January 23, 2006 – 3:46 pm
(by guest blogger, Andy Jackson)
It would seem that Korea’s tax code is about to get a little more progressive (Yonhap):
In a speech to the nation, Roh said government revenue should be raised to address deepening income disparity, and rejected calls by opposition parties for tax reductions…
…Given the worrisome trends in income distribution, few would dispute [...]
January 22, 2006 – 4:37 pm
(by guest blogger, Andy Jackson)
A couple of years ago, a Korean milk company got in trouble with the law for using nude models to promote its yogurt.
A Seoul appellate has just ruled that the show was obscene:
The bench ruled the performance was purely commercially motivated and had no artistic merit whatsoever. It said the show, [...]
January 20, 2006 – 2:56 pm
(by guest blogger, Andy Jackson)
I just wanted to give readers at the Hole a heads up that my latest TCS Daily article is up. It is on the Korean governments reaction to the rise of the won against the dollar and its ‘war’ on foreign speculators. Here is a sample:
To this day, most Koreans refer [...]
January 20, 2006 – 7:45 am
By SHELTON BUMGARNERMarmot’s Hole Guest Blogger
The New York Times has a great review of "Nuclear Showdown" by Gordon C. Chang. Some of the better bits:
Gordon C. Chang, a writer who works out of Hong Kong and China, has
sewn together this tale of diplomatic mismanagement in a compelling, if
sometimes overstated and meandering, account of how [...]
January 19, 2006 – 2:19 pm
Got something to say to President Roh? Well, post a comment on one of his three blogs!
January 19, 2006 – 1:48 pm
The always insightful Plunge (the man who pretty much put this blog on the map) has resumed blogging. If you’ve never read his work before, be sure to check out his site now, and update your blog lists accordingly.
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January 19, 2006 – 1:37 pm
Korean-Canadian female wrestler Gail Kim (some pics NOT work safe) will visit Korea early next month.
There was much rejoicing.
(Hat tip to reader)
January 19, 2006 – 1:30 pm
The newspaper readers at the Korean embassy in Washington would like you to know that question No. 5 on this quiz in the Christian Science Monitor is mistaken (from Yonhap).
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January 19, 2006 – 12:47 pm
"Rising anti-Google sentiment in Korea’s Internet society?" What the hell is this crap?
January 16, 2006 – 11:33 pm
It remains to be seen whether Dr. Hwang Woo-suk will be able to work again in Korea, but if worse came to worst, he can always take up Clonaid on its job offer (from Yonhap).
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January 16, 2006 – 1:23 pm
Can anyone follow this mess?
January 16, 2006 – 1:05 pm
The Chosun reports that Iranians are the most crime-prone foreigners in Korea, while Nepalese were apparently the best behaved:
The biggest group of convicted lawbreakers came from Iran, who made up 6,691 of every 100,000 foreign criminals, followed by 6,304 Russians, 5,672 Hong Kong citizens, 4,958 Americans and 3,190 Germans. Statistically the most law-abiding guests were [...]
January 16, 2006 – 12:43 pm
Residents in Masan’s Haeun-dong woke up Monday to discover that someone had cut off the head of one of their city’s Dangun statues:
Police are looking for the head and the perpetrator. Smart money says this is the work of some Jesus nut, but we’ll just have to wait and see.
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January 16, 2006 – 12:23 pm
The KT’s Mike Weisbart has given us the best analysis yet of the Hong Kong 11. Be absolutely sure to read it.
(Hat tip to Simon World)
January 16, 2006 – 11:14 am
Not everyone has given up on Dr. Hwang, it would appear.
January 15, 2006 – 1:05 pm
(by guest blogger, Andy Jackson)
I’m sure that the Marmot would be all over this if he wasn’t busy following the Dear Leader across China right now (or maybe it’s Osan). If the Marmot is reading this, he should feel free to add to or edit this post as he sees fit.
The Mongolian government has fallen. [...]
January 15, 2006 – 11:16 am
By SHELTON BUMGARNERMarmot’s Hole Guest Blogger
Yes, kids, it’s time for one of those articles. You know the kind. It’s a New York Times article where the author seems to roll his or her eyes at wacky Asian culture in between the lines. The story is about how — get this — Koreans are building more [...]
January 13, 2006 – 2:47 pm
Boy, this sounds like a rough evening.
January 13, 2006 – 2:27 pm
OK, let me get this straight. A guy gets 10 months in prison for dicking around on his wife and getting a girl in the sack by promising to marry her, but some dude slashes another guy’s face open with a beer bottle and gets a suspended sentence?
Dude, that’s just fucked.
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January 13, 2006 – 12:03 pm
Here’s Korean Tabloid Crap if there’s ever been any:
The "big sister" of the popular female vocal quartet Big Mama will marry her younger French boyfriend in March, her management agency said.
The scheduled wedding date, March 31, was chosen because that was the date they first met in 2001.
Shin Yeon-ah, 33, the most experienced and eldest [...]
