Word: peninsulas
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...this month?and with Korea's economy sputtering, fanning regional hatreds might help to bring out the nationalist vote. Roh may have had this strategy in mind last month when he suggested that Japan pay further reparations to Koreans mistreated during the Japanese occupation of the Korean peninsula from 1910 to 1945, and that Tokyo must make a "genuine" apology. Diplomatic ties between the two countries were normalized by a treaty 40 years ago, yet Roh touched a still-raw nerve. One man threw himself off a bridge to protest Japan's claim on the tiny island the Koreans call...
...down the path of radical Islam and ultimately to join the insurgency against the U.S. in Iraq. His odyssey ended on March 3 when al-Banna's brother Ahmed received a call on his cell phone from a man identifying himself as "one of your brothers from the Arab peninsula"--the term radical Islamists use to signify the core of the Muslim world, centered on the holy city of Mecca. Al-Banna's family says that as far as they knew, Ra'ed was in Saudi Arabia working at a new job. But the voice on the other end sounded...
...Taiwan is not within its jurisdiction. India and China eye each other warily over the Himalayas. And when North Korea collapses?as some day it will?South Korea, Japan and China might yet all find themselves drawn into a contest over the future shape and power of the Korean peninsula...
...some tax-exempt organizations, the question is whether their charitable works are an end in themselves--or a means to one. KORUSEC's stated goals included working for peace on the Korean peninsula and building stronger ties between U.S. and Korean leaders. But KORUSEC strengthened Kim's own ties in Washington as well. As chairman of KORUSEC, Kim--virtually its only donor--was host to a procession of congressional delegations through Korea, sat in the House gallery as DeLay's guest of honor at President Bush's 2003 State of the Union address and later that year met with Vice...
...country's coastal resorts. More fool them. If you take time to explore it, Manila pays rich dividends. One of the best ways to get to know the city is through the half-day walking tours given by the garrulous Carlos Celdran, which are booked through the Peninsula Academy, a cultural program of the Peninsula hotel...