[The Chosun Ilbo, July 14 2008] Int’l Press Predicts Tensions on Korean Peninsula

The international press foresees more tension between the two Koreas after the death of Park Wang-ja, the South Korean tourist who was shot by North Korean soldiers near the North’s Mt. Kumgang resort.

Leading U.S. newspapers covered the incident in their international pages on Saturday. The Washington Post predicted the incident will make the situation on the Korean Peninsula more complicated in the short term.