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NORTH KOREAn leader’s death keeps world on edge
TO VIEW PHOTOS, CLICK HERE. The anticipated death of North korea’s “Dear Leader” Kim Jong-il has been a matter of risk-assessment for many governments for at least three years. And those risks are not minor. The announcement by North ...
OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR; Costly Military Expansion in Asia
Washington HAWKS on both sides of the Pacific greeted the Obama administration’s decision last month to fortify, rather than throttle back, America’s vast influence in East Asia as a defining moment in a looming confrontation between the United States and China. In the rush to militarize the world’s most important bilateral - By STEPHEN GLAIN
NORTH KOREAn leader Kim Jong-il dies — RT
North korea's veteran leader Kim Jong-il has died at the age of 69. A tearful announcer at North korea's state television, dressed in black, said on Monday the “Dear Leader” had died on Saturday morning of fatigue and ...
NORTH KOREAn leader Kim Jong-il dead, son hailed as heir
North korean leader Kim Jong-il died of a heart attack while on a train trip, state media reported on Monday, sparking immediate concern over who is in control of the reclusive state and its nuclear program. A tearful television announcer dressed in black ...
NORTH KOREA - Latest News from CBSNews.com - CBS News
CBSNews.com Latest News on ... Latest North korea News. Occupying the Northern half of the Korean peninsula, North korea is one of the worlds most closed societies ...
South Korea is the key
BEIJING - Kim Jong-il is dead. Now, whats going to happen in North korea? Thats the question the world is thinking aloud, trying to peep into North korea. But they are wrong. They should look at South Korea - what happens next will be pretty much ...
Why had NORTH KOREA the right to attack South Korea during the Cold War?
i need 5 arguments why North korea had the right to attack South Korea in 1950..
its for a debate at school.. and i cant say it was naked agression because im supposed to defend the point of view of North korea. An argument that my teacher said would be valid is that for the communists, it was a war of liberation from the imperialist and capitalist domination.. although the argument isnt 100% true its still a valid point.. i need more arguments like this one..
Answer: You got a raw deal kid. You are on the wrong end of the argument. That said, lets try this:
Both the North and the South wanted to reunite the country and “liberate” the other side.
There had been skirmishing between the two armies along the 38th parallel for a couple of years, so the North might have argued it feared an attack by the South.
Syngman Rhee, the president of South Korea was more of a dictator then an elected offical who suppressed dissent (especially communists) in the South.
The North was industrial and the South was agricultural. The North needed the food grown in the South to survive.
The UN had no right to demand nationwide elections to reunite the country, it was an internal affair.
Okay, every single one of these arguments is a really big stretch. The North just didn’t have any good arguments to justify its invasion. Might makes right is really what motivated them. I don’t envy you your task of arguing your case. Anyway, good luck....
Category: History
Death of NORTH KOREAn leader leaves big leadership questions
The anticipated death of North koreas ``Dear Leader Kin Jong-il has been a matter of risk assessment for many governments for at least three years. And those risks are not minor. The announcement by North korean state media that Kim died on ...
U.S., NORTH KOREA Hold Talks on Humanitarian Aid - NYTimes.com
SEOUL, South Korea — Officials from the United States and North korea met in Beijing on Thursday to discuss the possible terms of resuming humanitarian ...
SPECIAL REPORT: THE YEAR IN SPORTS; When the Present Held Riches Galore
Focusing on the present was often a challenge for those who followed the sports world in 2011. Much of what transpired had more to do with future billions than the numbers on today’s scoreboards. There were extended labor tussles in North America that threatened the National Football League season and scuttled the first phase of the National - By CHRISTOPHER CLAREY
Michelle Malkin » NORTH KOREA's Kim Jong Il Dies
It's being reported that North korea's Kim Jong Il, who was a regional menace and global annoyance for years, has died at the age of 69. From CBS News: Kim's death was announced Monday by the state television from the ...
What countries would help USA if NORTH KOREA launches one of their missiles at us?
I heard that North korea is planning to launch a missile at Hawaii, And if North korea hits Hawaii we would go to War with them. And if we go to War with North korea will we also be going to War with China since China is North koreas ally? And if that ever happens, Will Japan and South Korea help us fight the war? What other countries will help us if we ever do end up with a War with North korea and China? Is China even allys with North korea?
