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
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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 proposes summit with Putin after Russia calls U.S. 'adversary' over Ukraine
WASHINGTON/MOSCOW (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden called on Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday to reduce tensions stirred by a Russian military build-up on Ukraine's border and proposed a summit of the estranged leaders to tackle a raft of disputes.