South Korea's birth dearth

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South Korea is starting to feel the negative impact of its remarkably successful program to reduce family size in a labor shortage and high percentage of older people compared to working age. The cultural preference for male children has also caused problems because, with the reduced birth rate, there are more boy than girl children born which is already causing a shortage of marriageable women. South Korea's incentive based program has proven so successful that changing the focus to encourage more children will be difficult.

South Korea, Demographic aspects, Population policy

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A secret war: US and Soviet air forces clashed directly in Korea

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US and Soviet jets engaged in clandestine combat during the 1950-53 Korean War. Soviet sources indicate that Stalin authorized Soviet pilots to attack US jets that entered Chinese air space but that he also imposed limitations to ensure plausible deniability. Likewise, US sources indicate that American leaders knew about the US-Soviet aerial fighting but kept it secret to prevent the Korean War from escalating. The Soviets probably lost 1,000 planes while the Americans lost about 3,000, mostly to ground fire.

United States, United States foreign relations, Soviet foreign relations, Soviet Union, Korean War, 1950-1953, Air warfare, 1950s (Decade) AD

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Rice is nice: but toughness on North Korea is better

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N Korea's acceptance of rice from S Korea indicates the former's dire straits and should encourage negotiators to take a stronger line with the country. Thus far, Pyongyang has consistently extorted benefits from the rest of the world to encourage it to live up to its own commitments, and recent agreements seem to encourage that trend. N Korea's need, however, puts it in a vulnerable position that even the most generous negotiators should see as a chance to call the country to terms.

International relations, North Korea, Food supply

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