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[WSJ] Korea Real Time’s Top 5 Stories of 2014

January 2, 2015

 

A relative, center, of a passenger aboard the sunken Sewol ferry is consoled by police officers as she awaits news on her missing loved one at a port in Jindo, South Korea, Wednesday, April 30, 2014. (Yonhap)

A relative, center, of a passenger aboard the sunken Sewol ferry is consoled by police officers as she awaits news on her missing loved one at a port in Jindo, South Korea, Wednesday, April 30, 2014. (Yonhap)

[THE WALL STREET JOURNAL] – For many South Koreans, 2014 is likely to be remembered as a year of national soul-searching over the April sinking of the ferry Sewol.

The trials and tribulations of the nation’s biggest businesses were also in the spotlight, most recently because of something as seemingly trivial as the way an in-flight snack was served.

There were upbeat moments, too, most notably the visit of Pope Francis in August. Meanwhile, North Korea continued to make headlines for all the wrong reasons. Here’s a quick look at Korea Real Time’s picks for the top five Korean stories of 2014. [READ MORE]