Sorry for the question if I made any mistakes. Im just trying to get some information.
Answer: I read about this missile, and it seems to me North korea is just making more threats and demands in order to start a war. That way, it puts NK's opposing forces across as the bad guys. Until then, no missiles will be fired on either side.
I've done a lot of research into whether China would back North korea, and I can safely conclude that it wouldn't. For one thing, China has North korea on a pretty tight leash - it supplies its oil at below-market prices, and it has a very big influence on the countries decisions. China does not want to go to war with the U.S.A either, because their exports to the US practically keep the country running. There's no way China could finance a war without U.S money from exports. Plus the fact that China condemns North korea's nuclear tests, saying that they are a threat and China will always play a "constructive role", meaning that no wars will be started.
I think Japan is becoming a lot like the western world in its policies and way of running the country. Japan isn't exactly very friendly with North korea right now due to multiple missile tests into the Japanese sea. Plus the fact that North korea has refused to pay certain things to Japan, which it still owes, and Japan spends US$50 billion for military expenditure, whereas NK only spends US$5.5 billion. South Korea will not help because it desperately wishes for peace between the two nations, but if North korea becomes even more tyrannous and begins an invasion the South will fight back.
Unfortunately I think the USA would be alone in this war. The UN would certainly get involved, as would NATO, but they would merely get politically involved, not go over there and sort them out physically. China would demand peace and negotiation on both sides, and Britain will not get involved in any sense apart from politically, it's such a far away war to begin with, and due to it's current economic climate. The War on Terror is really thinning troops out too, nevermind sending them to North korea - Iraq and Afghanistan are still being dealt with.
China is North korea's ally, but as I explained it's like a father-son relationship. NK depends upon China to tell it what to do in many ways, and China has the power to stop it doing certain things if it really wants to.
Category: Current Events
NORTH KOREA?
writing a paper on current events in North korea. I need some general info on the nuclear issuess in North korea. If anyone can give me a run down on whats really going on. Also if anyone knows why the artical in the BBC News on New tactics over North korea by Charles Scanlon is Bias?
Answer: Everything you read is biased. You need to go to at least 5-10 sources to get a good picture.
Despite its isolation, North korea became the centre of international crisis in 2002, announcing that it had become the world’s ninth nuclear power and promptly withdrawing from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. As North korea had been named in George W. Bush’s ‘axis of evil’ speech earlier in the year, the environment for negotiation was unpromising.
Through not insignificant mediation by China, several rounds of talks involving 6 key countries took place during 2005. The broad shape of a possible agreement envisaged North korea’s abandonment of its nuclear weaponry programme in return for non-aggression guarantees and assistance with energy and technology. The talks have illustrated the difficulty of conducting negotiations with North korea whose habit of making provocative gestures and indulging in brinkmanship ensured that the situation remained at stalemate. US sanctions on a Macau-based bank suspected of illegal transactions proved the last straw for prospects of North korean cooperation.
The atomic weapons test now threatens to destabilize the situation with widespread international condemnation leading to UN Security Council approval of sanctions. These include a ban on all trade in luxury goods and transfers of money or goods that might be used in nuclear, biological or chemical weapons programmes. US calls for firmer action have been stalled , particularly by North korea’s neighbours, China and South Korea.
In possibly the greatest diplomatic breakthrough since the test, China persuaded North korea to contemplate a return to the six-party nuclear disarmament talks. However, demands by North korea for an end to sanctions and by the US for abandonment of the nuclear programme as prerequisites for returning to the discussion table render the timetable unlikely.
This nuclear crisis has further hampered recent efforts by South Korea to soften relations with the North. Since the end of the Korean War, numerous clashes have marked the relationship, even subsequent to the signing of a joint communiqué in 1972 which envisaged peaceful reunification of the peninsula. North and South Korean leaders came together in an unprecedented meeting in 2000, resulting in a joint statement reiterating the goal of eventual reunification. It was understood that a unified Korean team would enter the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, however, this has been thrown into doubt following North korea’s nuclear test.
Category: Current Events
What do you bet South Korea does their drills tomorrow, and NORTH KOREA does nothing about it?
