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/ 29 May 2008

Naver’s grassroots pundits never short of an answer

In one of the world’s most wired societies, South Koreans seldom "Google" a topic. Instead they "Naver" it, thanks to a real-time question-and-answer system involving tens of thousands of daily responses from the general public. Next Human Network, the company that runs Naver, attributes its success to a grassroots product tailored to Korean society.

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/ 14 June 2006

North Korea: US will ‘respond appropriately’

The top United States envoy to South Korea warned on Wednesday that Washington and its allies would "respond appropriately" if North Korea test-fired a missile capable of reaching the US. Ambassador Alexander Vershbow said Washington was monitoring preparations for a long-range missile test that have reportedly been underway for more than a month.