In the Taipei Times:
The foreign countries held in the highest estimation by Taiwanese are Japan and the US, according to a survey released yesterday.
The survey was conducted last month by the magazine Global Views Monthly that polled 1,071 people nationwide on how the Taiwanese public viewed other countries and international affairs.
The survey also ranked Japan […]
Archive for June, 2006
Korea Herald review bashes ultra-nationalist ‘Hanbando’
Published by June 28th, 2006 in Dokdo/Takeshima, Korea and Japan. 0 CommentsAn anti-Japanese film will make Korean viewers uncomfortable?
There is a movie review up on the Korea Herald site today that criticizes the new Korea film ‘Hanbando’, which has been called a big budget anti-Japanese Da Vinci Code. The reviewer thinks that the anti-Japanese message is a little too strong and that the film […]
Korea to survey Dokdo waters in July
Published by June 27th, 2006 in Dokdo/Takeshima, Korea and Japan. 0 CommentsIt looks like there is trouble brewing over Dokdo/Takeshima:
The [South Korean] government will conduct a maritime survey near Dokdo from July 3 to July 17 as scheduled despite Japan’s objection.A source in the National Oceanographic Research Institute said on June 27, “We will conduct a survey on the currents in the waters near Dokdo using […]
Kim Jong-Il Dr. No
There’s an interesting editorial about the North Korea situation over at the Gulf Times:
Experts offer a host of complex theories. My own theory: James Bond.
North Korea’s eccentric leader, the 5ft 2in tall Kim Jong-il, is crazy about movies. He owns over 2,000 films and even obtained his own in-palace movie-maker […]
From a Korean site:
“Football is”…according to a Korean who knows nothing about the rules of football (Or chooses to ignore them)
Korean national football team member Lee Chun-soo cried when Korea lost to Switzerland. He later said he cried because it meant Korea failed to make it to the top 16 in this year’s World Cup.
The […]
A vast anti-Korean conspiracy has robbed us of our victory,waaaahhh!!
As many of you may already know, Korea lost its game to Switzerland on Friday and was eliminated from the World Cup. If you’ve ever followed past losses by Korea in major sporting events, you probably would expect them react like arrogant idiots, blaming everyone but […]
Is China gearing up for a future war with Japan? Kavkaz Center thinks so:
There are growing concerns that China might be readying itself for a confrontation with Japan.
A recent Pentagon report on China’s growing military power suggests the US is worried that Beijing is gearing up not only to threaten Taiwan but also to confront […]
S. Korean man booked for threatening to blow up Swiss Embassy
Published by June 23rd, 2006 in Korea. 0 CommentsYonhap is reporting a silly story:
SEOUL, June 24 (Yonhap) — A 44-year-old South Korean man was booked for investigation Saturday for attempting to make a threatening phone call to the Swiss Embassy here after South Korea lost 2-0 to Switzerland in a World Cup match in Germany, police said.
The man, identified only by his family […]
Hyundai’s North Korea appeasement factories seek foreign investors
Published by June 23rd, 2006 in Korea. 0 CommentsThe Gulf Times reports that the Kaesong industrial park is looking for foreign investors:
The park, run by an affiliate of the Hyundai group, is located just a few hundred metres north of the Demilitarised Zone that divides the peninsula. It is about 70km northwest of Seoul.
Seoul sees the Kaesong Industrial Park as a model of […]
Wake up, South Korea: the world doesn’t revolve around you
Published by June 21st, 2006 in Korea. 0 CommentsSomebody has written a hard-hitting editorial over at the English version of Chosun Ilbo:
While every other country on earth lives in the orbit of world powers, our government insists that all other countries should circle around South Korea. Geocentrist leaders who persist that the sun circles the Earth are driving the satellite called South Korea […]
