WHAT a difference a year makes. Last December, when friends were told I was off to Busan, South Korea, they asked in jest if I was taking the train, in reference to the hit Korean zombie movie.
Last month, I was scheduled to visit Seoul for work. But instead of jokes, family and friends asked rather anxiously if it was safe to visit a country that seemed to be tottering on the edge of war.
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