VOA标准英语2009年-S. Korea Demands Return of Crew from Fishi

South Korea is demanding that North Korea return a fishing boat and its crew that crossed into the North's waters in a possible case of mistaken navigation. The demand has not yet received a response. South Korean Unification Ministry spokesman Chun

VOA标准英语2010年-South Korean Students Battle Cyber-Bul

In recent years there has been a string of high-profile celebrity suicides in South Korea. Authorities say many have been the result of hateful messages posted on-line. Cyber-bullying, as it is called, is a big concern in South Korea, one of the worl

VOA常速英语2007-South Korean Festival 'Goes Strong' on Ginseng M

By Kurt Achin Geumsan, South Korea 01 October 2007 Have you heard about the health benefits of ginseng? It is pretty likely you have, as marketers in both the East and the West have long promoted the root's healthful properties to build athletic str

2006年VOA标准英语-North Korea's Nuclear Programs Move Forward, No

By Kurt Achin Seoul 23 December 2006 Despite a push for a diplomatic breakthrough at the end of 2006, the effort to keep North Korea out of the nuclear weapons club not only did not succeed - it lost ground. In October, the North defied internationa

2006年VOA标准英语-S. Korea's Controversial Engagement with North,

By Kurt Achin Mount Kumgang, North Korea 31 October 2006 South Korean leaders have celebrated two massive projects they built in communist North Korea as symbols of peaceful inter-Korean cooperation. The Kaesong Industrial Complex and the Kumgang To

2007年VOA标准英语-US, S. Korea Finalize Agreement For Transfer of

By Kurt Achin Seoul 28 June 2007 South Korea is a step closer to having independent control over its military forces in war. Seoul and Washington have finalized a plan giving South Korea command over its forces in the event of a war with North Korea.

2007年VOA标准英语-S. Korea Promises Flood-Hit North $40 Million i

By Kurt Achin Seoul 24 August 2007 South Korea has announced another aid package for North Korea following reports of serious flood damage there. After sending more immediately needed items like water and noodles, Seoul says it will now send heavy ma

VOA标准英语2009-North Korea Cancels Contracts at Joint Industria

An industrial venture once celebrated as a symbol of reconciliation between the two Koreas may be endangered by a sharpening dispute between the two sides. North Korea is essentially tearing up the agreements that make the zone run. North Korea's of

VOA标准英语2009-North Korea, Free Trade Likely to Dominate O

By Kurt Achin Seoul 14 November 2009 President Obama arrives in South Korea next week (November 18-19) as he wraps up his tour of Asia. Opening markets and dealing with North Korea's nuclear weapons are high on the agenda. President Barack Obama wav

VOA标准英语2013--US, S. Korea Summit to Focus on Security, Economic Ties

US, S. Korea Summit to Focus on Security, Economic Ties On her six-day visit, President Park Geun-hye will be accompanied by what is billed as the largest-ever South Korean economic delegation to the United States. Among the 51 business leaders: the

美国国家公共电台 NPR S. Korea: North Test-Fires Handful Of 'Unknown Projectiles' Into Japan Waters

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: For a country not currently fighting a full-blown war, North Korea fires an awful lot of missiles. Last night, North Korea's military fired a series of missiles into the sea near Japan. NPR's Elise Hu reports. ELISE HU, BYLINE: J

美国国家公共电台 NPR Trump Warns Summit With North Korea May Not Happen On Schedule

DAVID GREENE, HOST: President Trump is meeting today at the White House with South Korea's president Moon Jae-in. The two men are partners in an effort to strip North Korea of its nuclear weapons. But at times this has really been an uneasy partnersh

2006年VOA标准英语-Relatives of Japanese Abducted by North Korea P

By Steve Herman Tokyo 14 December 2006 Shinzo Abe (File photo) The Japanese government has told families of Japanese abducted by North Korea that the fate of their relatives will not take a back seat to improving ties with the communist state. VOA's

VOA标准英语2010年-Disabled South Korean Musician Pushes

Concert pianist, Lee Hee-ah, was born in South Korea with severe physical impairments, but her disabilities have not stopped her from achieving her goals Nothing worth having is easy to get. That is especially true for one young South Korean woman, w

2006年VOA标准英语-US, S. Korea Withdraw Team from N. Korean

By Kurt Achin Seoul 09 January 2006 Light Water Reactor Project by the Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization (KEDO) at Kumho in North Korea's northeastern coastal area (File photo) The long

VOA标准英语2009年-North Korea Requests Rare Meeting With UN Comma

North Korea has met for the first time in years with senior officers in the United Nations Command that monitors the heavily armed border dividing the Korean peninsula. The meeting comes days before the scheduled start of US - South Korea military d

VOA标准英语2009-US Hopes to Dissuade North Korea from Nuclea

High-level American envoys visiting Seoul say they are cooperating with regional allies to dissuade North Korea from the path of nuclear weaponry and back to dialogue aimed at disarmament. The delegation is making stops around Asia for consultations

2006年VOA标准英语-US, S. Korea Search for Ways to Implement UN Sa

By Kurt Achin Seoul 19 October 2006 The United States and South Korea are discussing how to implement last week's U. N. Security Council resolution imposing sanctions on North Korea. The two countries' top diplomats warn of grave consequences, if No

2007年VOA标准英语-US Commander 'Suspects' N. Korea Will Test Anot

By Kurt Achin Seoul 09 January 2007 US General Burwell Bell (File photo) The commander of the U.S. forces in South Korea says it is probably a question of when, not if, North Korea will test a second nuclear device. He also says the 28,000 U.S. mili

VOA标准英语2009年-North Korea Fires Short Range Missiles as

A third round of talks over an embattled joint industrial zone between North and South Korea has produced no progress. The North apparently launched several short range missiles into the ocean even as South Korean delegates were making their journey