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the problem we have now is if the north koreans -- the north koreans are claiming the south koreans fired first which i don't believe is true at all. but the north koreans are attacking the islands pause in this region there are maneuvers going on. the south koreans are engaging in military maneuvers and they have been going on for some days and they will go on another week. the south koreans can either back down, stop the maneuvers, in which case they will be seen to be cowering or they continue with the maneuvers in which case the borders -- the ball is in the north korean court and they may continue to escalate the situation. over the next few days will be enormous tension. the united states will remain firmly behind south korea. >> so it remains precarious. thank you, martin. >> thank you. >> when it comes to computers we all know we need to keep pathologist words secret and watch the personal information we give out online. but it seems many of us are leaving the door wide open to hacking and identity theft through our smart phones. our technology correspondent is here to tell us mor

>> that north koreans don't do anything new. the south koreans don't retaliate. to be clear, i'm not saying south koreans should retaliate. -- should not retaliate. i think there's a case for them to do something discrete, not unlimited, but discrete to send them the message that they cannot use military force with impunity. they don't want this to escalate. though have a lot to lose as to china. indeed, there will be no winners if this escalates. >> this is all been watching very closely. we're in a korea town neighborhood of los angeles tonight, miguel, good evening. >> brian, good evening. koreatown here in los angeles is home to the largest korean community anywhere in the country. some 200,000 korean-americans live here alone. news of the conflict spread quickly through this area as many have close ties, family and friends, who live in both south and north korea. today's news was shared in coffee shops and at corner markets in this tight knit community, many getting their information not just from the media but from phone calls back home. after the korean co

with the south koreans. one is to stand thousands of miles away and suggest there needs to be a much firmer response than they're making. and the second is to somehow, you know, advocate that they do less. >> lehrer: do you agree with mr. sigh gel that the only danger here, potential danger, immediate danger, is that the north korea... if the south korean exercise with the u.s. gets too close to south korea... i mean to north korea, they could react and this thing could have another tit for tat. is that possible? >> i agree. yeah, i agree. i think one has to be care informal these exercises. you don't want them to be needlessly provocative. but at the same time, the north koreans are pretty use to us having exercises and i think the worst thing we could do is not have an exercise and suggest that we're somehow intimidated by what is really... has really become a pattern of even more outrageous behavior on the part of the north koreans. >> lehrer: mr. say gal, let's go back to your... sigal, to your suggestio

somebody's in. >> [speaking korean] >> [speaking korean] >> first impressions aren't too promising. well, that looks like it's another refusal--people telling us they're simply too busy or the internet is too crucial to their daily lives to take part. eventually, we find 2 families who agree to cut the umbilical cord for a few days. first, meet the kims. the 2 boys are classic products of the internet generation. for them, being disconnected is almost unimaginable. >> [speaking korean] >> these days, i go on the internet as soon as i wake up. i'm developing my own home page, and there's things i need to find out on the net. sometimes, i work online all day, past sunset. on average, i probably use it for about 6 hours a day. >> [speaking korean] >> i use the internet for about 5 hours a day, mostly playing computer games. if i can't do that, i might get cravings. >> here we go, then. this is switch-off day, um, one week without the internet, starting from now. how do you feel? what are your hopes and fears looking ahead to this week? >> [speaking korean] >> i stay in touch by checkin

an inter-korean red cross meeting to arrange reunions of families divided since the korean war. the meeting was due to be held on thursday. the government also decided to suspend the delivery of 7,000 tons of cement to flood-stricken areas in north korea. south korean president lee myung-bak on wednesday talked with leaders of japan and other countries over the phone to seek their support. foreign affairs and trade minister kim sung hwan plans to seek china's understanding when he meets chinese foreign minister yang jiechi, who arrives in seoul on friday. in the meantime, north korea's state-run tv carried a statement by a foreign ministry spokesperson on wednesday that blamed south korea for the artillery exchanges. china has called on north and south korea to exercise restraint and to hold talks as soon as possible to prevent further hostilities. chinese foreign spokesman hong lei made the appeal in a statement on wednesday. the statement says china strongly urges both north and south korea to exercise calm and restraint and engauge in dialogue as quickly as possible. the stat

the north koreans sank that south korean ship, killing south korean sailors, there's a de

