North Koreans Arrive in South Korea for Olympics

Ten North Korean skaters and skiers arrived in South Korea on Thursday to take part in the Winter Olympics, which opens next week. Final preparations for the Olympics have brought a temporary reduction in tensions over the North Korean governments nu

VOA慢速英语--韩国济州岛：治愈之地

South Koreas Jeju Island: A Healing Place South Koreas Jeju Island has been compared to the Hawaiian islands of the United States. The so-called Hawaii of Korea is off the countrys southern coast. The island is especially popular among newly married

美国国家公共电台 NPR Not All South Koreans Satisfied With Japan's Apology To 'Comfort Women'

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: The United States considers Japan and South Korea essential allies, especially when it comes to dealing with the threat from North Korea's missile and nuclear program, but one issue dogs relations which goes all the way back to W

North Korea Launches ‘Army of Beauties’

North Korea is sending a 230-member all-female cheerleading squad to the Olympics in South Korea. Some observers are using the term army of beauties to describe the group. North Koreans who fled the country have mixed feelings about the cheerleaders.

US Promises N. Korea Economic Investment after Nuclear Deal

The United States has said it may let American businesses invest in North Korea if the two sides reach a nuclear agreement. But even if U.S. economic restrictions against the North are lifted, the country would likely still present a difficult enviro

VOA标准英语2008年-South Koreans Draw Battle Lines amidst Media Sc

By Kurt Achin Seoul 06 May 2008 South Koreans are drawing political battle lines about the government's plan to resume imports of American beef. Officials and scientists in both countries say consuming U.S. beef is safe. But a media campaign, driven

VOA慢速英语2015 朝鲜人50年来的饮食几乎无变化

AS IT IS 2015-02-09 Diet of North Koreans Has Changed Little in 50 Years 朝鲜人50年来的饮食几乎无变化 A study of United Nations data shows the diet of North Koreans has changed little over the past 50 years. The American-based magazine N

AS IT IS 2016-04-13 North Koreans Defect to South Korea

AS IT IS 2016-04-13 North Koreans Defect to South Korea South Korea says a high-ranking North Korean military officer defected to South Korea last year. South Koreas defense and unification ministries made the announcement Monday in Seoul. The unific

VOA标准英语10月-North Korea Warns South Over Leaflets From Privat

North Korea has warned South Korean military leaders it may suspend a key inter-Korean industrial project if South Korean civic groups do not stop launching leaflets into the North's territory. VOA Seoul Correspondent Kurt Achin reports. South Korea

VOA标准英语2010年-South Koreans at Rally in Seoul Call f

South Korean protesters in Seoul club an inflatable effigy of North Korea's Kim Jong Il, 27 May 2010 Tensions have been rising over the past month on the Korean peninsula since the sinking of South Korean naval vessel, the Cheonan. An international i

VOA标准英语2011--Koreans Ecstatic Pyeongchang Will Host 2

Koreans Ecstatic Pyeongchang Will Host 2018 Winter Olympics The South Korean resort of Pyeongchang has been selected to host the 2018 Winter Olympics. It took only one round of voting in Durban, South Africa, for Pyeongchang to defeat Munich, Germany

VOA标准英语2008年-N. Koreans Face Famine, Applause South's US Bee

By Kurt Achin Seoul 13 June 2008 North Korea's official news media have recently been praising South Korean anti-U.S. beef protests, describing them as a popular struggle against a traitor president. But as VOA's Kurt Achin reports from Seoul, the p

美国国家公共电台 NPR South Koreans Prepare For Rare Family Reunions With Long-Lost Relatives In The North

LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: Time now for this weekend's Long Listen - imagine living for nearly 70 years knowing your mom, dad, maybe brothers and sisters live just a few hours away across the most heavily fortified border in the world. Tensions are e

VOA标准英语2008年-South Koreans Hold Massive Rally Against US Bee

By Kurt Achin Seoul 10 June 2008 South Koreans have turned out in massive numbers for a rally to criticize their president and to oppose the resumed import of American beef. Some are comparing the rallies to ones held on the same date more than 20 y

VOA常速英语2008年-South Korean Sled Dogs Race in North

By Kurt Achin Mount Kumgang, North Korea 18 February 2008 You may remember the ping-pong diplomacy between the United States and China back in the 1970s. Now, some South Korean athletes say they have introduced dog sled diplomacy to North Korea, as p

VOA标准英语2008年-South Korean Politicians Demand Apology for Ame

By Kurt Achin Seoul 04 June 2008 The leader of South Korea's main political opposition party is accusing the United States ambassador in Seoul of insulting Koreans. The comments in question relate to an emotionally electrified controversy over resum

VOA标准英语2008年-South Korean Pop Culture Reaches Into North Kor

The popularity of South Korean movies and dramas has spread throughout Asia - including North Korea, which strictly bans watching foreign television programs. Jason Strother in Seoul introduces us to a North Korean refugee who says South Korean dram

VOA标准英语2009年-N. Korea Softens Economic Demands on South

North Korea has withdrawn its insistence on massive wage increases from South Korea at a jointly-run factory zone in the North. The move is widely seen as part of a broader charm offensive by Pyongyang, but comes as South Korea remains angry at a fl

美国国家公共电台 NPR Why Do Some South Koreans Believe A Myth That North Koreans Have Horns?

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: President Trump will have his first face-to-face meeting with China's president this week. Front and center in that conversation will be what to do about the growing threat from North Korea. For more than two decades, the U.S. ha

经济学人:珍惜女儿 有其父必有其女

International 国际 Prizing Girls: Like Father, like daughter 珍惜女儿：有其父必有其女 How South Korea learnt to love baby girls. 韩国是怎么学会爱女婴的。 I cried when I heard, writes one blogger, recalling the moment she lea