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Magazine's Clandestine Look At Life In North Korea

Underground magazine Rimjingang is undermining the North Korean government's efforts to control the flow of information out of the country. Its undercover North Korean citizen journalists report on topics banned in the official press and smuggle their work out for publication.

Magazine's Clandestine Look At Life In North Korea

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Planning For N. Korean Instability Poses Challenges

Some experts think the United States and North Korea's neighbors should be discussing what to do in the event of instability or even regime collapse in North Korea. But openly mentioning any such planning would antagonize Pyongyang, and therefore any multilateral discussions including China and the United States are out of the question.

Planning For N. Korean Instability Poses Challenges

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Ex-South Korean President Defends Engaging North

South Korea's "Sunshine Policy" of engagement with North Korea is being criticized and dismantled under a new administration. But the architect of that policy, former President Kim Dae-jung, says it still has the support of the majority of South Koreans.

Ex-South Korean President Defends Engaging North

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South Korea Divided Over Response To North Korea

The families of two American journalists sentenced to 12 years in a North Korea labor camp have appealed for leniency. The journalists' plight and North Korea's recent nuclear and missile tests have alarmed foreign governments. But South Korea — the country that potentially has the most to lose from the tensions — is deeply divided about what to do about it.

South Korea Divided Over Response To North Korea

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U.S. Journalists Sentenced To North Korean Prison

North Korea's state news agency says the country's top court has convicted two U.S. journalists and sentenced them to 12 years in a labor prison. The report says the trial confirmed that Laura Ling and Euna Lee committed an unspecified "grave crime" against the nation, and of illegally crossing into North Korea.

U.S. Journalists Sentenced To North Korean Prison

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Tiananmen Mothers Press For Answers, 20 Years On

Grass-roots activism has grown in China in recent years. But the demands of one group continue to fall on deaf ears: the Tiananmen Mothers. The parents of children who were killed 20 years ago in the crackdown on democracy protests want a full public accounting of the incident.

Tiananmen Mothers Press For Answers, 20 Years On

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American Journalists On Trial In North Korea

Laura Ling and Euna Lee are accused of entering North Korea illegally and engaging in "hostile acts." A conviction could send them to a labor camp for 10 years. The trial is taking place during mounting tensions over Pyongyang's nuclear test last week.

American Journalists On Trial In North Korea

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N. Korea's Leader Names Third Son As Successor

North Korea's leader Kim Jong Il reportedly has picked his third son, Kim Jong Un, to succeed him. In his mid-20s, the younger Kim is believed to have been educated in Switzerland, where he learned to ski and speak English, French and German. But he lacks political experience.

N. Korea's Leader Names Third Son As Successor

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Children's Health

Nutrition Program Boosts Poor Students In China

Migrant workers' children at the Dandelion Middle School in Beijing were given three meals fortified with micronutrients each day for eight months. Their health improved dramatically after the experiment, as did their test scores.

Nutrition Program Boosts Poor Students In China

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Angry S. Koreans Mourn Ex-President

Mourners of the late South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun took to the streets Friday, some of them pelting police with projectiles and booing President Lee Myung-bak as he participated in public services for his predecessor. Roh's supporters believe Lee hounded Roh to take his life.

Angry S. Koreans Mourn Ex-President

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Business

Following The Toyota Way, For Better Or Worse

Toyota, the world's largest automaker, is going through its toughest times since its founding in 1937. So far, its saving virtues have been efficiency and thrift — although some believe that the company has taken its "Toyota Way" philosophy a bit too far.

Following The Toyota Way, For Better Or Worse

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North Korea Nuclear Test Harms U.S. Relations

Reports out of South Korea say North Korea launched tests Tuesday of two more short-range missiles. On Monday, North Korea detonated a nuclear bomb underground. The tests signal that Pyongyang has lost interest in its pledge to eliminate nuclear weapons.

North Korea Nuclear Test Harms U.S. Relations

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Ex-Chinese Leader's Memoir To Be Published

Two decades after his downfall and four years after his death, reformist leader Zhao Ziyang has shattered the official silence cloaking the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown in memoirs he recorded in secret under house arrest.

Ex-Chinese Leader's Memoir To Be Published

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