SEOUL, March 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has helped Norway launch a digital
multimedia broadcasting (DMB) service this week in an effort to get a foothold in

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expert's view)
By Kim Hyun

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SEOUL, May 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and Indonesia will hold working-level

SEOUL, May 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea is expected to share the financial burden
for training Afghan troops in the coming years, a recent U.S. congressional

NORTH KOREA NEWSLETTER NO. 54 (May 14, 2009)

*** CHRONOLOGICAL REVIEW

NORTH KOREA NEWSLETTER NO. 54 (May 14, 2009)

*** FOREIGN TIPS

Kim Jong-il's Heir Apparent Increasingly Visible in N. Korea

NORTH KOREA NEWSLETTER NO. 54 (May 14, 2009)

*** INTER-KOREAN RELATIONS

N. Korea Steps up Military Training on Western Border

NORTH KOREA NEWSLETTER NO. 54 (May 14, 2009)

*** NEWS IN BRIEF (Part 2)

N. Korea Says There Will Be No Talks with S. Korean Government

PUTRAJAYA, May 14 (Bernama) -- Starting July 1, officers in the support
group who have served 15 years or more but are still in the appointment grade

NORTH KOREA NEWSLETTER NO. 54 (May 14, 2009)

*** NEWS IN BRIEF (Part 1)

North Korea Says No Flu Cases, Stockpiling Medicine