http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10163270903087147 Abstract It is often argued that the North Korean regime, if faced with the right combination of pressure and concessions, will surrender its nuclear program. This article is critical of this viewpoint. Pyongyang’s decision to go nuclear reflects long-term strategic concerns, and no amount of aid and payments will compensate for the loss of …
The number of North Korean refugees reaching South Korea continues to rise. Most make it with the help of Christian missionaries who take North Koreans along what is called the underground railroad, which runs through China to Southeast Asia, where its easier to seek asylum. But resettled refugees themselves now play a bigger role in …
(AFP) – 16 hours ago VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI prayed for God to punish the world’s “oppressors” and bring about “true brotherhood” between peoples in his traditional Christmas message in Saint Peter’s basilica. “Lord make your promise come finally true. Break the rods of the oppressors. Burn the tramping boots. Let the time …
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Is China Enabling or Reining in North Korea? State Councillor Dai Bingguo meets with North Korean leader, Kim Jong-il in the wake of N.Korea’s artillery barrage of Yeonpyong Island, So. Korea.
Question: Did you gather that grass to feed your rabbits? Woman’s Answer: No, I will eat it myself. Question: How old are you? Answer: I’m 23 year’s old. UPDATE 12.09.2010 from Daily NK “Destitute ‘TV Girl’ Finally Died of Starvation” A 23-year old, poverty-stricken young woman who appeared in newspapers and on TV around the …
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Bryan Kay 28 Nov 2010 It is a scene of utter destruction: the lives of a tiny community of fishermen and farmers shattered in a hail of artillery fire. Their tight-knit community – homes, stores and public buildings – has become a scene of war, with structures burned, flattened and destroyed. Those left standing are …
THE YEONPYEONG ISLAND INCIDENT: WHY IT HAPPENED, WHY NOTHING CAN BE DONE, AND WHAT TO EXPECT: SOME THOUGHTS. by Andrei Lankov So North Korea did it again. In late March a North Korean submarine sunk a South Korean warship. This time North Korean policy planners decided to try something new. On the afternoon of the …
ANSA-FOCUS/COREE: ONG, IN CINA 50MILA PICCOLI PROFUGHI DAL NORD MISSIONARIO USA ‘ABBANDONATI DA MADRI, ILLEGALI PER PECHINO’ (dell’inviato Beniamino Natale). (ANSA) – SEUL, 24 NOV – C’e’ una ”nuova, grande emergenza”per i profughi nordcoreani in Cina. ”Almeno 50mila bambini,figli delle donne che sono fuggite nel corso degli anni dalla Corea del Nord, vivono allo sbando …
On air: Inside North Korea Minute 43:54 Tim’s Comments on Life in North Korea & Human Rights Issues Chloe Tilley | 13:10 UK time, Friday, 26 November 2010 Comments (4) We’ve discussed North Korea a lot in the last week after it shelled a South Korean island on Tuesday, killing at least four people. Now …
Part 2 of Nov. 25th, 2010 Canadian Broadcasting Co.\'s \"As It Happens\"
