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...North Korea, Yoo Seun Eum's job was considered to be a prestigious one: she ensured that the comrades in her local ward carefully dusted the official portraits of Dear Leader Kim Jong Il and his father, the late Kim Il Sung, hanging on their homes' walls. But life was grim, and after two sons fled to South Korea in 1997, she followed three years later. Since her arrival, Yoo has drifted through a string of menial, low-paying jobs. Now working as a cleaning woman, she is able to make ends meet with a small temporary stipend from...
...Courting Kim Jong Il So what if the U.S. is not amused as the two Koreas try to resolve their decades-long standoff with minimum military tension? TIME's story [June 21] seemed to be focused more on U.S. concerns in the region than on the ultimate benefits that North and South Korea can bring about. Apparently part of the U.S.'s strategy is to create clouds of fear that any country it brands a rogue nation, such as North Korea, could strike at any time. Lowell Allan Estepa Puerto Princesa, the Philippines...
...attitude of Asians toward North Korean leader Kim Jong Il has changed because he has tried to do a lot for the region. Now it is time for the Bush Administration to change too and do something practical. North Korea wants diplomatic recognition and a noninvasion treaty. On your cover you show a proud Kim who is smiling, but in fact he still feels threatened. Cheol-Ho Jang Yongin, South Korea...
North Korea's "Teflon Dictator" "Kim Jong Il seems to be pushing for the unification of North and South Korea while lobbying against America's influence." Min Jeong Koh Jeju, South Korea...
...North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il seems to be pushing for the unification of North and South Korea while lobbying against America's influence. Kim has been increasingly successful in strengthening his position in Asia and the world, as you correctly reported. South Korea's conservative opposition Grand National Party (GNP), once staunchly anticommunist, has changed. Many of the older generation of politicians were expelled, and its leaders are insisting that the GNP should not disturb inter-Korea projects, as the party once did. Has the North been trying to infiltrate the party? The GNP might be the last remaining...