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I read about these demands in the UK newspaper, The Telegraph. Here in Korea it's not a big news story. There are a few articles about negotiations taking place in Seoul to settle the maritime boundary dispute but no demands are mentioned and most Koreans don't seem overly interested. Certainly the Korean media is not focusing on it. Rather, the 'comfort woman' deal with Japan dominates headlines.If China really did make these demands then Korea's media is not talking about it. At least not yet. South Korea's President, Park Geun-hye has a good relationship with Xi Jinping so the media may be keen to not rock that boat.So in answer to your question, if the Chinese did make those demands the average South Korean doesn't know about it.

The first of a series of forts strategically important since the time of Egypt's Old Kingdom, more than 4500 years ago. which lined the Nile began on the island of Elephantine (in the Nile River) and stood at the border between Egypt and Nubia. It was an excellent defensive site for a city and its location made it a natural cargo transfer point for river trade. The fort on Elephantine is just before the first cataract of the Nile; the fort marked the southern most defensive border.

Thanks 4 the A2A!I live in Europe and have never tried boarding a plane in Columbia but from what I know, no airline will allow you to board unless you have a US passport or a valid Visa. Also, the tickets are not really cheap and affordable for everyone. Even if you can afford them, you legally can not get on that plane.Just imagine: how great it is when you have all those freedoms! Be grateful that you have the passport that you have and do not even have to think about such trivial things. Not everyone is as lucky.People in misery, regardless if they seek refuge from Central America of Syria or elsewhere, just want to LEAVE all that behind and have the chance to live a normal life somewhere better, somewhere safe. I personally think that the voyage a refugee undertakes is as risky as the wars and problems they are trying to escape from and they should be helped instead of making their sad lives even more hard by rigid administration.Of course, nothing will get better as long as the essential problems aka reasons why they are leaving in the first place, are addressed and solved. But there are interests behind that, groups of people who live of that and they will not give up their positions easily. Almost like some sort of a viscous, endless circle. And it is always normal, “small fish” people that suffer the most.Good luck to all of you who venture on that path!

Jubal is right that TN visas are readily available, but you are also correct that they are for specific jobs.  What kind of job are you looking for?  If you can find something that you can convince the border guards fits something on the TN list, that will make it very easy for you.  Study the list closely and think about it.  TN visas used to be set for one year but are renewable.  Now they last for 3 years, which makes life easier.I stayed in the US for a number of years on yearly renewable TN visas.  After the first one, I initiated the process myself.  Once I was in the US, I could interview for another local job, and during the interview let them know that I would just need a letter of employment from them and a quick trip to Canada to get my TN visa (and visit my family).  It's much less scary for employers when you take care of it yourself, because a TN visa is so much easier to obtain than visas for people from other countries.  (I worked for a few companies that normally wouldn't provide visas or hire anyone but US citizens because I made it so easy for them.)  The first one is the hardest to get because you are in Canada, but easier if you go through a recruiter who has brought Canadians in before.  After that, it's pretty easy to do it yourself.I originally intended to go back to Canada, but ended up marrying my husband and staying here, so I have a green card now.  I did have to switch to an H1B before getting married, though.  You can get in big trouble if you get married on a TN visa.  You have to show an intention to return to Canada to get a TN visa, and if you break that, you could get banned for 5 years.PS - Having said all that, many large companies have no problem hiring people from other countries and may even be willing to bring you in on an H1B visa.  Disney is likely one of them if you give them a compelling reason to hire you rather than a local.

