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Two months after North Korea shelled some South Korean islands, the people on those islands are still not ready to go back. They are living in government funded dwellings on the mainland, but their government support is about to run out. Jason Strother reports from Seoul. Download MP3
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Most residents of the South Korean island of Yeongpyeong have left the island, after last week’s shelling by North Korea. But some remained, as Jason Strother found out during a visit to the island. Download MP3 (Photo: Jason Strother)Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.
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Today’s Geo Quiz is about peace or the lack thereof on the Korean peninsula. Throughout most of history wars have come and gone. And occasionally peace treaties were signed. Occasionally nations only agree to a cease-fire, maybe an armistice. The Korean War armistice was signed in 1953 but never followed by a formal peace treaty. The question we have for you is simply: where was it signed? Download MP3Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.
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North Korea’s ruling party has opened the way for Kim Jong-il to hand power to his youngest son. North Korea’s succession is being closely watched by one group in particular: North Korean defectors. Reporter Jason Strother spoke with some former North Korean soldiers about the latest news from the north. Download MP3Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.
North Korea appears to have ramped up its propaganda war against South Korea and the US by turning to Twitter and YouTube – websites that most citizens of the reclusive communist country are banned from viewing. The World’s technology correspondent Clark Boyd has more. Download MP3
In the Geo Quiz, we’re looking for two former Soviet allies that are trying to settle an old debt. One country is in Asia, the other in Central Europe. The Asian country is broke, and is offering the European nation a down payment. But not a cash but ginseng root. So can you name the two countries that are trying to resolve this decades-old debt?
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Famine in North Korea may have killed up to 2 million people during the 1990s. Now aid groups warn that the reclusive nation is facing another severe food shortage. Meanwhile South Korean farmers can’t sell all the rice they’re growing and that’s led to a price hike. Some say there’s one solution that would solve the problems of both Koreas. Reporter Jason Strother has more from Andong, 150 miles south of Seoul. Download MP3 (Photo:Jason Strother)
North Korea says it will continue to co-operate with the United States on ending its nuclear program and agrees that stalled talks need to resume. The country’s foreign ministry said Pyongyang would work with Washington to “narrow remaining differences”. In June, the UN Security Council voted to impose tougher sanctions on communist North Korea, following a nuclear test carried by the North Koreans in defiance of previous UN resolutions.
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The UN Security Council has unanimously adopted a resolution calling for nuclear disarmament, in a session chaired by President Barack Obama. Many organizations and networks have been campaigning for complete nuclear disarmament for decades. The World’s Jeb Sharp takes a look at these movements and where they are now. Download MP3 (Photo by Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.
In his first speech before the General Assembly, the President also addressed nuclear non-proliferation and related security issues. The World’s Katy Clark gives us an update on the issue of containing the spread of nuclear weapons. Download MP3Reports that North Korea’s leader has pancreatic cancer are unconfirmed, but they’re fueling speculation about who will next rule the reclusive communist dictatorship. Listen
