Yeohaeng Igli has a very interesting post about “National Pride in Cross-national and Temporal Perspective”, a survey conducted by the University of Chicago on levels of national pride in countries. Of the 33 countries surveyed, South Korean ranked 22nd. Here is a small portion of his interesting post:
“Korea is the epitome of a nationalistic […]
Archive for May, 2006
The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) is developing information warfare reserve and militia units. Also, China is developing the ability to launch pre-emptive attacks against enemy computer networks in a crisis, according to the document, “Annual Report to Congress: Military Power of the People’s Republic of China 2006.”
Here’s a little slice of history. Henry Kissinger on the Japanese decision to establish a formal diplomatic relationship with China in 1972:
“Of all the treacherous sons of bitches, the Japs take the cake.“
Source: DNA World
A few days ago Super Bowl MVP Hines Ward visited South Korea. Ward was born in Korea in the 1970’s, the son of an African American soldier and a Korean woman. His mother, who was cursed and spit upon in Korea for having a half-black baby, decided to raise Ward in the United […]
The Evolution of Honda’s Asimo Robot 1986-2006
Unbelievable. Well, actually this article IS believable if you understood the Korean mindset - foreigners are trouble! Multiculturalism is clearly the reason for more poverty in Korea.
Ok, they don’t actually come out and say that, but why in the world would they include these statistics together in the same article?
Some 11,000 Seoul residents married foreigners in 2005. […]
Japan to Return Priceless Historical Record
Published by May 30th, 2006 in Korea and Japan. 0 CommentsA victory for Korean nationalism.
X-Men in Shanghai?
Anti-Japanese book written by a Korean gets a positive review in The Korea Herald
Published by May 30th, 2006 in History Dispute, Korea and Japan. 1 CommentA book review from The Korea Herald reports that a new book entitled ‘Sad Archipelago’, which tells the stories of Koreans who immigrated to Japan over history, is a pretty good read:
To those who have constantly wondered about the roots of conflict between the two countries and felt angry about Koreans who sold their souls […]
Oh, so this is why bird flu may have mutated in Indonesia into a human-to-human transmission form:
Local authorities have resisted working with outside health experts and many villagers blame black magic, not bird flu, for the deaths of the family members.
