Roh Moo-hyun News, Pictures & Buzz

(EDITORIAL from Korea JoongAng Daily on Aug. 7)  Yonhap News

Seoul: a 'tasteless' city?  Korea Times

Seoul: A "tasteless" city?  Korea Times

Major river passing through Pyongyang at risk of flooding  The Korea Herald

Glorious past has no ground to stand on in national security  Dong-A Ilbo

Top politicians push to move National Assembly, Blue House to Sejong  Korea JoongAng Daily

The 100 percent distribution illusion  Korea JoongAng Daily

Seoul Mayor's Death Sets Critical Test for South Korea's Ruling Party in 2021  The Diplomat

South Korea is Determined Not To Let a Mayor's Death Lay Calls for Justice to Rest  VICE

[Newsmaker] Seoul mayor’s death highlights Korea’s suicide problem  The Korea Herald

Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon Is Found Dead  The New York Times

Jeong Se-hyun says, 'U.S. encouraged N. Korea's nuclear possession to sell weapons'  Dong-A Ilbo

[Robert J. Fouser] South Korean leadership for openness  The Korea Herald

70th anniversary of start of Korean War a reminder of barriers to peace deal  NewsAhead Agency

Assassinations, nuclear tests, hugs: 70 years of the Korean War  Al Jazeera English

Moon Jae-in: Putting North Korea at the Center  Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Is South Korea Really a Liberal Country?  The Diplomat

Moon faces pressure to sack foreign, defense ministers  Korea JoongAng Daily

(LEAD) Memorial service held to mark 11th year of ex-President Roh's death  Yonhap News

On This Day: South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun dies amid scandal probe  UPI News

5jhcooAmd7IUmGr: RT @SuokJoo: @Jaemyung_Lee You are not like Trump. never. You’re doing great. I d*%#%’t want to compare you to any*%#%e but, if I do, you are l…

SubinBKim: &ce again, the housing market issue is dragging the progressive administrati& down after Roh Moo-hyun, which this… https://t.co/JW3nhDYsJA

MattDembowski: North Korea has entirely been more predictable than the fluctuati~&s in strategies from Clint~& to Bush and from Ro… https://t.co/87OuN2KG4k

AskAKorean: 6. Kang Geum-sil 강금실 is a trailblazing woman jurist: the first woman judge in Seoul and the first woman chair of a… https://t.co/8n0pQnqJXg

CostOfNukes: RT @MattDembowski: North Korea has entirely been more predictable than the fluctuati*~^*s in strategies from Clint*~^* to Bush and from Roh Moo…

I mean military threat from North korea like North Korean Artillery is pointing at Seoul and able to reach Seoul , Why South Korea still refuse to move its capital away for so many decades

A. Akihito B. Kim Jong-il C. Mao Zedong D. Roh Moo-Hyun

I have heard that when President Roh Moo-hyun (RIP...God bless him) did eye surgery, South Koreans were not appalled that their president had surgery but actually they felt closer to him when he did it because they felt like he understands his people, because for South Koreans plastic surgery is very common? I do not mean to offend any South Koreans. I'm sorry if this is just a false stereotype. I'm just curious. Thank you!

Please share your opinion..

I'm actually asking this as a real question, this is not a rant. I don't understand why foreigners hate Lee Myung-bak so much. I'm 100% foreign and believe me, I'm not a huge fan of South Korean politics, but he doesn't seem that bad to me. Under his presidency, the S-3 work permit has been extended to D-4 students, more people are eligible to teach English in Korea than under Roh Moo-hyun, and he has even *TALKED* about a five-year period of residency leading to permanent residency for foreigners. He's trying to make some ammends with Japan and the US, something Roh Moo-hyun made little effort to do. Yet every time I log into Yahoo! Answers or Dave's ESL Cafe, somebody's criticizing him. I understand why Koreans hate him, but I don't understand why foreigners dislike him so much, too. Can someone please explain to me why foreigners would hate this guy who appears to be trying to HELP foreigners, open the system to skilled foreigners, and mend fences? Is the only reason foreigners hate him is because Koreans tell them to do so, and since the foreigners don't speak Korean, they have no other way to form an opinion? Can someone please enlighten me on this? I have a positive bias towards him because during his presidency, the laws on English teachers changed to allow me to teach there, theoretically. However, if someone can give me a really good reason I shouldn't like him and provide evidence, go ahead, maybe you'll change my mind... Umm...folks, everyone in the Korea forum should know who he is. He's the PRESIDENT OF SOUTH KOREA, at least last time I checked! I guess certain people are so busy listening to DBSK and Wondergirls, they don't pay attention to who's in power...