November 26, 2007 – 9:06 pm
If you think that giving your tax money over to North Korea so Kim Jong-il can continue to keep his general well-supplied with cars, cognac and cuties is not such a great idea, who would you vote for? One way to help decide is to see who the Dear Leader hates the most and vote [...]
November 26, 2007 – 6:10 pm
On September, I posted about the ROKS Doko’s logo, which caused much unhappiness among the Chinese. Probably in response to Chinese sensibilities, the ROKN has unveiled a new logo ,which has all the elements of the older logo(incuding the Konglish slogan), but with the map of NE Asia removed. Pics below show the old logo(top, [...]
November 26, 2007 – 4:42 pm
My latest Korea Times piece is on how the three leading candidates can win the upcoming presidential election.
The set up:
The current presidential election was starting to look like Lee Myung-bak’s victory lap after the “real” contest for the main opposition Grand National Party (GNP) nomination.
Like most observers of Korean politics, I kept expecting Chung Dong-young [...]
November 26, 2007 – 4:23 pm
Tuesday, Nov 27th, 7:30pm: Lecture by Dr. Jang Yeon-ok (PhD in Ethnomusicology from The University of London, teacher & scholar of traditional Korean music, and accomplished Gayageum player) on “Korean Folk Music: From P’ansori to Sinawi and Sanjo”. In the 2nd-floor Resident’s Lounge of the Somerset Palace, downtown Seoul – free for RAS members, w5000 donation requested from others.
Sat Dec 1st: [...]
November 24, 2007 – 3:24 pm
In case you haven’t seen it, here’s a translation of the government decree calling for measures to eradicate illegal activity by English teachers, like “ineligible lectures, taking drugs and sex crimes.” Measures include a blacklist “to prevent native English teachers who disrupt social order with taking drugs, committing sexual harassment and alcohol intoxication.” Stop laughing, [...]
November 24, 2007 – 3:05 pm
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November 24, 2007 – 2:48 pm
A couple of days ago, I posted that Korea’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission has recommended the government begin negotiations with the United States to receive compensation for a US bombing raid during the Korean War that killed 51 civilians.
In that post, I asked whether US allies had made similar demands for civilian losses in bombing [...]
November 23, 2007 – 2:09 pm
A bipartisan US Government panel has determined that spying (espionage) by China is the biggest threat to keeping technology secrets (duh!). The Chosun Ilbo also thinks that China is a looming threat to Korean national integrity. Should we start considering what our Chinese names should be?
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November 23, 2007 – 12:13 pm
In his most recent column in the JoongAng Ilbo, KorMedi.com president Lee Seong-ju writes that size really doesn’t matter:
When Professor L of “S” University Hospital’s Department of Psychiatry thinks of a female Korean student he treated at a general hospital in the United States, for some reason he begins to feel uncomfortable. As soon as [...]
November 23, 2007 – 11:25 am
In case you didn’t know he was still alive, former Rhodesian prime minister Ian Smith has finally died. With any luck, Bob Mugabe won’t be far behind.
November 23, 2007 – 11:04 am
The Ministry of Commerce, Industry, and Energy has announced that three gas hydrate deposits estimated to yield 600 million tons have been discovered in the East Sea 100km South of Ulleung-do. For more info on gas hydrates, click here. The government plans to commercialize the deposits around 2015 and it estimates that the deposits can meet Korea’s [...]
November 23, 2007 – 10:09 am
People come to teach in Korea for many reasons: some just enjoy teaching while others need something temporary to tide them over until they decide what they want to do with their lives. Others teach in order to finance their travels around Asia; some just like Korea, and others are trying to hide from their [...]
November 23, 2007 – 9:35 am
The Ceeb takes a look at the angry Asian man, an “emerging cultural figure in North America.”
“All Asian guys are angry,” says Shigematsu, a stand-up comic and former CBC radio host who made Yellow Fellas over seven years, with only $5,000. “It’s just a question of whether they’re in touch with it or not.”
The image [...]
November 23, 2007 – 12:37 am
Yep, it’s Pete Sampras and Roger Federer. Truth be told, I really like Pete’s, although I’m not sure how good it looks with tennis shoes. And yes, they can be tough to put on.
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November 22, 2007 – 8:32 pm
Here are the latest numbers from Realmeter:
Lee Myung-bak 39.6% (up 0.3% from last week)
Lee Hoi-chang 20.4% (down 0.6%)
Chung Dong-young 16.6% ( up 4.8%)
Moon Kook-hyun 8.7% (up 1.6%)
Kwon Young-ghil 2.8% (no change)
Rhee In-jae 1.6% (down 1.2%)
Others/Undecided 10.3%
Things have settled down since Lee Hoi-chang’s entry shook up the race two weeks ago. Even Chung’s apparent surge is just [...]
November 22, 2007 – 3:22 pm
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission is recommending the government begin negotiations with the United States to secure compensation for a January 1951 bombing in Sinseong-dong, Bomun-myeon (nice temple, BTW), Yecheon-gun, Gyeongsangbuk-do that killed 51 villagers and left the village in ashes.
It’s the commission’s first decision concerning losses caused by the US military.
According to the commission, [...]
November 22, 2007 – 2:45 pm
Korea now has a female F-16 pilot, 28-year-old Capt. Ha Jeong-mi.
November 22, 2007 – 2:08 pm
Michael calls the police to get a drunk off his case… and gets booked for assault.
Be sure to listen to the recordings — they’ll leave you speechless.
November 22, 2007 – 12:53 pm
Sungsan Methodist Church, built by the US Army in 1954, slated for destruction next year
The Japanese-style roofs of Singye-dong. Don’t expect to see them for much longer.
Across the railway tracks from New Yongsan Station (a.k.a. Sinyongsan Station), just before you enter Yongsan Electronics Market is the neighborhood of Singye-dong.
Assuming you’ve been to Yongsan Electronics Market, [...]
November 22, 2007 – 9:23 am
Choe Sang-Hun has filed a remarkable and grisly account of South Korea’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s attempt to document some of the atrocities of Korea’s last war. Apparently hundreds of dead have been uncovered, many with their hands bound by wire and shot in the head. To read Choe’s article, please go here.
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