North Korea… New Korean-American Messiah Crosses the Tumen (Updated) 26 Dec 200926 Dec 2009 One Free Korea carries a vital and extensive report on the latest international incident on the North Korea-China border: Reuters is reporting that Robert Park, a 28 year-old American, has…
North Korea Korea Weekend Reads [II] 15 Nov 200915 Nov 2009 Via Kushibo in Hawaii, Yonhap reports that Paris-based Reporters Without Borders is sponsoring almost $400,000 in radio broadcasts into North Korea, and announced this during Jack Lang's trip to Pyongyang,…
French… Le Monde Reports on Laura Ling and Euna Lee 19 Sep 200920 Sep 2009 Le Monde conducts its own investigation of Euna Lee and Laura Ling’s cross-border excursion, arrest by North Korean troops, and the consequent chaotic aftermath among South Korean aid organizations working…
China… Chinese Foreign Ministry Statement Refutes Ling & Lee, Defuses Notion of Secret U.S.-North Korea Talks 3 Sep 20094 Sep 2009 Prim and businesslike PRC Foreign Ministry spokesperson Jiang Yu had her work cut out for her today. The reporters in the room were smelling blood -- a high-profile editorial by…
Chinese nationalism… Fistfuls of Chinese Earth, Breaths of Conspiracy, Fusillades of Propaganda 3 Sep 2009 The Laura Ling/Euna Lee editorial has been partially translated and passed along, virtually without commentary or analysis, on the Daily NK's Chinese website, which is accessible in China. And the…
North Korean border region Understanding the CurrentTV / North Korea Fiasco 2 Sep 20093 Sep 2009 [Note: In light of the speed of the news and the interest shown in this issue by Danwei readers, I have followed this post with another, more considered, analysis of…
North Korean border region Issues on the North Korea-China Border 2 Sep 200928 Sep 2009 I am presently at work on a short essay regarding security at the North Korean-Chinese border with a focus on Onsong, the county where Laura Ling and Euna Lee were…
North Korean border region Allegations of Rogue North Korean Agents in Chinese Border Region 31 Aug 200931 Aug 2009 A new report from Seoul alleges that North Korean agents have been roving around northeast China looking for defectors and abducting South Koreans in Manchuria who are helping North Korean…
North Korean border region… Laura Ling, Euna Lee, and the Sino-North Korean Border 9 Aug 20099 Aug 2009 The London Times, in reporting prematurely this past March that the North Korean border guards had actually ventured into China to grab Ling and Lee, describes the border as such:…