I would like to have your proofreading.

Dear teachers,

I read an Korean news article, and I made some corrections as seen in blue in the below:

May I have your review to check whether the whole article in the below is natural in meaning and gramatical points of view?

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Koreans are set to enjoy the most holidays since 2005, and by adding some personal vacation days ? annual leave that companies regularly give to employees ? vacations (checked in red below) it can be extended.

* Can we use since in the above paragraph? I looked up the word "since" in the Longman dictionary, and it said that the tense should be "past, past perfect, or present perfect," not "present" before "since."

So when are these "golden holidays" and what dates are personal vacation days needed? Check the dates below that are highlighted with a "V." If you can take a day off on the marked days, you will be able to have consecutive holidays.

* I think "what dates are personal vacation days needed?" should be "what dates do personal vacation days needed."
* I think "If you can take a day off on the marked days, you will be able to have consecutive holidays." should be change into "If you can take a day (or days) off on the marked days, you will be able to have consecutive holidays."

Jan. 27 to Jan. 30 (4 days)

The long list starts with the Lunar New Year in January.

With the holiday starting on Jan. 27 and running to Jan. 30, an additional day was added because the Lunar New Year itself is on the Saturday. Introduced in 2013, the "substitute holiday" is added when holidays overlap with weekends.

* Shouldn't "is" be "was"?


March 1 to March 5 (5 days/2 vacation days needed)

The next holiday is in March, for the March 1st Movement. (or Independence Movement Day in Korea from Japanese imperialism)

Although the holiday starts on a Wednesday, workers can use their paid leave from March 2 to March 3 to have a five-day vacation extending to March 5.


May 3 to May 7 (5 days/1 vacation day needed)

May has two vacation slots in one week.

Starting with Buddha's Birthday on May 3 and then Children's Day on May 5, using a vacation day on May 4 can make it a five-day holiday.


Aug. 12 to Aug. 15 (4 days/1 vacation day needed)

With Korea's Independence Day on the Tuesday, workers can use a vacation day on Aug. 14 to make a four-day holiday that starts on Aug. 12.


Oct. 3 to Oct. 9 (7 days)

It is the longest holiday weekend of 2017, with no vacation days needed.

Starting with National Foundation Day on Oct. 3, then Chuseok (Korean Thanksgiving) from Oct. 4 to Oct 6, and finishing with Hangul Day on Oct. 9, no vacation days are needed to enjoy a seven-day break. If you take a vacation day on Oct. 2, the holiday can start on Sep. 30, making it a 10-day vacation.


Dec. 23 to Dec. 25 (3 days)

The last holiday of 2017.

Everyone was disappointed in 2016 because Christmas was on a Sunday. But (=> Yet,) there are no worries this year as Christmas is on a Monday.

Shouldn't "But" in the above sentence be changed to "Yet, In contrast, By Contrast, Nonetheless, Nevertheless, On the other hand, or However" because a coordinate conjunction cannot be used when a sentence starts?

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Look forward to hearing from you soon.

Thanks and best regards,

David Kim