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...Hope springs eternal on the Korean peninsula. But so, alas, does futility. For Roh, unpopular at home and facing the end of his term, the summit offers a chance to match the legacy of his predecessor Kim Dae Jung, who won a Nobel Peace Prize for his rapprochement with the North. North Korea stands to gain even more from détente: a thaw in frosty relations with the U.S.; a potential end to the Korean War, which has technically endured for more than a half-century; and a development-aid package that could keep its decrepit economy limping...
...This week's summit had all the ingredients of compelling agitprop: martial pageantry, a red-carpet welcome for Roh, flower-waving crowds, and even a cameo by the reclusive Dear Leader, who, despite looking unsteady and in poor health, nevertheless emerged to play host. But stagecraft doesn't equal statecraft. For now, the dream of a North Korean perestroika remains just that. Roh may have taken a symbolic step toward reunification - but the road ahead is long and far from smooth...
...HYUN, President of South Korea, preparing to traverse the border between North and South Korea for the second summit between the two nations since World...
...remind French economic daily Les Echos that Paris had long "sounded the alarm at the risk of irritating" more relaxed euro partners. She applauded signs that they had become "worried about the euro's level, and voiced their wishes to see concerted action" in response. Before the G-7 summit opens, Lagarde said she hoped to see "the entire Eurogroup adopt France's position...
...Bhaskarabhatla said. The initial motivation for the event came from two graduate students—Crystal M. Fleming, a fourth-year student at the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, and Jason R. Rafferty, a second-year medical student. The two attended an Ivy League summit last October where attendees discussed the service days at their own schools. Fleming and Rafferty noted that their own alma maters, Wellesley and Bates, already have days of service. They then started to coordinate with representatives from the Phillips Brooks House Association and the Undergraduate Council, garnering a $10,000 seed grant from...