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Defector raises N. Korean issues in classroom

Edit Topix 23 Apr 2016
A North Korean defector shared his own story of escape from his country during a lecture in Taipei American School on Friday in the hope of raising awareness of North Korean issues among the younger generation ... government after he was sent to prison simply for watching South Korean TV dramas, something that is banned in the authoritarian country....

China Rejects Claims of Troop Buildup Along North Korean Border

Edit Sputnik 23 Apr 2016
In response to reports that it has massed troops along the North Korean border, China maintains that all current deployments are at normal levels and that there has been no troop escalation along the peninsula ... ....

Pyongyang wants Seoul to return 12 'abducted' defectors to its 'warm care' - or else

Edit Topix 23 Apr 2016
South Korean conservative activists display a banner showing a caricature of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un as police block the activists attempting to launch anti-North Korea balloons in the border city of Paju on April 15. North Korea on Thursday issued two reports through its official media calling on South Korea to return a group of 13 defectors who fled from a North Korean restaurant in China earlier this month....

Home Decoration Wave Hits Korea

Edit Chosun Ilbo 23 Apr 2016
Premium foreign brands are eyeing the burgeoning Korean market, including companies that sell beds costing more than W10 million each ... Business insiders say the trend stems from a shift in mentality among Koreans, who now favor better quality of life at home rather than conspicuous displays of wealth and ostentatious bling....

Eddie Mannis Receives the FBI Director’s Community Leadership Award at FBI Headquarters (Federal Bureau of Investigation - Knoxville Field Office)

Edit Public Technologies 23 Apr 2016
Mannis initiated the program in Knoxville to honor his father, who was a veteran of the Korean War, and his uncle and stepfather, who both were World War II veterans ... All World War II, Korean, and Vietnam veterans, regardless of physical limitations, are also eligible to participate....

At flying saucer to the sky (International Ice Hockey Federation)

Edit Public Technologies 23 Apr 2016
Both will be among the favourites to go up again as they did two years ago when the tournament was held in Goyang near the Korean capital of Seoul ... Most players were selected from the three Korean Asia League teams and the contingent of naturalized players has grown. After Brock Radunske, Michael Swift, Bryan Young and Mike Testwuide the Koreans added goalie Matt Dalton and defenceman Eric Regan....

South rejects North's offer to reunite defectors, relatives

Edit Topix 23 Apr 2016
South Korea on Friday rejected the North's highly unusual overture to send North Korean relatives to Seoul to reunite with the 13 restaurant workers it says were abducted in China by spies from the South. The workers, from a restaurant North Korea says is in the eastern Chinese city of Ningbo, were the biggest group to defect since Kim Jong Un took power in North Korea in 2011 ... ....

Japan's Haru Nomura take 3-shot lead in Swinging Skirts

Edit Palm Beach Post 23 Apr 2016
The 23-year-old Japanese player had a 9-under 135 total for a three-stroke lead over South Koreans So ......

A powerful knowledge system can spread values

Edit China Daily 23 Apr 2016
In the West, many scholars tend to compare the Communist Party of China with the Communist Party of the Soviet Union ... The development of Chinese civilization in general can be divided into four stages ... China is pursuing national rejuvenation ... I think the "China model" is part of the East Asian model, which thrives on Confucianism in China, Japan and on the Korean Peninsula, and in Vietnam and some other Southeast Asian countries....

International auto companies like Mercedes-Benz, Hyundai making India a training ground to learn best practices

Edit The Times of India 23 Apr 2016
MUMBAI. In the past nine months, Mercedes-Benz brought some 80-90 Brazilians, in three batches, to its plant at Chakan in Pune ... "I believe it's like a two-way traffic ... Not too long ago, when Hyundai Motor was planning to start a third shift at its Alabama plant in the US, a team of about 30 people visited the Korean company's Chennai factory to understand, among other things, the shift pattern, logistics management and people movement ... ....

K-Pop Singer Lee Hi Talks Seoulite & 3-Year Hiatus

Edit Billboard 23 Apr 2016
Since surprising South Korea with her mature tone during the first-ever season of the talent competition K-Pop Star in 2011, 19-year-old Lee Hi has been captivating listeners with a variety of solo songs and collaborative efforts ... March 2016 ... How was the process different? ... The songs from the first half did really well on Korean charts ... Can you explain the meaning of the album title? it's been a popular word in Korean music lately (ie....

Korean Air to Resume Services to Russia’s Summer Destinations (Korean Air Lines Co Ltd)

Edit Public Technologies 22 Apr 2016
Korean Air Lines Co Ltd). Commencing April 21st, Korean Air will resume services between South Korea's Incheon and Russia's second largest city, St ... Korean Air is well known for its support of arts and culture and has sponsored the audio guide service at the Hermitage Museum since 2009. On May 13th, Korean Air will also ... Korean Air Lines Co....

N.Korean Restaurant Staff 'Tricked into Defection'

Edit Chosun Ilbo 22 Apr 2016
Seven North Korean women who worked in the same restaurant in China as the 13 staff who defected told CNN Thursday that the defectors were tricked by the store's manager and a South Korean businessman ... CNN conducted the interview at the Koryo Hotel in the North Korean capital on Monday ... "North Korea has no choice but to claim that the workers had been abducted to prevent other North Koreans from following suit," the source said....
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