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Thirty-five years ago, half a dozen students at Korea University in Seoul decided to deepen their understanding of the world and polish their knowledge of English by meeting to read and translate TIME. The idea blossomed into a more formal organization known as the Time Club. Since its founding, the organization has attracted thousands of members and generated similar groups at more than 50 other universities around the country...
Sometimes, when U.S. colloquialisms are so cryptic that not even a dictionary can help, members call on TIME's Seoul bureau. There reporter K.C. Hwang and assistant Kim Jung Ran aid in deciphering such curious expressions as Where's the beef?, laundering money, or read my lips...
...occupied by soldiers trying to quell demonstrations, the club stayed open by moving its operations to a nearby tearoom. "The only time we stop reading TIME is during middle-term and final examinations," says faculty adviser Kang Sung Hack. Last month members even slogged through severe floods in Seoul in order to get together...
...Jackson, Daniel Benjamin Central Europe: John Borrell Moscow: John Kohan, James Carney Rome: Robert T. Zintl Jerusalem: Jon D. Hull Cairo: Dean Fischer, William Dowell Nairobi: Marguerite Michaels Johannesburg: Scott MacLeod New Delhi: Edward W. Desmond Beijing: Jaime A. FlorCruz Southeast Asia: William Stewart Hong Kong: Jay Branegan Seoul: David S. Jackson Tokyo: Barry Hillenbrand, Seiichi Kanise, Kumiko Makihara Ottawa: James L. Graff Latin America: John Moody Mexico City: Laura Lopez...
...Prince Sihanouk waffles, Cambodian leaders discuss a U.N. plan. -- In Seoul, Prime Ministers from North and South begin talks...