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Opinion: North Korea to be ruled by collective leadership
By Andy Jackson Dec 23, 2011
There has been speculation about Kim Jong-un’s ability to hang on to power in North Korea following the death of his father, Kim Jong-il, this week. The younger Kim, dubbed the “Great Successor” by the North Korean government, has only had official government titles for about a year. His grooming for the position was considerably shorter than than
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Seoul mayor Oh Se-hoon quits, sets up race for his seat
By Andy Jackson Aug 26, 2011
Seoul mayor Oh Se-hoon resigned Friday after a failed referendum on free school lunches in the city’s school system. While that may seem a small reason to upend the choice of voters, who twice voted Oh into the mayor’s office, the referendum was at the center of an emerging contentious debate about expanding public welfare. The
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Overcoming fraud in Korean digital dating
By Andy Jackson Aug 19, 2011
Koreans have embraced the use the of technology to enhance their quests to find mates. The use of social dating sites has bloomed as young singles, struggling to find someone suitable in their immediate social and work circles, use social dating sites in the hope of lassoing love. There have been problems with the new
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Koreans celebrate Liberation Day amid presidential call for ‘responsibility of capital’
By Andy Jackson Aug 16, 2011
On August 15, 1945, the emperor of Japan declared his nation’s surrender to allied forces (a surrender made official a few weeks later). As part of that surrender, Korea regained its independence after over three decades of colonial rule by Japan. South Koreans across the county marked the 66th anniversary of their liberation with rallies and
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Seoul mayor to forgo presidential run
By Andy Jackson Aug 12, 2011
Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon has declared that he will not be a candidate for the South Korean Presidency in 2012 and instead will fulfill the remainder of his second term, which runs to 2014. Oh had never indicated that he want to run for president, but there had been much speculation that he would run. The
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China’s first aircraft carrier starts sea trials
By Andy Jackson Aug 10, 2011
China’s first aircraft carrier left the port of Dalian for sea trials early Wednesday, the official Xinhua news agency reported. The vessel is the uncompleted Soviet ship Varyag that China purchased from Ukraine in 1998. The ship, which has not been renamed which Jane’s Fighting Ships says has been renamed the Shi Lang (see more on this below), is undergoing refurbishing. The ship
