I guess this was widely expected by all… No sure who else made The List, tho:
S.Korea pardons Daewoo founder, death-row inmates
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea’s president on Monday commuted the death sentences of six inmates on death row and pardoned the founder of the Daewoo conglomerate, convicted of fraud in one of the biggest corporate [...]
The producers of Misuda has put future appearances by Djamilya on ice after getting complaints from viewers and groups such as the Citizen’s Coalition for Democratic Media. And what’s their beef with her? Well they are not happy with her antics which they claim “excessively highlights the sexiness and outward appearance of females” Asked whether this will lead [...]
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Carp with human faces? Ewweeh . . .
When challenged by new UNDP members over their poor record, Kim Han-gil replied: “What did we do wrong? It was the president who made the verbal gaffes”
Thank Goodness there are only two days left in this month.
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Oh, and damn, is BioShock spooky. Brilliant stuff, though — who’d have thought of basing a video game on an Ayn Rand novel.
Some links for your reading enjoyment:
In the WaPo, Nick Eberstadt wonders whether the Bush foreign policy team will be adept enough to seize the opportunity presented by the defeat of the 북한퍼주기당 in South Korea’s presidential elections. I, on the other hand, wonder if there’s any real opportunity at all. Unlike Dr. Eberstadt, I’m not [...]
LMB’s transition team wants all records intact — without a shredding party.
As per an interesting editorial at the Chosun Ilbo:
. . . The essence of culture is diversity. Over the last five years, we have witnessed how barren art has become by being relegated to a propaganda tool for the ruling power and how this can devastate the creativity of artists. The leftwing camp was unable [...]
At Seoul’s Somang Presbyterian Church, President-elect Lee Myung-bak said “the best model of a CEO-type leader was Jesus Christ.” Coincidentally, it looks like Somang Presbyterian Church members are taking over the country. Which is only fair, I guess, seeing how Seoul is already ruled by God.
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David Watemeyer writes, “I live in Korea and have made the place my home _ yet I definitely find that Taiwan has the advantage in the consideration, friendliness and help it offers foreigners. The question I ask myself is why, given that the two countries have such similar backgrounds. Do the Taiwanese have a more [...]
The hanok is making a comeback, reports the Korea Times.
No, this isn’t a prostitution link — one Australian beer brewer apparently doesn’t like the Japanese hunting whales.
Samsung Electronics has filed a complaint against Sharp over patents filed in the US by Samsung. Sharp earlier this month sued Samsung in South Korea and Texas, claiming patent violations over LCD technology, but apparently part of the controversy seems to be price-fixing between vendors such as LG, Sharp, Phillips and Samsung.
Likewise, Samsung has [...]
President-elect Lee Myung-bak has named David Eldon, Chairman of Dubai International Finance Center Authority, as a member of his Transition Committee. Mr. Eldon will assume the post of Joint Chairman of the Special Committee for Strengthening National Competitiveness, making him the first foreigner to assume a post in a presidential transition committee. So does this mean [...]
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