Last night, I posted how a majority of Uri Party lawmakers apparently believe that China, rather than the United States, should be Korea’s primary diplomatic partner. In today’s Chosun Ilbo, Gyeongnam University international relations professor and former Foreign Ministry Vice-Minister Kim Hang-gyeong contributed an op-ed piece that contends that the American alliance is the [...]
First, Budaechigae slams OhMyNews and the Hankyoreh for ignoring “North Korea Freedom Day.” To be fair to the two newspapers in question, there were only 200 people at the rally — hardly the Million Man March, and as far as Korean demonstrations are concerned, hardly noteworthy. That being said, if it was 200 [...]
Gotta make a living somehow, I guess:
Police arrested the leader and 14 other members of an Uzbekistan organized crime gang yesterday on charges of extorting money from illegal aliens in Korea.
Police in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi province, said that they had taken into custody members of a group called the “Roman” gang. They were charged with running [...]
No, you read the post title correctly. A reader sent this to me today, via the Australian:
NORTH Korea has accused Australia of violating human rights by locking up 27 crew from the drug ship Pong Su in Port Augusta’s Baxter detention centre.
Pyongyang, which has one of the world’s most appalling human rights records, [...]
Oh my, they do look like Teletubbies (just scroll up a little)…
Where else can you find crap like this:
SEOUL (Reuters) - Many North Koreans died a “heroic death” after last week’s train explosion by running into burning buildings to rescue portraits of leader Kim Jong-il and his father, the North’s official media reported on Wednesday.
Portraits of Kim and his late father, national founder Kim Il-sung, are [...]
Well, this is kind of interesting:
Among Uri Party lawmakers who won seats in the 17th National Assembly, 63 percent said that Korea should keep in closer contact with China in terms of diplomacy and trade instead of the United States.
The survey was conducted by the party’s policy committee during the Uri Party’s workshop for [...]
South Korean Unification Minister Jeong Se-hyun — the man requires his own blog. I’ve bashed him here, here, here, and probably many other places. He’s the ass who told the WSJ’s Melanie Kirkpatrick that for North Koreans, “political freedom is a luxury, like pearls for a pig.” Now, we have this:
Minister of [...]
Even if this does seem a bit much, I can’t say I don’t admire the spirit:
Memories of the Red Menace may be fading in much of America, but they are very much alive in Orange County’s Little Saigon.
In a gesture that says a lot about the uncompromising anger that many Vietnamese emigres feel toward the [...]
Look, it’s not like I’m heartless bastard — I eat dogs, but I don’t kick’ em, and I sure as hell feel for the victims of the Ryongchon blast. Given the situation, sending emergency relief aid is the proper thing to do. The Hani, however, is CLEARLY on a different plain of understanding:
Knowing [...]
Not that I mind looking, of course.
For better (and definitely NOT work safe) photos of two of the relevant “actresses,” I bring you what the Sports Chosun cannot:
Kaoru Sakurako
Amu Masaki
Brian at Cathartidae and Kevin of IA are disgusted by South Korea’s behavior following the Ryongchon disaster up North. Both Brian’s post and Kevin’s cartoon are well worth looking at; Brian’s post is particularly thought-provoking, and here’s some of it:
Am I the only one disgusted by South Korea’s reaction to the explosion in North [...]
For OhMyNews to run these parody posters for the Ryongchon disaster donation drives is, at best, highly inappropriate, and at worst, lends credence to accusations (even if they’re from the Chosun Ilbo) that the Internet publication is a fascist organization.
Look, I know you guys down at OhMy will publish just about anything, but come on, [...]
When I posted this about the “Miss World Cup” Shin Mi-na last month, Brian pointed out that she pretty much disappeared after her first album. Well, fear not, Mi-na fans — she’s making a comeback! Her second album will hits the stands May 3, and if the Chosun’s photo isn’t enough, feel free [...]
YTN has some just released video footage from the Ryongchon disaster site and hospitals in Sinuiju. It’s not pretty.
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UPDATE: Some more video footage — well, amidst the destruction, we have at least one smiling young mother chillin’ with the ajumma.
UPDATE II: Another video courtesy YTN.
If you want to take a look at urban development in Seoul (through some amazing panoramic photos), take a look at this post over at Antti’s blog.
The Oranckay comments on the outpouring of love in the South following the North’s Ryongchon Station disaster:
It occurs to me that however, whatever aid the South is able to send up North, the tragedy at Ryongchon will probably be remembered as a landmark event in intra-Korean (never say “inter”) relations. There’s just something different about [...]
North Korea’s hard to please. Put troops in, Pyongyang bitches. Pull troops out, it bitches. Anyway:
The North Korean Army on Sunday declared that it will overhaul security provisions in the joint security area (JSA) at the truce village of Panmunjom, North Korean official media reported Sunday.
The decision was made due to the [...]
The Gyeongyang Shinmun also has photos from the Ryonchon site.
It’s amazing that photos like this are coming out as quickly as they are.
The Korea Herald has an analysis piece by the Sejong Institute’s Paik Hak-soon on how the Uri Party’s general election victory may strain the relationship between Seoul and Washington. Here’s some of it:
It is too early to tell, but one thing is clear: the Roh government will face very serious demands to cancel or [...]
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