Tristan - Instablogs
Aug 1 2008
Chatter - A translated story from the Korean Beat reveals that a Chosun Ilbo reporter was “shocked” to find unpunished prostitution in Busan, South Korea: A reporter gathered these prostitution cards from the area around the famous Haeundae...
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Aug 1 2008
Pics - Who said you need plastic surgery to look beautiful in Korea? Click here to see a few pictures of Korean celebrities who decided to stick it to the “man” and rely on some good ol-fashioned, corn-fed beauty.
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Aug 1 2008
Vlog - Thank you, Kenneth Eng, for being an embarrassment to your race.
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Jul 31 2008
Chatter - Breaking news - and good news at that - for South Korea! It appears that the U.S. Board on Geographic Names has reinstated South Korea’s sovereignty over the Dokdo islets: A U.S. government naming agency has reversed its decision over...
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Jul 30 2008
Seoul, South Korea - It comes as absolutely no surprise to me that the truth is finally making its way to the public. After months of utter irrationality - socially, domestically, politically, administratively and within the press - we have learned...
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Jul 29 2008
Outrageous. Sensational. Emotional. Absurd. Welcome to the world of Korean journalism. I was recently browsing article on the Korea Times when I came across this one. The title is, “Lee, Bush to Discuss Dokdo.” Beneath the article...
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Jul 29 2008
The Korea Beat translated an extremely biased South Korean news report yesterday. No surprise on the stance this reporter assumes. You can read the original report here and Korea Beat’s translation here. A segment of the translated article...
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Jul 15 2008
Dokdo. Takeshima. The Liancourt Rocks. This small group of islets, roughly situated between South Korea and Japan in the East Sea, has been a startling topic of controversy for the past sixty years. The islands go by many names. In Korea they are...
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Jul 14 2008
July 11, 2008: A South Korean tourist was fatally shot this past Friday after wandering into a restricted area of the Kumgangsan Mountains tourism zone in North Korea. This is currently the top story in South Korea. The tourist, a 53 year old...
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Jul 5 2008
This is probably the most repulsive thing I have read on the web concerning the beef protests rocking downtown Seoul. Today I read an article via the Dong-A Ilbo that stated some South Korean mothers have been impetuous enough to use their babies as...
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