Despite Afghanistan, About 430 North Koreans have died of hunger in a northern part of the country, in the past month, because of chronic food shortages.
Jazz pianist and long-time resident of Korea, Ronn Branton will be performing his work “Tiger” at the Performing Arts Center of Dongduk Women’s University in Daehangno on July 27—28. “Tiger,” which reflects the artist’s life in Korea, is a musical expression of his concerns for the natural environment, Korean tradition and the Korean spirit. Tickets [...]
Here the news as I read it this morning:
The government says it cannot confirm media reports that the Taliban is ready to release eight female hostages in return for the release of eight Taliban hostages.
Freezone reports that the rumors floating around Saemmul Church, namely, the ones about the Foreign Ministry warning them over 20 times, [...]
건바운드 or “Gunbound” is a South Korean multiplayer online game that is so popular that one of the top Gunbound gamers in the world (Brazil) was kidnapped at gunpoint and held for his password. Apparently, the guy refused to give out the “sekret” word and was released five hours later, whereupon the four assailants were [...]
Deputy U.S. trade representative Karan Bahtia has told congress that it would be a bad idea to scrap the FTA agreement with South Korea.
Appearing on CBS, Democratic Labor Party lawmaker Roh Hoe-chan expanded on yesterday’s Hankyoreh Shinmun’s theme, saying, “Because the United States hopes Korean troops will remain in Afghanistan and has wanted Korea to even send combat troops, it won’t say anything about the hostage situation.” He also said another reason why the United States was keeping [...]
My latest KT pieceis up. It is on the government leaks that have been hitting Lee Myung-bak lately:
The current crop of accusations against Lee Myung-bak begs three questions: Are the allegations against Lee true? Are they part of a plot by elements of the government and are the others out to derail his candidacy? If [...]
KBO fans will remember Mike Coolbaugh, the 1st base coach who was tragically killed by a foul ball on Sunday, played a stint with the Doosan Bears. His brother Scott played in Korea, too.
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This is odd — the Philippine Star reports that there are some 240,000 Korean nationals in the Philippines, but only a sixth of them are properly documented. Apparently, most of the illegals are involved in retail businesses in major cities.
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Here is some of the latest from the Korean hostage situation:
Korean government officials are apparently participating in the Afghan government committee handling the crisis [Yonhap News, Korean].
Local tribal elders have reportedly made progress in talks with the kidnappers [Newsis/AP, Korean].
The Taliban have extended the deadline for a trade by 24 hours to 1430 GMT. [BBC]
Yonhap [...]
Seoul Waterworks
On Saturday, I paid a visit to the Ttukdo Water Service Museum, formally Seoul Waterworks, Korea’s first modern water treatment facility*.
The site is near Seoul Forest, about a 10-minute walk from Ttukseom Station, Exit 8. As you can see, my efforts were rewarded by… a historical site under restoration. Bummer.
The place is [...]
Taiwan is considering revising school textbooks to drop references that recognize Chinese historical figures, places and artifacts as ”national,” an official said Sunday. There is a rumour that they will replace every occurrence of the word “China” with “those guys”.
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If you’ve never seen LA’s K’town, here’s a very good photo essay on it at LAist. Good stuff. (HT to reader)
Note to Chosun Ilbo: I guess it’s easy to patriotically anti-Japanese when it doesn’t count. (HT to GI Korea)
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PS: If you’re looking for news on the kidnapping in Afghanistan, check this post below — it’s being updated as news comes in.
A ROKAF KF-16D(pic below) crashed into the West(Yellow) Sea yesterday during a nightime training mission. The ROKAF dispatched a transport and two helicopters to the area in order to search for survivors, but still no sign of the two pilots.
Including this incident, five KF-16s, out of a total force of 140, have crashed since [...]
OK, this is hella funny. [HT to ROK Drop]
A piece of Korean modern history passes — the Apgujeong branch of McDonald’s is closing its doors. The Apgujeong shop was Korea’s first Miccie Dee’s, opening ahead of the Seoul Olympics in March 1988.
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Seventy percent of GOM users watch porn? Is the percentage really that low?
