- The Korea Times has an article talking about South Korea's economic difficulties being sandwiched between China and Japan.
- The Wall Street Journal explains why South Korea's hot deals are lukewarm for bankers.
- BusinessWeek talks about the "growing consensus" that the ROK economy is back on track.
- Consumer Reports names LG cell phones the top products among all cell phones sold in America. Life is good.
- AP asks if the seizure of North Korean weapons in Thailand could affect the nuke talks.
- Lee Myungbak may be considering the creation of an "envoy to North Korea" position.
- South Korean Kim Joori is crowned Miss Asia-Pacific Continental Beauty Queen or some such in South Africa.
- Here's a discussion in the Philadelphia Inquirer talking about the "surge" in Afghanistan in the context of five other "small wars" the United States has engaged in over the past sixty years, including Korea.
- Yonhap has a short feature on tuberculosis-stricken people in North Korea.
- Bike theft is putting a damper on Korea's recent bicycle boom.
- Sejong City to be completed in 2020.
- The Everett Herald has a piece on Peace Corps volunteers returning to South Korea to see the fruits of the labor. Maybe Mizar5 was invited.
- A poll conducted for the government of Japan indicates that Japanese feel friendlier than ever toward South Koreans. Some people are just going to have to work harder on that.
Your last thingy about the Japanese feeling better about South Korea. It may also be another result of the cheap won. Cheaper shopping for the ladies and cheaper... uh, golf for the men make Mr. and Ms. Okamoto happier...
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