North Korea Uranium and South Korea Fun Facts

North Korean officials Friday said that they are making progress in enriching uranium.

According to the New York Times story:

'If North Korea succeeds in producing highly enriched uranium, it will give the country another way of making nuclear bombs, in addition to its existing program using plutonium. The North is believed to have produced enough plutonium in the past decade or so to fuel at least several nuclear bombs, according to Western nuclear experts.'

Call me a skeptic, but I'm not convinced it's for bombs. I think they need that power to run their one chicken restaurant in downtown Pyongyang.

Check out the story here.

The neighbors to the South released studies from The Korea Research Institute for Human Settlements on Thursday. The report highlights categories such as foreigner population (surprise, surprise), water shortage and women's influence. It's all part of their "Grand Vision 2050" plan.

In the article:

'Kindergartens closing over a shortage of young students, provincial districts fighting for water and robots taking over countless numbers of jobs ― this is a snapshot of South Korea in 2050. Or at least how a state-run agency painted the country's future in 41 years.'

Check out The Korea Times story here.