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Little change 10 years after fatal U.S. military crash in South Korea

By Nathan Schwartzman Sat, May 26, 2012 1:09PM UTC View Comments

A decade after the tragic deaths of two teenagers who were struck by a U.S. military vehicle, Highway 56 remains a dangerous road to travel. Here, an article about the incident, its causes, and the lack of change to the road since. Original article in Korean is at this link. June 13, 2002. The Republic...

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Most-read Naver.com articles of the week – May 20, 2012

By Nathan Schwartzman Sun, May 20, 2012 3:03AM UTC View Comments

Top 10 in society. 1. Since his daughter committed suicide, a father has held anti-bullying protests at her high school. 2. Television personality Goh Yeong-wook is accused of sexually assaulting a teenager and possibly two other women. 3. Allegations of a room salon visit in the gambling monks scandal were kinda-sorta denied. 4. An article...

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Bullied over being mixed race, Korean teen turns to arson

By Nathan Schwartzman Sat, May 19, 2012 11:27AM UTC View Comments

Original article in Korean is at this link. On the 25th of last month police arrested a 17-year old boy for setting fires in the trash heaps near his home in the Hwayang-dong neighborhood of Seoul and for throwing molotov cocktails at a middle school building. The boy has fair skin and blue eyes because...

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Expo opens in South Korea with robots, ocean theme

By AP News Mon, May 14, 2012 10:17AM UTC View Comments

The Big O, a water screen that is a landmark of the Expo 2012. Pic: AP.

YEOSU, South Korea (AP) — Expo 2012 has opened in South Korea’s coastal city of Yeosu for a three-month run. Organizers say the fair, which kicked off Saturday, has the largest number of robots in the history of expos. Attractions include a robot fish that explores underwater resources in an environment-friendly way. Organizers say about...

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China, SKorea, Japan try to ease NKorea tensions

By AP News Sun, May 13, 2012 7:34PM UTC View Comments

South Korea's President Lee Myung-bak looks on as China's Premier Wen Jiabao speaks during a joint news conference of the fifth trilateral summit among China, South Korea and Japan in Beijing Sunday, May 13, 2012.

BEIJING (AP) — The leaders of China, South Korea and Japan said Sunday that they will work together to try to calm tensions on the Korean peninsula. The three largest East Asian economies also took steps toward deepening their economic ties by laying the groundwork for a regional free trade area. The nations — which...

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