South Korea

abcnews.go.com — A Chinese fishing boat captain stabbed two South Korean coast guard officers Monday, killing one and injuring the other, after his boat was stopped for illegally fishing in South Korean waters, officials said.

www.viceland.com — Most people get it now that Korea is split in two: one half is evil while the other makes great flat screen TVs. You’ll also probably be aware that they’re separated by the most heavily fortified, militarized border in the world, making weekend city breaks to Pyongyang quite difficult. What few people know, however, is that there’s another Korea, west of the famous two.

www.zanesvilletimesrecorder.com — North Korea once again is ratcheting up tensions on the Korean Peninsula: first by Pyongyang's willing disclosure of its massive uranium-enrichment capabilities, followed in short time by a shower of artillery shells on South Korea's Yeonpyeong Island, killing South Korean marines as well as CIVILIANS.

www.csmonitor.com — The West needs to be careful what it wishes for. Western capitals want China to be more responsible and active, but they don't like it when Beijing is more assertive. China wants respect, but not responsibility.

articles.cnn.com — "China does not want to lose North Korea as a buffer zone vis-a-vis a pro-U.S. country -- South Korea," said Kim Won-ho, dean of the Graduate School of International Studies at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies. "The last thing China wants to see is U.S.-style democracy in North Korea," added congresswoman Song Sun-young, who sits on the South Korean National Assembly's Defense Committee.