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N Korean leader dies, Swiss-educated son takes over

Ellen Wallace — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 07:42:07 +0000

GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The “Great Successor”, Kim Jong-un, has officially been named the successor to his father, North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, 69, who died Monday 19 December of a heart attack while traveling, according to media reports coming out of the country. The son, who is reportedly in his late 20s, surfaced as part [...]

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S. Korea live-fire drill ends

Sean Ecker — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 09:08:55 +0000

GenevaLunch.com No immediate reaction from North Korea South Korea’s military exercises on Yeonpyeong Island on the disputed maritime border with North Korea, which included the firing of live munitions, have ended. Residents on the island were ordered into bomb shelters and South Korea launched fighter jets which patrolled South Korean airspace in the event of an [...]

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USA sends carrier force to Yellow Sea

Sean Ecker — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 09:58:33 +0000

GenevaLunch.com US President Barack Obama has ordered an aircraft carrier task force to hold joint exercises with South Korea’s naval forces, after North Korea pounded an inhabited South Korean island near the peninsula’s disputed western maritime border 23 November. Four people are confirmed dead in the artillery attack, two civilians and two military personnel. South Korea’s [...]

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Japan offers a historic apology to South Korea

Laila Rodriguez — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 09:17:38 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Japan has apologized to South Korea for its colonial rule of more than four decades – 1910 to 1945 – over the country. During the occupation, many South Koreans were forced into slave-labor, or were made to fight as front-line soldiers for the Japanese military. Many women were also made to work as prostitutes in [...]

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China watches closely as N Korea lambasts UN review

Ellen Wallace — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 11:04:44 +0000

GenevaLunch.com China is cautiously watching as North Korea (DPRK) a longtime friend, lashes out at the United Nations over its review of the sinking of a South Korean military boat, the Cheonan. Forty-six people died in the 26 March incident. Xinhua, the official news agency, carries several related stories Wednesday 16 June, after North Korea’s ambassador [...]

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Chinese, North Korean leaders confirm nuclear backdown

Ellen Wallace — Fri, 07 May 2010 07:50:05 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Five days of meetings between North Korean leader Kim Jong Il and Hu Jintao Chinese president in Beijing have resulted in an agreement to strengthen their commercial ties and work more closely to foster security in the region, the Chinese government announced Friday 7 May. Official Chinese statements have the North’s leader reconfirming his commitment [...]

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Hopes fade for 46 missing Korean sailors

Ellen Wallace — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 23:18:24 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Rescuers are fighting unusually cold waters and rough seas in their search for 46 sailors who are missing after the South Korean patrol ship Cheonan sank Friday at 21:45. Military officials were quoted in Korean media as saying that an explosion of unknown origin made a hole in the bottom of the ship, which was [...]

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Three cities in line to bid for 2018 Olympics

Ellen Wallace — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:06:09 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Geneva / Lausanne, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Three cities have officially put in their applications to bid for the 2018 Summer Olympic Games, the IOC (International Olympic Committee) announced. The cities are: Munich, Germany, Annecy, France near Geneva and PyeongChang, South Korea. The cities have until January 2011 to file their applications. The winner of the [...]

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China prepares for third orange alert cold day

Ellen Wallace — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 11:51:53 +0000

GenevaLunch.com China’s cold snap with high winds and heavy snows is set to continue, with the weather service giving a high-level orange alert for the third straight day. Temperatures are expected to plunge by as much as 18C, for a range of -20 to -32C in northern China and -10 to -18C in the south. The [...]

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Two Koreas fire at each other

Ellen Wallace — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:00:59 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Warships from South and North Korea have reportedly fired at each other, media from both countries are reporting. The cause of the incident, which the BBC says is the third exchange of fire in a decade, differs according to the two sides. South Korea claims the North’s ship crossed a disputed water boundary, while the [...]