South Korea says they will begin their military exercises tomorrow (Monday, December 20)
North korea has said that if this happens, they will respond with military force.
Assuming the South actually does do what they are planning, do you think the North will do anything about it?
I doubt they will. Theyre not that stupid. If they start a war, it would be long and bloody, but it would spell the end for them and they know this.
What do you think?
Answer: Agree. Plus, NK doesn't have the economy or the resources to support a war.
Category: Military
World News - NORTH KOREAn leader Kim Jong Il dies
SEOUL, South Korea -- Kim Jong Il, North korea's mercurial and enigmatic leader, has died. He was 69.A state television presenter made the announcement Monday, saying that the leader died Saturday on a train trip, ...
Chinese Fisherman Kills South Korean Coast Guardsman
SEOUL, South Korea — A South Korean Coast Guard member was stabbed to death by a Chinese fisherman on Monday during a crackdown on illegal fishing near South Korea, the Coast Guard said. Nine Chinese crewmen violently resisted South Korean coast guardsmen who were trying to impound their 66-ton boat about 120 miles west of Incheon, - By CHOE SANG-HUN
Since NORTH KOREA is isolated from the rest of the world, does that mean the people will eventually inbreed?
I know that nobody is allowed to go in or out of North korea. So if the gene pool never changes, doesnt that mean people will have to resort to incest, and every North korean will be related to one another?
Answer: North korea has a population of about 24,000,000. That's more than enough of a gene pool to avoid inbreeding
Category: Politics
NORTH KOREAn Leader Kim Jong Il, 69, Has Died | Fox News
1 hour ago ... Kim Jong Il, North korea's longtime leader, has died at 69 of heart failure, state TV reported on Monday in a special broadcast.
Kim Jong-il, Dictator Who Turned NORTH KOREA Into a Nuclear State, Dies
Kim Jong-il , the reclusive dictator who kept North korea at the edge of starvation and collapse, banished to gulags citizens deemed disloyal and turned the country into a nuclear weapons state, died Saturday morning, according to an announcement by the North’s official news media on Monday. He was reported to be 69, and had been in ill - By DAVID E. SANGER
What does NORTH KOREA want to send a missle to America for?
Why does North korea want to fight us? Did the US do something to North korea to make them want to fight us? Or did they just randomly decide they just wanted to bomb us?
Answer: North korea is preparing for war against the United States.
Category: Current Events
OPINION; War Really Is Going Out of Style
THE departure of the last American troops from Iraq brings relief to a nation that has endured its most painful war since Vietnam. But the event is momentous for another reason. The invasion of Iraq was the most recent example of an all-out war between two national armies. And it could very well be the last one. The idea that war is obsolescent may - By JOSHUA S. GOLDSTEIN and STEVEN PINKER
Lunchtime Shock At China’s NORTH KOREAn Restaurants
North korean restaurants in China offer a rare and somewhat surreal opportunity for outsiders to interact with citizens of the hermit kingdom. Flag pins usually give away the fact that a Korean restaurant serves cuisine of the north, instead of ...
NORTH KOREA?
who is worried about North korea
Answer: Everyone but North korea.....now we are gonna have to go protect eveyone like we always do.
Category: Current Events
North~Korea?
North korea a.k.a. "Pyeongyang Jikhalsi" is full of wonderfull people. nice, caring, loving people. they are told that americans hate them and we are told they hate us. they dont hate us and i dont hate them, do you?
Answer: Not the people in general no.
But that sick perverted despot that rules that country with an iron thumb needs to go the same way as Saddam did.
Category: Military
End for U.S. Begins Period of Uncertainty for Iraqis
BAGHDAD — At a crowded market in the city center here, the flotsam of the war is for sale. Ripped Fuel workout supplement. Ready-to-eat meals, macaroni and cheese “Mexican style.” Pistol holsters. Nothing seems off limits to the merchants out for a quick dinar, not even a bottle of prescription pills from a pharmacy in Waco, Tex., - By TIM ARANGO
Is NORTH KOREA willing to really start a nuclear war and think that theyll win?
It may be only but a scare, but I feel that North korea is willing to take a risk of firing an nuclear missle at us. A nuclear holocaust is not the option that they should be taking. Do you guys think that well be seeing a war coming soon? Do you think we will be prepared for it?
