Topic: Korea University
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North Korea calls Kim Jong-un 'supreme leader'
The public backing for North Korea's 'supreme leader' Kim Jong-un at his father's memorial provides a strong signal that officials have unified around him in the wake of Kim Jong-il's death.
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South Korean students protest rising college tuition
While decrying rising educational costs – a phenomenon that’s shaken campuses throughout the world – students in South Korea are increasingly worried about landing a job after college.
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On North Korea, the US and South Korea are united
Following President Obama's State of the Union message, in which he insisted 'North Korea keeps its commitment to abandon nuclear weapons,' South Korea and the US are showing a united front on North Korea.
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North Korea boosts tanks and special forces, says South Korea
South Korea says the buildup of special forces represents a shift in North Korea’s emphasis from all-out war to military provocation.
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Can Obama, Lee sell lawmakers on US-South Korea free trade deal?
Just as hopes were fading for the US-South Korea Free Trade Agreement, negotiators came to terms on prying open the South Korean motor vehicle market to placate angry US carmakers and labor unions.
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Back from Asia, Obama weighs strategic partnerships, China's economic muscle
Obama's stops in India and Indonesia balanced security with economic pressures. But back-to-back global summits in Japan and South Korea underscored the administration’s weaker hand with China.
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Kim Jong-il begins secret conference in North Korea, or does he?
Kim Jong-il is widely reported to be hosting a rare political conference in North Korea – but what is really happening remains a secret.
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Terrorism & Security
Kim Jong-il snubs Jimmy Carter to seek China ties, son's accession
Kim Jong-il's visit to China comes as Jimmy Carter visits Pyongyang to seek the release of an imprisoned American.
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Jimmy Carter's North Korea visit may trigger cooling-off period
Jimmy Carter was greeted Wednesday by North Korea’s nuclear envoy, Kim Kye-gwan, which analysts say is a signal North Korea wants the visit to be about much more than the release of US prisoner Aijalon Mahli Gomes.
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Terrorism & Security
South Korea warns North Korea after artillery barrage
South Korea on Tuesday threatened to 'deal sternly' with North Korea after Pyongyang launched an artillery barrage Monday near their disputed maritime border.
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South Korea keeps wary eye on North Korea during war games
North Korea has refrained so far from retaliating against the ongoing US-South Korea war games. Analysts say the North may try a long-range missile test toward the United States or Japan.
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Why South Korea's prime minister appears poised to resign
South Korean Prime Minister Chung Un-chan's resignation would be a blow to President Lee's government. Chung's efforts to revise a partial government relocation initiative was rejected by parliament last week.
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South Korean whistleblower Kim Yong-chul breaks silence on Samsung
South Korean whistleblower Kim Yong-chul, who has written a book about his efforts to expose alleged corruption and greed at Samsung, faces censure and isolation.
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How will North Korea respond to South Korea's threats?
A third nuclear test and naval confrontations in the Yellow Sea are likely, say analysts, in response to South Korean President Lee Myung-bak's announcement Monday of retaliatory measures against North Korea for torpedoing the navy ship Cheonan.
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Teen boxing champ spurs fellow North Korean defectors to keep fighting
Choi Hyun-mi, who fled to South Korea as a girl and soon won a world boxing championship, has helped boost the morale of fellow North Korean defectors who continue to struggle in their adopted country.
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In South Korea, Gates underscores threat from North
Secretary of Defense Gates reassured jittery South Korea of firm US commitment to deterring North's conventional forces and confronting its nuclear threat.
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Is South Korea backsliding on its democracy movement?
Teachers, citizens barred from political organizing.
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Terrorism & Security
North Korea quits nuclear talks, vows to resume nuclear program
The move is a response to the UN Security Council statement condemning North Korea's missile launch last week.
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North Korea raises tensions ahead of Clinton visit
Recent moves to possibly test a long-range missile may be aimed at grabbing US attention.
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Korea's history: What text should high-schoolers read?
Conservatives want to revise high-school texts that they say are dominated by a leftist outlook.
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