Pyongyang two-step: nuclear accord fails to convince sceptics

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Negotiations between N Korea and the US promise S Korea its most basic desires but threaten to block progress on other, longer-term goals. Pyongyang already shows mixed feelings about the agreement it signed June 13, in which S Korea's contribution of the nuclear reactors in question goes unmentioned. N Korea still has several ways to block the agreement at any point, and observers in both Seoul and Washington DC criticize the deal. In a parallel move, S Korea has promised N Korea 150,000 tonnes of rice, 1/3 immediately.

United States, United States foreign relations, Nuclear nonproliferation

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Beggars can't be choosers

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North Korea desperately needs food and other aid in the wake of devastating floods but it refuses to seek help from S Korea, which says it will only send official aid if asked. A UN team of experts has certified the damage, and agencies are trying to raise $15.7 million from donors but have only lined up $2 million in commitments. Some 500,000 people were left homeless by the floods, and Pyongyang predicts a loss of 1.1 million to 1.5 million tonnes of food, atop an already expected 1.9 million tonne shortfall.

Economic assistance, Foreign economic assistance, Disaster relief

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Embattled profs: conservatives resent academics' role in foreign policy

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Four former professors who hold senior positions in South Korea's foreign affairs and security ministries are the targets of criticism from conservatives who label them incompetent amateurs. The controversy centers around South Korea's relations with North Korea, the North's withdrawal from the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and US-North Korea meetings being held in New York, NY.

International relations, Han Sung Joo, Korea, South, Korea, North, Han Wan Sang, Kim Deok, Chug Jong Uk

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