korean Teams Headed to the World Cup 2010
18 Jun 2009 | 7:42 amFollowup to: Both Korean Soccer Teams Within Reach of the World CupIn a respite from tensions in the Korean Peninsula, both South and North Korean national soccer teams have advanced to the World Cup 2010 in South Africa -- the first time that both Korean teams have qualified to the final rounds together. It will be eighth qualification for the South Korean team (left photo with star player Park Ji-sung), and second for the North Korean team (right photo), after its astonishing feat in the 1966 London games. Already, there are speculations that North Korea and the U.S. teams may be placed in… -
June 15 Joint Korea Declaration Anniversary Rally Blocked in South Korea, But Carries on Overseas
15 Jun 2009 | 1:00 pmFrom the historic, first-ever inter-Korea summit meeting in 2000, June 15 Joint Korea Declaration (on peace, reunification and cooperation) came into being, setting forth a decade of steady increase in inter-Korea exchanges and cooperation to an unprecedented level. But the current Lee Myung-bak administration is reversing the trend by not even recognizing the June 15 inter-governmental declaration, which resulted in the freeze and reversal in inter-Korea relations and exchanges.Whereas previous anniversaries on June 15 brought Koreans from both sides in cultural and sporting events in… -
Citizens Rally for Democracy in South Korea
10 Jun 2009 | 10:32 amMore than 10,000 Seoul citizens came out for the "June 10th Rally for the Restoration of Democracy in South Korea" (on the occasion of the 22nd anniversary of the June Struggle of 1987 which brought democratization to South Korea). Dissatisfied with the Lee Myung-bak administration, representatives of all opposition parties (below photo) came out in protest, and the citizens demanded "MB Out" ([Lee] M[yung] B[ak] Out). The police responded harshly by disbanding the gathering with force and arrests, reminiscent of the old days of repression during military dictatorships. In another development… -
Scholars in North America Demand Restoration of Democracy in South Korea
9 Jun 2009 | 11:36 amA group of scholars in North America concerned about the present political situation in Korea have drafted a joint statement for Korean democracy. To endorse the statement, send your name and institutional affiliation to Korea.Democracy@gmail.comStatement from Scholars in North America Concerned about Korean Democracy, June 10, 2009The following represents the considered view of professors and researchers at colleges and universities throughout North America whose thoughts are always with Korea and Korea's democracy. In light of recent developments in South Korea, we, the undersigned, cannot…
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Korean Language Notes
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Will talking like a baby make me more fluent?
5 Jul 2009 | 7:00 amI used to think the Korean language was one of the most difficult languages in the world, but I have recently had a revelation. The key to learning Korean is remembering how to talk like a child.One of the great things about the Korean language is its thriftiness. The language allows you to drop unnecessary words, and, in fact, the more frugal you are with your words, the more fluent you will likely sound. If the listener already knows the subject of the sentence, don't bother saying it. If the listener already knows the object of the sentence, skip that part. If you use an adverb that is… -
Don't we all like free 반찬?
5 Jul 2009 | 6:10 amIt is nice to see evidence of people enjoying their stay in Korea. A note on the video asks that it not be posted on the Internet, but then adds, "especially not on Pandora," which is a Korean video posting site the singer apparently feels discriminates against foreigners. I will assume that the singer has changed his mind about posting the video on the Internet since I found it on YouTube, and I will also assume he does not consider my blog to discrimate against foreigners. -
What does 驢不勝怒蹄之 mean?
4 Jul 2009 | 6:10 pmAs people who read this blog probably already know, I am a novice, at best, when it comes to reading classical Chinese, but I am still fascinated by what little I do know because it gives me new insight into the Korean language. The following Chinese sentence is a good example:驢不勝怒蹄之 (려불승노제지)The donkey was so angry that it kicked it.驢 (려) -- donkey不 (불) -- not勝 (승) -- win怒 (노) -- anger蹄 (제) -- hoof; kick with a hoof之 (지) -- itOne thing about the above sentence that interests me is that it used the noun "hoof" (蹄) as a verb meaning "to kick… -
Do you know Dokdo "humor"?
