All posts tagged "Korean Peninsula"

  • Mr. Kim Myung-do, now 90-years old, cannot wait to see his sister again. (Newsis)
    Koreas agree to hold family reunions this month

    (Yonhap) — South and North Korea agreed Wednesday to stage reunions later this month for families separated by the 1950-53 Korean War. The reunions — the first since October 2010 — will be held at Mount Kumgang,...

    • Posted February 5, 2014
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  • Choi Min-sik,left, and Kang Hye-jung star in the movie “Old Boy” by director Park Chan-wook. The film won the Grand Prix Prize in 2004 at the Cannes Film Festival. / Korea Times file
    There is no Korean wave

    By Michael Hurt In recent years, Korean pundits and other interested parties have tried to explain the phenomenon of the so-called “Korean wave.” However, in my time as a member of the Presidential Council on Nation Branding...

    • Posted November 6, 2013
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