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BIG ARTS celebrates the tenth anniversary of its distinguished FORUM Lecture Series this spring with eight prominent scholars and experts scheduled to speak on topics such as national security, fiscal issues, 2012 elections, and many others.

The sudden death of Kim Jong-il has triggered a deluge of early commentary and analysis on what this may mean for North Korea and the region. The North Koreans themselves are of course the people who will be affected most by this development.

Minds Abroad, a provider of study abroad programs in Asia for American students, currently exploring creating the first ever study abroad program in North Korea, with the changes that may occur in the country after Kim Jon Il’s recent death

With More Itineraries, More Options, and Lower Prices Exploring North Korea is an Eye Opening Trip for Americans and Other Travelers Who Have Seen It All.

13-Year-Old Felice News Anchor, Max Jones, to host a hard-hitting documentary about the crisis on the Korean Peninsula, to be released in 2011.

Key under-appreciated factor in NE Asian drama is fear in China & S Korea that, if pushed too far, N Korea will collapse as independent state, unleashing refugee flood they, not Japan or US, wd have to deal w as immediate, multi-dimensional problem.

Participants engaged in a vital discussion on the impact of the upcoming G20 Seoul Summit and North Korea’s leadership succession on South Korea’s nation brand

The Berks County Intermediate Unit’s Asian Studies Collaborative will present “Negotiator: The Six Party Talks,” an educational simulation, on September 30, 2010, 12:30 p.m.—4:30 p.m., at BCIU’s River’s Chase building, room EC 178.

German Delegation Visits North Korean Games Company

A lot of speculation has been going on all over the world about why North Korea intentionally torpedoed Cheonan ship of south Korea, killing 46 young sailors, as the international team of investigators concluded last week.

China’s first tourist group to North Korea sets off today, which indicates that the business of Chinese organized tour visiting North Korea has been officially launched

The first Chinese tourist group will fly to Pyongyang on April 12

A new online community has launched for anyone interested in doing business in South Korea. Members are able to make new contacts, listen to informative podcasts, and receive insights from business professionals with years of experience.

Asia Pacific Travel Ltd Announces that North Korea is Considering Allowing Americans to Visit the DPRK Year-Round and for Longer than the Current 5 Day Limit. The DPRK Decision to be made around January 25, 2010

Nadared Intl’ is a new organization dedicated to providing aid to hospitals and orphanages in politically oppressed countries.

KFunny is celebrating the release of journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee by featuring videos on North Korean culture on its homepage today.

Korea expert Van Jackson accurately predicted the conditions of release of two American journalists just released from North Korea. To secure release of the Americans detained in Iran, a similar Clintonian visit will be required, Mr. Jackson says.

Knight Investments LLC, Regulatory Officials, Regional Division Peace Officers, and delegates of the company's Board of Trustees met this mourning to discuss the State Designation of North Korean Nuclear Entity

Despite political tensions between the United States and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), ASIA PACIFIC TRAVEL still has confirmation from Pyongyang that Americans are able to travel on tours to North Korea again Aug-Oct. 2009.

Laura Ling (Lisa Ling's Sister) and Euna Lee were reporters that ventured into North Korea, a hostile territory. The Journalists Ling and Lee were working on a story of women trafficking.

For the first time ever North Korean paintings are exhibited in Vietnam. It's the largest collection of North Korean paintings ever shown in South East Asia. An introduction to North Korean fine art can be found on www.pyongyang-painters.com.

New research finds computers located in Iran, North Korea, China, and Russia scouring computer peer-to-peer file-sharing networks for information that could place national security at risk.

American author D.L. Shiloh, who worked as a PR specialist for the Nagasaki co-pilot, says North Korea's underground nuclear test is a move in the wrong direction.

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Even as the North Atlantic Council (NAC) condemned the North Korean launch, using ballistic missile technology, Asia’s Foreign Policy think-tank Mediazone Group expressed hope that Pyongyang would embrace change, soon.

The Obama World Tour is off to a great start. The G-20 Summit provided a great stomping ground for Obama to pucker up to 17 Different world leaders all at one time. This was another get rich scheme the world has allowed to happen.

Report Buyer, the online destination for business intelligence for major industry sectors, has added a new report which finds that North Korea’s communications market is hindered by government repression and South Korea is a leader in 3G.