Answer: you put a crazy guy who's in poor health in charge and he just might want to wipe out as much as he can before he dies.i think he may try but i our defenses are good so i don't think it would do us much damage
Category: Current Events
NORTH KOREA: News & Videos about NORTH KOREA - CNN.com
One day after South Korea staged exercises near Yeonpyeong Island marking the anniversary of North koreas deadly shelling, the Norths military threatened ...
NORTH KOREAn leader Kim Jong Il, 69, has died
SEOUL, South Korea Kim Jong Il, North koreas mercurial and enigmatic leader whose iron rule and nuclear ambitions for his isolated communist nation dominated world security fears for more than a decade, has died. He was 69. Kims death was ...
Kim Jong Il, NORTH KOREA’s enigmatic and controversial leader, dies at 69
Its a great thing. Kim Jong Il was an unstable man. Its a bad thing. The sons inexperience will prove to be dangerous for the rest of the world. North koreas Communist leader Kim Jong Il, whose nearly two-decade reign of power was marked by ...
CIA - The World Factbook: NORTH KOREA
An independent kingdom for much of its long history, Korea was occupied by Japan beginning in 1905 following the Russo-Japanese War. Five years later, Japan formally ...
NORTH KOREAn leader Kim Jong Il dead of heart attack, state media ...
Editor's Note: North korea's enigmatic leader Kim Jong Il -- who, after succeeding his father 17 years ago, captained his poor, closed nation and antagonized its enemies -- is dead, state media reported Monday. Kim, 69, died ...
NORTH KOREA travel guide - Wikitravel
North korea is a country in East Asia. It occupies the northern half of the Korean Peninsula that lies between Korea Bay and the East Sea, also called the Sea of ...
US says food aid to NORTH KOREA could resume pending outcome of ...
BEIJING — U.S. officials say food aid to North korea could resume depending on whether Pyongyang can provide the necessary monitoring assurances in talks between ...
NORTH KOREAn leader Kim Jong-il dead, son hailed as heir | Reuters
3 minutes ago ... SEOUL (Reuters) - North korean leader Kim Jong-il died of a heart attack while on a train trip, state media reported on Monday, sparking ...
NORTH KOREA Nuclear Talks: U.S. Food Aid Could Help Discussions
The United States was poised to announce a significant donation of food aid to North korea this week before the nation announced the death of supreme leader Kim Jong Il. The donation, which could now be delayed, would ...
NORTH KOREAn border guards flee to China - Telegraph
Daily NK, a Seoul-based online newspaper run by North korean defectors, said in a report posted on Wednesday that the border patrol agents crossed the Yalu river ...
NORTH KOREA
North korea says work on uranium enrichment moves briskly. SEOUL - North korea said on Wednesday it was moving briskly ahead with the construction of an experimental ...
NORTH KOREA travel guide - Wikitravel
Open source travel guide to North korea, featuring up-to-date information on attractions, hotels, restaurants, nightlife, travel tips and more. Free and reliable ...
Ratings threats, NORTH KOREA pressure stocks
LONDON (Reuters) - European stocks and the euro were under pressure on Monday in the wake of a fresh rating agency warning on the euro zone debt crisis, while news of the death of North korean leader Kim Jong-il sparked fears of regional ...
N. Koreas neighbours prepare for unexpected after Kims death
(Reuters) - North koreas neighbours and its old enemy, the United States, appealed for stability on Monday after the death of the totalitarian states leader, Kim Jong-il, plunged one of the worlds most heavily militarised regions into fresh uncertainty.
Kim Jong Il Dead: NORTH KOREA Leader Dies At 69
North korean television announced in a "special broadcast" that its leader, Kim Jong Il, is dead.
NORTH KOREA leader Kim Jong-Il dead
PYONGYANG, North korea — North korean leaders urged the nations 24 million people today to rally behind 20-something heir Kim Jong- Un as they mourned the death of his father, supreme leader Kim Jong-Il. People in the streets of Pyongyang ...
NORTH KOREA News - Breaking World NORTH KOREA News - The New York ...
World news about North korea. Breaking news and archival information about its people, politics and economy from The New York Times.
