kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 09/23/2009
A South Korean court Wednesday upheld the conviction of the older brother of the late President Roh Moo-hyun for influence-peddling, but reduced the sentence he had received just days before the former leader's suicide.
San Diego Union (Free subscription) | 09/23/2009
A South Korean court Wednesday upheld the conviction of the older brother of the late President Roh Moo-hyun for influence-peddling, but reduced the sentence he had received just days before the former leader's suicide.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 09/23/2009
SEOUL, South Korea -- A South Korean court Wednesday upheld the conviction of the older brother of the late President Roh Moo-hyun for influence-peddling, but reduced the sentence he had received just days before the former leader's suicide.
Philippine Commentary (Free subscription) | 08/13/2009
Along with the quaint idea of delicadeza, this country is now in dangerously short supply of honor and shame. Palace apologists are turning the tables on the media, with GMA lawyer Romulo Macalintal claiming the media is just as immoral as his boss. What the fucking hell is going on? In a nutshell Macalintal is arguing - yeah, well everybody's morally bankrupt anyway, so sod off? On Filipino Voices...
Japan Times (Free subscription) | 06/29/2009
Prime Minister Taro Aso and South Korean President Lee Myung Bak agreed Sunday to intensify joint efforts to stop Pyongyang's nuclear programs and urged North Korea to abide by a U.N. Security Council resolution condemning its recent nuclear test. Lee arrived in Tokyo on Sunday for a day of talks as part of the shuttle diplomacy designed to build closer relations between the two nations, after bilateral...
All Africa (Free subscription) | 06/05/2009
EMBATTLED former President Roh Moo-hyun, 62, jumped on to his death, on May 23, while hiking in the mountains behind his rural home in South Korea - he was ashamed of corruption charges against him.
Global Voices Online (Free subscription) | 06/02/2009
Ask a Korean! wrote a very informative article on former president Roh Moo-Hyun (1946-2009), his life and contribution in Korea history.
Reuters (Free subscription) | 05/31/2009
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean police fought with anti-government protesters overnight to break up a rally for former President Roh Moo-hyun, whose suicide a week ago has triggered growing criticism of his successor.
Gusts of Popular Feeling (Free subscription) | 05/30/2009
NoCut News reports that at 5:20 pm yesterday a 23 year-old female university student hung herself in her home in Gyeyang-gu, Incheon. She left a message on her cell phone saying 'I want to follow Roh Moo-hyun.' I have a bad feeling there will be more reports like this. [Hat tip to Scott Burgeson]
New York Times (Free subscription) | 05/30/2009
South Koreans lined the streets — many of them weeping — as they bid farewell to their former president, Roh Moo-hyun, who committed suicide last week.
Washington Post (Free subscription) | 05/30/2009
SEOUL, May 29 -- A national funeral for Roh Moo-hyun, the scandal-tainted former president who killed himself last weekend by jumping off a cliff, brought huge numbers of South Koreans into the streets of Seoul on Friday to weep, to wail and to damn the current president for shaming Roh into...
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 05/30/2009
S EOUL, South Korea | A national funeral for Roh Moo-hyun, the scandal-tainted ex-president who killed himself last weekend by jumping off a cliff, brought huge numbers of South Koreans to the streets of Seoul on Friday.
L. A. Times Dodgers Blog (Free subscription) | 05/30/2009
Former Seoul Bureau chief Barbara Demick recalls the late former South Korean leader's rise and fall, and sees his suicide as a setback for democracy in the region. A few days after Roh Moo-hyun committed suicide, I went digging around in my son's toy chest to find the small plush doll of the former South Korean president I'd bought shortly after he was inaugurated.
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 05/29/2009
South Koreans shrugged off the threat of war from the North yesterday and focused on internal divisions brought into sharp relief by the death of a former president, Roh Moo-hyun. Seoul was last night awash with yellow, Roh's campaign colour, as an estimated 150,000 of his supporters turned up for his funeral and then protested in the city streets. They held placards proclaiming: "Today condolences....
Washington Post (Free subscription) | 05/29/2009
SEOUL, May 29 -- A national funeral for Roh Moo-hyun, the scandal-tainted ex-president who killed himself last weekend by jumping off a cliff, brought huge numbers of South Koreans to the streets of Seoul on Friday to weep, to wail and to damn the current president for shaming Roh into suicide.
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