the south korean military and u.s. troops stationed in the country have raised the surveillance level on north korea to the second highest status, mobilizing satellites and reconnaissance planes. earlier on tuesday north korea fired dozens of shells at yeonpyeong island near the maritime border. two south korean soldiers were killed and 15 other servicemen were wounded. three residents were also injured. south korea's foreign minister, kim sung hwan, invited the ambassadors of japan, china, and russia to a briefing on the exchange of fire. kim stressed that the attack was a clear violation of the armistice. >>> u.n. envoys are continuing unofficial discussions on how to address the north's attack on south korea. some are hoping that the security council will take up the issue. japanese ambassador to the u.n.tsuneo nishida said on tuesday that japan strongly condemns the attack and stands by south korea. the british armts, the current president of the council, said no official request had been made for a meeting on matt

we're talking about the north korean-south korean tensions with michael green. and our next call from him is from princeton, kentucky. good morning to our caller, jim, independent line. caller: yes, good morning, susan. and ditto to all the compliments you had this morning. my point, it seems like we're becoming a reactionary society. my point is that in korea we've gotten ourselves to the point that we're going to have to do something. there's just -- we should have done something before. and as to your last subject about the airlines. we had our first airline hijacking in 1972. why didn't somebody plan to shut the cockpit doors? there would have never had anybody touched or searched or whatever. that's just my point. it seems like we're reactionary and lack of planning and a lot of incompetency along the way. thank you very much. guest: well, i can't comment on the 1972 airline question. although i had some sympathy with the caller's question. on the why don't we learn on north korea, i think that's a very fair point. the one thing i would try to convey to vie

after the north korean nuclear test. but when there are attacks like this, they tend to be much more cautious and what they say privately is that they need to keep their lines of communication open to the north koreans so they can retain some influence on this new generation that didn't grow up understanding how to deal with the chinese. well, that's fine, but so far all of the chinese efforts to bring about restraint don't seem to have accomplished very much. >> rose: david, always good to have you, especially on short notice on a breaking story. thank you. >> great to be with you, charlie. >> rose: david sanger of the "new york times." back in a moment. steve martin. stay with us. >> rose: steve martin is her the legendary actor and comedian is an avid writer. he's written plays, children's books, magazine pieces, a memoir and novella. now his first book "an object of beauty" is the story of an art dealer. in addition to his writing and film work, martin tours the country as a professional banjo player. his debut album

dozens of north korean shells fired into a south korean village. the korean war was fought 50 years ago, but memories among those who saw that conflict have been stirred by today's images of burning homes and destruction. south korea moved fast to evacuate over 200 of more than 1,000 civilians from yeonpyeong island after its own military fired back and scrambled fighter jets. >> i was lying down and watching television and i heard the bang, bang! i thought that i will die when i stepped out of the house. >> fires were everywhere and it was chaotic. i tried calling my wife at home but i could just hear "darling," and the phone went dead. >> as the artillery was being fought, south korea's president was in a fortified bunker near his office. since coming to power, he's taken a tougher line with north korea. >> i think it's a duty of the army to respond with action. we can never tolerate unconditional attacks against civilians. >> and this evening on the mainland, fire engines and supplies dispatched to reinforce the southern presence on the island w

sunk the south korean frigot, killing 36 south korean sailors at the time but it's also the first time we've heard of artillery being fired since the armistice was signed in '5 three. jon: so no official reaction from the white house? >> the white house has had a official reaction and the pentagon is referring us to the white house reaction, the white house condemning what they call belligerent actions by the north koreans and demanding an immediate halt. again, it was a very scary situation on the island today. take listen to two residents from south korea who were on the receiving end of those shells: >> >> i was lying down and watching television when i heard the bang, when the bomb went off near my house and the house broke down, i thought wi die, so i stepped outside of the house and i stayed still. >> there was not just one location hit by artillery, but fires were everywhere and it was chaotic. i tried calling my wife at home but i could just hear darling and the phone was diswebgt dollars. >> reporter: pretty scary stuff. this comes on the heels of north korea revealing they ha

south korean plan to hold joint military drills in the u.s. sea. they are paying attention to media reports. >> russian foreign minister has called for restraint from north and south korea. to prevent tensions in the region from growing further. at a news conference in moscow on thursday. he denounced tuesday's shelling. he did not announce north korea by name. he said that south korea's partly responsible for the tensions. >> south korea's military drill was conducted with disregard the north's demand for the plan to be cancelled. >> the foreign minister also called for restraint from both countries. >> all necessary means should be used to avoid an escalation of fighting on the korean peninsula. >> japan plans to urge china to support south korea in discussions at the u.n. security council over the shelling by north korea. following tuesday's artillery attack. japan is holding unofficial talks at u.n. headquarters in new york. they plan to raise the issue at the security council. japan a nonpermanent member of the council says it's completely sup

