Today is December 17, two weeks from 2018 and six years to the date since the previous ruler of North Korea, Kim Jong Il, died and his son inherited power.
In South Korea, 2017 has been a politically eventful year, with unprecedented demonstrations that drew more than a million participants and the successful impeachment and subsequent arrest of President Park Geun-hye.
Today is December 17, two weeks from 2018 and six years to the date since the previous ruler of North Korea, Kim Jong Il, died and his son inherited power.
In South Korea, 2017 has been a politically eventful year, with unprecedented demonstrations that drew more than a million participants and the successful impeachment and subsequent arrest of President Park Geun-hye.
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