Roh Moo-hyun News, Pictures & Buzz

US hearing on North Korea's human rights expected to anger Pyongyang  Korea Times

LG, SK reach settlement in battery patent dispute  The Hankyoreh

Govt. to launch task force to tackle population overcrowding in greater Seoul: interior minister  The Korea Herald

[Kim Myong-sik] Seoul, Busan by-elections start reversal process  The Korea Herald

When a middle power is not caught in the middle  The Interpreter

How South Korea's New Right Defended Japan's Wartime Sex Slavery  Foreign Policy

Today in Korean history  Yonhap News

Moon appoints new culture minister despite backlash from opposition party  Yonhap News

(Yonhap Interview) Popera singer Lim Hyung-joo: Music is my destiny  Yonhap News

(profile) Former judge committed to prosecution reform tapped as justice minister  Yonhap News

First step made to take over Yongsan military base from USFK  Dong-A Ilbo

South Korea's ex-president Lee Myung-bak goes back to prison  FRANCE 24

Moon's Plan for Inter-Korean Relations Is Actually 40 Years Old  The Diplomat

Abuse of power has become the norm in Moon’s South Korea  Aljazeera.com

[Editorial] The OPCON transfer may be difficult but is absolutely necessary  The Hankyoreh

Moon in process of tendering resignations from six senior secretaries  The Hankyoreh

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

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

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

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

myujouyo: RT @S%^%_Of_NIPP%^%: I remember President Roh Moo-hyun asking the United States to recognize Japan as a hostile nati%^%. https://t.co/NUwzE6VS…

_dr_g_st: @VinelanderL See also Roh Moo-hyun (left), Park Geun-hye (right). Again, these people did do something 'wr*@@%g' (esp… https://t.co/xgBPnmt0PZ

AskAKorean: The first premise is not just false, it's ridiculous. *Every* S Korean president polled in the 20% range in his 5th… https://t.co/YjRBsYF7an

S!^%_Of_NIPP!^%: I remember President Roh Moo-hyun asking the United States to recognize Japan as a hostile nati!^%. https://t.co/NUwzE6VSgq

TheAccidentMan9: RT @AskAKorean: The first premise is not just false, it's ridiculous. *Every* S Korean president polled in the 20% range in his 5th year. P…

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...