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NORTH Korea-a land of mystery. Under the leadership of Kim Il-sung the country lived in isolation from the world outside. In 2000, it slowly opened up under the Great Leader’s son Kim Yong-il. What is the country like today? Tempo reporter Abdul Manan recently visited North Korea and filed this report. (more…)
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North Korea chalked up significant economic growth in recent years thanks to reconciliation with the South. But Pyongyang’s nuclear development remains a stumbling block to reunification.
THE Korean Peninsula is a land with many monuments dedicated to peace and reconciliation. At least three such monuments are found in Paju in the northernmost district of South Korea: Bell of Peace, Bridge of Freedom and Reunification Monument. These monuments are an expression of a desire of the citizens in both North and South Korea for peace, freedom and reunification. (more…)
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South Korea offers visits to the demilitarized zone, including a tunnel reportedly built by North Korea to infiltrate the South.
DMZ-Panmunjeom. The words appeared yellow and white against a backdrop of red in a brochure published by Grace Travel. I got a copy of the brochure from the Tourist Information Center at the corner of Namdeaemunno Street in Seoul, capital of South Korea. Yes, besides beautiful and exotic scenery, South Korea is also offering a demilitarized zone as a tourist attraction. (more…)
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Temasek is suspected to have violated the ban on monopoly over double ownership of shares in Indosat and Telkomsel.
IN the coming weeks Nawir Messi will be very busy. This member of the Business Competition Supervisory Commission (KPPU) will start questioning a number of individuals suspected of unsound business practices in the cellular telephone industry. “We’ve decided to summons them,” he said Wednesday last week. (more…)
