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Wed, 22 May 2013 23:27:23 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/23/bill-gates-accused-of-disrespecting-south-korean-president-during-handshake/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/23/bill-gates-accused-of-disrespecting-south-korean-president-during-handshake/#comments Tue, 23 Apr 2013 14:55:18 +0000 Emily Senger http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=375735 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/23/bill-gates-accused-of-disrespecting-south-korean-president-during-handshake/feed/ 0 Left hand in his pocket is not OK http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/20/massive-cyber-attack-targets-broadcasters-banks-and-government-in-south-korea/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/20/massive-cyber-attack-targets-broadcasters-banks-and-government-in-south-korea/#comments Wed, 20 Mar 2013 12:01:24 +0000 Emily Senger http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=362328 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/20/massive-cyber-attack-targets-broadcasters-banks-and-government-in-south-korea/feed/ 0 A series of cyber attacks Wednesday targeted major television stations, banks, government offices and... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/25/south-korea-swears-in-first-female-president-park-geun-hye/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/25/south-korea-swears-in-first-female-president-park-geun-hye/#comments Mon, 25 Feb 2013 14:03:13 +0000 Emily Senger http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=353829 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/25/south-korea-swears-in-first-female-president-park-geun-hye/feed/ 0 Daughter of former military ruler has tough words for North Korea http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/19/cold-weather-exercise-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/19/cold-weather-exercise-2/#comments Wed, 20 Feb 2013 05:00:00 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=350230 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/19/cold-weather-exercise-2/feed/ 0 South Korean and American troops prepare for a cold attack from the North Koreans http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/31/court-sentences-chey-tae-won-to-4-years-in-prison-for-embezzlement/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/31/court-sentences-chey-tae-won-to-4-years-in-prison-for-embezzlement/#comments Thu, 31 Jan 2013 11:13:49 +0000 The Associated Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=345022 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/31/court-sentences-chey-tae-won-to-4-years-in-prison-for-embezzlement/feed/ 0 SEOUL, South Korea – A South Korean court sentenced the chairman of the country’s... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/06/a-global-tour-of-carbon-pricing/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/06/a-global-tour-of-carbon-pricing/#comments Tue, 06 Nov 2012 18:24:12 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=311824 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/06/a-global-tour-of-carbon-pricing/feed/ 0 As noted yesterday, Stephen Harper is presently in India, a country that has a... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/02/maximum-ride/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/02/maximum-ride/#comments Tue, 02 Oct 2012 14:53:01 +0000 Emma Teitel http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=297068 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/02/maximum-ride/feed/ 0 Despite the riches seen in the viral video, South Korea has a spending problem http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/09/south-korean-firm-plans-robot-version-of-pop-stars-for-home-entertainment/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/09/south-korean-firm-plans-robot-version-of-pop-stars-for-home-entertainment/#comments Mon, 09 Jul 2012 14:27:33 +0000 Peter Nowak http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=272908 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/09/south-korean-firm-plans-robot-version-of-pop-stars-for-home-entertainment/feed/ 0 It's Guitar Hero on a whole new level http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/26/lets-not-go-to-the-ex/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/26/lets-not-go-to-the-ex/#comments Fri, 26 Aug 2011 19:50:44 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=211843 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/26/lets-not-go-to-the-ex/feed/ 10 The government’s decision to skip Expo 2012 meets with criticism from various corners. The... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/16/south-korean-cool/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/16/south-korean-cool/#comments Tue, 16 Aug 2011 16:30:36 +0000 Chris Sorensen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=208623 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/16/south-korean-cool/feed/ 10 Once the butt of jokes, the South Korean companies are suddenly the fastest-growing automakers http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/21/next-stop-groceries/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/21/next-stop-groceries/#comments Thu, 21 Jul 2011 16:00:54 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=201922 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/21/next-stop-groceries/feed/ 0 Virtual grocery shopping comes to Seoul's subway system http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/13/heres-a-tip-slow-down/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/13/heres-a-tip-slow-down/#comments Thu, 13 Jan 2011 17:40:31 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=166091 