North Korea
Geoffrey Cain, the GlobalPost's correspondent in Seoul, South Korea, discusses the deteriorating situation on the peninsula, as tensions continue to rise with North Korea.
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Haaretz: #Israel gov't PR chief ordered to cease activity after racist Facebook posts, incl. he was "sick of" #Japan A-bomb commemorations.by Steve Herman via twitter 8/16/2013 5:56:38 AM -
Yonhap: #ROK proposes working-level meeting next week with #DPRK to discuss resumption of reunions of families separated by the Korean War.by Steve Herman via twitter 8/16/2013 8:25:43 AM
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RT @Martin_Uden: Mission completed in #Panama. Government statement sets out next steps on Chong Chon Gang. #DPRK http://bit.ly/16TRBSAby Steve Herman via twitter 8/16/2013 1:17:04 PM
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Reuters: #Fukushima radioactive water leak will be raised to INES Level 3 severity by #Japan - http://is.gd/yB0UfQby Steve Herman via twitter 8/21/2013 3:08:18 AM
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Asahi: Force that'll eventually become #Japan version of U.S. Marines to defend outlying islands (against China) - http://is.gd/PTesFoby Steve Herman via twitter 8/21/2013 5:48:44 AM
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37 dead as bus plunges into ravine. #Malaysia's worst road accident: http://is.gd/FGKuCIby Steve Herman via twitter 8/21/2013 1:40:36 PM
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RT @TMclaughlin3: The UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in #Myanmar, Tomás Quintana says car attacked on Aug. 19 in meik…by Steve Herman via twitter 8/21/2013 2:46:35 PM
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MT @YonhapNews: #DPRK accepts #ROK proposal to hold family reunion talks at Panmunjom -http://bit.ly/16xTdAw #Koreaby Steve Herman via twitter 8/22/2013 1:47:12 AM
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.@KoryoTours: Just heard from our partners #DPRK to open to tourists year round. (#DPRK had been closed to tourism mid-Dec to mid-Jan).by Steve Herman via twitter 8/23/2013 3:40:20 AM
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I'm here & about to moderate: RT @hpairtweets: Plenary session commencing as we tweet! #hpair2013 #plenarysession http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BSVCRdcCcAAeben.jpg
by Steve Herman via twitter 8/23/2013 5:15:11 AM -
MT @GavinJBlair How we fell into the trap of reporting #Japan's eyeball-licking craze as fact: http://gu.com/p/3t9k4/tw @guardianby Steve Herman via twitter 8/26/2013 2:38:12 AM
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RT @ReutersIndia: FLASH: Ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi unwell, taken to hospital - TVby Steve Herman via twitter 8/26/2013 4:44:36 PM
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#India TV reports: Congress Party leader Sonia Gandhi admitted to AIIMS Hospital after suffering from fever since previous night.by Steve Herman via twitter 8/26/2013 4:46:34 PM
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US gov't sending special envoy this week to #DPRK in bid to win freedom for imprisoned American, Kenneth Bae.by Steve Herman via twitter 8/28/2013 1:01:25 AM
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State Dept.: Amb. King will request #DPRK pardon Bae, grant him special amnesty on humanitarian grounds.by Steve Herman via twitter 8/28/2013 1:06:20 AM
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#Thailand to issue photo e-visas from Oct. 2014 to combat stolen & fraudulent visas.by Steve Herman via twitter 8/28/2013 4:03:48 AM
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VOA TV report by @LuisVOA: US Bolsters Asia Militaries in Face of China's Growith - http://is.gd/LZRAWEby Steve Herman via twitter 8/28/2013 4:43:44 AM
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#India rupee takes ignominious place as world's worst performing currency with further plunges today - http://is.gd/GCXV6L #forexby Steve Herman via twitter 8/28/2013 4:47:52 AM
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Liberty Times: #Taiwan port has detected 226 radioactive containers from #Japan since 3/11/11 - http://is.gd/B85NGI (官話) #Fukushimaby Steve Herman via twitter 8/28/2013 4:53:29 AM
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China foreign minister assures #ASEAN counterparts South China Sea free navigation not a problem & "will never be in the future."by Steve Herman via twitter 8/29/2013 9:10:39 AM
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#Japan's largest circulation newspaper goes after #UN Sect'y Gen. (and ex-#ROK Foreign Min.) Ban Ki-moon: http://is.gd/MBq0Mtby Steve Herman via twitter 8/29/2013 9:31:03 AM
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US Defense Sect'y Hagel tells #Burma counterpart important to continue progress on reform & sever military ties to #DPRK. #ASEANby Steve Herman via twitter 8/29/2013 9:52:46 AM
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I dished a couple of humorous tidbits about my #DPRK trip to @opcofamerica's Bulletin: http://is.gd/wq0TdI #journalismby Steve Herman via twitter 8/30/2013 2:07:42 AM
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RT @dicklp: #Olympic hosting exclusive: Tokyo 2020 athletes would swim through human sewage in bay. http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/world/asia/article3855517.ece #Japanby Steve Herman via twitter 8/30/2013 2:36:45 AM
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The Nation: TG600 BKK-HKG flight hits turbulence, 20 passengers about the A380 jet injured. #aviationby Steve Herman via twitter 8/30/2013 9:04:15 AM
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US State Dept. "gravely concerned" about Kenneth Bae's health, continues to urge #DPRK grant him special amnesty & immediate release him.by Steve Herman via twitter 8/30/2013 3:23:27 PM
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Dunkin' Donuts HQ intervenes after #Thailand franchise airs racist advert - http://www.thedrum.com/news/2013/08/31/us-dunkin-donuts-hq-forced-step-after-racist-row-breaks-out-over-thailand-advertby Steve Herman via twitter 8/31/2013 9:57:37 AM
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#ROK Unification Ministry: S. Korea will give $6.3 in humanitarian aid this year to #DPRK via @WHO.by Steve Herman via twitter 9/2/2013 6:16:00 AM
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Web version of my VOA report on SE Asia crackdown on social media commentary: http://is.gd/QPsZP4 #Facebook #Thailand #Vietnamby Steve Herman via twitter 9/2/2013 2:58:06 PM
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Reuters: Ex-NBA'er @dennisrodman en route to Pyongyang today for return #DPRK trip sponsored by Irish bookie - http://is.gd/BMcPeTby Steve Herman via twitter 9/3/2013 1:21:21 AM
Biden says United States would come to Taiwan's defense
BALTIMORE (Reuters) -The United States would come to Taiwan's defense and has a commitment to defend the island China claims as its own, U.S. President Joe Biden said on Thursday, though the White House said later there was no change in policy towards the island.