Defector Dilemma Upsetting Korean Diplomacy

SEOUL - "False expectations – that's how I put my life in South Korea, now," says North Korean defector Lee Min-Sun (not her real name), who works in a restaurant in the capital. "It's like a marriage to lover who makes false promises,"...

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South Koreans Protest Troop Deployment

SEOUL – Although the government announced that its decision to deploy 3,000 troops to Iraq is unlikely to be swayed by the beheading of a South Korean hostage, mounting public protests, however, could force it to cancel the deployment. In a scene similar to that...

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