Topic: JoongAng Ilbo
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South Korea in furor over intelligence vacuum on Kim Jong-il's death
Getting information out of North Korea is notoriously difficult, but many say South Korea's intelligence service has been embarrassed by playing catch-up on Kim Jong-il's death.
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Terrorism & Security
US, South Korea want to push bilateral talks with North
US envoy Stephen Bosworth and South Korea's chief nuclear negotiator appear to be pressing for greater North-South dialogue before returning to the six-party talks.
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Why South Koreans think North Korean conflict won't escalate
In the wake of the North Korean attack on a South Korean island, the sense among many Koreans is they could carry on as usual. But some warn against complacency.
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South Korea's Lee expects Kim Jong-un to rule North Korea
South Korean President Lee Myung-bak told a gathering of reporters that dynastic succession in North Korea for Kim Jong-un appears assured.
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North Korea threatens to attack ships; South Korea holds navy drills
Separately, the chief US military commander in South Korea criticized the North over the sinking of the South Korean warship.
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Oh Eun-sun: South Korea's top mountain climber, but hardly the only one
Four of 21 people who scaled the world's 14 tallest peaks came from South Korea, where mountain climbing is a pastime. Oh Eun-sun claims to be the first woman to do so.
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Terrorism & Security
Report: North Korea invites US for nuclear talks
US special envoy Stephen Bosworth is said to have accepted the offer, one of several recent overtures from Pyongyang.
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Financial blogger's arrest tests Korea's progress on human rights
The government has charged Park Dae-sung with spreading false rumors that cost the country billions.
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