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    Rocky road to reunification of Korea

    April 17th, 2007 by Rebecca Henschke  Print This Post/Page

    South and North Korea have affectively been at war for the past 50 years. The boarder between them is the most heavily fortified in the world. Yet in recent years significant step towards have been made.

    In a four part series Rebecca Henschke reports on the rocky and complex road to the peaceful reunification of the Korean peninsular.
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    NORTH KOREA : Journalists’ nightmare; Alice in Wonderland world.

    April 17th, 2007 by Rebecca Henschke
     

    North Korea remains the world’s most secretive country. How ordinary people live there remains largely a mystery. International journalists rarely get access to the country. However, last week 70 journalists … more

    		  

    NORTH KOREA : Golf course adds to resort in the Communist state

    April 17th, 2007 by Rebecca Henschke
     

    North_Korea_Tourism.jpgThe secretive country has made a rare admission that it faces food shortages and needs help from outside. The country has asked the … more

    		  

    NORTH KOREA : Kaesong Industrial Park : Peace through capitalist development?

    April 17th, 2007 by Rebecca Henschke
     

    North_Korea_Industrial_Park2.JPGA Seoul-funded industrial estate in North Korea is opening up to foreign investors next month. Hyundai Asan, the developer of the complex in … more

    		  

    NORTH KOREA : Defectors fight for radio rights in the South

    April 17th, 2007 by Rebecca Henschke
     

    Free_North_Korea_Radio__web_.JPGIt’s becoming unlikely Pyongyang will meet a weekend deadline to shut down it’s main nuclear reactor. The North Korean Government says it is … more

    		  


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