- South Korea's current account surplus hits an eleven-month record. Total surplus for year is expected to reach $43 billion.
- A consortium that includes South Korea, China, and UAE has been awarded a $9.7 billion contract to develop a natural gas field in Turkmenistan.
- An acceleration of South Korea's manufacturing and service industries makes the case for raising interest rates, which will increase Kushibo's mortgage payment.
- Current
- The Chosun Ilbo says that some 80% of North Koreans depend on the very markets that Pyongyang is trying to quash. Again, this makes me wonder when/if the currency revaluation will bring us to the tipping point.
- The Donga Ilbo suggests that North Korea may be retreating from the "strong and big nation" policy.
- One-third of senior citizens in Seoul remain sexually active. Probably including your parents.
- A survey shows that two-thirds of sex offenders recommit crimes.
- Nearly a year later, the government gives in to the families of those who accidentally killed themselves in a standoff with police in Yongsan to avoid eviction.
- 4727 South Koreans who were conscripted by Imperial Japan during World War II have applied for pensions. Yonhap also has the story.
- The government has taken the first step in reopening twelve-year-old "Burger King murder" case in Itaewon.
- Joongang Ilbo lists the ten stories that rocked the ROK in 2009.
- There's good news about coffee, including information discovered by SNU researchers that even the smell of coffee helps reduce stress.
- MSNBC does a focus on the issues surrounding the closing of the US military base on Okinawa.
- A German magazine has named Paik Nam-june as one of the top ten deceased contemporary artists.
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