Hey, Robert, how many foreign monks reside in Korean temples affiliated with the Jogye order?
Why, 87, of course.
A survey by Korea’s largest Buddhist sect revealed that as of June 19-23, 87 foreign monks from 28 countries were residing at the order’s temples, studying Korean Buddhism, attending to the spiritual needs of the migrant worker community, [...]
With the exception of a couple of regular columns I enjoy, I don’t usually make it a point to read the opinion sections in Korea’s English-language dailies, but if I’m sitting in the john and I have a copy of the Times or Herald handy, I’ll give ‘em a read.
Helps the bowel movements, you know.
Anyway, [...]
Can’t say we’re serving whale for lunch in school cafeterias, but 15 officials from Ganghwa Island’s Office of Education are under fire for having an evening dogmeat soup and booze party in the cafeteria of a Ganghwa Island elementary school.
The officials were invited to the festivity by the school’s headmaster, who wanted to encourage the [...]
Over at the Lost Nomad, Gar brings us the big mess outside Camp Humphreys. What you need to check out, however, are the photos of the banners local merchants have put up in honor of Area III Col. Michael J. Taliento Jr.
UPDATE: See GI Korea’s commentary on the fun and games (or lack thereof) [...]
for those of you still interested in that “minor” sporting event going on “over there” in germany, let’s look at the tonight’s two quarterfinal matchups as i hope the symptoms of my two-day football withdrawal don’t get worse before kickoff tonight at 11:59.
germany v. argentina: from a neutral standpoint, this is, in my opinion, the [...]
Moving as it was to see South Korean abductee defector Kim Young-nam reunited with his mother for the first time in 28 years, this press conference kind of soured the whole thing for me
Read Kim’s press conference (in Korean) here, via OhMyNews.
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Just some cool pics of Chinese blue helmets in Haiti, courtesy China Daily.
Looks like Chinese authorities feel compelled to further regulate the nation’s blogs, chat rooms and search engines.
If you, unlike me, actually have an opinion about the fight over Yongsan Foreign School, my comments are open.
See also Mike Breen’s column on the Yongsan Foreign School controversy for a primer on the battle.
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Christ, I don’t know what to say about this:
When Robert broke up with his partner, he was angry, bitter, and felt betrayed. After more than two years of what he thought was a stable monogamous relationship, he discovered that the person he loved and trusted had in fact cheated on him several times.
In what would [...]
The Chosun Ilbo tracked down the surviving crew members of the Chamsuri 357, the South Korean patrol boat sunk by the North Koreans in June 2002.
For a country that makes frequent references to its national pride, it appears Korea has surprisingly little of it.
A University of Chicago survey placed Korea 31st out of 34 countries surveyed in national pride. Japan placed 18.
The United States topped the list, while bringing up the rear behind Korea were eastern Germany (not that western [...]
In the Weekly Chosun magazine, the Korea Military Research Institute’s Kim Haeng-bok looks at how interpretations of the Korean War and its origins have changed over the years.
Broadly speaking, study of the origins of the Korean War has passed through three stages. The oldest school of thought believed the war began with a North [...]
Hat tip to Antti (via GI Korea) for linking to these amazing color photographs of Korea taken during the Korean War by Gwak Hong, a Korean-American who served as a U.S. Marine medic during the conflict.
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WARNING: Potential flame war material. Viewer discretion advised.
A Japanese football columnist has penned a piece slamming Korea for its “exclusive nationalism” as seen in the World Cup, says Korean sports media OSEN.
In a column Wednesday, the Nikkan Sports‘ Nishimura Goyu wrote that Korean media reports and netizen behavior concerning referee decisions in Korea’s matches [...]
Granted, I’m a right-wing fascist, but oddly, I’m not quite as surprised as Kotaji that Venezuelan President Simon Bolivar Hugo Chavez might be interested in meeting Kim Jong-il.
Former SNU professor and disgraced cloning clown Hwang Woo-suk plans to restart his research next month, his lawyer said today.
According to his attorney, Hwang has already secured sufficient funds to open a new research center in Seoul in early July.
The lawyer said, “Dr. Hwang believes the only way to earn the forgiveness of the people [...]
Talking with reporters Tuesday, outgoing Seoul mayor Lee Myung-bak suggested that it might be premature for a woman to become president of Korea. Asked about the possibility of a woman assuming the highest office in the land, Lee said, “It could depend on whether the nation is stable or in a period of crisis. In [...]
last night was, seemingly, the first time in two weeks that there was little or no refereeing controversy in either of the matches, although there was another red card in the brasil-ghana match and a blatant offside missed on brasil’s second goal. finally, the focus in the aftermath is on the footie, not the [...]
Oh no! It’s attack of the killer “direct talks” monkeys!
In a recent editorial, the New York Times criticizes calls by two former Clinton advisers to destroy North Korea’s Taepodong 2 missile satellite launch vehicle on the ground. Fair enough—I thought it was a bad idea, too. But just to show you that [...]
