즈비그뉴 브레진스키 전 백악관 국가안보보좌관은 코리아 헤럴드와의 단독 이메일 인터뷰에서, 한국의 박근혜 차기 정부가 북핵 위협을 한미일 공조 강화를 통해 대응할 수 있다고 조언했다. 그는 유럽국가들의 역사적 갈등 해소 과정을 소개하면서, 한일간의 역사적 증오심도 극복 가능할 것이라고 주장했다.그는 “튼튼한 한미동맹과 더불어 미국의 핵우산의 간접적이지만 필요한 지원자인 일본과 역사관련 마찰의 고조를 피해가면서” 차기 한국 정부가 북핵 위협을 다뤄 나갈 수 있을 것이라고 말했다. 그는 또한 “프랑스와 독일, 그리고 독일과 폴란드가 매우 힘든 역사적 증오심을 점차적으로 수세기에 걸쳐 극복할 수 있었다”면서 한국도 그런 과정을 자세히 들여다 볼 필요가 있다고 말했다. 그리고 그는 “중국과 러시아가 (비핵화에 필요한) 결정적 역할을 할 준비가 되어 있지 않아” 북한 비핵화를 위한 국제사회의 노력이 성과를 내지 못했다고 말했다.북한 정권에 대한 미래와 관련해서 브레진스키는 “예측하기는 힘드나,

한국어판 Feb. 13, 2013

(Yonhap) -- North Korea again rejected the United Nations Security Council's recent resolution condemning its rocket launch Saturday, accusing the United States of having a double-standard for its own space program and South Korea's recent rocket launch.   The accusation came three days after South Korea successfully launched its first space rocket, the Korea Space Launch Vehicle-1, putting a 100-kilogram science satellite into orbit.   An unidentified spokesperson for the North's foreign minist

North Korea Feb. 2, 2013

 (Yonhap) -- Increased activity has been spotted at a tunnel of North Korea's main underground nuclear site, a government source here said Saturday, the latest indication the communist state is preparing to conduct a third test.   "At a tunnel in the southern part of the test site in Punggye-ri, we've found that work presumed to be part of preparations for a nuclear test has entered its final stage," said a government source in Seoul on condition of anonymity.   It is the most recent in a series

North Korea Feb. 2, 2013

  (Yonhap) -- South Korean and U.S. forces will conduct a three-day joint naval exercise next week in the East Sea, military officials here said Saturday, a move seen as a warning to North Korea ahead of its possible nuclear test.   "South Korea and the U.S. will launch the joint comprehensive military drills on Monday for a three-day run in the East Sea," a military official said. "It will include diverse exercises for anti-submarine, anti-aircraft and anti-ship training."   The communist count

Defense Feb. 2, 2013

    BOSTON (AP) _ Harvard University said Friday it issued academic sanctions against about 60 students who were forced to withdraw from school for a period of time in a cheating scandal that involved the final exam in a class on Congress, drawing criticism from a high-profile alumnus.   The school implicated as many as 125 students in the scandal when officials first addressed the issue last year.   The inquiry started after a teaching assistant in a spring semester undergraduate-level governme

World News Feb. 2, 2013

   WASHINGTON (Yonhap) -- In meetings with South Korea's outgoing and incoming leaders this week, Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), head of a key U.S. House panel, pledged to redouble his efforts to bring the relations between the two nations to a new level, according to his office.   Royce, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, led a bipartisan delegation to South Korea on Friday and Saturday.   His group met separately with President-elect Park Geun-hye and President Lee Myung-bak as they prepa

Politics Feb. 2, 2013

   NEW YORK (Yonhap) -- U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday called for swift, stern measures against North Korea if the communist nation conducts its third nuclear test in further violation of U.N. sanctions.   The call came at a meeting with Ambassador Kim Sook, chief of the South Korean mission to the United Nations who assumed the month-long chairmanship of the U.N. Security Council on Friday.   "The role of the Security Council has become ever important," Ban told the South Korean d

North Korea Feb. 2, 2013

 A Seoul court on Tuesday selected private equity fund Hahn & Company as the preferred bidder for Korea Line, which has been under court receivership due to mounting debt.   South Korea's No. 4 shipper Korea Line was hit hard by the global economic downturn and has been under court receivership since early 2011 as the company has suffered from massive debts worth over 1 trillion won ($942 million).   Hahn & Company offered a higher bidding price to buy the shipping company, beating Zenith Partne

Industry Jan. 22, 2013

 A Seoul city official, who was believed to have defected from North Korea and was arrested earlier this month for espionage, has been found to be of Chinese nationality, intelligence sources said Tuesday.The 33-year-old suspect, identified only by his family name Yoo, arrived in South Korea in 2004, disguising himself as a North Korean defector. In 2011, he was hired by the Seoul city government as a two-year contract official.The central government's main spy agency, the National Intelligence

Social Affairs Jan. 22, 2013

 (Yonhap) -- South Korean maritime police said Sunday they have arrested 24 Chinese sailors who violently resisted the authority's crackdown on their illegal fishing in the Yellow Sea.   The latest clash took place in waters near the western port city of Incheon on Nov. 27, when Chinese sailors aboard three vessels fought against Korean maritime police officers, hurling fishing gears and wielding steel pipes at them, Incheon Coast Guard officials said.    Four officers sustained minor injuries i

Social Affairs Dec. 9, 2012

(Yonhap) -- The lead held by South Korea's ruling party presidential candidate over her opposition rival has narrowed ahead of the Dec. 19 election, public opinion surveys showed on Sunday.   In a two-horse race, ruling Saenuri Party candidate Park Geun-hye's lead over Moon Jae-in of the main opposition Democratic United Party (DUP) has been whittled down, in some cases to within margins of error, according to the polls. This change has comeafter Ahn Cheol-soo, a popular software mogul, pledged

Politics Dec. 9, 2012

 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Lee Myung-bak will visit Indonesia for an international democracy forum this week on a trip that will also take him to Thailand for summit talks aimed at boosting economic cooperation with the Southeast Asian nation, his office said Sunday.   Lee will depart for the Indonesia resort island of Bali on Wednesday to attend the Bali Democracy Forum set for Thursday and Friday. Lee plans to deliver a keynote speech at the conference expected to be attended by repre

Politics Nov. 4, 2012