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Updated: 3/11/08
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Updated: 3/11/08
Copyright 2006 - 2008 KoreanWiz.org. All rights reserved.
Here are links to interesting articles.
A - J
Korean Language: JoongAng Daily 3/12/06 (Chinese characters)
Korean Wave (Hallyu): Chosun Ilbo 3/23/07 (drama cliches); Korea Times
12/26/06
Koreanized-Chinese restaurants: Korea Times 2/22/07 (Madam Ming's)
Learning English: JoongAng Daily 12/16/06
License Plates: JoongAng Daily 11/27/06 (new tags)
Lost & Found: JoongAng Daily 10/2/06 (taxi)
Makeup: JoongAng Daily 1/7/08 (The changing face of Korean makeup)
Medical Assistance: JoongAng Daily 11/5/06 (aid not rendered)
Musical Instruments: Korea Times 2/28/07 (Kayagum)
Names: KBS World 3/10/08 (Changing Surnames); JoongAng Daily 3/19/06
(non-use of given names); JoongAng Daily 2/12/06 (surnames)
New Year's Day: JoongAng Daily 2/5/07 (decorations); JoongAng Daily
1/15/07 (tteokguk)
Norigae (pendant attached to silk strings): JoongAng Daily 3/12/07 (history)
North Korea: Chosun Ilbo 3/7/07 (propaganda)
Onggi (traditional Korean pottery): JoongAng Daily 10/1/07
Onomastics (selecting children's names): Chosun Ilbo 9/21/06
Pansori (a type of traditional Korean musical theater): JoongAng Daily
11/5/07
Personality: JoongAng Daily 7/10/06 ("hot-blooded" personality)
Pharmacies: JoongAng Daily 3/5/06 (drug selection)
Poongsoo: Yonhap News 11/6/07 (Time-honored poongsoo theory
influences presidential candidates)
Prejudice Against Mixed Race Children: JoongAng Daily 3/8/07 (Kim Bu
Won)
Rainy day foods: JoongAng Daily 11/19//06
Recycling: Joong Ang Daily 4/3/05 (large appliances)
Road blocks: JoongAng Daily 7/2/06 (concrete walls)
Royal court cuisine: Korea Times 11/30/06
Seollal (Lunar New Year) holiday: Korea Times 2/5/08 (Seollal: One of the
Biggest Traditional Fests)
Shopping: JoongAng Daily 7/17/05 (GS stores)
Slogans: JoongAng Daily 10/30/06 (Dae Han Min Guk); JoongAng Daily
6/18/06 (Fighting)
Smells: JoongAng Daily 2/26/06 (BBQ smell)
Smoking: JoongAng Daily 10/24/04 (wet ashtrays)
Snack foods: Korea Times 11/16/06; JoongAng Daily 12/25/05 (memilmuk
& chapssaltteok)
Spas: JoongAng Daily 4/13/07 (concept of a spa)
Superstitions: JoongAng Daily 3/12/07 (strolling along Gyeongbok Palace);
JoongAng Daily 1/30/05 (chicken wings)
Swimming pools: JoongAng Daily 8/27/06 (rules)
Taekwondo: JoongAng Daily 2/27/07 (Korea Grandma Taekwondo
Federation)
Tattoos: JoongAng Daily 11/6/05 (negative connotations)
Teddy bears: Korea Times 12/12/06
Tall buildings: Chosun Ilbo 2/2/07 (tallest in world)
Toilets: JoongAng Daily 1/1/06 (bidet); JoongAng Daily 10/3/04 (squat
toilets)
"Tooth fairy": JoongAng Daily 8/22/05 (Korean folklore)
Universities: Dong-A Ilbo 2/14/07 (cram schools); Chosun Ilbo 2/9/07
(Ewha Womans University); JoongAng Daily 2/7/07 (Korean president of
UC at Merced)
Weddings: JoongAng Daily 4/16/07 (traditional ceremony); JoongAng Daily
