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Sam Gladnick

South Korean Liberation Day - Page 1 - 0 views

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shared by Sam Gladnick on 29 Apr 08 - Cached
  • Korea has many National Holidays. Korea has four National Celebration Days; October 3rd to commemorate the founding of ancient Korea in 2333 BC, March 1st to commemorate an independence movement in 1919, August 15th to commemorate the liberation form the Japanese rule in 1945 at the Japanese surrender to the USA, and July 17th for the declaration of our constitution in 1948.
  • The Yi Dynasty started in 1392
liznieuwkerk

The Korea Herald : The Nation's No.1 English Newspaper : Liberal parties to merge - 0 views

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    Korea's two main liberal parties unite against the Grand National Party's plan to dominate the National Assembly through the April elections
Jessica Weckhorst

North Korea rejects liaison office proposal from South Korea - Boston.com - 0 views

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shared by Jessica Weckhorst on 28 Apr 08 - Cached
  • North Korea rejected a proposal from South Korea's new conservative president to establish liaison offices in both countries
  • SEOUL, South Korea—North Korea rejected a proposal from South Korea's new conservative president to establish liaison offices in both countries calling it a public relations exercise aimed at covering up deteriorating ties on the divided peninsula.
  • The proposal was Lee's first overture to the communist nation.
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  • Lee made the offer in an interview with the Washington Post last week during a visit to the United States for talks with President Bush, saying the countries need a better channel of communication.
  • Relations between the divided Koreas have chilled since Lee took office in February with a pledge to get tough on Pyongyang. Lee says he opposes unconditional assistance to the North and calls for its nuclear disarmament as a precondition for economic cooperation.
  • North Korea has bristled at the hard-line stance, and since late last month has expelled South Korean officials from a shared industrial complex, test-fired missiles, and threatened to reduce the South to "ashes." The Korean War ended in 1953 with a truce, not a peace treaty, which means the two sides technically remain at war. Relations improved significantly under Lee's two liberal predecessors -- Kim Dae-jung and Roh Moo-hyun -- who pursued detente with North Korea with massive aid and concessions
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