The Official Webpage of The Democratic People's Republic of Korea ...
DPRK News highlights update 01.12.2011 - OCN Articles added!! 23.08.2011 - Delegations to North korea in February and April 2012 added!! 27.06.2011 ...
NORTH KOREA - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Coordinates: 40°00′N 127°00′E / 40°N 127°E / 40; 127. The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK; Chosŏn'gŭl: 조선민주주의인민공화국, Hanja: ...
NORTH KOREAn leader Kim Jong-il dies — RT
North korean state television has announced that the country's leader Kim Jong-il has passed away in Pyongyang. The head of the communist state was 69.
NORTH KOREA - U.S. Department of State
Facts about the land, people, history, government, political conditions, economy, foreign relations of North korea.
NORTH KOREA Threatens South Korea — Over Christmas Lights ...
Nothing says “international feud” quite like Christmas lights. When relations between North korea and South Korea fall on the friendly side, South ...
NORTH KOREA
Facts about the land, people, history, government, political conditions, economy, foreign relations of North korea.
Christopher Hitchens Is Dead at 62 — Obituary
Christopher Hitchens , a slashing polemicist in the tradition of Thomas Paine and George Orwell who trained his sights on targets as various as Henry Kissinger, the British monarchy and Mother Teresa, wrote a best-seller attacking religious belief, and dismayed his former comrades on the left by enthusiastically supporting the American-led war in - By WILLIAM GRIMES
NORTH KOREA Dictator/Clown Dies of "Fatigue Caused By Train Ride"
A weeping TV presenter has officially announced the death of long-time Gizmodo friend and dreadful nutcase Kim Jong Il. The cause: "fatigue caused by train ride." What the hell is "fatigue caused by train ride"?
Alike how NORTH KOREA shuts its Nculear reactor down. Russia and America should come to some Conclusions to?
Attack North korea. These Monsters Pose a treat to the World Including Iran, Cuba, Pakistan, North korea and Venezuela and Syria and Lebanon. I think mostly that I trust Russia, America, Israel, France, China and England to have Nuclear Weapons But not the Others. They are evil to the world? Especially Iran and North korea. I want Syria to stop having Biological and Chemical Weapons.
Answer: we came to the conclusion a long time ago, that you can't trust the other guy.
Category: Current Events
NORTH KOREA - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK ; Chosŏngŭl: 조선민주주의인민공화국, Hanja: 朝鮮民主主義人民共和國), (commonly known as ...
NORTH KOREA?
in what specific ways is n.korea like the soviet union in the 1950s or germany in the 1930s
what are the differences and similarites
Ive been really interested in North korea for a couple of weeks and my professor and I were dicussing it and she asked me these questions, I wasnt sure how to answer her.
Answer: well, in specific's kim il sung was a communist like joseph stalin who helped in september 1948 to establish the korean democratic people's republic, in the north, and the return of the inmum gun, or the peoples army. the capital is at pyongyang. kim il sung ruled with a vicious iron fist, and drove his country to produce whatever was needed to invade and reunite korea. having reaced a fragile soviet acceptance to invade the south, stalin shipped wht arms he could to him, along with soviet advisers, and sopviet airmen to fly and train the north in the mig-17.
as far a germany goes, thats another thing, on one hand you have the oriental and on the other the aryian. where kim il sung wanted to reunite korea, a small country, hitler wanted russia(for german expansion) and whatever else fell his way.
korea is a very interesting read and study, and none more so then the time line of july 1950-july 1953. i hope this helps some.
Category: History
Despite changing world, NORTH KOREAn leader Kim Jong Il remained firmly in control
R\XB6PYONGYANG, North korea - Even as the world changed around him, North korean leader Kim Jong Il remained firmly in control, ruling absolutely at home and keeping the rest of the world on edge through a nuclear weapons program. Inheriting ...
NORTH KOREAn leader Kim Jong Il dead, son is ‘successor’
PYONGYANG: North korea announced the death of supreme leader Kim Jong Il and urged its people to rally behind his young son and heir apparent Monday, while the world watched for signs of instability in a nation pursuing nuclear weapons. South ...