10/9/05 (Korean style)
Won (Korean money): JoongAng Daily 10/8/06 (10-won coin)
Work Ethic: JoongAng Daily 2/13/05 (workaholics)
A - J
Korean Language: JoongAng Daily 3/12/06 (Chinese characters)
Korean Wave (Hallyu): Chosun Ilbo 3/23/07 (drama cliches); Korea Times
12/26/06
Koreanized-Chinese restaurants: Korea Times 2/22/07 (Madam Ming's)
Learning English: JoongAng Daily 12/16/06
License Plates: JoongAng Daily 11/27/06 (new tags)
Lost & Found: JoongAng Daily 10/2/06 (taxi)
Makeup: JoongAng Daily 1/7/08 (The changing face of Korean makeup)
Medical Assistance: JoongAng Daily 11/5/06 (aid not rendered)
Musical Instruments: Korea Times 2/28/07 (Kayagum)
Names: KBS World 3/10/08 (Changing Surnames); JoongAng Daily 3/19/06
(non-use of given names); JoongAng Daily 2/12/06 (surnames)
New Year's Day: JoongAng Daily 2/5/07 (decorations); JoongAng Daily
1/15/07 (tteokguk)
Norigae (pendant attached to silk strings): JoongAng Daily 3/12/07 (history)
North Korea: Chosun Ilbo 3/7/07 (propaganda)
Onggi (traditional Korean pottery): JoongAng Daily 10/1/07
Onomastics (selecting children's names): Chosun Ilbo 9/21/06
Pansori (a type of traditional Korean musical theater): JoongAng Daily
11/5/07
Personality: JoongAng Daily 7/10/06 ("hot-blooded" personality)
Pharmacies: JoongAng Daily 3/5/06 (drug selection)
Poongsoo: Yonhap News 11/6/07 (Time-honored poongsoo theory
influences presidential candidates)
Prejudice Against Mixed Race Children: JoongAng Daily 3/8/07 (Kim Bu
Won)
Rainy day foods: JoongAng Daily 11/19//06
Recycling: Joong Ang Daily 4/3/05 (large appliances)
Road blocks: JoongAng Daily 7/2/06 (concrete walls)
Royal court cuisine: Korea Times 11/30/06
Seollal (Lunar New Year) holiday: Korea Times 2/5/08 (Seollal: One of the
Biggest Traditional Fests)
Shopping: JoongAng Daily 7/17/05 (GS stores)
Slogans: JoongAng Daily 10/30/06 (Dae Han Min Guk); JoongAng Daily
6/18/06 (Fighting)
Smells: JoongAng Daily 2/26/06 (BBQ smell)
Smoking: JoongAng Daily 10/24/04 (wet ashtrays)
Snack foods: Korea Times 11/16/06; JoongAng Daily 12/25/05 (memilmuk
& chapssaltteok)
Spas: JoongAng Daily 4/13/07 (concept of a spa)
Superstitions: JoongAng Daily 3/12/07 (strolling along Gyeongbok Palace);
JoongAng Daily 1/30/05 (chicken wings)
Swimming pools: JoongAng Daily 8/27/06 (rules)
Taekwondo: JoongAng Daily 2/27/07 (Korea Grandma Taekwondo
Federation)
Tattoos: JoongAng Daily 11/6/05 (negative connotations)
Teddy bears: Korea Times 12/12/06
Tall buildings: Chosun Ilbo 2/2/07 (tallest in world)
Toilets: JoongAng Daily 1/1/06 (bidet); JoongAng Daily 10/3/04 (squat
toilets)
"Tooth fairy": JoongAng Daily 8/22/05 (Korean folklore)
Universities: Dong-A Ilbo 2/14/07 (cram schools); Chosun Ilbo 2/9/07
(Ewha Womans University); JoongAng Daily 2/7/07 (Korean president of
UC at Merced)
Weddings: JoongAng Daily 4/16/07 (traditional ceremony); JoongAng Daily
10/9/05 (Korean style)
Won (Korean money): JoongAng Daily 10/8/06 (10-won coin)
Work Ethic: JoongAng Daily 2/13/05 (workaholics)