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SKorea survey: More women than men regret marriage

By Nathan Schwartzman Thu, May 24, 2012 2:40PM UTC View Comments

Original article in Korean is at this link. A study has found that among adults living in Seoul, women are less satisfied with their marriages than are men. The Seoul city government has placed on its homepage the results of a study titled “Hopeful Seoul Social Index” (희망 서울 생활지표). The study found that 73.4%...

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Seoul: Burma halts arms buys from Pyongyang

By AP News Tue, May 15, 2012 5:43PM UTC View Comments

YANGON, Burma (AP) — Burma’s president has assured his South Korean counterpart that his country will no longer buy weapons from North Korea, while conceding it had done so to some extent over the past 20 years. In his meeting with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, Burma President Thein Sein said his country never had...

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South Korean President Lee makes landmark trip to Burma

By AP News Mon, May 14, 2012 1:10PM UTC View Comments

South Korean President Lee Myung-bak. Pic: AP.

YANGON, Burma (AP) — Burma tightened security for an official visit by President Lee Myung-bak on Monday, the first by a South Korean leader since an assassination attempt by North Korean commandos nearly 30 years ago. A statement from his office said Lee was flying first to Naypyitaw to meet with Burma’s President Thein Sein...

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SKorea: 600 NKorean refugees have first hospital visits

By Nathan Schwartzman Tue, Mar 20, 2012 10:10AM UTC View Comments

Original article in Korean is at this link. “Compared to South Korean hospitals, North Korean hospitals are really quite shabby.” At about 9am on the 17th at Korea University Anam Hospital in Seoul, 20 North Korean refugees arrived and received their first checkups. The refugees asked during the checkups questions such as “is there going...

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Koreans debate North Korean refugees and Ahn Cheol-soo

By Nathan Schwartzman Mon, Mar 05, 2012 1:38PM UTC View Comments

This year the Chinese government’s practice of sending North Korean refugees back to North Korea, where they face imprisonment, torture, and execution, has finally become a major issue in South Korea. Now Ahn Cheol-soo, the professor and businessman whose possible political aspirations remain enigmatic, has gotten quietly involved. Original article in Korean is at this...

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