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Just when Kim Jong Il, the North Korean dictator, had evidently embarked on one of his occasional charm offensives — releasing hostages (two Americans and five South Koreans), sending envoys to the South for former President Kim Dae Jung’s funeral,...
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Reporting from Seoul — The photograph was considered a journalistic coup, a recent image of the elusive 26-year-old son of North Korean strongman Kim Jong Il, who...
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As the United Nations moves this week to sanction North Korea for its second nuclear test, there is strong evidence that a previous international squeeze did not...
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On her first diplomatic visit abroad, US secretary of state Hillary Clinton is casting aside normal diplomatic caution. She waded into a public discussion about who...
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Negotiations with the DPRK to reverse its nuclear weapon program changed character in 2008 with the bilateral US-DPRK channel overshadowing the 6-party forum. US...
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Is Kim Jong Il dead? Yes, North Korea’s “Dear Leader” is no more, having passed away in the fall of 2003, writes Waseda University professor Toshimitsu Shigemura...
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