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Monthly Archives: October 2007
Marmot’s Open Thread #22
October 13, 2007 – 12:16 am
Please Don’t Clone People, Koreans: Holy Pontiff
October 12, 2007 – 10:33 pm
Well, it’s not every day Korea gets a mention by the Pope… even if it’s a warning:
Pope Benedict XVI appealed Thursday to South Koreans’ “inherent moral sensibility” to reject embryonic stem cell research and human cloning after the country decided to let embryonic stem cell research resume.
Benedict also praised South Korea’s efforts to halt North [...]
You’d Better Not Mess with Antti, Lest He Pop a Cap in Your Ass
October 12, 2007 – 10:21 pm
Antti might seem like a mild-mannered Koreanist, but you’ve got to be careful around those Finns, apparently:
According to the latest Small Arms Survey, released in Geneva on Tuesday, Finland has 56 firearms for every 100 people, making it the world’s third most armed country in the world behind the United States and Yemen, where the [...]
Korea Wave strikes Saipan
October 12, 2007 – 7:12 pm
One Korean cultural export has made it big in the little island of Saipan (Saipan Tribune):
The world-famous B-Boy Crew brought the house down with their dazzling acrobatics during the group’s two-day show at the Marianas High School Gym Friday and Saturday night.
The thousand-plus-and mostly youthful-crowd couldn’t get enough of the group’s acrobatic and athletic form [...]
Congress Pontificates on Another Country’s History… Again
October 12, 2007 – 7:07 pm
Another month, another ill-advised Congressional statement on another country’s history.
Fortunately for Curzon at CA, he could just do a lot of cut & paste from his earlier post on the comfort women resolution.
Nathan at Registan.net called the resolution “idiotic.” He also links to this commentary by Deniz Ozdemir at FP Passport, who notes that while [...]
Please Keep Your Tentacles Out of My Pants
October 12, 2007 – 2:20 pm
Why I love smug Western liberals:
The Anti-Prostitution Law has certainly reduced the strength of the sex industry in Korea, and helped the lives of many women and girls in the country.
The law has been much discussed overseas, and countries such as Norway and Iceland are now following the lead of countries like Korea and Sweden [...]
Christian Groups Restart Afghan Missionary Work: Report
October 12, 2007 – 1:57 pm
In an exclusive report, the Seoul Shinmun (Korean) reports that “radical Korean Christian groups” have secretly restarted missionary work in Afghanistan.
The paper, following a tip from some Christian official, talked with Afghan officials, Christian missionary groups and the Foreign Ministry. It learned that despite a travel ban put on Afghanistan in August, some missionary [...]
Glancing at the News
October 12, 2007 – 1:12 pm
The US has asked Korea to keep its troops in Iraq and Afghanistan [Yonhap, Korean]. Korean Deputy Foreign Minister Shim Yoon-joe, who received the request in a meeting with US Under Secretary of State Nickolas Burns on Oct 11, said his government would respect a parliamentary resolution on the matter, and that a decision would [...]
Roh’s Latest Remarks on N. Korea
October 12, 2007 – 10:12 am
Just when you thought things are getting quiet. Here are some of Roh’s latest remarks.
First on the NLL;
That line is an operational limit line for our military (Navy). If you call it a territorial border line, then you are misleading the public.
A ceasefire line is something that is drawn by both parties of a [...]
And I thought the Rodius was Fugly
October 12, 2007 – 6:23 am
From the Korea Herald:
Kia Motors…will hold a survey until Oct. 25 to select the name of its new sport utility vehicle (SUV)…Anyone can vote for one of the three candidate names: “Mohave,’’ “Windriver’’ and “Opelia,’’ on a popularity poll of the firm’s Internet homepage.
“Mohave”? as in “The Mo’work, the Mo’have”? By the way, that is [...]
Well, At Least It Probably Wasn’t Stuffed with Money from PLA Generals…
October 11, 2007 – 1:32 pm
OK, I made my obligatory wise-ass comment about this.
Now it’s your turn.
News Links
October 11, 2007 – 1:28 pm
Let’s see now…
President Roh has proposed turning the DMZ into an ecological park. He’s also keen to ecologically restore the Baekdu Daegan, Korea’s mountainous spine. I doubt turning the DMZ into a park is realistic, but I will say this — when I went to Panmunjeom, the thing that struck me the most was not [...]
ROKA “Environmental Battalions” Start Work
October 11, 2007 – 12:23 pm
Two ROKA “Environmental Battalions”, totalling 524 men, have started work after being created in response to reports of environmental pollution in the 23 former USFK facilities that were handed over to the ROK government.
Their jobs, according to the MND, are; to prevent the spread of contamination from the facilities to the outside environment, inspection of waste treatment and other environmental facilities, and carrying out of [...]
ROK diplomats confront Chinese cops over NK defectors
October 11, 2007 – 10:19 am
I’ve complained about the Roh administration policy towards North Korean refugees in the past. This time I want to give props to the MOFAT folks who tried to do the right thing, even if they failed (Yonhap via the Hanky):
The Foreign Ministry Wednesday summoned a Chinese envoy to protest both the arrest of four North Korean [...]
Much Ado Over Nothing
October 11, 2007 – 5:40 am
Continuing the saga of the Syrian/North Korean relationship, the Syrian Government is now saying that the Israeli air strike that may have hit alleged North Korean nuclear material hit nothing because — nothing happened. The Syrians seem nervous that they have been implicated in a very serious issue, namely the development of nuclear capability.
Meanwhile, nothing [...]
No More ‘Reform’ and ‘Openess’ at Kaesong… at Least on Unification Ministry Homepage
October 10, 2007 – 3:39 pm
Yonhap reports that as per North Korean request (or, technically, a comment by President Roh following the North Korean request), the words “reform” and “opening” have been erased from the Kaesong section of the Unification Ministry’s homepage.
ROK’s New Amphibious Assault Ships
October 10, 2007 – 3:10 pm
A GNP National Assemblyman has unveiled a CG drawing and specs of the ROKN’s proposed amphibious assault ship (pic below).
The ship has a standard displacement of 4,500 tons and can carry 700 troops in addition to tanks, armored vehicles, trucks, and artillery. It also has a well deck for one landing craft and [...]
Lady in Red
October 10, 2007 – 3:05 pm
Some photos of actress Kim Hye-soo (and others) from the 2006 Blue Dragon Film Awards.
