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...relations with Seoul, even if only slightly. The North Koreans are still trying to undo the damage caused by their involvement in the bomb blast in Burma last year that killed 17 visiting South Koreans, many of them top officials, but missed the most obvious target, South Korean President Chun Doo Hwan. Overlooking such examples of past hatreds, the two sides decided to schedule aid talks for this week in Panmunjom, in the Demilitarized Zone that divides the two countries...
When South Korean President Chun Doo Hwan traveled to Tokyo last week on an unprecedented three-day state visit, one question hung over the proceedings: Would Emperor Hirohito, symbol to many Koreans of a catalog of Japanese misdeeds, apologize for the brutal annexation of Korea in 1910 and the savage measures imposed during World War II, when Japan deliberately starved the Korean people and dispatched more than 1 million to Japan as forced laborers? On the first evening of the visit, Hirohito cleared the air. "It is indeed regrettable that there was an unfortunate past between us for a period...
Diplomats will undoubtedly argue over whether Hirohito's statement actually constituted an apology. But the display of Japanese contrition, later reinforced by an eloquent apology by Japanese Prune Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone, clearly satisfied Chun. The South Korean President cited an old Korean proverb: "The ground hardens after a rainfall," meaning that close friends become even closer after a quarrel...
...Pope was greeted by thunderous applause and cheers from 70,000 who had gathered for a stadium Mass. In his address, John Paul spoke of those "haunted by the memory of the unfortunate events of this place." Throughout his trip, and even during a private meeting with President Chun Doo-Hwan, John Paul pointedly appealed for human rights and the dignity of workers...
Jung condemned the current Chun regime for denying democratic freedoms and basic human rights...