Archive for March, 2007

S. Korea to give N. Korea a wad of cash…

From the Chosun Ilbo:
South Korea has for the first time in history officially decided to give cash to North Korea, in the amount of W400 million (US$1=W945). In 2000, the South Korean government secretly remitted about $500 million to Pyongyang prior to the first inter-Korean summit, but this will be the first time for Seoul […]

Roh drives Koreans to the right

There is an interesting article today in the conservative Korean newspaper Chosun Ilbo about how conservative viewpoints among South Koreans has increased since President Roh came to power in 2003:
When the Roh Moo-hyun administration came to power in 2003, most Koreans held progressive views on politics, society and the economy. But opinions have gradually swung […]


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