Book excerpt: South Korea-related refereed articles in Korea Yearbook 2008 focus on the domestic political scene, relations with Japan, policy towards the North, higher education reform, and new Korean cinema. Additional articles deal with the recovery of the remains of US soldiers killed in the Korean War, economic reform in North Korea, and inter-Korean economic cooperation. For Korea Yearbook 2009 the editors have announced a graduate student prize of US 750,-. Please see the readership section for more details.