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Crowdfunding rescues provocative South Korean film

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — After being turned down by many investors over the last four years, South Korean film producer Choi Yong-bae said it feels strange and exciting that his revenge film about a notorious South Korean president blamed for the massacre of democracy protesters is finally coming to life through online donations.

By Youkyung Lee, Associated Press , October 01, 2012

Flooding rains may have shifted South Korean land mines

h Korea's military warned Thursday that buried land mines may have slid down mountains eroded by flooding rains this week as the death toll from the torrential downpours rose to at least 57.

July 28, 2011

SKorea: EU officials to visit North Korea for aid talks

SEOUL, South Korea — A South Korean official says that a group of European Union officials plan to visit North Korea early next month to assess the need for food aid.

By BY Hyung-Jin Kim, The Associated Press , May 29, 2011

North Korea calls for unconditional talks with South Korea

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea called for “unconditional and early” talks with rival South Korea to put an end to months of tensions. Seoul quickly dismissed the offer as insincere and said it's waiting for an apology for two deadly attacks blamed on Pyongyang.

By By Hyung-Jin Kim, The Associated Press , January 06, 2011

War rhetoric rises between North and South Korea

One month after a deadly exchange of artillery fire, the two Koreas ramped up their rhetoric, with South Korea's president pledging unsparing retaliation if attacked again and a top North Korean official threatening a “sacred” nuclear war if provoked.

December 24, 2010

SKorean troops bracing for possible NKorean attack

South Korean President Lee Myung-bak gathered his national security leaders for strategic talks Tuesday as troops braced for possible North Korean retaliation a day after conducting artillery drills on an island the North bombed last month.

December 21, 2010

South Korea to hold firing drills despite North Korea threat

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea says it will go ahead with artillery drills on a border island shelled by North Korea last month, despite Pyongyang's threat to retaliate.

December 17, 2010

Top U.S. officer says risk of war rising in Koreas

The danger of war or hostilities is rising on the Korean peninsula, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Il is “a very unpredictable guy,” the top U.S. military officer said Monday.

December 13, 2010

China's top diplomat meets N. Korea's Kim Jong Il

Diplomacy is showing signs of life on the Korean peninsula, two weeks after North Korea shelled its neighbor. China, under intense international pressure, sent a top envoy to meet with Kim Jong Il, and an American governor whose past visits have led to warmer ties announced a new trip to the North.

December 10, 2010

South Korean trade minister defends deal with U.S.

South Korea's top trade official defended a hard-fought compromise with the United States to salvage a stalled free trade agreement, rejecting accusations that his government gave up too much to seal the deal.

December 06, 2010

Island attack gets attention of South Korean youth

South Korea's young men and women have gotten used to living with a belligerent neighbor. They've learned to brush aside the threatening language from North Korea. Routine air-raid drills didn't mean much to them.

December 04, 2010

S. Korea's defense chief resigns after N. Korea attack

South Korea's president ordered more troops to a front-line island and dumped his defense minister as the country grappled with lapses in its response to a deadly North Korean artillery strike.

November 26, 2010

Tensions high after Koreas trade shelling

South Korea's troops were on high alert Wednesday as their government exchanged threats with rival North Korea following a frightening military skirmish that ratcheted tensions on the peninsula to new extremes.

November 24, 2010

Scientist: North Korea builds new nuclear facility

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea has secretly and quickly built a new, highly sophisticated facility to enrich uranium, according to an American nuclear scientist, raising fears that the North is ramping up its atomic program despite international pressure.

By By Foster Klug, The Associated Press , November 21, 2010

S. Korea kicks off naval maneuvers with U.S., Japan

South Korea kicked off naval drills Thursday with the U.S., Australia and Japan aimed at intercepting illicit weapon shipments in a U.S.-led program targeting nations such as North Korea and likely to draw its anger.

October 14, 2010

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