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At Kyongsang Kindergarten, pieces of an unused playground are roped off as a crowd surrounds the display. A Chosun People¡¯s Army officer proudly states ¡°We will install the amusement facilities on the highest level so that kindergarteners can keenl.. [2012-06-08 09:36]
Cracking Down and Opening Up
With a few large doses of harsh rhetoric, Chinese state media has announced a public security crackdown on illegal foreigners across the country. Border officials in Yanji promptly announced that in the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture the campaign would be.. [2012-05-29 13:00]
Why Phased Reunification Is Impossible
At some point, the North Korean people are going to see South Korea as the absolute benchmark for its standard of living, given that it is a country inhabited by fellow Koreans and which it may eventually unify with under one flag. If North Korea does not begin.. [2012-05-25 11:20]
The Problem Is It's Impossible
There are few words that get as much use in the South Korean media as ¡®unification¡¯. Perhaps because of this, we often hear both the progressive and conservative camps talking about unification on a regular basis, too. When you look at the discourse on unification.. [2012-05-23 09:32]
Going on an Employment Holiday
To date, around 50% of all arriving defectors in South Korea have been of working age, which means that their ability to settle into South Korean society depends in large part on solving employment problems in the areas in which they live. There are many differen.. [2012-05-22 15:39]
Time for Kim to Change
I escaped from North Korea and settled in South Korea in 2000, so that means 13 years have passed. During that time, the president has changed three times (Kim Dae Jung, Roh Moo Hyun and Lee Myung Bak). On the coming December 19th, yet another president will.. [2012-05-08 15:35]
How to Build on Growing NKHR Interest
The North Korean human rights crisis has recently been getting increased attention from the international media. There have been articles and op-eds in influential publications such as The Economist, New York Times, Guardian, Le Monde, Der Spiegel and many ot.. [2012-05-07 12:19]
The Logic of Modern Pyongyang
South Koreans had just elected their legislature; meanwhile, North Korea was keen to make itself the subject of discussion, something that came as no surprise to observers of the region. Already the holder of a majority of posts inherited from his father, Kim Jo.. [2012-04-25 17:38]
Standing Up to Lil' Kim
On the 15th, college students gathered in Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul to condemn Kim Jong Eun¡¯s dictatorship succession and missile launch. Despite it being exam week, more than one hundred students gathered to spread news of North Korea¡¯s dictatorship and emphasi.. [2012-04-24 17:33]
Focus on the ¡°Launch,¡± Not the ¡°Failed¡±
North Korea¡¯s recent missile launch resulted in a mid-air explosion rather than a satellite in orbit or even a long flight downrange. This has prompted some experts to argue against additional sanctions against North Korea. That would be a mistake. The same logic w.. [2012-04-23 11:56]
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