PENINSULA RELATIONS
June 2002
Warships of North and South Korea exchange fire
2 N.K. patrol boats crosses NLL border
Businessmen take up defector isssue
S-N Naval Clash Leaves 4 Dead, 1 Missing, 18 Injured
Naval Clash Smashes Nation's World Cup-hosting Joy
KNRC Handed Over Six Remains of N. Koreans This Year
S. Korea ranked 49th in World Peace Index
Water release ends from dam in North
North suggests change in schedule for talks
N.K. patrol boat crosses NLL
[border]
World Cup Seen through the Eyes of Defectors
Pro-Pyeongyang opera group to perform in South
[Chongryon]
Video Tapes of SK TV Dramas in Vogue
[culture war]
No Gov't Assistance for NGO's Plan of Defector Camp Considered
Students Most Want to Talk With NK Defector Students: Survey
[SK attitude NK]
S. Korean students want two Koreas, U.S. to do more for peace on peninsula
[SK attitude NK] [friction]
Inter-Korean Football Games to Be Held in 10 World Cup Venues
Anniversary of Korean War overshadowed by soccer fever
Civic groups to propose talks for Liberation Day event
Provocation of Korean War
[Korean War cause]
Government faces criticism over agreement with China on defection
Brokers urging even well-off North Koreans to escape
[refugee encouragement]
Remembering The Korean War
[Korean War cause]
'South Korea Should Support Strengthened North Korean Military Power'
North Korea Claims Victory in Korean War
[Korean War cause]
A People's Army Officer's Recollection of the Korean War
[Korean War cause]
Kim JI Decides on S-N Summit Talks in Early 2000: N.K. Committee
Pres. Kim Sends Appreciation Letters to Korean War Veterans
Korea Commemorates 52nd Anniversary of Korean War Across Nation
NGOs, government officials discuss North Korean asylum seekers
Kim Reiterates Seoul to Continue Sunshine Policy for North Korea
Korea's World Cup Success Boosts MJ's Presidential Bid
[chaebol]
DJ says return visit should take place
Two dozen North Korean asylum seekers arrive in South Korea -AP
26 defectors sent to third countries
Two North Korean asylum seekers arrive in South Korea -AP
Top N.K. official says North-South relations should be "just fine"
No Pay for No Work/International Efforts for NK Defectors
A shameful repeat
[kimdj] [filial]
Growing sympathy
Government to push ahead with UN resolution on defectors
President Kim tells not to forget inter-Korean dialgoue
North leaves out South while introducing 16 final teams for World Cup
[culture war]
Signs of change in isolated regime
[ewa][reform]
Seoul Eyes UN Resolution on NK Defector Issue
South Korean Navy searches N.K. fishing boats
[border]
North Korea uses the word "refugee" for defectors
Defector's odyssey still not over
[refugee encouragement]
"We Know the Blank on the Fixtures is for South Korea"
[ culture war]
North Korean fishing boats steering clear of West Sea border violations
[border]
Bird bridges South-North divide between ornithologist father, son
[divided families]
South to return boats to North
[border]
Korean activists campaign for N.K. refugee camp in 3rd country
[refugee encouragement]
Out of protest, South Koreans hold church service in Pyeongyang
[religion]
KCNA on June 15 North-South Joint Declaration
Overview of Intra-Korean Interchange & Cooperation for April 2002 (ROK Ministry of Unification)
Awaiting North's response
Simultaneous masses held
[religion] [joint korean]
Funeral of Choe Hong Hui held
Joint church service canceled in Pyeongyang
North Korea cautious in Yellow Sea
[border]
Students open to idea of North Korea
Inter-Korean labor meeting tentatively set
Journalist associations of two Koreas pledge more exchanges
North Korea needs to take bolder steps
China tarnishes its image
North must stand firm on pledge
Middle Kingdom?
