Some progressive news out of South Korea from the Chosun Ilbo:
Orphans or naturalized Korean citizens can serve their two-year military service if they wish starting in January. “We are pushing ahead with reforms in the law on military service so that such individuals would be allowed to join active duty or be seconded to temporary […]
Archive for November, 2006
South Korean military to allow naturalized citizens, orphans
Published by November 30th, 2006 in Korea. 0 CommentsFrom the Chosun Ilbo:
The number of Japanese tourists visiting Korea and the amount of money they are leaving behind has plummeted at an alarming rate recently. By contrast, the number of Koreans traveling to Japan rose and their credit card usage there is also on the climbing.
A depreciating yen is driving an increasing number of […]
It looks like the South Korean press is continuing to hype up the story of the South Korean government-sponsored contest to become a Russian-babysitted space tourist South Korea’s first astronaut. First, an image from the front page of the Chosun Ilbo website:
The 10 candidates to become Korea’s first astronaut selected by the Ministry of […]
Interesting articles from the Chosun Ilbo
Published by November 24th, 2006 in China and Korea. 0 Comments-Intellectual property news: Hyundai Motors is pissed off about a Chinese company that has produced a car that looks almost the same as the Hyundai Santa Fe. Chinese also seem to be copying LG electronics, with the Chinese copies dominating the market.
-Child abuse? How about children abusing their mothers? Apparently […]
Economist: Japan: a democracy , South Korea: a “flawed democracy”, China: not so good, North Korea: the least democratic nation on earth
Published by November 21st, 2006 in India, China, Korea and Japan. 0 CommentsThe Chosun Ilbo has posted this article about a recent study democracy by the Economist:
The Economist weekly has ranked South Korea 31st and North Korea 167th or dead last in its global democracy index. In a special edition titled “The World In 2007”, the U.K. magazine looked at the state of democracy in countries around […]
Here’s a cool video of KAIST, a Korean-developed robot with a robot body and a creepy Einstein head:
Tablo talks to some foreigners (who are blatantly ignorant for believing there is a dispute over Dokdo)
Published by November 17th, 2006 in Dokdo/Takeshima and Korea. 2 CommentsIn this YouTube clip, Korean rapper Tablo hears some foreigners who are daring to discuss the fact that there might be some sort of dispute over Dokdo’s ownership:
I don’t know what he says in Chinese and French, but the English evidence he states is pretty much worthless. Dokdo is Korean territory because it is […]
Wishful Thinking (Video)
Published by November 16th, 2006 in History Dispute, China, Korea and Japan. 2 CommentsIt looks like some Chinese kid is making crude nationalist fantasy videos and posting them on YouTube, and sadly they’re getting a lot of views and comments. For example, this lovely little video (no need to watch it until the end, it’s just a still image for the last few minutes):
This is the description […]
This week in 1905: Korea becomes a Protectorate of Japan
Published by November 15th, 2006 in Korea and Japan. 0 CommentsAn interesting piece of information from Yonhap’s latest Today in Korean History, which for some reason has been posted one day in advance:
November 17
1905 — Japan signs the so-called “Protectorate Treaty” on Korea’s Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910), which led to Japan’s 1910-45 colonization of the Korean Peninsula. The treaty went ahead despite opposition from the Korean […]
China and Japan to conduct a joint study on history
Published by November 15th, 2006 in History Dispute, China and Japan. 0 CommentsGreat news from the APEC meeting currently underway in Vietnam:
HANOI — China and Japan agreed Thursday to make a joint research on history, which in the past blocked advancement of bilateral relations from time to time.
The announcement was made after the meeting between Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing and his Japanese counterpart Aso Taro on […]
