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South Korean Woman Passes Driving Test After 950th Try

“After four years of trying, 68-year-old Cha Sa-soon finally managed to secure the 60 out of 100 points needed to pass the test. ” Link


Video: South Korea Parliament Fight

The South Korean parliament handles a dispute by fighting each other.


Video: South Korea Parliament Fight


Report: Kim Jong Il Dying Of Cancer

“The North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, who suffered a stroke last August, was also found to have ‘life-threatening’ pancreatic cancer around the same time, a South Korean cable television network reported on Monday. The network, YTN, a cable news channel, quoted unidentified Chinese and South Korean intelligence sources for the report, which was made by YTN’s Beijing-based correspondent.” Link


South Korean Actress Ok So-ri Found Guilty Of Adultery

Ok-So-ri, who was handed a suspended jail term, had lost a battle in October to have the ban declared unconstitutional. ‘I would like to say I’m sorry for causing so much trouble to society,’ a somber Ok told reporters after the verdict.” [Link]


North Korea To Seal Borders With South Korea

North Korea on Monday said that it would go ahead with its threat to effectively close the land border with the South, including expelling South Korean managers from an industrial site just inside its border, from December 1.” [Link]


Web Rumors Pushed South Korean Actress Choi Jin Sil To Suicide

Choi Jin Sil
Choi Jin Sil picture

“Choi, 39, apparently succumbed to a suicidal impulse provoked by malicious online rumors, the police said after studying memos found at her home and interviewing friends and relatives. Those online accusations claimed that Choi – who once won a government medal for her saving habit and whose name, Jin Sil, means ‘truth’ – was a loan shark. They claimed that an actor named Ahn Jae Hwan, who gassed himself in his car last month, was driven to suicide because Choi pressed him relentlessly to repay a $2 million debt.” [Link]