NORTH KOREAn leader’s death seen with wary optimism; new opportunity for diplomacy
BERLIN — World governments are viewing the death of North korean leader Kim Jong Il with wary optimism — a possibly destabilizing moment for the region as power passes to his son but also an opportunity for a new diplomatic start. Britain’s Foreign ...
How long until NORTH KOREA and the rest of the world start a war??
It doesnt usually take much to get the U.S.A involved in a war and North korea are literally laughing at the rest of the world at the moment.
If a war was to start who would win?? Ive heard North korea have over 1 million soldiers.
And who else would get involved?? I hope Britain doesnt we have got no need to.
Answer: North korea is the worlds largest prison camp or Socialist paradise depending on your political views, it does not have the financial or military means to start a war with anyone without the assistance of china. It's military are used to make sure its population follow the party line..Over 3 million North koreans have starved to death in the last 25 years
Category: Military
China Is Helping To Arm Iran And Sidestep Sanctions Thanks To An ...
China is circumventing international sanctions against Iran by enlisting North korea’s help in providing the Islamic state with its most advanced ...
N. Korea Says Dictator, Kim Jong-il, Dies
SEOUL, South Korea — Kim Jong-il , the North korean leader who realized his family’s dream of turning his starving country into a minor nuclear-weapons power even as the isolated nation sank further into despotism, died on Saturday of a heart attack, according to the country’s state-run media. The North kept news of the death of - By CHOE SANG-HUN and DAVID E. SANGER
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why do u guys think North korea is doing all this, missile and nuclear test ? just share your thought
Answer: Because they have a crazy dictator for a leader. Remember, the Korean war never ended, but is the longest existing cease fire. They have been marganalized and penalized by every respected country on earth, and the only way they think they can make money for the pitiful economy they have is to make and sell WMD's.
Category: Current Events
Gingrich’s Electromagnetic Pulse Warning Has Skeptics
Newt Gingrich , the Republican presidential hopeful, wants you to know that as commander in chief he is ready to confront one of the most nightmarish of doomsday scenarios: a nuclear blast high above the United States that would instantly throw the nation into a dark age. In debates and speeches, interviews and a popular book, he is ringing alarm - By WILLIAM J. BROAD
The World Factbook: NORTH KOREA - CIA - The World Factbook
Nov 10, 2011 ... Features map and brief descriptions of the geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military and ...
The Official Webpage of The Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea ...
23.08.2011 - Delegations to North korea in February and April 2012 added!! 27.06.2011 President Kim Il Sung Memorial page [Swiss ...
United States aid a step toward Korea nuke talks
The United States is poised to announce a significant donation of food aid to North korea this week, the first concrete accomplishment after months of behind-the-scenes diplomatic contacts between the two wartime enemies. An agreement by North ...
NORTH KOREA mourns leaders death
North koreas long-time leader Kim Jong Il has died of heart failure. In a special broadcast from the North korean capital, Pyongyang, state media said Kim died of a heart ailment on a train due to a "great mental and physical strain" on December 17 ...
Why is communist NORTH KOREA so friendly to the prior Democratic presidents?
North korea loves holding Americans hostage until a Democratic president comes to save them. It seems that it has become fairly routine.
Perhaps they love to strike up a chat about evil capitalism or maybe about North koreas national medical service. Im sure the Democrats would love to have a national medical service like North korea.
Why dont they like Obama? He has the same principles.
Answer: Communisms and Democrats are on the same side of the political spectrum.
Terrorists are on the same side as democrats, Jimmy Carter unveiled modern day terrorism by allowing the deposition of the Shaw of Iran, which resulted in the famous Ayatollah Khomeini taking charge, and the birth of the Taliban.
Bill Clinton had a terrorist leader (Arafat) in the White House over night in the Lincoln Bedroom.
It was the terrorist left that was always forcing a troop withdrawal date on Bush.
See democrats try to make friends and appease terrorists and communists leaders, which only shows weakness in the eyes of these terrorists.
Republicans try to defeat the enemy.
Peace is achieved by eliminating the threat.
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Category: Politics
Why is NORTH KOREA still trying to build that giant hotel if the are communist?
The hotel has 3000 rooms, who will stay there if there are barely any tourists? Regular North koreans cant access revolving restaurants or nightclubs, and foreigners arent even allowed into North korea. Plus the people live in poverty. Why are they still building a hotel, why dont they just invent some other national symbol? Thanks for the answers!
