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South Koreans React to the Death of Kim Jong Il
Asia Society South Korea Center recorded the reactions of citizens to the death of Kim Jong Il.
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Moon: New Actors and New Demands for North Korea
Many outside North Korea are restless and ambitious to push for change according to their own agendas, writes Katharine H.S. Moon.
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2012: Coming Year's Leadership Transitions Could Have Major Asia Impact
The stage is set for increased scrutiny around upcoming elections in Taiwan, the United States and South Korea, and a leadership transition scheduled to take place in China, writes Michael Kulma.
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Jae-Seung Lee: The Moment of Truth for the Two Koreas
Kim Jong Il's death has created a critical opportunity for the two Koreas to figure out a roadmap for the coming years, writes Korea University's Jae-Seung Lee.
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Lee: With Kim Jong Il Dead, a Chance to Normalize Inter-Korean Relations
Kim Jong Il’s death provides North Korea with the opportunity to change direction, writes former South Korean Prime Minister Lee Hong-koo.
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Lho: Helping North Korea Escape From a 'Self-Imposed Hell'
On the occasion of Kim Jong-Il's demise, a look back at where the two Koreas are, 60 years after a devastating war.
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Whiting: During This DPRK Changeover, South Koreans Not Hoarding Rice
South Koreans reacted to news of a North Korean dictator's death more calmly in 2011 than they did in 1994, writes Yonhap News Agency's Devin Whiting.
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Lee: 'Nasty Palace Politics and Back Stabbing' Could Destroy Kim Jong Un
Kim Jong Il's youngest son is about to be crowned the "Great Successor," but too many rivals are still around, writes Former Seoul bureau chief for Newsweek Byung Jong Lee.
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Videos/Tweets: Weeping and Laughing for the 'Dear Leader'
North Koreans have entered 12 days of mourning in honor of their longtime leader Kim Jong Il. Meanwhile, comedians elsewhere seems to have entered into 12 days of jokes.
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French: Why Kim Jong Un Should Mourn Until 2013
Paul French, author of North Korea: The Paranoid Peninsula, says "we shouldn't expect anything of substance to come out of Pyongyang for a year."
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