Just some of the 3,000 Buddhas enshrined in the Samcheonbuljeon Hall of Bongwon-sa Temple, near Yonsei University.
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Well, this is weird.
You’ll remember the 2005 incident at a DMZ guard post in Yeoncheon when Pvt. Kim Dong-min flipped out and killed eight of his fellow soldiers with a rifle and a hand grenade.
Well, following their own investigation, the families of the victims are now claiming that the whole thing was a Defense Ministry [...]
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UPDATE (by Robert Koehler): OK, Japanese speakers — what does she say here?
It seems like the Dear Leader may not greet Pres. Roh Moo Hyun when he arrives in Pyongyang next week.
Pundits have speculated that North Korean leader Kim Jong-il may greet Roh at the entrance of Pyongyang.
But Roh’s spokesman Cheon Ho-seon told reporters that North Korean leader Kim has no plan to come out to personally [...]
I’m not sure, exactly, what the point was in inviting Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to speak at Columbia; it’s not like you’ll get a lot of productive “dialogue” or “debate” in such circumstances, although you will get a lot of sidestepping and talking past one another. And at the end of the day, Iran has [...]
You’ve gotta give former Korean President Kim Dae-jung credit — unlike the current occupant of Cheong Wa Dae, he always knew how to talk to — or at least bullshit — the Americans. Like this beauty:
Former president Kim Dae-jung said Tuesday that South Korea, the United States and international organizations need to invest in North [...]
Dead silent they may be when it comes to North Korea, but don’t blame Seoul for refusing to take a stand against human rights violations in Myanmar:
The Korean Foreign Ministry expressed concern Thursday (Sept. 27) over the violent suppression of peaceful protests by Myanmar’s military regime, amid widespread international condemnation of the violence.
“The Korean government [...]
The six party talks have started and there is an elephant in the room that nobody is talking about(Yonhap):
South Korean Foreign Minister Song Min-soon on Thursday played down continuing reports alleging North Korea-Syria nuclear cooperation, saying they were not affecting negotiations under way to denuclearize the Korean Peninsula.
There may be a reason for that. I [...]
Right now, during the pleasant (and hectic) Chusok holiday, the people of Burma (Myanmar) are facing the violence of a military junta, run by generals that have wrongfully ruled that country for the last nineteen years. Buddhist monks have finally joined the protest against these generals, demanding an end to military repression and a dusk-to-dawn [...]
Here are some upcoming Royal Asiatic Society - Korea activities of potential interest to M-Holers:
Sat Sept 29th: BUKCHON neighborhood Walking Tour in Seoul — Strolling for a few hours through the neighborhood of traditional (old or remodeled) Korean houses (hanok) just north of downtown, guided by by my own funky self, so ya know its gonna be good. [...]
I’ve updated Ye Olde Blog to Wordpress 2.3. I’ve also activated the latest version of WP Cache. Everything should be fine, but if you’re experiencing difficulties — login troubles in particular — shoot me an email.
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The logo for the ROKS Dokdo(pic below) has been showing up in Korean Internet sites and has caused a bit of a stir in China. The reason? The logo shows the Korean flag overlapping China on the map of NE Asia, and this has made some Chinese unhappy such as a sister publication of the [...]
That sure was a nice Harvest Moon-rise just before 6 tonight, and the noble Kiwi hikers enjoyed it from the ridge, deep in Sangju City territory, enjoying the better weather and feelin’ fine. Roger and Andrew expect to enter the amazingly-beautiful Sogni-san National Park on Thursday (tomorrow) and spend several days exploring its wonders. Check out [...]
It seems that more and more things are shaking out of the Israeli raid from September the sixth, notably an overt connection between Syria and North Korea that has not been public knowledge before. Meanwhile, the Timesonline (UK) claims that Israeli commandos seized North Korean Nuclear materials in Syria.
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It is Chusok time again and the first seasonal thing I notice is the red pepper that people put out everywhere so as to dry in the sun. This is the downtown “shijang” in Kangjin, down south, close to Haenam. The Chosun Ilbo also has a short description of how to set a Chusok [...]
And in some good news concerning USFK, Brigadier General Raymond Mason, commander of the 19th Theater Support Command, and Command Sgt. Major George Duncan have been made honorary citizens of Uljin-gun, Gyeongsangbuk-do, the first time the county has granted that honor to a foreigner.
Apparently, the Staff Sgt. Audie Murphy Club of the 19th Theater [...]
In the NYT, Robert Kaplan discusses Asia’s military modernization and America’s loss of its Pacific “lake.” Here’s just a sample:
THE ultimate strategic effect of the Iraq war has been to hasten the arrival of the Asian Century.
While the American government has been occupied in Mesopotamia, and our European allies continue to starve their defense programs, [...]
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