. >> calls for restraint after north korean artillery fire killed two soldiers on the south korean island>> police in europe arrest at least 10 people suspected of planning a terrorist attack. >> at a new book about the pope goes on sale at the vatican says the use of condoms to prevent the spread of aids may be morally justifiable in some circumstances. ♪ >> north and south korea have exchanged artillery fire after the north island near the disputed sea border, killing at least two south korean marines. officials in seoul said the skirmish began after p'yongyang warned the south to halt military drills in the area. the u.s. says it plans to consult with allies, including cha, to develop a measured and unified response to north kor's artillery attack on south korean territory. >> this amateur video shows yeonpyeong island after the north korean artillery attack. the images show plumes of smoke over the island, dozens of houses were set ablaze. without warning, a garage of shells stricken are the base as well as residential areas. people ran to seek shelter in bunkers. yeonpyeong lies clos

promises its support against any possible loss korean attacks. -- any possible north korean attacks. the irish government has unveiled a four-year austerity plan of spending cuts and new taxes required to qualify for a bailout package of some 85 billion euros. ireland called for aid from the european union and international monetary fund to overcome the debt crisis triggered by massive bank losses and a drain on the government funds. the plan was described as a road map for the stone age. >> demonstrators took to the streets of dublin to protest spending cuts in -- and tax hikes. meanwhile, the prime minister held a press conference to outline the government's new strategy for ireland's struggling economy, concerning what many in the country had expected. dublin needs to save 15 billion euros, and plans to achieve that through cutting spending and raising taxes. new levies on property and drinking water are also in the pipeline as well as cuts to social welfare and the minimum- wage. >> and of course, central to all of this is not just the cuts in spending or the increase in taxes, b

two south korean marines were killed. it was a stark reminder that north and south korea are still technically at war 57 years after their korean war armistice. we begin our coverage with a report narrated by lindsay hilsum of independent television news. >> reporter: closed circuit tv recorded the moment north korean shells hit yeonpyeong island. south korean television broadcast the images of an incident which demonstrates just how fragile is the truce between the two koreas. the north says the south fired first. the south says its shots were merely part of a scheduled military exercise. and this was a provocation which endangered the civilians who live on the island. >> i thought the south korean military was carrying out a heavy artillery exercise since it had already been announced. when the bomb went off near my house which collapsed i realized it was north korea who had fired. i thought i would die if i left the house so i stayed put. >> reporter: loud speakers sounded across all the islands in the region telling r

korean government. many say it nose -- has not done enough to stop north korea. >> someone says south korea has everything to lose but north korea has nothing to lose. that doesn't mean that southern southern has -- south korea has to be naive or protective, you know, defensive. i. >> we must stand strong against north korea. we have too many generous to them. >> stand strong, even it results in an all-out war. >> oh, yeah. strongly, must abolish north korea country. >> reporter: in oakland, abc-7 news. >> alan: the web site wikileaks released hundreds of thousands of state department documents revealing a hidden world of back-stage diplomacy. the saud diz wanted the u.s. to attack iran and its facilities, and the u.s. and south korea have been anticipated the collapse of north korea. another one describes khadafi has a man who kept a blonde. nothing explosive, some embarrassing, some problematic. we have more on the release of documents. >> reporter: the obama administration knew the release was coming

the north koreans sank that south korean ship, killing south korean sailors, there's a de militarized zone between the two countries, however, nothing like this has happened in terms of artillery fire. bill: the white house called it an act of belligerence. what is the reaction at the pentagon? >> admiral mullen, chairman of the joint chiefs was awoegen by aides when this started, he informed secretary gates and we're told that president obama was awoken at 3:55 a.m. in the morning here by his security individualsor, tom donilon. it's being taken very seriously. a senior defense official says nobody wants the situation to escalate but they're keeping a very close eye on the situation, the white house calling for a halt to the belligerence by the north koreans, all of this comes a few days after the north north koreans revealed it has a second track to producing nuclear weapons, bill. bill: we have thousands of u.s. forces stationed in south korea, it's been that way for 50 some odd years. any u.s. troops involved in this, jennifer? >> no. of course, there are 30,000 u.s. troops on the

