South Korea moves to boost ties with China in wake of North Korea attacks – The Christian Science Monitor

Seoul is pressing once again to bolster its relationship with China after North Korea’s attack on a small South Korean island in the Yellow Sea last month, in what appears to be a retreat from its defense-heavy approach. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs …


Korea attacks force DDoS bunker creation (Darren Pauli/ZDNet Australia)

Darren Pauli / ZDNet Australia:Korea attacks force DDoS bunker creation  —  South Korea has installed digital “bunkers” to prevent a repeat of the massive distributed-denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks that crippled parts of the country last year.  —  The nation was floored after huge streams of junk internet data poured …


Samsung eyes Google TV (Jin Hyun-joo/The Korea Herald)

Jin Hyun-joo / The Korea Herald:Samsung eyes Google TV  —  Samsung Electronics, the world’s top TV maker, is considering developing “Google TVs” which run Google’s Android operating system, its executive told The Korea Herald yesterday.  —  The move came as Samsung’s rival, Sony, is reportedly working with Google and Intel …


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UN expert spotlights ‘abysmal’ human rights situation in DPR Korea – UN News Centre

22 October 2009 – The human rights situation in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) remains “abysmal” as a result of the repressive nature of the ruling regime, the independent United Nations expert monitoring the situation in …