Why did they even start?
Answer: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryugyong_Hotel
Seems they were counting on Russian and Chinese tourists but the fall of communist Russia kinda put a kybosh on the deal.China wasn't interested.
Category: Government
NORTH KOREA: Definition from Answers.com
A country of northeast Asia on the Korean Peninsula. Inhabited since ancient times, the region was occupied by Japan from 1910 until the end of World War II in 1945 ...
How will the current NORTH KOREA situation affect us Americans?
Since North korea decided to have the bright idea of striking South Korea yesterday, does that mean we are going to go to war, joining South Korea against North korea? Can we handle another war? Who can say that they saw this coming? What does it mean for the future of the USA? Should we be scared or worried? Lots of questions and no answers yet. Please leave any comments you have about the topic.
Answer: the US is obligated by treaty and alliance to defend South Korea from a North korean invasion. The shelling although dreadful was more show of force by the North motivated perhaps by desperation over the internal situation in the North.
The North is an economic basket case and is undergoing a regime change. When the regime in the North feels weak it lashes out to scare the south and test the resolve of the US.
There will be some sabre rattling and harsh words and maybe a few displays of the South/US overwhelming firepower but war is unlikely. No one really wants to take over North korea while the place basically collapses.
Category: Current Events
NORTH KOREA Threatens South Korea -- Over Christmas Lights ...
Nothing says "international feud" quite like Christmas lights. When relations between North korea and South Korea fall on the friendly side, South Korea doesnt light ...
U.S., NORTH KOREA Hold Talks on Humanitarian Aid
SEOUL, South Korea — Officials from the United States and North korea met in Beijing on Thursday to discuss the possible terms of resuming humanitarian aid shipments to the impoverished North. The meeting followed a series of appeals from United Nations and private American relief agencies for urgent aid for the most vulnerable of North - By CHOE SANG-HUN
RT @BBCBreaking: China distressed to learn of death of North koreas Kim Jong-il: We express our grief and extend our condolences http://t.co/DWtPkmGW From: cherylmetoyou - Source: TweetDeck
RT @indiaknight: Seems like a good time to rave again about Barbara Demicks book about N Korea. http://t.co/JHwfzzwZ From: JonBradfield - Source: Twitter for Mac
RT @Charles_HRH: Can confirm that Kim Jong of North korea is dead. Good work Team America. From: ImogenGrace93 - Source: Twitter for iPhone
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RT @Charles_HRH: Can confirm that Kim Jong of North korea is dead. Good work Team America. From: TezAftab - Source: Twitter for iPhone
RT @Reuters: Analysis: Kim death complicates Obamas N.Korea nuclear quandary http://t.co/xhkCPSk3 From: msrji - Source: Dabr
DPRK confirm Jeanette Krankie as next leader #north #korea #youmustthinkImaterribleflirt From: thismortalcoyle - Source: web
RT @thedailymash: North korea to execute Kim Jong Ils heart attack http://t.co/4vODmJ6E From: ScoutingForXmas - Source: Tweet Button
So dear leader is dead http://t.co/tNhrT44g From: stacyherbert - Source: web
I liked a @YouTube video http://t.co/6pF3Onzc North korea Party Rock Anthem ft. Kim Jong Il From: HH_Addict - Source: Google
RT @WSJ: Video: Korea correspondent @EvanRamstad on Kim Jong Ils death and how the transition could play out http://t.co/ERIL5oLF From: cynthyoo - Source: TweetDeck
RT @badassday: So theres a vacancy for Supreme Leader in North korea. Has anyone told Mandelson and Blair, they should get their CVs in.... From: IainGreen - Source: Echofon
@SmoshIan And The news papers in North korea reads: ”God Dies”! #kimjongwasil From: Mortease - Source: web
Kim Jong Ils death being called a turning point for North korea. Fine, as long as they dont pivot on the nose of a missile. #rumblings From: JosefAiston - Source: web
RT @Tim_Aker: RT @ranty_man: So theres a vacancy for Supreme Leader in North korea. < has it been advertised in the guardian yet? From: WayneDaley - Source: TweetDeck