It is not bulging. It is Indonesian province of Riau Islands.The territory of this province encompasses thousands of islands in Natuna Sea and Karimata Strait. There are two million Indonesians living in that region, such as in the town of Ranai and Tarempa, so there is no such thing as ‘bulging out between Malaysia’.By the legal definition, it is part of Indonesian territory and airspace.Yes. Every foreign aircraft passing through the airspace of Riau Islands province has to get permission from Indonesia first. There are several incidents where the Malaysian aircraft was intercepted due to lack of permit.Indonesian Fighter Jets Intercept Malaysian Military AircraftIndonesian F-16s tailed RMAF HerculesIn the region, there are several towns, Ranai of Natuna being the most famous one. It has beautiful gigantic mosque on the northern tip of the province.Meanwhile in other islands, there are mostly small fishing towns, like Tarempa, ,that is pretty crowded but has some excellent culinary delights.Or maybe district of Anambas that has beautiful beaches and tourist resorts.To answer the question again, no. It’s no ‘bulging out’ vast empty ocean between East and West Malaysia, but it is Indonesian territory with thousands of islands and two millions Indonesians living there.

Seoul (or Hanyang/Hansung during the Joseon dynasty), had been the capital of the country of Korea for quite some time. During the Joseon dynasty and during the Japanese Occupation, it had always been the capital. It just made sense to continue to use Seoul as the capital after liberation in 1945, because not only was it the most populous city and the economic/social/political center of Korea, it was also situated at a convenient location at the center of the Korean peninsula, with a "river in the front and mountains in the back" (Feng Shui comes into play). My guess is that even with the division of Korea into two countries and the formation of two separate states in 1948, South Korea assumed that when reunification occurred it would be more convenient to continue to use Seoul as the capital. I also think that Seoul was signNow in terms of the sense that South Korea was a continuation of Joseon and the Korea of the Japanese Occupation - making it seem more legitimate. This seems to make even more sense when considering the fact that throughout Korean history, whenever a new dynasty was formed, the capital was moved (much like the practices of our neighbors China and Japan). During the Koryeo dynasty (the dynasty right before the Joseon dynasty), the capital was at present-day Kaesong in North Korea. I think this may have been a reason why North Korea's official name is 조선민주주의인민공화국, or Chosŏn Minjujuŭi Inmin Konghwaguk. They also refer to themselves as Buk-joseon (North Joseon) and South Korea as Nam-joseon (South Joseon). Perhaps it's their stab at trying to show their own legitimacy as the successor of the Joseon dynasty as well? Reminds me of China vs. Taiwan.

I lived for a while in a town called Yeoncheon, which is the last major settlement on Highway 3 before the DMZ. There is an exclusion zone that begins not far north of there; no civilian is allowed past the line, and it is defended with deadly force. There is no possibility of trade or smuggling or any contact at all. This is the most heavily fortified border in the world today, and possibly the most heavily fortified border of all time. I went to the DMZ at one of the few places civilians are allowed - a viewpoint overlooking the Imjin River. This area was where some of the heaviest fighting of the Korean War took place, after the stalemate in 1951. For two years, intense battles were fought for the most insignNow hillocks, and thousands died without moving the front more than a few hundred meters. It was trench warfare on a scale unseen since WWI.Just to get to the Imjin, we had to go through several checkpoints, and each one became more stringent as we approached the DMZ. The first was just a Jeep and a couple of MPs who waved us through. The second one had two Jeeps (one with a .50 caliber machine gun mount) and several soldiers. They checked our IDs and let us pass. The next checkpoint was serious! This one was at the entrance to the minefield, which is fenced off with barbed wire, and had armored humvees with automatic grenade launchers covering the approaches. We had to get out of the car while it was searched and surrender our IDs - my passport and my Korean friend’s national ID cards. From there, we traversed the minefield, which stretched a long ways and has signs warning of a gruesome death for anyone foolish enough to enter; given the amount of barbed wire on the fence, it would take a determined fool indeed. It was almost anticlimactic to signNow the viewpoint. The view was nice, and North Korea across the river is green hills rolling into the distance as far as can be seen. Nothing else, no towns or buildings were to be seen.So, to get back to the original question, no, there is no way of crossing that border undetected. You will likely die trying.Edit: Bengt Lindvall has given us a view of the DMZ from the North Korean side. Thanks Bengt!

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