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...three years ago that is the source of Hwang's trouble today. The South Korean researcher, who in 2004 became the first to clone human cells and extract stem cells from them, stepped down from the World Stem Cell Hub, but will remain in charge of his lab at Seoul National University after confirming that two members of his team in 2003 had donated eggs for stem cell research. The news came just days after Hwang's partner, Sung Il Roh, disclosed that he had paid more than two dozen women $1,500 each for eggs used in the same...
...ARRESTED. LIM DONG WON, 71, and SHIN GUNN, 64, former heads of South Korea's intelligence agency, on charges of illegal wiretapping during the 1998-2002 presidency of Kim Dae Jung; in Seoul. The spy chiefs allegedly snooped on 1,800 South Koreans, including prominent businessmen, politicians and journalists. They deny the charges. The so-called "x-files" scandal, which first came to light in July, prompted the September resignation of Hong Seok Hyun, South Korea's ambassador to the U.S., after a transcript emerged of him allegedly discussing illegal campaign financing in the 1997 presidential election. Although prosecutors...
...that "sometimes you get a slightly different emphasis," although the goal of a non-nuclear Korean Peninsula is the same. "For the people of the Republic of Korea, the Demilitarized Zone is right at their doorstep," noted Green, senior director for Asian affairs at the National Security Council. "Seoul is as close to the DMZ and North Korean artillery as the White House is to Dulles Airport. So it's very much a clear and present threat for the people of the Republic of Korea, and the President is fully aware of that...
...Seoul's efforts to increase cooperation are driven in part by fears that the chaos that would accompany a political and economic collapse in North Korea would drag down its own economy. So far, the U.S. has said little as Seoul has increasingly gone its own way in dealing with Pyongyang, openly opposing any form of military or economic pressure on the regime. But hawks in Washington-and Seoul-worry that the projects spawned by cozier North-South ties are putting more money in Pyongyang's pocket, easing pressure on the indigent regime to cut a deal at the negotiating...
...agreeing to field a joint Olympic team, North Korea could be making another play to South Korean public opinion. That's fine with Seoul as long as it advances detente. But the Olympic decision won't be cost-free for the South: Seoul may have to sacrifice some of its athletes to make room for North Koreans on the team rosters. It will also likely end up footing the bills for the joint team, as it has in the past for inter-Korean sporting events. But for many South Koreans, that will be a small price...