May 8, 2009

Former N. Korean spy who bombed airliner could shed light on Japanese abductions

SEOUL — A pardoned North Korean spy living in the South is expected visit Japan to meet the family of a Japanese woman abducted by North Korea decades ago in an effort to help solve the mystery surrounding the kidnapping, a diplomatic source said. The former spy, Kim Hyun-Hee, was sentenced to death for her role in blowing up a South Korean airliner in 1987, which killed 115.   (FULL STORY)
Kim Hyun-hee, a former North Korean spy, arrives to meet family members of Yaeko Taguchi, who was abducted by North Korean agents in 1978, in Busan South Korea on March 11. Reuters

Beijing planning an array of tactics to get territorial on the high seas

The Hu Jintao administration is adopting multi-pronged tactics to safeguard China’s rights over 3 million square kilometers of maritime territory that lies to the south and east of the continent-sized country. The Chinese Foreign Ministry announced earlier this week that it has set up a new Department of Boundary and Ocean Affairs to tackle land and maritime border disputes.  (FULL STORY)
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