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Jul 3 2008
The Hanguk Ilbo reports that with tensions between protesters and anti-protest protesters on the rise, hundreds of resident foreigners will be attending an anti-candlelight protest demonstration.
Jul 3 2008
A piece on Korean tattoo culture by Feetman Seoul. It’s very interesting considering the fact that tattoos are almost taboo in conservative Korea. It’s good to see that the younger generation is finally shedding some of this conservatism...
Jul 3 2008
I wanted to share a story directly from my home blog. I was lucky enough to stumble across a video via the Marmot’s Hole dealing with a young Amerasian girl who lived in Korea with her family. Rick Smolan shares her tale with you in the video.
Jul 3 2008
I came across an interesting article today via the Marmot’s Hole. Apparently, American beef sold out within 6 hours of being distributed in several areas. R.J. Koehler’s gave his comical take on the scenario: Sales of US beef have...
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Jul 2 2008
An agreement was reached on April 18th between the Lee (South Korea) and Bush administrations to lift a six-year ban on American beef from the South Korean market. The ban was instituted in 2003 following the discovery that an American cow had...
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Jul 1 2008
I surfed over to the Korean Beat today and saw an interesting article about an American who was injured, recently, at one of the many beef protests. Apparently he had went to view the protests, climbed atop a vehicle to get a better view, and was hit...
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Jun 27 2008
*A picture of Kim Jong-il relaxing in his mansion after successfully duping the world, once again, for more food and energy aid. North Korea has taken several steps that suggest the Kim regime could potentially make some positive progress on its...
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Jun 25 2008
South Korea has a young and vibrant, albeit occasionally misguided, democracy. By now you’ve probably heard one too many stories about the protests that have been rocking downtown Seoul over the past month. Time and again these peaceful...
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Jun 24 2008
I have the latest, breaking news from Seoul. Wait for it… Yes, more beef protests. President Lee Myung-bak, who has utterly caved into public pressure, sent Trade Minister Kim Jong-hoon on a diplomatic mission to the USA in order to allay public...
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Jun 21 2008
MBC which aired a show called “PD Diary” will now face legal action for feeding into South Korea’s mass hysteria by spreading blatantly face information about a woman who supposedly died from vCJD as a result of the consumption of...