South Korea - January 2011

Jan. 21, 2011

In Hypercompetitive South Korea, Pressures Mount on Young Pupils

Voices From South Korea: China, Friend or Foe?
Jan. 19, 2011
With Chinese President Hu Jintao visiting Washington and questions over China's support of North Korea in the air, we visited a Seoul train station to ask South Koreans their opinions on China and its behavior.
As Hu Visits U.S., South Korea Looks to Chinese Influence to Rein in North
Jan. 18, 2011
Margaret Warner reports from Seoul, where Chinese President Hu Jintao's visit to the U.S. is being closely watched for what might be said about North Korea's nuclear ambitions. The U.S. and South Korea have reaffirmed their alliance after two attacks by the North, and pressed China to discourage further Northern provocations.
S. Korean Defense Official: China Can Play 'More Responsible' Role
Jan. 18, 2011
On the eve of Chinese President Hu Jintao's visit to Washington -- with the North Korea issue near the top of the agenda between him and President Obama -- Margaret Warner sat down in Seoul with South Korea's Deputy Defense Minister for Policy, Chang Gwang Il.
Slide Show: Sunken South Korean Ship
Jan. 18, 2011
SEOUL, South Korea | Many consider the sinking of the South Korean Navy ship Cheonan on March 26, 2010 as the start of the latest bout of North-South agitation, which has been smoldering ever since.
Sunken Cheonan Ship
Jan. 18, 2011
Many consider the sinking of the South Korean Navy ship Cheonan on March 26, 2010 as the start of the latest bout of North-South friction. The NewsHour visited the ship in drydock 10 months later.
Korean Tensions Keep Military on High Alert
Jan. 17, 2011
Margaret Warner reports from South Korea on the state of military tensions on the peninsula. It's the first in a series of reports from Seoul.
Tour of Korea's Demilitarized Zone
Jan. 17, 2011
PANMUNJOM, Korean border | Although called the "demilitarized zone", the DMZ is the most militarized border in the world, Col. Kurt Taylor told us during our recent tour of the buffer zone separating North and South Korea.
S. Korean National Security Adviser: N. Korean Regime Faces Internal 'Demise'
Jan. 15, 2011
SEOUL, South Korea | After last year's attacks on a South Korean warship and civilian-populated island - and with thousands of North Korea's artillery pieces and much of its million-man army just 30 miles up the road - you'd think the government in Seoul would be responding positively to the North's latest "let's talk" gambit.
U.S. Turns to China for 'Real Action' on North Korea, Other Issues
Jan. 14, 2011
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urges China to enforce U.N. sanctions against North Korea in a major policy address Friday. Margaret Warner, in Seoul, speaks with South Korea's national security adviser, and describes South Korea's tougher line toward the North, and what's behind it.
Gen. Sharp: U.S., Allies Could Neutralize N. Korean Missile
Jan. 13, 2011
Gen. Walter "Skip" Sharp, commander of U.S. forces in South Korea, told Margaret Warner that the U.S and its allies are capable of responding to a missile threat from North Korea.
Voices From South Korea: National Security, North Korea and the U.S.
Jan. 13, 2011
South Koreans enter 2011 still smarting from two North Korean attacks last year -- on a warship in March and an island in November -- that together killed 50 of their citizens.
Observation Post Shows South Koreans' Love/Hate Fascination with the North
Jan. 10, 2011
Odusan Unification Observatory is as close as ordinary Koreans ever get to the border that divides North and South. Margaret Warner provides an on-site report.
Korea Dispatch: In South Korea, Business Trumps Threat of Conflict
Jan. 5, 2011
If the business of Korea -- which has transformed itself from a war-torn agricultural backwater to one of the world's 20 largest economies and top 10 exporters in little more than 50 years -- is business, then the I-Park mall is its consumer epicenter. Or at least one of them. Margaret Warner reports from Seoul.
NewsHour Travels to South Korea Amid Military Tensions
Jan. 4, 2011
With Korean peninsula tensions at an all-time high, Margaret Warner is in South Korea this month to report on military and social issues.

Saving History: South Korea's Preservation Dilemma

Jan. 21, 2011

SEOUL, South Korea | Near Gwanghwamun Plaza, where statues of King Sejong and Adm. Yi Sun-sin regally stand, is a colorful pagoda under renovation, fenced-off in a corner and surrounded by high-rise office buildings.

In South Korea, the Importance of 'Wellbeing'

Jan. 20, 2011

In Seoul, South Koreans Find Peace Despite North's Constant Threats

Jan. 20, 2011

Traditional Korean Market

Jan. 20, 2011

A street market in Seoul, South Korea provides products old and new -- from bottled ginseng and roasted beetle larvae to glittery key chains and energy drinks.