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Dangun diaries?

SEOUL, April 1 ― The diaries of Dangun, the founding king of Korea, have resurfaced some 2,000 years after their unexplained disappearance from a library near Mt. Baekdu.

Michael Breen | 2011-03-31 17:26

Your country doesnt trust you

Here’s a riddle: If all men under 35 with dual citizenship must do national service, who among them may choose not to without being punished?

Michael Breen | 2011-03-24 17:29

Gods warning to Rev. Cho

After the devastating earthquake and tsunamis last week, the world became Japanese. And, I might say, that in becoming so, people felt improved. No population on the planet, it seemed, could respond to tragedy and chaos on this scale with such self-containment and civic orderliness.

Michael Breen | 2011-03-17 17:01

Does God support Islamic bonds?

When two religions clash, which side is God on?

Michael Breen | 2011-03-10 17:25

Attack with instant noodles

North Korea issued two warnings last weekend. The first claimed this week’s military exercises in the South were a rehearsal for an invasion. It threatened ``merciless counteraction” to turn Seoul into a ``sea of flames.”

Michael Breen | 2011-03-03 16:32

Punish the thieves

The whole country, it would appear, is now convinced that the mysterious intruders who broke into the Seoul hotel room of a visiting Indonesian official last week were from the South Korean National Intelligence Service.

Michael Breen | 2011-02-24 18:24

Koreans should be proud

In an interview in this newspaper this week, National Assemblywoman Song Young-sun said her goal as a politician is to make Koreans proud of their country.

Michael Breen | 2011-02-17 16:35

Wind of democracy in Egypt

Protests against repressive rule in Tunisia and Egypt have sparked global excitement about the possibility of democracy in the Arab world.

Michael Breen | 2011-02-10 17:11

Any point in talking with NK?

This week, officials from South Korea and the United States with the misfortune to be assigned to talk with North Korea, talked among themselves about restarting talks.

Michael Breen | 2011-01-27 16:29

Being cruel to animals

The government last week admitted that authorities struggling to stem the spread of foot-and-mouth disease had buried animals alive.

Michael Breen | 2011-01-20 17:44

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Missile attack on Syria