VOA标准英语2008年-New North Korean Missile Site Revealed

As speculation continues over the health of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, there are new signs the North is advancing its decades-old ballistic missile program. VOA's Kurt Achin reports from Seoul. Private sector intelligence analysts have made pu

VOA标准英语10月-US Nuclear Envoy Says Talks in North Korean Capit

The chief U.S envoy in talks to get North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons says his discussions with officials in Pyongyang covered a lot of ground. He says he has great concern about moves to restart North Korea's main facility for producing ma

VOA标准英语10月-South Korean Military Chief Says North Seeks Nucl

South Korean military officials say they believe North Korea is hoping to develop a nuclear weapon that can be delivered by missile. The unusually frank public statement was made amid reports North Korea has conducted a routine test of its short ran

VOA标准英语2008年-US Diplomat Calls North Korean Human Rights Aby

The top U.S. diplomat involved in talks on North Korea's nuclear disarmament says the country's human rights record is abysmal. At the same time, Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill says important progress is being made to remove nuclear w

VOA标准英语2008年-Bush to Meet South Korean President on First Le

U.S. President George Bush has arrived in Seoul, South Korea - the first stop on a week-long Asian tour that will also take him to Thailand and China for the opening of the Beijing Olympics. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports from the South Korean capital.

VOA标准英语2008年-N. Korea Stonewalls Probe of S. Korean Tourist

South Korean officials are revealing what details they have so far of last week's fatal shooting of a South Korean tourist by the North Korean military. The full picture of what actually happened remains incomplete, however - because the North refus

VOA标准英语2008年-South Korean Officials Visit US Amid Beef Impor

By Stefan Bos Seoul 09 June 2008 South Korean officials are traveling to the United States, in response to a growing public outcry over plans to resume imports of American beef. A month of street protests are expected to reach a new crescendo, this

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常速英语2008年-South Korean Envoy Signals Shift in North Korea

By Kurt Achin Seoul 04 March 2008 South Korea President Lee Myung-bak's administration is calling for improvement in North Korea's human rights situation and pledging cooperation with the United Nations on the issue. The move is a departure from prev

VOA标准英语2008年-US Defense Chief Says American-Korean Alliance

By Kurt Achin Seoul 03 June 2008 United States Defense Secretary Robert Gates has reaffirmed that Washington's military commitment to South Korea will remain strong, well after the South makes a key move toward autonomy in its command structure. VOA

VOA常速英语2007年-Korean Military Talks Get Physical in Dispute O

By Kurt Achin Seoul 13 December 2007 North and South Korean generals scuffled briefly on the second day of high-level military talks at the two countries' border. Tension at the talks is fueled by a decades-old dispute over an international demarcati

VOA常速英语2007年-Former Seoul Mayor Closes In on S. Korean Presi

By Kurt Achin Seoul 16 December 2007 A former Seoul mayor who bills himself as a pro-business conservative is expected to become South Korea's next president by an overwhelming margin when voters go to the polls on Wednesday. As VOA's Kurt Achin repo

VOA常速英语2007年-S. Korean Presidential Frontrunner Faces Renewe

By Kurt Achin Seoul 17 December 2007 South Korea's legislature has voted to appoint an independent counsel to look into fraud allegations against front-running presidential candidate Lee Myung-bak. But, state prosecutors, who cleared Lee of formal ch

VOA标准英语2008年-Incoming S. Korean President Pledges Billions i

By Kurt Achin Seoul 04 January 2008 The newly elected South Korean president says he will create a multi-billion dollar fund to help North Korea once he takes office. But, Pyongyang would only get that help if it gives up its nuclear weapons programs

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常速英语2008年-US Nuclear Envoy Meets N. Korean Counterpart Am

By Kurt Achin Seoul 19 February 2008 Washington's top envoy on the North Korean nuclear issue has met with his North Korean counterpart, in hopes of ending Pyongyang's delay in declaring its nuclear programs. The declaration, now months overdue, is a

VOA常速英语2007年-Regular North-South Korean Train Route Opens

By Kurt Achin Paju, South Korea 11 December 2007 Regular cargo train service has resumed between the divided Koreas for the first time in more than half a century. South Korea plans to send tons of supplies into North Korea by rail on a daily basis.

VOA常速英语2007年-South Korean Presidential Frontrunner Cleared o

By Kurt Achin Seoul 05 December 2007 The frontrunner in South Korea's presidential race has avoided what many political analysts describe as his only serious obstacle to victory. Prosecutors have cleared former Seoul Mayor Lee Myung-bak of fraud accu

VOA常速英语2007年-North, South Korean Prime Ministers Meet to Exp

By Kurt Achin Seoul 14 November 2007 The prime ministers of North and South Korea are trying to push forward what their presidents set in motion at last month's summit. On the opening day of talks in Seoul, the two leaders vowed to start implementing

VOA常速英语2007年-US Says North Korean Sanctions Will Not Be Lift

By Kurt Achin Seoul 02 November 2007 The U.S. envoy in charge of seeking a diplomatic end to North Korea's nuclear weapons programs says Pyongyang has much more to do before punitive United Nations sanctions are lifted. As a U.S. team begins the proc