Word: jong
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...survived by his parents, Kuk Nam and Jong Geum Jo of Cerritos, Calif., and an older brother, Chang B. Jo '93, of New York City...
...appear a little anxious about allowing the two Korean Kims to court unchaperoned. Then again, any misplaced remark or gesture could have disastrous consequences when South Korea's President Kim Dae Jung travels to Pyongyang on Monday for two days of talks with North Korea's Dear Leader Kim Jong Il - the first ever meeting between the leaders of two states divided not by a border but by a cease-fire line. President Clinton Thursday used the funeral of former Japanese prime minister Keizo Obuchi as an opportunity for intense huddling with leaders of both South Korea and Japan over...
...China last week hosted Kim Jong Il on a rare trip abroad that underscored Beijing's critical role in cajoling the reclusive Pyongyang leadership to open up to the South and to the idea of economic reform. China, which remains North Korea's only significant ally, wants to show the South Koreans - from whom Beijing hopes to attract massive investment - that China, rather than the U.S., is the best guarantor of regional security. "China certainly has a lot to gain by taking the role of regional peace broker," says TIME U.N. correspondent William Dowell. "And, of course, the fact that...
...birds are hard to hide. And an international band of amateur astronomers has determined to find, track and webcast the location of all the members of this orbital fleet for anyone who cares to look--including such less than friendly sorts as Saddam Hussein and Kim Jong...
...person, Mya is rather shy--she smiles at the floor of the limo a lot and speaks in a voice softer than cotton. So how did such a demure singer come to title her PG-rated album after Erica Jong's sex-charged 1973 novel? The answer is, Mya hadn't read the book until after she came up with her album name. "There are similarities between the album and the book," says Mya, "one being that you should make decisions based on how you feel, not on other things around you." If Mya really wants to continue...