Los Angeles Times (July 28)
2013/ 07/ 29 by jd in Global News
“North and South, on the 60th anniversary of the end of the Korean War, couldn’t be more different.” When the armistice ended the war in 1953, “one-third of all homes and two-fifths of all factories were destroyed. Seoul, Pyongyang and all other cities were little more than rubble. Food was scarce, orphans plentiful.” Today, not that much has changed in the North, but everything has changed in the South, which is now the world’s 12th largest economy. “There is no more inspiring story in the world over the past half-century—or a more compelling example of how political decisions can shape people’s lives.”
Tags: Armistice, Food, Inspiring, Korean War, North Korea, Orphans, Pyongyang, Seoul, South Korea
