Paris Hilton gushed about her experiences in Korea during a press conference last Friday.
This is her first time in Korea, so she gushed about the beautiful Korean scenery. Hilton also said she loved bibimbap and would like to eat more of it during her trip.
“I love everything about Korea. People are amazing. I look forward [...]
Yours truly is on-assignment in Byeonsan Bando National Park for the December issue of SEOUL.
The photo-taking was pretty good today — as usual, I’m reserving the best for the magazine, but as a bit of a preview (and because I like posting pretty pictures on my blog), here are a couple shots for your viewing [...]
(NOTE: If you feel the need to talk about the politics of any of the conflicts mentioned in this post, please go to the thread I made just for that purpose.)
While most folks in Korea know November 11 as Pepero Day, for Americans it is Veterans Day.
This being a Korean-centered blog, I highlight the actions [...]
An engagement in an important area of American interest or an example of imperial overreach? You decide. I am referring, of course, to the 1871 Ganghwado incident but feel free to discus any related topic that comes to mind.
The United States ranks near the bottom for infant survival rates among modernized nations*. *Associated Press.
Per the AP, a lawmaker in Suwon — Shim Jae-duk — who is also known as “Mr. Toilet”, will finish his two-story, commode-shaped house today.
This is also being done now as to commemorate the first meeting of the World Toilet Association (WTA), which is supported by the Korean Government in one of their more amusing [...]
Cosco Busan, a Greek-owned container ship chartered by Hanjin Shipping, collided with the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge spilling 58,000 gallons of fuel oil into the San Francisco Bay. The ship was on its way to Busan.
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has declared a state of emergency and recovery teams are trying to clean up the spill. However, [...]
A couple of weeks ago, the Weekly Dong-A magazine looked at the latest development in Korea’s lively nighttime entertainment scene, the “full salon.”
Now, you’re all familiar, no doubt, with the “room salon,” karaoke clubs where groups of often well-to-do businessmen plop down inordinate sums of cash to sing, drink overpriced booze and chat up/feel up [...]
And the Dong-A Ilbo reports that North Koreans working in China have switched their mandatory Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il badges for badges of the North Korean flag. An analyst said the move is part of an attempt to shore up the long-term stability of the regime by stressing loyalty to the “nation” and “race” [...]
While one American English teacher is scoring with a hot Korean singer, another was is getting busted in Gangneung for allegedly trying to mail himself pot from the United States. The pot was reportedly hidden in snack bags and a camera sent in a care package sent via a shipping company in LA’s Koreatown. The [...]
Taking the stand as a witness for Park Chul, a long-time friend of Ok So-ri told the court yesterday that not only did Ok cheat on her husband with the Italian chef, but that they were still seeing each other. Meanwhile, the Italian Stallion reportedly has found gainful employment at a hotel in Hong Kong. [...]
As abcdefg pointed out yesterday, it had to happen sooner or later. See also here. Now, can we see Beyonce in a hanbok? Please?
Now that’s a scary riot cop. Part Jin-ro. Part Jigsaw. All creepy.
There’s Lee Myung-bak’s “grand canal”, now Chung Dong-young has unveiled his answer to the canal, the “grand railway.”
United New Democratic Party (UNDP) presidential candidate Chung Dong-young pledged Thursday to construct 1,175 kilometers of railway lines.
His grand plan is apparently aimed at competing with the canal project proposed by leading candidate Lee Myung-bak of the Grand [...]
North Korea has apparently thanked the US for lending assistance to a North Korean freighter under attack by Somali pirates:
The North’s official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said, “We feel grateful to the United States for its assistance given to our crewmen. This case serves as a symbol of the DPRK-U.S. cooperation in the struggle [...]
Take 2. The reaction of one our managers when I told him that he cannot buy and ship a high end US-made server to Iran, because of sanctions against the Islamic Republic.
Who do the Americans think they are? They have no right dictating terms to us! Korea should become a powerful nation, more powerful than [...]
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