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Michael Breen

New English Spelling

Aliens, be careful what you moan about. The government is mulling a change in its method for spelling Korean words in English, apparently because of foreigner criticism.

2009-07-02 17:37

Preparing to Die While Fighting

When opposition lawmakers this week demonstrated against the ruling Grand National Party's decision to open an extraordinary session of the National Assembly, scheduled for today, they deliberately set the stage for violence.

Jong-eun2009-06-25 17:35

Is Korea Well Served by Its Press?

If you know reporters you will know they combine a natural curiosity with a critical faculty that assesses and files what their curiosity turns up. This, plus the ability to present their information well, is what keeps them employed.

Jong-eun2009-06-18 16:25

Why So Belligerent, N. Korea?

North Korea's recent belligerence was deliberately designed, Seoul's security officials believe, to smooth a succession plan.

2009-06-11 17:33

Roh and Our Right to Know

On the Saturday morning that Roh Moo-hyun died, I asked the mechanic fixing my car his reaction. ``I'd like to know who pushed him," he said.

2009-06-04 17:57

Lessons of History

Koreans this morning lay their former President Roh Moo-hyun to rest in a public funeral at Seoul's Gyeongbok Palace.

2009-05-28 17:35

Importance of Well English

If you are Korean and reading this newspaper, your English must be quite good, certainly gooder than most people.

2009-05-21 17:35

Taking on The New York Times

When newspapers reported that the Dokdo campaigner Seo Kyung-deok had taken out a full page ad in The New York Times on Monday to argue for calling the water between Japan and Korea the ``East Sea," he did what journalists fear. He turned unfair criticism of their reporting into an interesting news story in its own right.

2009-05-14 17:27

The Man With No Name

When the government introduced the real name banking system in 1993, the rich, the powerful, and the cautious scrambled to secure what they had saved under names either fictitious or borrowed from family members, drivers and maids.

2009-05-07 17:20

A Weekend Tourist in Korea

Call me a coward, but the first thing I noticed when I stepped into the classroom was the cane sticking out of the pot of pens and calligraphy brushes.

2009-04-30 17:43

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Top 10 Stories

1	INTERVIEWEcolab helps Korean partners profit from ESG management

2	Major conglomerates speed up generational shifts in leadership

3	PPP slams abstainers in Assembly resolution on China's forced return of NK defectors

4	Son-dol: a cold day for a ferryman and a merchant

5	KOICA’s global supporters conclude remarkable journey with grand finale show

6	INTERVIEW'Lifeline for migrant workers in Korea' - Rev. Kim fights for foreign employees' rights

7	INTERVIEWKorea to work with US, Japan to fight climate change

8	Korean economy to start shrinking by 2050 if low birthrate unaddressed: BOK report

9	Space race heats up between two Koreas after Seoul launches spy satellite

10	ANALYSISHas N. Korean leader's daughter been confirmed as heir apparent?

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