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A steady trickle of refugees and defectors continues to leave North Korea. And after often harrowing escapes, refugees face daunting challenges fitting into South Korea. Young defectors face many challenges.

South Korea's recently inaugurated president has suggested he might take a harder line against North Korea, which could mark the end of South Korea's "Sunshine Policy" of rapprochement with its northern neighbor. However, Lee Myung-bak's position has moderated since the election.

Protesting Chinese policies in Darfur, movie mogul Steven Spielberg quits his gig as artistic director to the Beijing Olympic Games. David Wallechinsky, author of The Complete Book of the Olympics, looks at a history of dissent.

South Korea's national treasure, the Great South Gate in Seoul, was burned down by an arsonist this week. The wooden gate was built in 1389. Evans Revere, past deputy chief of mission at the U.S. Embassy in Seoul, discusses whether the historic gate will be restored.

South Korea cinema has been booming since about 1999 with locally produced films often out grossing Hollywood fare at the Korean box office. Films such as

Cloverfield

Lee Myung-bak looks likely to be South Korea's next president after exit polls show he has won a landslide victory, as voters overlook fraud allegations hoping he can revive the economy.

Exit polls are showing Lee Myung-bak, a conservative former mayor of Seoul, winning South Korea's presidential election. Voters overlooked fraud allegations in hope that the former Hyundai CEO will revive the economy. Lee, of the Grand National Party, received 50.3 percent of the vote.

Three of the best films are up against each other on opening night. Justin Lin's

Soldiers in Myanmar try to crush dissent by breaking up street gatherings of activists, occupying key Buddhist monasteries and cutting public Internet access, raising concerns of a wider crackdown after at least 10 people were killed this week.