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Ning Wen and his wife were arrested last fall at their home office in Manitowoc, Wis., for allegedly sending their native China $500,000 worth of computer parts that could enhance missile systems. As these naturalized citizens await trial, similar episodes in Mount Pleasant, N.J., and Palo Alto, Calif., point only to the tip of the iceberg, according to FBI officials keeping tabs on more than 3,000 companies in the U.S. suspected of collecting information for China. A hotbed of activity is Silicon Valley, where the number of Chinese espionage cases handled by the bureau increases...
...nature of Pyongyang's arsenal? And what, if anything, can be done about it? The type and number of weapons Kim has remain unknown. Most analysts think the count is fewer than a dozen. Size actually matters more than quantity: the smaller the warhead, the easier it is to mount it in an airplane or atop a missile. Several of Pyongyang's medium-range systems, if operational, could reach Japan; one long-range weapon could theoretically reach Alaska...
...ENDED. A 100-day hunger strike by JIYUL, 48, Buddhist nun and environmentalist who has battled Korean authorities for four years over a high-speed train tunnel through the ecologically sensitive Mount Cheonseong area; after the government agreed to a three-month suspension of construction and a new environmental impact assessment; in Seoul. Severely weakened by the fast, her fourth since Feb. 2003, Jiyul will enter a hospital to recover...
This week, Kirshner said he plans to mount signs and station House volunteers by the checker to help “deflect anger” from uncooperative freshmen...
...McNabbs moved from the South Side of Chicago to suburban Dolton, Ill. They were one of the first African-American families to settle in Dolton. Shortly after they arrived, someone vandalized their home. Neither McNabb nor his parents carried a chip. They sent him to Mount Carmel High School, a diverse Catholic school on the South Side, where he honed not only his passing game but also his stand-up act. He would mimic the coaches, break-dance in the locker room--anything to keep the team loose. He hasn't stopped. When asked to name something he admired about...