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South Korean ferry sinks, 292 missing

April 19, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Hyung-Jin Kim and Youkyung Lee SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – A ferry carrying 459 people, mostly high school students on an overnight trip to a tourist island, sank off South Korea’s southern coast on April 16, leaving nearly 300 people missing despite a frantic, hours-long rescue by dozens of ships and helicopters. At least […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2014, Byeongpung Island, Jindo Island, Kang Byung-kyu, Lee Gyeong-og, Lim Hyung-min, Park Ji-hee, Passenger Kim Seong-mok, Public Administration, SEOUL, South Korean, Vol 33 No 17 | April 19 - April 25, YTN, Youkyung Lee, japan

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

North Korea proposes high-level talks with US

June 22, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jean H. Lee The Associated Press PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — North Korea’s top governing body on June 16 proposed high-level nuclear and security talks with the United States in an appeal sent just days after calling off talks with rival South Korea.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2013, Associated Press, Beijing, China, Dongguk University, Kim Il Sung, Kim Jong-un, Kim Yong-hyun, Korean Peninsula, Korean War, NDC, National Defense Commission, National Security Council, North Koreans, South Korean, US, United States, Vol 32 No 26 | June 22 - June 28, Youkyung Lee

South Korea elects its first woman president

December 22, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Staff The Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Park Geun-hye, daughter of a divisive military strongman from South Korea’s authoritarian era, was elected the country’s first female president Wednesday, Dec. 19, a landmark win that could mean a new drive to start talks with rival North Korea.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2010, 2012, Associated Press, Chung Jin-young, Kim Jong-un, North Korean, Older South Koreans, Park Bahk, Park Chung-hee, Park Geun-hye, SEOUL, Sam Kim, Vol 31 No 52 | December 22 - December 28, Youkyung Lee

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