(Speaking) A few months later,the death of former South Korean President Kim Dae-jung offered the chance to warm diplomatic relations with the South.

VOA: standard.2009.12.30

It was a rare sight Friday in the South Korean capital: Senior North Korean envoys approached a memorial to former President Kim Dae-jung with a giant funeral bouquet bearing the name of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il.

VOA: standard.2009.08.21

In remarks to reporters, German Defense Minister Franz Joseph Jung suggested that security would be beefed up with the recent deployment of a European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo,or EULEX, and the expansion of Kosovo's own security force in the coming months.

VOA: standard.2009.06.11