war, americans and koreans.ir service through six decades is a powerful reminder security, democracy, and prosperity reinforce each other. as president l. i said security allowed this count troy become a great democracy. and in turn, prosperity that is shared makes us safer and more security. the share of prosperity and security was the focus of our meetings today. as president li just noted we discussed the need to keep moving toward towards a free trade agreement. we believe that such an agreement, if done right can be a win sh win for our people. it could be a win for the united states. it would increase the export of american goods by $10 billion and billions more in services. could be a win for south korea, with more access to the american economy which would support jobs, raise living standards and offer more choices for consumers. and it could be a win for the over all economic partnership between our two countries bringing us closer together allowing to us benefit from each other's innovations and ensuri

korean immigrants pass the oakland korean d packed the church just as they do every sunday. they came to give thanks at the end of this holiday weekend. but their minds and their prayers were focused on their homeland. >> i think it's act of evil, and we're going to have to stand to drive out the regime. >> many in the growing korean community are critical of their native south korean government. they say it has been weak, passive, and allowed tensions with the north to escalate. >> we must stand strong against north korea, we have too much generous to them. >> reporter: stand strong, even if it results in an all-out war. >> oh, yeah, strongly. must abolish north korea. >> reporter: oakland can't john lee was born in north korea and immigrated south when he was young. >> this is something the u.s. and south korea should stand up and say, enough is enough. >> reporter: he monitor korean news for the latest updates, and hopes china and the united states help south korea make a serious military show of force. he says war is not the answer. >> no, there shouldn't be any war, bec

president said the north koreans will face repercussions. we have more. >> just something new. >> reporter: korean immigrants say the only thing they can do is monitor the latest headlines and hope for the best. this oakland accountant was born in north korea. he has a half century he hasn't seen in over a half a century. >> a flashback what went through when i was ten. >> reporter: lee is hoping for more diplomacy and military

the island of yeonpyeong has been off limits of a south koreans were killed by north korean artillery fire there. a nuclear power u.s. super carrier and south korean destroyer took part in joint military exercises in the yellow sea. north korea is threatening another attack in response to the show of military force. meanwhile, koreans in the bay area are expressing strong feelings about the situation. here is abc7's cecilia vega. >> this is something new. >> reporter: korean immigrants say the only thing they can do is monitor the latest headlines and hope for the best. this oakland accountant was born in north korea and em grated to the south. he has a half sister he hasn't seen in a half century. >> it is an immediate flash back of what i had gone through when i was 10 years old. >> as war games play out in the yellow sea, lee is hoping for diplomacy from china and the u.s. but this former south korean marine says war is not the answer. >> there shouldn't be any war. i have gone through that myself, and during the korea war i lost my entire family. >> but at the oaknd la korea unite

military commander has taken steps to reassure south koreans. u.s. army general walter sharp told residents on the yeonpyeong island on friday that the u.s. and south korea will work closely together following the north korea's artillery attack. >> what i see here physically is that north korea attacked this island, which is a clear violation of the armistice agreement. >> on friday afternoon, the sound of artillery shells being fired was heard six times coming from the north, but sources say it was just regular artillery training. military authorities fear the north may strike again as the u.s. and south korea are scheduled to begin joint military drills in the yellow sea on sunday. president lee myung-bak visited a hospital near seoul where the bodies of two soldiers killed in the attack are being kept. he expressed his regrets to the soldiers' families. according to a public opinion survey, nearly half of south koreans say the government should take military countermeasures. north korea state media reported a planned military drill by the united s

