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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)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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In South Korea, Many retirees are finding their golden years not so golden. They’re discovering they need extra cash or just something to do to make them feel productive. So a growing number of them are attending so-called Silver Fairs. These are job fairs sponsored by local governments that offer work for people over 60. Jason Strother dropped by one of the fairs and has this report. Download MP3 (Photo: Jason Strother)
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This week, the tech podcast brings you a study in contrasts. As part of a series of reports on the power of the Internet, the BBC brought mobile phone connections to these two farmers in rural Nigeria. They’d never surfed the web before. Listen in to find out how they got on. At the same time, the BBC asked some South Koreans to disconnect from the ‘net for an entire week. Painful, considering South Korea is one of the most connected countries on earth. Also this week, we hear about how Indians are finding the love of their lives…online.
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Lawmakers in Massachusetts are trying to crack down on attacks through online networking sites. Politicians in South Korea have also tried to ban malicious online assaults. In recent years there’s been a string of high profile celebrity suicides there, which are believed to be the result of angry fans trashing those stars on message boards. Jason Strother has the story. Download MP3 (Photo: Jason Strother)
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Our top five language stories this month: African languages get their versions of Windows; the government of Moldova changes the name of the country’s official language; South Korean birthing centers go multilingual; unfortunate foreign meanings of baby names and how you can protect yourself; and Na’vi, invented for the silver screen, hopes to emulate Klingon.
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A former president of South Korea, Kim Dae Jung has died of pneumonia after a long illness. He was 85. Kim Dae Jung was responsible for opening up relations with North Korea after more than four decades of unrelenting hostility. It was called the Sunshine Policy. He spent his life pursuing democracy and the reunification of his country with the North. He overcame the most daunting series of events – a kidnapping, repeated arrests, beatings, exile and a death sentence, emerging as a Nobel Laureate and ground-breaking leader of his country. Jason Strother reports from Seoul. >>> More coverage from the BBC (photo: Ray Locker / International Reporting Project)
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North Korea has freed a South Korean worker detained for allegedly insulting the North’s communist leadership. The engineer, Yoo Seong-jin, was handed over to officials of his company, Hyundai Asan, and has since crossed back into South Korea. Jason Strother reports. >>> More coverage from the BBC.(Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)
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Today in New York City, teenagers from seven non-English-speaking countries competed to become the best speller in English. It was the First Annual Global SpellEvent Championship, organized by Franklin Electronic Publishers. The winner received a scholarship worth $10,000. >>>Click here for more information on the event.
