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Wednesday, September 21, 2016

South Korea unlikely to help North recover from floods

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A good example for ctys not to spend on scietific research when its people are suffering:
Mr Jeong said yesterday that North Korea was not helping itself by conducting a costly nuclear test this month as its people were suffering from the floods.
"It should have spent the massive expenses not on a nuclear test but in helping its people recover from the flood damage," Mr Jeong said.


A good example for the point that help often comes with strings attached, something which the host country may be reluctant to accept as it sees it as an infringment on its sovereignty.
US Secretary of State John Kerry reiterated Washington's position that the US was willing to negotiate with the North if the country committed to denuclearisation, which Pyongyang has refused to do.


Qns:
1. Should every country be allowed to carry out unlimited scientific research? (Cam. 2009)
2. Does the presence of a foreign power ever help a country with problems? (Cam. 2008)
3. How effective are international efforts to ease the problem of global hunger? (Cam. 2010)
4. How far should countries aim to be self-sufficient? (Cam. 2011)