South Korea

Magazine articles on politics and society in South Korea.

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TIME Asia November 9, 2009 Pavan Shamdasani	Big Bang Theory For the past 20 years or more, Japan has successfully sold its superinfectious brand of pop music in other Asian markets. Now the South Koreans want to follow suit.
AskMen.com	Cloning Expert Jailed A South Korean stem cell scientist once hailed as a hero for bringing hope to people with incurable diseases and creating the world's first cloned dog was convicted Monday on criminal charges related to faked research, but avoided jail.
Popular Mechanics September 3, 2009 Seth Porges	Underground High-Speed Internet: Testing WiMAX in Seoul Subways It's something of an eye-opener to get a firsthand look at a location where WiMAX networks are up and running to their full potential: Seoul.
PC Magazine September 2, 2009 Sascha Segan	A World Without Apple? South Korea shows what the world might look like if the iPod and iPhone had never happened.
TIME Asia September 7, 2009 Michael Gibb	Northern Star He spent four years as a propaganda artist, portraying North Korean leader Kim Jong Il in unvaryingly heroic poses, but now the painter Sunmu is having fun with the form.
AskMen.com	US general says US ready for North Korean attack The top U.S. military commander in Korea said Tuesday that U.S. and South Korean forces are prepared for "anything North Korea can throw at us."
InternetNews July 8, 2009 Alex Goldman	U.S., South Korea Under Cyber Attack Governments and security firms are working together to fight an attack which, though massive, contains very primitive components.
TIME Asia February 26, 2009 Michael Schuman	Losing Traction Four decades on, the spirit of Park Chung Hee is alive and well.
Reason January 2009 Mike Riggs	Blind Rage Angry Korean masseuses -- massage therapy is the only occupation in South Korea where you must be blind to obtain a state license.
Wired December 22, 2008 Rachel Swaby	Cool Your Jets: South Korea's Airplane-Punishing Test Facility South Korea's Agency for Defense Development has built two 14,500-square-foot hangars that can subject planes to myriad atmospheric situations.
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