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In S. Korea, a town of Kims — and an unusual shared history

December 13, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Hyung-Jim Kim Associated Press NONSAN, South Korea (AP) — Many of his students are Kims. So are his fellow teachers, an elementary school alumnus and the owners of restaurants and pubs that he patronizes in his small farming village. Lots of Kims in his neighborhood, too. Such is everyday life for Kim Sun Won, […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2015, Asia, Associated Press, Gwangsan Kim, Hwang Hui, Joseon Dynasty, Kim Jang-saeng, Kim Jin Woo, Kim Jong-il, Kim Jong-un, Kim Sun Won, Korean Peninsula, NONSAN, North Korean, South Korean, Vol 34 No 51 | December 12 - December 18, Yun Hoon Duk, japan, poverty

Kim Young-sam, former president of South Korea, dies

November 28, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

AP Wire Service By Hyung-jin Kim SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Former President Kim Young-sam, who formally ended decades of military rule in South Korea and accepted a massive international bailout during the 1997-1998 Asian financial crisis, died Nov. 22. He was 87. The chief of Seoul National University Hospital, Oh Byung-Hee, announced Kim’s death […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2009, 2015, Chun Doo-hwan, Former President Kim Young-sam, Geoge Island, International Monetary Fund, Kim Jong-il, Kim Jong-un, Korean War, Koreas South Korean President Kim Dae-jung, North Korean, President Park Chung-hee, Roh Tae-woo, Seoul National University Hospital, South Koreans, Syngman Rhee, United States, Vol 34 No 49 | November 28 - December 4

BLOG: Small pins make a big statement — Madeleine Albright’s collection expresses wit, irony, and diplomacy

May 21, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

What did Madeleine Albright wear when she met North Korean leader Kim Jong Il to represent America’s might? Albright visited China in 1998 to prepare for the summit meeting between President Clinton and Chinese President Jiang Zemin to illustrate improved relationship between Washington and Beijing despite US-China differences. What was her symbol? Why did Albright […]

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2015, Beijing, Bellevue Arts Museum, China, Kim Jong-il, Madeleine Albright, Nelson Mandela, North Korean, President Clinton, Vol 34 No 22 | May 23 - May 29, Yasser Arafat

N. Korean leader’s sister named as senior official

December 7, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

AP Wire Service SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea has revealed that leader Kim Jong Un’s younger sister is a senior official in the ruling Workers’ Party, adding to analysts’ views that she is an increasingly important part of the family dynasty that runs the country.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2014, Central Committee, Kim Jong-il, Kim Jong-un, Kim Yo Jong, Korean, North Korea, SEOUL, Vol 33 No 50 | December 6 - December 12, Workers Party

North Korea explodes myth of Kim dynasty

December 21, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Foster Klug Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – North Korea’s propaganda machine has long kept alive the myth of a serene, all-powerful ruling dynasty that enjoyed universal love and support at home. In a single stroke last week, that came crashing down.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2011, 2013, Alexandre Mansourov, Associated Press, Beijing, Bruce Cumings, Jang Song Thaek, Kim Il Sung, Kim Jong-il, Kim Jong-un, North Koreans, SEOUL, Vol 32 No 52 | December 21 - December 27

North Korean leader’s uncle rumored to be dismissed

December 7, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – South Korea’s spy agency believes that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s powerful uncle may have been dismissed from his posts last month and that two of his aides were executed, two lawmakers said Tuesday. The lawmakers said they were told by South Korea’s National Intelligence Service […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2012, 2013, China, Cho Wonjin, Jang Song Thaek, Jung Chung-rae, Kim Jong-il, Kim Jong-un, Kim Kyong Hui, NIS, National Defense Commission, North Korean, SEOUL, South Korean, Vol 32 No 50 | December 7 - December 13, Workers Party

Dennis Rodman: NKorea leader wants Obama to call

March 9, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Michelle Salecedo The Associated Press WASHINGTON, D.C, (AP) — North Korea’s young leader has riled the United States with recent nuclear tests, but Kim Jong Un doesn’t really want war with the superpower, just a call from President Barack Obama to chat about their shared love of basketball, according to unlikely diplomat Dennis Rodman, […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2011, 2013, ABC, Dennis Rodman, Eric Schmidt, HBO, Harlem Globetrotters, Kim Jong-il, Kim Jong-un, National Defense Commission, North Koreans, Patrick Ventrell, President Barack Obama, Security Council, State Department, United States, Vol 32 No 11 | March 9 - March 15

Fewer fireworks set off in smoggy Beijing

February 16, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Christopher Bodeen The Associated Press BEIJING, China (AP) — The annual Lunar New Year fireworks barrage in Beijing was notably muted Sunday, Feb. 10, following government appeals to reduce the smoky celebrations after air pollution rose to near catastrophic levels over recent weeks.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2013, Along North Korea, Beijing, CCTV, China, Chinese, Indonesia, Kim Jong-il, Kim Son Sil, Korean, Lunar New Year, Marshal Kim Jong Un, Nio Ju-ie, Premier Wen Jiaobao, South Korea, Vihara Dharma Bhakti, Vol 32 No 8 | February 16 - February 22, japan

North Korea apparently conducts third nuclear test

February 15, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Hyung-Jin Kim The Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea apparently conducted a widely anticipated nuclear test Tuesday, Feb. 12 strongly indicated by an “explosion-like” earthquake that monitoring agencies around the globe said appeared to be unnatural.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2009, 2013, Chi Heoncheol, Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Organization, Geological Survey, Japan Meteorological Agency, Kim Jong-il, Kim Jong-un, Kim Min-seok, Last October, National Defense Commission, North Korea, Security Council, South Korean Defense Ministry, United States, Vol 32 No 8 | February 16 - February 22, Yoshihide Suga, Yosuke Igarashi

Images suggest North Korea ready for nuclear test

February 2, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Matthew Pennington The Associated Press WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — North Korea could be almost ready to carry out its threat to conduct a nuclear test, a U.S. research institute said, pointing to recent satellite photos.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2009, 2013, Associated Press, Joel Wit, Kim Jong-il, Lolita Baldor, National Defense Commission, North Koreans, Security Council, South Korean, State Department, United States, Vol 32 No 6 | February 2 - February 8, WASHINGTON

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