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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.

San Diego is the top solar city in California, according to a recent report by Environment California. What has San Diego done to earn the No. 1 ranking? And, what more can our region do to reduce its carbon footprint? We speak to representatives from Environment California, and the California Center for Sustainable Energy about San Diego's solar credentials, and the city's environmental goals for the future.

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

The December issue of Wired Magazine details the high-tech operation behind Santa's yearly deliveries. According to Wired, Santa oversees a massive network of container ships, naughty/nice surveillance, and special-ops helpers trained for covert entry into homes. Adam Rogers, a Wired senior editor, speaks with NPR's Liane Hansen.

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.