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OH LOOK, A SHINY THING! The Weirdness That Is Gangnam Style
If you haven't heard of Gangnam Style by now, it's a silly Korean pop song that went spectacularly viral online and has since become tremendously popular. Its music video on YouTube has more than a b...
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STAFF BLOG CAPITOL CHATTER Dayton heads to Japan, South Korea on trade mission
Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton leaves today on a South Korea trip, via Japan, to promote trade. The Democratic governor said he hopes to help open the door to increased trade. Twenty-four business, agr...
Posted on 9/23/11 at 1:12 AM
North Korea vows to strengthen nuclear arms 
North Korea vowed today to strengthen its nuclear weapons stockpile in order to deter a U.S. and South Korean military buildup in the region.
By Ali Akbar Dareini , September 29, 2010
South Korea says 2 Koreas to hold military talks
North and South Korea have agreed to hold their first working-level military talks in two years, Seoul’s Defense Ministry said Wednesday.
By Associated Press , September 28, 2010
North Korea leader's son promoted, seen as heir
UPDATED 10:13 P.M.The ascension of Kim Jong Il's little-known, 20-something son to a prominent ruling party post put him well on the path Wednesday to succeed the supreme leader at the helm of nuclear-armed North Korea and carry the family dynasty into a third generation.
By Jean H. Lee , September 28, 2010
North Korean leader Kim visits Chinese city Harbin
North Korean leader Kim Jong Il is visiting China's northeastern city of Harbin today while on a secretive trip reportedly aimed at drumming up support for a succession plan involving his youngest son, a news report said.
By David Wivell , August 29, 2010
North Korea releases Boston man held since January
A spokeswoman says North Korea has granted amnesty for a Boston man jailed in the communist country since January after former President Jimmy Carter worked to negotiate his freedom.
By Associated Press , August 26, 2010
North Korea's reclusive Kim on unexpected China visit
North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il has turned up in China in a strangely timed visit for the reclusive leader while former U.S. President Jimmy Carter is in North Korea trying to win the release of an imprisoned American.
By David Wivell , August 26, 2010
North Korea fires artillery near disputed sea border but does no harm amid tension with South
North Korea fired about 110 rounds of artillery today near its disputed sea border with South Korea, the South's military said, amid high tension over the deadly sinking of a South Korean warship blamed on North Korea.
By Hyung-Jin Kim , August 09, 2010
South Korea launches drills despite North Korean threats
South Korean troops fired artillery and dropped sonar buoys into the Yellow Sea as naval drills kicked off today near the spot where a warship sank four months ago.
By Jin-Man Lee , August 05, 2010
Divided Koreas commemorate start of Korean War
Tens of thousands of North Koreans rallied in their capital today to condemn the United States and South Korea on the 60th anniversary of the start of the Korean War, while Seoul told Pyongyang to admit responsibility for a deadly warship sinking.
By Kelly Olsen , June 25, 2010
Abnormal radiation detected near Korean border
Abnormal radiation was detected near the inter-Korean border days after North Korea claimed last month to have achieved a nuclear technology breakthrough, South Korea's Science Ministry said today.
By Hyung-Jin Kim , June 21, 2010
Clinton: North Korea must face consequences for attack
Citing "overwhelming" evidence that North Korea sank a South Korean warship, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton warned the communist state today of international consequences.
By Matthew Lee , May 21, 2010
Chinese premier meets North Korea's Kim Jong I
China’s premier met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Il today at the start of a state visit, amid signs the North may be willing to restart talks over its nuclear weapons programs.
By Associated Press , October 04, 2009
European shares fall as China plunges nearly 7 percent
European shares fell today after Chinese stocks plunged nearly 7 percent and Japanese shares weakened after the country's opposition party came to power in a landslide victory.
By David McHugh , August 31, 2009
Tom Plate, Los Angeles, column: 'Too many rotten revolutions'
Around the world, indulging in romantic flights of interpretation over large-scale street demonstrations is often thought to fly in the face of history. Too many centuries of melancholy have produced too many rotten revolutions. For every liberty, equality and fraternity, there is Lenin, Stalin and Pol Pot.
June 22, 2009
Forgotten Korea veterans recall unforgettable war
The country may have been quick to forget the Korean War, but it was never that way for its veterans. “It took us 20 years to forget about the war,” said Floyd Gieske, a Raymond, Minn., native now living in Minneapolis.
But 54 years after he received the draft notice that sent him to war, Gieske decided he was willing to revive the memories when a different sort of letter arrived in his mailbox.
By Tom Cherveny , May 25, 2009
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