A midsummer night's dream
Phoning up the North
Implementation of independent reunification proposition called for
NDFSK issues statement
Anti-reunification action of S. Korean authorities slammed
Grand festival for national reunification opens
Inter-Korean Dialogue Likely Soon
Choi Hong-hee Dies in Pyongyang
[motherland]
N. Korea's taekwondo hero dies
[motherland]
Awaiting North's response
73% of South Koreans support engagement
[SK attitude NK]
Unification chief says defectors are part of the process
North lifts ban on 20 South Korean songs
[culture war]
Pyeongyang still bitter about remarks
[Pro-Americanism]
Minister calls for engaging North with dialogue
Overseas Koreans split on sunshine policy
[SK attitude NK]
N.K. patrol boat violates Yellow Sea boundary
Defectors 'surprised' by quiet at the polls
Water still flowing from Northern dam
Another Northern patrol boat crosses sea boundary
Pyeongyang to receive June 15 celebration guests from South
9 more defectors bring number in Seoul mission to 17; talks stalled
Grand Festival for Korean National Reunification Closes
N.K. lifts ban on South's pop songs
[culture war]
Two Koreas to Mark 2nd Anniversary of Joint Declaration
World Cup View] Why Hold Back?
Media hype can harm interests of N. Korean defectors: U.N. official
[refugee alternative]
Survey finds most back aid to North
[Statistics] [SK attitude NK][SK Aid]
INSIGHT]Harness Cup fever for a dialogue
N.K. nixes Inter-Korean talks at Geumgang cancelled
Seoul Regrets Failure of Inter-Korean Talks
Plans for Geumgang talks dissolve
Editorial] Inter-Korean soccer match
FOUNTAIN]World Cup and reunification
Seoul to raise defense budget 12.7% in 2003
One more North Korean defector added to asylum list
EDITORIALS]The resuming of a rivalry
Seoul Proposes Resuming Friendship Soccer Matches With P'yang
Koreas to Hold Soccer Match on Sept. 8 in Seoul
Koreans pay respects to war dead on Memorial Day
Full display of Korean nation-first spirit called for
Students in Pyeongyang protest Seoul's persecution of student group
About 1% of N.K. defectors make it to South, U.S. report says
Defectors in mission still wait
Successful opening of June 15 grand festival called for
Ri Hoe Chang's gibberish blasted
S.K. Gives List of Delegates for Second Mt. Geumgang Talks to N.K.
Kim Jong Il promises to visit Seoul in September with DPRK football team
Press release from Europe Korea Foundation
Kim notes a tendency to peace on peninsula
German academic questions the pursuit of reunification
Civic Groups to Participate in North's Unification Festival
Gov't to Propose Inter-Korean Dialogue Soon
Civic Groups to Participate in North's Unification Festival
People's Army Soldiers Escape to China en Masse
Seoul to Propose Inter-Korean Dialogue
Medals approved for officials who brought about S-N summit
Two Koreas agree on June 15 festival
Dam draining in North does little in South
Dear leader wants to pay respects to father's former nemesis
Seoul to take another shot at dialogue
Headquarters inaugurated to implement joint declaration in S. Korea
North's discharges water from Geumgangsan Dam
Two Koreas agree on June 15 festival
EDITORIALS]It is not an article of faith
GNP, North Korea in war of words on key inter-Korean issues
S.K. delegation visits N. Korea
Pyeongyang notifies Seoul plans to control water level of Geumgang Dam
Park Chung Hee's Daughter Goes to North; Kim Jong Il Meets Ms. Park
N.K. children's classics "Clever Raccoon" based on TV animation series is now released in South Korea.
Son of abducted fisherman returns home
North argues June 15 Declaration not final consensus for reunification
6-member civic group heads to Mr. Geumgang for Joint Events
Jeju Islanders' Group Welcomed in N. Korea
National independence called for
North side sends notice to Pak Kun Hye
North side sends telephone message to south side
N.K. argues June 15 Declaration not final consensus for reunification
N.K. children's classics arrives in South
Southern journalists call for meeting in mid-June
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