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Tearful cross-border reunion may be last for elderly Koreans

October 31, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Kim Tong-Hyung Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A 98-year-old South Korean man cried loudly and repeatedly buried his face in a handkerchief as his elderly North Korean son, who last saw his father as a 5-year-old, watched calmly from across the table. Meanwhile, an 88-year-old South Korean woman sobbed uncontrollably as she […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2013, 2015, Associated Press, Diamond Mountain, Ju Jae Un, Kim Wol-soon, Korean Peninsula, Korean War, Lee Bok-soon, Lee Seok-ju, North Korean Jong Kun Mok, Ri Dong Wuk, SEOUL, South Koreans, Vol 34 No 45 | October 31 - November 6, reunion

S Korea families let down by aborted reunions

September 28, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Hyung-Jin Kim The Associated Press NAMYANGJU, South Korea (AP) — Chang Choon didn’t get much sleep as he prepared to travel to North Korea this week to see his brother and sister for the first time in more than six decades. But the anticipation of what he called the wish of a lifetime was […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2010, 2013, Chang Choon, China, Diamond Mountain, Korean People, Korean War, Moon Jeong-ah, NAMYANGJU, North Korea, South Korean Red Cross, South Koreans, Unification Ministry, Vol 32 No 40 | September 28 - October 4, letter, reunion

Koreas agree to family talks

August 24, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Hyung-Jin Kim The Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea on Sunday accepted a South Korean offer for talks on reuniting families separated by war, but proposed separate talks on resuming lucrative tours to a scenic North Korean mountain in an apparent effort to link the two discussions.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2008, 2010, 2013, Diamond Mountain, Korean Peninsula, Kyungnam University, Lim Eul Chul, North Korean, Red Cross, SEOUL, South Koreans, Unification Ministry, Vol 32 No 35 | August 24 - August 30

War-split North and South Korean families reunite after years apart

November 4, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Hundreds of Korean family members separated for more than half a century by the Korean War embraced each other in tearful reunions

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2010, Chinese Foreign Minster Yang Jiechi, Communist North Korea, Demilitarized Zone, Diamond Mountain, Kim Jong-il, Korean Central News Agency, Korean War, North Koreans, Ri Jong Ryol, SEOUL, South Koreans, State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Vietnam, Vol 29 No 45 | November 6 - November 12, World Cup, attention

Koreas meet to discuss family reunions

October 7, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Red Cross officials from the two Koreas tried to narrow differences on Friday, Sept. 25. They discussed how they can restart a stalled program

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2008, 2010, Defense Ministry, Diamond Mountain, Kim Il Sung, Kim Jong-il, Kim Jong-un, Korean Central News Agency, North Korean, SEOUL, South Korean, Unification Ministry, Vol 29 No 41 | October 9 - October 15, reunion

North Korea agrees to resume joint projects with South Korea

August 20, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea’s decision to restart tours run jointly with South Korea. Allowing reunions of families separated for decades by the peninsula’s war is aimed at obtaining much-needed foreign currency and leverage in negotiations with Washington and Seoul, experts said.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2009, Diamond Mountain, Dongguk University, Euna Lee, Hyundai Asan, Hyundai Group, Koh Yu-hwan, Korea University, Korean War, North Korean, President Bill Clinton, SEOUL, South Korean President Lee Myung-bak South Korea, Soviet Union, State Department, Yang Moo-jin, Yoo Ho-yeol, vol 28 no 35 | August 22 - August 28

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