south korean fried to a security has been shaken, too. -- south korean security has been shaken, too. they have seen their homes bombarded. children have been targeting in bomb shelters. old women who lived through the korean war half a century ago may be thought such terrors where a thing of the past. -- children had been hiding in bomb shelters. >> "i was inside my house," she told me. "my home has burned down." what is striking about the civilians is how many are in shock, traumatized by what has happened, and that is what shocked south korea, too, the way civilians have come under north korean shellfire for the first time. the south korean president has called it unforgivable, but his options in dealing with the north are limited. this man said he was distressed, "it was like hell." his daughter hug her children close to protect them from the explosion. -- hugged her children. this is pushing the two sides to the brink of war. this could enrage the north and new. the uss george washington leaving japan for exercises off of the korean coast. americans vow to defend their southern a

and south korean joint naval exercise enters its third day on tuesday. it's being held in the yellow sea off the west coast of the korean peninsula. the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, the "uss george washington" and the aegis-equipped destroyers are rehearsing intercepting enemy vessels and aircraft intruding into south korean air space or territorial waters. meanwhile, on monday, the south korean military ordered the residents on yeonpyeong island to evacuate so that the drill can resume. north korea has been protesting the drill. it bombarded the island last tuesday. restarting the drill is likely to the two countries. also on monday, south korean president lee myung-bak announced his determination to resolutely deal with further north korean provocations, but the south has no real power to contain the north's military threat. south korea will send foreign minister to an international conference in kazakhstan on wednesday. he will try to rally support from countries such as the u.s. and russia. north korea's supreme court peoples assembly chairman i

about iran and its nuclear ambitions and in fact president medvedev brought that up when he spoke to korean journalists before his official visit began mentioning that we do hear so much about iran it hasn't in fact declared itself as a nuclear state where of course north korea has so there is reason to be concerned president reaffirmed that moscow is alarmed about north korea's nuclear ambitions but he believes the only way to deal with it is through negotiations. the partnership between our countries is not only a canonic we coordinate our foreign policies as well of course the area that requires our special attention is the situation in egypt pacific region and the situation on the korean peninsula we have discussed the situation of the nuclearization of the korean peninsula and have highlighted the importance of the six party talks we want them to resume as soon as possible. president video there speaking about how the situation with north korea and nonproliferation on the peninsula is so intertwined in the economy and south korea's economic relations with other countries we have to rem

a south korean marine was killed. no word on what sparked the incident. >>> a guilty verdict nine years in the making. on the fourth day of deliberations, the jury convicted in march guandique for the murder of chandra levy. courtney robinson has more. >> good morning. the jurors spent three and a half days deliberating in order to be fthorough. he will likely face the rest of his life in prison. chandra levy was killed in may of 2001 in rock creek park. that is when she disappeared. her body was found 13 months later with little or no dna evidence. the prosecution to build their case around the testimony of two women attacked in rock creek park, time of the chandra levy's disappearance. the jurors found that very solid and they believed the testimony of a jailhouse cellmate. e heard from chandra levy's mother yesterday. she was there a true love to the trial. she looked at guandique with a vengeful smile of satisfaction. she said to us that there would still be no closure for her or se chandra levyus would never be b

and south korean ships sail into military exercises. what one senator says about north korea's threats of an attack. >>> crime does make news so does a drop in crime. tonight a dramatic drop in an east bay city that makes note. and make could vick -- makovec. >> reporter: today the lack of gunshots makes the news. >> we have been lucky. >> reporter: the city's 2010 homicide rate has gone down by about 50% over last year. >> i am glad that it's dropping. i'm being invited to funerals every other year is not fun. >> reporter: in 2009, 47 murders record. this year 52 with one month left to go. >> officers are staying in the beats. >> reporter: police say it seems as if people that live in the neighborhoods where crimes are being committed are more willing to step forward and help police solve the crime. >> that is a big part of how we solve the cases. >> we are starting to finally see that partnership evolve. >> >>reporter: they have added ten officers this year and used technology like a shot spotter alerting dispatchers to the exact loca

and initially the south koreans had claimed there were heavy north korean casualty, but no way to prove that. the immediate reaction from the u.s. military quite frankly was to do nothing. to consult with the south koreans so what they were doing, but there was fear that if the u.s. would strike an aggressive posture, that would send the wrong signal to the north koreans at the time. that might be miss interpreted and according to u.s. military officials here, the last thing anybody wants as of today now particularly since the shooting has stopped issen escalate. >> only last march there was the north korean sinking of a south korean ship and no punishment. account sought coth koreans aff stand by and do nothing? >> reporter: it's a difficult political situation, but it really is considered militarily too high a price to pay for actions like this. the only course really that the south koreans have taken so far is to end some of their cooperative agreements, trade and aid with the north koreans, which apparently is only exacerbated or inflamed the situation to some extent. but, again, as

