Ghost Tree has posted a very, very good photo essay from North Korea.
Be sure to take a look at it.
Korea… in Blog Format
Ghost Tree has posted a very, very good photo essay from North Korea.
Be sure to take a look at it.
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Posted 40 minutes ago
The Chosun Ilbo, relying on a Japanese report that itself relies in Chinese sources, reports that the market value of the North Korean won has fallen to 10% of its value from January 1st. In December one Chinese yuan could ... [Link]
Posted 52 minutes ago
Gangnam parents are using their neighborhood's coffee shops to wait for their kids while they're in their hagwons... all day long. They also use the time to form 'teams' to choose their children's friends. This translation comes from reader Christina ... [Link]
Posted 63 minutes ago
You should read any report about Kim Jong Il’s health with skepticism. News of Great Fishwife’s health is surely among the most closely guarded of state secrets, the unguarded discussion of which must be punishable in some very harsh ways. ... [Link]
Posted 70 minutes ago
Required Reading for NPB fans and followers: The Japan Times is currently running Robert Whiting’s four-installment series detailing the rise and fall of Bobby Valentine’s career with the Chiba Lotte Marines. Whiting’s meticulously researched account describes a clandestine campaign to ... [Link]
Posted 80 minutes ago
Roboseyo has a post well worth reading about the portrayal of foreigners on Korean television. If you haven't already, go read it.Mark at the Jeonju Hub sent me a link to this article titled "The ‘Foreign English Teacher’ - A ... [Link]
Posted 91 minutes ago
I’m a few years removed from living in the States, so watching the Super Bowl ads Sunday was like a portal back into life in the U.S. before I moved here to Taiwan. I got the CBS feed via satellite, ... [Link]
Posted 2 hours ago
Here is something interesting that USFK Commander General Walter Sharp mentioned while addressing Korean military cadets: On strategic flexibility, GEN Sharp mentioned, “In the beginning, the USFK will be coordinating with partner countries in the region. Eventually, the whole world ... [Link]
Posted 3 hours ago
We’ve talked about the Han River Renaissance Project on Seoul Scene before, but in case you’ve forgotten, it’s the ambitious plan to realize the full potential of Seoul’s iconic waterway as a way to improve the quality of life for ... [Link]
Posted 3 hours ago
Posted by Tammy If Koreans are the kings (and queens) of Far-East Asian BBQ, then Texas reigns supreme as far as American BBQ is concerned. With heavy Spanish, Czech and German influences, Texas BBQ is bold and full of flavor. ... [Link]
Posted 3 hours ago
Around 6:15 on a bus heading out of Seoul today, a display flashed across the bottom of the TV screen saying that a 3.0 magnitude earthquake was detected north of Seoul today at 6:08 pm. KBS Global has the only ... [Link]
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Thanks for the link, Robert.
Ditto.
Robert, I got so many hits on my site today (the flood began from here, I think) that at one point I had several hundred visitors a second. Too much of a good thing, as it turned out: my site was shut down by my host (traffic violation?) Just out of curiosity, how much bandwith do you have here, and what does it cost you? (I’ve got 40 gig @ $100/year)
I’m on the front page of DIGG, that did it.
Wow. Thanks for the links.
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