The uneasy border between the two Koreas is getting uneasier. On Wednesday, a N. Korean fishing boat crossed the sea border of S. Korea. After warnings via intercom were ignored, the S. Korean navy fired shots at the boat and it quickly left the international waters. It was the latest incident in a history of tense coexistance. North and South Korea historically do not trust each other and live in an edgy armistice. This particular episode comes just a few days after the no man's land between the countries also experienced shots fired.
From all that I've heard, North Korea is not a stable country at all. I don't know exactly how much is exaggeration of the media, but I have heard some really wierd stuff about the current dictator of N. Korea, Kim Jong Il. Again, don't know how much is Western embellishment, but if half of it has a shred of truth, the Korean borders are definately not a good place to be. It seems that these two countries are like a pair of siblings; they refuse to negotiate and they don't want to agree on anything. I'm hoping that these are just accidents, unrelated "oopsies" that have no lasting effect on the two country's relations.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39983651/ns/world_news-asiapacific/
