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As Korean war rhetoric rises, separated families lose hope

March 12, 2013

PAJU, South Korea — Lee Eunsook’s artwork glows in the quiet border village of Imjingak as the sun sets over the DMZ, the demilitarized zone separating North and South Korea. A line of neon-threaded pillars in front of the village’s barbed-wire fence, her installation lists the names of a handful of families separated during the Korean War of 1950 to 1953.

By Geoffrey Cain
PRI’s The World

Mar 12, 2013

What to make of North Korea’s war threats

February 2, 2013

SEOUL, South Korea — “We should settle accounts with the United States only with the gun barrel, not with words, as it regards jungle law as the rule of its survival.”

By Geoffrey Cain
PRI’s The World

Feb 2, 2013

South Korea goes to space

January 30, 2013

SEOUL, South Korea — It’s official: the hyper-wired tech center of Asia, South Korea, has joined the global space club, just weeks after its isolated archrival North Korea accomplished the same.

By Geoffrey Cain
PRI’s The World

Jan 30, 2013

Why is Google chief Eric Schmidt visiting North Korea?

January 4, 2013

SEOUL — So, we now know that Google’s executive chairman Eric Schmidt is heading to North Korea this month. As with virtually anything surrounding North Korea, the journey has triggered speculation and intrigue.

By Geoffrey Cain
PRI’s The World

Jan 4, 2013