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Military Force, Is It an Option?

2007-08-01

Talk of possible military action to free the South Korean hostages held in Afghanistan has emerged and is growing in intensity. The South Korean ...

A Statement by the Government of the Republic of Korea

2007-07-31

Another Korean held hostage in Afghanistan was killed last night. The Korean Government is saddened by this tragic news and offers its deepest condolences ...

The Second Taliban Victim Shim Seong-min

2007-07-31

Born in June 1978, Shim grew up in Goseong, South Gyeongsang Province. He graduated from Jinju High School and Gyeongsang National University, ...

Business Survey Index (BSI)

2007-07-30

An index based on surveys of firms' expectations for their future profits, plans, and economic prospects. Commonly used to gauge the overall health ...

Lim Hyun-joo, Korean Hostage Speaks with CBS

2007-07-27

The Korean hostage who made a desperate plea for help in an exclusive telephone interview with CBS News Thursday is confirmed to be Lim Hyun-joo, ...

Bae Hyung-kyu, South Korean hostage killed by the Taliban

2007-07-26

The South Korean hostage killed by the Taliban on Wednesday was confirmed to be 42-year-old pastor Bae Hyung-kyu. Bae was head of the 22-member ...

The Taliban

2007-07-25

The Taliban militants who abducted 23 South Koreans extended for a second time Tuesday the deadline for negotiating release of the hostages. The ...

Light Water Reactors

2007-07-24

North Korea and Light Water Reactors The provision of light water reactors to North Korea is an issue because it raises the possibility of nuclear ...

Foreigner Abductions by the Taliban and the Korean Hostages

2007-07-23

Why Taliban Abductions are Becoming More Common Abductions are a tool to pressure governments into pulling their troops from countries where ...

Six-way Foreign Ministerial Meeting

2007-07-20

The two Koreas, United States, China, Russia and Japan, under the February 13th nuclear dismantlement, agreed to swiftly open a six-way foreign ...

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