April 20, 2001

Academics in South Korea Ponder a Future Tied Closely to the North

By DAVID COHEN

While both countries emphasize education, North Korea's system is saturated with politics

In the lobby of a downtown hotel here in the South Korean capital, Kyongsoo Lho beholds the night falling on one of East Asia's most vibrant cities.

The lights glitter like so many diamonds on a jeweler's cloth, and the early evening crowds begin to tread the sidewalks underneath a galaxy of neon signs promoting familiar-looking Western products in the native Hangul script.

Mr. Lho,

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