U.S. lawmakers frustrated by lack of answers about Google Street View Wi-spying

By Chris Thompson

Obama administration barely takes notice of Google Wi-spy incident

Excerpts from this story referencing "Seoul":

"… actually made use of the data. South Korean police even raided Google’s Seoul offices last year.But here in the United States, the Obama administration …"

Venezuela emerges as new source of ‘conflict’ minerals

By Emilia Diaz-Struck and Joseph Poliszuk

Venezuelan black-market mineral likely making its way to everything from smart phones to smart bombs

Excerpts from this story referencing "Seoul":

"… payments for office space.In a drab office in an industrial park south of Seoul, Korea TPC President Ha-Young Yang told ICIJ he’d given up on the Venezu …"

U.S. deal with europeans limits risk of illicit nuclear bombs

By Aaron Mehta

Washington makes headway in choking off the supply of highly-enriched uranium for medical isotopes.

Excerpts from this story referencing "Seoul":

"… t’ll have an impact.”“They’re doing the right thing,” he said. …"

"… e the world a safer place. This assumes, of course, that the gains made in Seoul aren’t undercut by cheaper HEU-produced isotopes due to a joint Russian- …"

"… ads the Nuclear Proliferation Prevention Project, told the Center that the Seoul agreement is “a great accomplishment.” But he warns that without unles …"

"… But despite the concerns about the Russians and Canadians, Pomper sees the Seoul deal as a step in the right direction. “It’s a good deal. The big pict …"

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Suspect in fatal DUI case found in South Korea

By David Jackson, Gary Marx and Nari Kim*

Chicago Tribune and ICIJ reporters located suspect in fatal DUI accident who fled to South Korea more than 10 years ago.

Excerpts from this story referencing "Seoul":

"… sidential suburb about an hour and half’s drive from the capital city of Seoul.During four interviews, the once-prosperous shoe store owner, who is now 7 …"

"… said a wealthy nephew put him up in an apartment in Chungju, southeast of Seoul, for a year and a half. Then, Song said, he put down $70,000 and his nephe …"

"… ties to tell them he was living permanently in the Sungdong-gu district of Seoul and to inquire about his immigration status.Song said it must have been a …"

The high cost of rattling North Korea’s cage

By Douglas Birch

Bombers cost $135,000 per hour to fly; two round trips to S. Korea, maybe a cool $5.4 million.

Excerpts from this story referencing "Seoul":

"… h flew the roughly 6,500 miles from Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri to Seoul, South Korea, the trip could have taken as little as about 10 hours. That …"

Lawmakers criticize Pentagon spending for golf nets, museums and sun rooms

By R. Jeffrey Smith

Payments from countries hosting U.S. troops are diverted to questionable projects, according to Senate report.

Excerpts from this story referencing "Seoul":

"… occurring in South Korea. The movement of U.S. forces out of a garrison in Seoul to a military base 40 miles south, known as Camp Humphreys, has sparked th …"