North Korea says it’s holding American (CNN)
The family of a Korean-American missionary believed held in North Korea said Tuesday they are working with U.S. officials to get him returned home.
American missionary allegedly held by North Korea. A ‘gift’ to Pyongyang? (The Christian Science Monitor)
North Korea said it has detained a US citizen, widely believed to be Robert Park, a Korean-American missionary who crossed the border into North Korea with a message for the regime to close all labor camps. His fate could be tied up in the future of six-party talks.
American missionary allegedly held by North Korea. A ‘gift’ to Pyongyang? (The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News)
A 28-year-old Korean-American crossed a frozen river border into North Korea on Christmas Eve with a message of love and forgiveness for leader Kim Jong-il but now appears to be in need of Mr. Kim s mercy to be able to leave.
North Korea says U.S. man arrested for illegal entry (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
North Korea said on Tuesday it had detained a U.S. citizen who entered its territory, apparently confirming a report that an American activist crossed into the communist state to raise awareness about Pyongyang’s human rights abuses.
S. Korea Pension Fund May Invest in Uranium, Oil, Yonhap Says (Bloomberg)
Dec. 30 (Bloomberg) — South Korea s National Pension Service may invest several trillion won (1 trillion won = $855 million) in overseas uranium mines and oil reserves, Yonhap News reported, citing Knowledge Economy Minister Choi Kyung Hwan.
Pakistani scientist depicts more advanced nuclear program in North Korea (Washington Post)
North Korea has constructed a plant to manufacture a gas needed for uranium enrichment, according to a previously unpublicized account by the father of Pakistan’s atomic bomb program, a development that indicates Pyongyang opened a second way to build nuclear weapons as early as the 1990s.
South Korea s Factory Output Climbed 1.4% in November (Update1) (Bloomberg)
Dec. 30 (Bloomberg) — South Korea s factory output rebounded in November, helped by rising orders for the nation s cars, electrical equipment and mobile phones.
