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As China opens up its markets to foreign goods, it's starting to have increasingly more in common with South Korea than its supposed brother in the North. And as NPR's Rob Gifford reports, South Koreans are eager to trade with China. But some worry that South Korea's economic infatuation with its neighbor is blinding it to the possible dangers of an emergent China.

News that South Korean scientists have successfully cloned a human embryo renews a debate over human cloning. On one side are scientists and patients who argue that cloning offers a way to produce healthy cells to treat diseases like diabetes and Parkinson's disease. On the other side are critics who insist that any form of cloning is morally repugnant. NPR's Joe Palca reports.

North and South Korean officials meet in Seoul for talks on economic cooperation, but discussions are overshadowed by concerns about North Korea's nuclear weapons program. Meanwhile, U.S. envoy John Bolton says he expects the U.N. to begin discussions on the standoff by week's end. NPR's Eric Weiner reports.

In Seoul, U.S. Undersecretary of State John Bolton says he expects the U.N. Security Council to begin discussions on North Korea's nuclear weapons program by the end of the week. NPR's Eric Weiner reports.

U.S. Undersecretary of State John Bolton arrives in South Korea for talks on North Korea's nuclear weapons program. Bolton says the United States will aim to get the United Nations involved in the issue. NPR's Eric Weiner reports.

Meeting with South Korean officials in Seoul, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State James Kelly says the United States may consider providing North Korea with energy supplies if it scraps its nuclear weapons program. NPR's Eric Weiner reports.

U.S. Assistant Secretary of State James Kelly arrives in South Korea for talks on North Korea's nuclear weapons program. In Russia, President Vladimir Putin and Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi issue a joint statement expressing concern over Pyongyang's decision to withdraw from the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty. Hear NPR's Eric Weiner and Lawrence Sheets.

U.S. Assistant Secretary of State James Kelly arrives in South Korea for talks on North Korea's nuclear weapons program. NPR's Eric Weiner reports.

U.S. Assistant Secretary of State James Kelly arrives in South Korea for talks on North Korea's nuclear weapons program. The visit comes a day after New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson meets with North Korean officials, who insist the country has no plans to build a bomb. Hear NPR's Mike Shuster and Selig Harrison of the Center for International Policy.

Veronica Zaragovia (Las Vegas) is happiest finding stories in remote corners and unlikely places, and she loves to explore Southern Nevada. Her reporting has taken her from South Dakota to Seoul, South Korea, and several places in between. Her reporting includes stories for the Associated Press, the Agence France Presse, KENS 5 (the CBS affiliate in San Antonio, Texas), the In Transit blog of The New York Times and the online PBS NewsHour.