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How Kaesong could offer the key to Korean reunification
Former Minister of Unification says German, Vietnamese models won’t work in Korea What is the proper path toward Korean unification? The minister of unification under former President Roh Moo-hyun has explored history and found examples of what won’t work. Namely, Chung Dong-yong said that it cannot viably be achieved through force, as it was in…
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Former unification minister frustrated by missed opportunities
Chung says anti-North sentiment has been exploited for political purposes There’s a scene in Kim Jong-dae’s Roh Moo-hyun: Across the Threshold of an Era, when former President Roh’s Minister of Unification Chung Dong-young’s frustration boils over. In the book Chung, who also served as Roh National Security Council Chairman, reacts to then-foreign minister (and current…
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The Rebellion Plot
The latest scandal related to an accusation of rebellion plot, short of these days’, was that of Kim Dae-jung in 1980. It is hard to discuss even for lawyers whether it is relevant to accuse Lee Seok-ki, member of the National Assembly of rebellion since there are only a few cases in the history of…
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Interview with Dr. Chang-hyun Jung: Kaesong, cellphones and the future of the peninsula
Last week the two Koreas struck an agreement to reopen the Kaesong Industrial Complex, an inter-Korean project closed by North Korea in April amid escalating tensions on the peninsula. NK News spoke to Dr. Chang-hyun Jung, adjunct professor at Kookmin University, on August 7, the day North Korea accepted South Korea’s proposal to engage in…
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INTERVIEW: Sohn Kwang joo on the state of inter-Korean relations
My interview with Sohn Kwang joo, former editor-in-chief of Daily NK: Part 1, Part 2 NK News recently spoke to veteran South Korean official Sohn Kwang joo to learn about out his views on the issues currently shaping inter-Korean relations. In a wide-ranging interview, Sohn told NK News about how the Kaesong Industrial Complex provides…