27 Jun 2009 | 11:42 am(Dokdo breasts) – jagged, uneven breasts covered with bird droppings새똥으로 덮인 들죽날죽하고 울퉁불퉁한 가슴. (Dokdo clowns) - clowns who use the stage name "Steve""Steve"이라는 예명을 쓰는 광대들 (Dokdo education) - studying the lyrics to a 1982 Bak In-ho song1982년에 나온 박인호 노래 가사를 공부하는 것 (Dokdo roasted meat) – meat roasted while chanting “It’s our meat,” It’s our meat,” “It’s our meat”"우리 고기," "우리 고기," 우리 고기"라고 염불처럼 계속 말하면서 구운 고기 (Dokdo reasoning) –… -
What ever happened to Peter H. Lee?
19 Jun 2009 | 8:52 pmPeter H. Lee was my Korean Literature professor at the University of Hawaii in 1981-2. I think I had two classes with him. Including me, there were only about four students in each of the classes. We just sat around a small table and talked about the Korean short stories we had read. [A portrait of the scholar as a young man-the year Peter H. Lee completed his M.A. at Yale University. (Summer 1953 in New Haven, CT)]The class was very informal and not very instructive. Professor Lee just seemed to be there to listen to us talk without offering much of his own insight. Quite honestly I was…
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ROK Drop
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Eunjung Yi wins Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic.
5 Jul 2009 | 6:54 pmIt seems appropriate that since 1998 the Toledo Ohio LPGA stop hosted by a former cast member of the television show M*A*S*H has been won by a South Korean golfer seven of the last twelve years. The Queen of Toledo, Se Ri Pak, won the Farr in 98, 99, 01, 03, 07. In 2006 Mi Hyun Kim won the tournament in a playoff over poster girl Natalie Gulbis. In two of the years a South Korean didn’t win, they came tantalizingly close. Se Ri Pak lost to Meg Mallon by one shot in 2004 and missed a playoff by one shot in 2000. In 2005 Gloria Park lost a sudden death playoff to Heather Bowie. The… -
ROK Drop Weekly Linklets – July 5, 2009
5 Jul 2009 | 2:10 pmThe Koreas: Here is everything you ever wanted to know about uniforms in the Korea professional baseball league. It has been a while since I have been to Texas Street in Busan, but it is now apparently being called a Chinatown. Gees, there is even a “Dokdo Cruise English Camp” now. I learn something new everyday, like having sex with an 11 year old in Korea will only get you 6 months in prison. A new classic in Korea journalism. You English teachers really do have a big target on you right now by the Korean media. The English teaching bashing only gets better. The English… -
Russo-Japanese War News – June 1905
5 Jul 2009 | 2:03 pmThis will catch me up to date on coverage of the Russo-Japanese War in 1905 and the March 1st Movement of 1919— There is heavy coverage of the war in June, but the vast majority of it concern the prospect of peace talks and especially Roosevelt’s hand in helping bring them about. I’m not terribly interested in that aspect in my look through the news archives. You can that kind of high level focus everywhere in books or internet coverage of the issue…so I skipped the bulk of those articles… 31 May 1905 – Rojestvensky at Sasebo Short article. Last month, we saw where a good… -
Picture of the Day: ROK Special Forces Walk On A Tight Rope
5 Jul 2009 | 12:20 pmI’m sure this will scare the North Koreans: Balancing act: Two special warfare soldiers try to balance on a tightrope with fans as part of practice at Gwacheon, Gyeonggi Province, Friday. Via Korea Times. -
Is Korea’s Age of Consent too Low?
5 Jul 2009 | 9:00 amHopefully none of you all reading this get any ideas: A local high court found a 46-year-old man not guilty of having sex with a runaway teenage girl, saying their liaison was neither forced nor in exchange for money. The Busan District Court Wednesday upheld a lower court ruling that acquitted the man, identified as Kim, of charges related to the violation of the law covering the protection of minors. Kim bought food for the 16-year-old girl, who was wandering near Seoul Station, and allowed her to stay at his home in December 2006. He was indicted for having sex with her while the two lived…