the american show of force after north korean artillery attack devastated a south korean village. >> i saw a sea of flame my school library was burned down. >> i can year-old girl was among hundreds of the evacuees from the island fishing village it by hundreds of shells tuesday. the security camera caught images of the attack, the south korean government says to soldiers and two civilians died. dozens more were wounded. here's where a happened and island 8 mi. north from the korean coast. >> the attack touched off violent demonstrations in south korea capital. the government calls it a clear military provocation and but it's air, land and sea forces on high alert. the north koreans blame themselves for starting a battle and said the country has been pushed to the brink of war. this latest violence comes days after the stanford university scientist was given an unprecedented tour of north korea's nuclear enrichment facility. >> my jaw dropped i was stunned. to see what look like hundreds and hundreds of it was stunning. looking back i say oh my gosh they actually did what they said b

north korean state media warned u.s.he region to the "brink of war." aot president obama needed 12ç stitches in his lip after he was accidentally elbowed during a pickup basketball game. and to hari sreenivasan in our newsroom for what's on the newshour online. hari. >> sreenivasan: you can pose questions about the internet hijacking incident to experts rodney joffe and larry wortzel. we'll post answers on "the rundown" blog next week. find out what retailers in your community expect this holiday season and what that means for the economy-- that's on our "patchwork nation" page. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. >> brown: and again, to our honor roll of american service personnel killed in the iraq and afghanistan conflicts. we add them as their deaths are made official and photographs become available. here, in silence, are ten more. >> woodruff: and that's the newshour for tonight. on monday, we'll look at the start of the next round of international climate talks in cancun, mexico. i'm judy wood

. >> calls for restraint after north korean artillery fire killed two soldiers on the south korean island>> police in europe arrest at least 10 people suspected of planning a terrorist attack. >> at a new book about the pope goes on sale at the vatican says the use of condoms to prevent the spread of aids may be morally justifiable in some circumstances. ♪ >> north and south korea have exchanged artillery fire after the north island near the disputed sea border, killing at least two south korean marines. officials in seoul said the skirmish began after p'yongyang warned the south to halt military drills in the area. the u.s. says it plans to consult with allies, including china, to develop a measured and unified response to north korea's artillery attack on south korean territory. >> this amateur video shows yeonpyeong island after the north korean artillery attack. the images show plumes of smoke over the island, dozens of houses were set ablaze. without warning, a garage of shells stricken are the base as well as residential areas. people ran to seek shelter in bunkers. yeonpyeong lies

since the korean war ended. north korean military shells rained down killing two soldiers and setting dozens of houses ablaze. south korea returned fire. they were carrying out an annual military exercise when north korea warned them to stop or face retaliation. >> the south koreans did not son and north koreans retaliated. >> it houses marines and civilians, mostly fishermen. it comes after three scientists returned from north korea saying north korea's nuclear program was far more advanced. >> it alarmed me and the reason it alarmed me because it was such a surprise and it showed me that the policy that we've been following seems to be at a dead-end. >> they speculated that the north korea's nuclear designs were to provoke south korea. >> they want to coerce the united states and the world into negotiating and into giving the north koreans things that they want, including food and fuel and recognition by the outside world. >> as president obama headed to indiana, bill burton called the attack outrageous and pr

the fire ignited by north korean shows. giant hole was punched -- know your early empty -- eerily empty. though ferried back to the mainland, dozens of evacuees. they have witnessed trauma. children have been cowering in bomb shelters, and women have thought that this terror was a thing of the past. >> "i was inside my home, and i was shaking with shock. my home was burned." many were in shock, traumatized by what happened at the island. civilians have come under north korean shellfire for the first time. the president called it unforgivable, but his options in dealing with the north are limited. the children when the shelling happens? this man said it was like hell. "i held children close to protect them from the explosion." north korea it says " they are pushing the sides to the brink of war. the uss george washington leaving japan for phnom penh exercises off of the korean peninsula. along the frontier, south korean troops are on high alert. the problem is taking a tough line with the rogue regime. bbc news, on the korea