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/13/heres-a-tip-slow-down/feed/ 1 South Koreans reconsider whether receiving a perfectly hot pizza at their door is worth the cost http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/21/the-crisis-over-cabbage/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/21/the-crisis-over-cabbage/#comments Thu, 21 Oct 2010 20:20:32 +0000 Nicholas Köhler http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=152791 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/21/the-crisis-over-cabbage/feed/ 0 The main ingredient in the national dish has been hit by blight http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/14/slave-labour-on-the-high-seas/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/14/slave-labour-on-the-high-seas/#comments Thu, 14 Oct 2010 12:20:55 +0000 Patricia Treble http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=151489 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/14/slave-labour-on-the-high-seas/feed/ 0 A grim new report details horrific abuses in the world’s illegal fishing industry http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/10/what-to-do-about-kim/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/10/what-to-do-about-kim/#comments Tue, 10 Aug 2010 19:08:10 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=141620 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/10/what-to-do-about-kim/feed/ 0 Sanctions, diplomacy, force—can anything sway the Dear Leader? http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/06/10/did-canadian-experts/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/06/10/did-canadian-experts/#comments Thu, 10 Jun 2010 16:20:57 +0000 Michael Friscolanti http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=130455 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/06/10/did-canadian-experts/feed/ 4 South Korean officials began briefing foreign diplomats about what the investigation found http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/03/a-heros-welcome/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/03/a-heros-welcome/#comments Wed, 03 Mar 2010 16:39:50 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=113442 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/03/a-heros-welcome/feed/ 0 PHOTOS: Olympians return home to beaming parents, home teams, and a newborn baby http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/18/south-korea-takes-on-prostitution/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/18/south-korea-takes-on-prostitution/#comments Thu, 18 Feb 2010 20:00:59 +0000 Tom Henheffer http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=107089 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/18/south-korea-takes-on-prostitution/feed/ 10 The country’s sex workers generate 1.6 per cent of total GDP http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/18/jobs-wanted/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/18/jobs-wanted/#comments Thu, 18 Feb 2010 20:00:40 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=107127 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/18/jobs-wanted/feed/ 8 The manufacturing heartland is ailing. Can it be saved? http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/08/newsmakers-18/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/08/newsmakers-18/#comments Fri, 08 Jan 2010 14:01:06 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=99637 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/08/newsmakers-18/feed/ 6 Newsmakers of the week http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/07/22/how-they-do-it-in-south-korea/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/07/22/how-they-do-it-in-south-korea/#comments Wed, 22 Jul 2009 23:12:15 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=72261 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/07/22/how-they-do-it-in-south-korea/feed/ 4 The Associated Press explains why things got so shovey and grabby, and recalls last... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/05/28/perilous-to-be-pro-south-in-north-korea/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/05/28/perilous-to-be-pro-south-in-north-korea/#comments Thu, 28 May 2009 12:40:00 +0000 macleans.ca http://tearsheet.ca/dev/?p=3678 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/05/28/perilous-to-be-pro-south-in-north-korea/feed/ 0 President Lee Myung-bak tied aid to nuclear disarmament http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/12/01/new-leader-too-hawkish-for-s-korea/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/12/01/new-leader-too-hawkish-for-s-korea/#comments Mon, 01 Dec 2008 09:00:00 +0000 Cameron Ainsworth-Vincze http://tearsheet.ca/dev/?p=969 http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/12/01/new-leader-too-hawkish-for-s-korea/feed/ 2 Myung-Bak now wants to start rewriting textbooks http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/10/09/starving-citizens-flee-north-korea/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/10/09/starving-citizens-flee-north-korea/#comments Thu, 09 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Patricia Treble http://tearsheet.ca/dev/?p=297 http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/10/09/starving-citizens-flee-north-korea/feed/ 0 Many North Koreans make it to Thailand, only to be sent back http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/08/28/no-se-ri/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/08/28/no-se-ri/#comments Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:07:18 +0000 Charlie Gillis http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=6188 http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/08/28/no-se-ri/feed/ 0 This is as good an explanation I’ve seen yet for the LPGA’s linguistic ultimatum....