South Korea’s Unification Ministry has requested funds to beef up its resettlement facilities for defectors from the North -- as the number of refugees arriving from its destitute neighbor keeps climbing. A Worldfocus contributing blogger discusses the chronic unemployment among 16,000 North Koreans now living in the South.
All Posts Tagged With: "South Korea"
Perspectives
October 21, 2009
South Korea struggles to provide for more North Koreans
Hsin-Yin Lee (blog)
October 19, 2009
Rewriting history in East Asia
Hsin-Yin Lee blogs about whether China, South Korea, and Japan are ready to collaborate on a common history book. The history of imperial Japan has caused tension in the region for decades.
Video
October 7, 2009
South Korea turns green with tidal power plant
South Korea has pledged to make alternative energy efforts profitable by 2015. The country's ambitious plans include a tidal power plant that officials say would be the world's largest. Steve Chao of Al Jazeera English reports.
Interview (video)
October 7, 2009
Weighing the costs and benefits of tidal power
Some don't think tidal power, a form of alternative energy, is as "green" as it is being made out to be. Michael Novacek of the American Museum of Natural History weighs the downsides and benefits of tidal power.
Perspectives (blog)
September 16, 2009
Suicide is ignored underbelly of South Korean society
South Korea has one of the highest suicide rates in the world. A Worldfocus contributing blogger criticizes the lack of awareness about suicide in South Korea, particularly compared to the enormous publicity surrounding the H1N1 flu.
Video
August 25, 2009
South Korea launches first rocket into space
South Korea has launched its first rocket, claiming that the test was for purely scientific and peaceful purposes. The launch comes at a time of thawing relations with the country's neighbor to the north.
Interview (video)
July 8, 2009
North Korea suspected in cyber attack on U.S., South Korea
North Korea is being implicated in a cyber attack over the July 4 weekend. The attack brought down several major American and South Korean Web sites at least temporarily. Keith Epstein of BusinessWeek discusses who is behind the cyber attacks and what the consequences will be.
Perspectives
June 4, 2009
South Korea mourns former president after suicide
On Friday, tens of thousands of South Koreans lined the streets for the funeral of their former president, Roh Moo-hyun, who committed suicide. A Worldfocus contributing blogger writes about experiencing the shared grief of the country.
Interview (video)
June 2, 2009
North Korea’s frail leader chooses a successor
South Korea's national intelligence service reports that North Korean leader Kim Jung-il has chosen a possible successor -- his third son, Kim Jong-un. John Park of the United States Institute of Peace discusses the significance of the announcement.
In the Newsroom
May 29, 2009
Camouflaged and silent, my patrol in the DMZ
As North Korea continues to test the resolve of the international community by conducting weapons tests, Worldfocus anchor Martin Savidge writes about going on patrol with U.S. troops in 2006 while reporting from the demilitarized zone separating North and South Korea.
