An interesting old video of some North Korean dancers performing for tourists:
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South Korea’ VANK Ultra-Nationalists vs. The SAT
Published by May 24th, 2007 in History Dispute and Korea. 0 CommentsFrom Yonhap:
SEOUL, May 24 (Yonhap) — A U.S. history textbook for Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) has wrongly identified Silla Kingdom (57 B.C.-A.D.935) as Korea’s first national entity without mentioning the existence of Koguryo Kingdom (B.C.37-A.D.668), a South Korean civic group said Thursday.
VANK, or the Voluntary Agency Network of Korea, said the 2007 edition of the […]
Wacky Historical Theories of Racial Superiority: Now on Korean TV
Published by May 14th, 2007 in History Dispute and Korea. 5 CommentsThe English subtitles say it was made by KBS, but the logo in the corner looks a lot like the History Channel:
“According to this viewpoint, the Sumerian tribe who established the Mesopotamiam civilization was the Korean race.“
S. Korea to give N. Korea a wad of cash…
Published by March 11th, 2007 in Korea and Uncategorized. 0 CommentsFrom the Chosun Ilbo:
South Korea has for the first time in history officially decided to give cash to North Korea, in the amount of W400 million (US$1=W945). In 2000, the South Korean government secretly remitted about $500 million to Pyongyang prior to the first inter-Korean summit, but this will be the first time for Seoul […]
There is an interesting article today in the conservative Korean newspaper Chosun Ilbo about how conservative viewpoints among South Koreans has increased since President Roh came to power in 2003:
When the Roh Moo-hyun administration came to power in 2003, most Koreans held progressive views on politics, society and the economy. But opinions have gradually swung […]
Asian Weekly apologizes after running an editorial entitled “Why I Hate Blacks”
Published by February 28th, 2007 in Uncategorized. 3 CommentsAsiaWeek, a San Francisco-based newspaper for the Asian American community, has apologized for printing an editorial called “Why I Hate Blacks” in its February 23, 2007 issue:
The editor of a weekly newspaper calling itself “The Voice of Asian America” on Wednesday apologized to community leaders and suspended a columnist who wrote a piece titled […]
South Korea Ranks Shameful Last in Foreign Aid
Published by February 26th, 2007 in Korea. 2 CommentsI guess Ban Ki-Moon’s timely increase of aid to nations who ended up voting him into office as UN Secretary General didn’t have much effect on South Korea’s overall policy of not giving much foreign aid:
Korea’s aid to foreign countries ranks second to last among the 30 member nations of the Organization for Economic Cooperation […]
Dokdo vs. Takeshima Documentary
Published by February 24th, 2007 in Dokdo/Takeshima, Korea and Japan. 5 CommentsI just found this English language Dokdo/Takeshima documentary on YouTube. I haven’t had a chance to watch it yet, but here it is:
Part 1
Part 2
A few comments after watching the video:
Students asked about the issue
As the narrator describes “the level of knowledge” between Japanese and Korean students was “tremendously different.” To me, it […]
Tokyo is Our Territory - Korean rapper G-Masta
Published by February 24th, 2007 in Korea and Japan. 3 CommentsA interesting music video created by a Japanese netizen that takes an anti-Japanese rap song by Korean singer G-Masta and adds English subtitles and extreme images of Korean nationalist propaganda/copying of Japanese products by Koreans:
I don’t know how accurate the images or translation of the lyrics is correct. Anyone know the translation is correct, […]
Lolita Syndome: not an excuse for sexually assaulting little girls
Published by February 24th, 2007 in Korea. 1 CommentAn interesting/bizarre articles from the Chosun Ilbo:
Supreme Court Rejects ‘Lolita Syndrome’ Defense
The Supreme Court on Tuesday sentenced to life imprisonment a serial child rapist who had earlier won a lesser sentence on claims that he suffers from so-called “Lolita Syndrome.” Supreme Court Justice Ahn Dae-hee overturned a Seoul High Court sentence of 15 years […]