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N. Korea arrests S. Korean studying in US

May 9, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — North Korea said Saturday it has arrested a South Korean student of New York University for illegally entering the country from China last month. Won Moon Joo, who North Korea says has permanent residency in the U.S. and lives in New Jersey, was arrested on April 22 after crossing the […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2013, 2015, Associated Press, China, Chinese, John Beckman, Kenneth Bae, Korean Central News Agency, NYU, New Jersey, New York University, North Korean, South Koreans, US, Unification Ministry, Vol 34 No 20 | May 9 - May 15, Won Moon Joo

Women’s group gets North Korea support to walk across DMZ

April 12, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Cara Anna Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — North Korea has decided to support a proposed walk across the demilitarized zone between the two Koreas by prominent women including Gloria Steinem, and organizers say they hope South Korea will give its approval as well. Co-organizer Christine Ahn told The Associated Press that North Korea […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2015, Ambassador Bill Richardson, Associated Press, Co-organizer Christine Ahn, DMZ, Gloria Steinem, Kim Song, Korean Russians, Leymah Gbowee, Liberia, Mairead Maguire, New Zealanders, Nobel Peace, North Korean, Northern Ireland, President Barack Obama, South Korean, Unification Ministry, Vol 34 No 16 | April 11 - April 17

S. Korea rescues North Koreans drifting off coast

June 7, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – South Korea has rescued three North Koreans who were drifting off the east coast of South Korea on May 31.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2014, North Koreans, South Korea, Unification Ministry, Vol 33 No 24 | June 7 - June 13

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

Koreas hope to reopen joint factory

July 13, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Hyung-Jin Kim The Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North and South Korean delegates agreed on a desire to restart a stalled jointly run factory park after overnight talks that ended July 8, but they couldn’t immediately reach an accord to reopen the complex that had been a symbol of inter-Korean rapprochement.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2013, Associated Press, DMZ, Demilitarized Zone, KCNA, Korean Central News Agency, North Korean, SEOUL, South Korean, Suh Ho, Unification Ministry, Vol 32 No 29 | July 13 - July 19, Youkyung Lee

South Koreans hope to return to Kaesong factories

April 27, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Youkyung Lee AP Business Writer SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The South Korean entrepreneurs who invested up to 10 years and millions of dollars in the Kaesong industrial complex, a symbol of economic collaboration between the Koreas that is now shuttered by the North, have little more than hope to cling to as assembly […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2009, 2013, CEO, Chinese, Choi Dong-jin, Daemyung Blue Jeans Inc, Foxconn Technology Group, Han Jae-kwon, Korean Peninsula, North Koreans, Sam Kim, South Koreans, Unification Ministry, United States, Vol 32 No 18 | April 27 - May 3, Yoo Byung-ki, communication

North Korea to issue special pardons for convicts around Lunar New Year

January 21, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Hyung-jin Kim The Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea will issue special pardons for convicts to commemorate milestone birthdays of its two late leaders, state media said, in the first such dispensations in more than six years.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2012, Justice Ministry, KCNA, Kim Il Sung, Kim Jong-il, Kim Jong-un, Korean Central News Agency, Lunar New Year, North Korea, SEOUL, South Korea, Supreme People, Unification Ministry, Vol 31 No 4 | January 21 - January 27, japan

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

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