Not related to Halloween in any way besides the date;
Excellent point from GI Korea: Misleading Survey and Headline from the Korea Times
Korea Sojourner has a Conniption fit: Left a Day too Soon
OneFreeKorea on SK PR: Believe Me, Not Your Eyes
Asiapundit with some science: land-mine detecting plant
From the Korea Times, ‘Seoul Could Allow NK’s Nuke Inspection of USFK’:
South Korea’s top diplomat has indicated that Seoul could review Pyongyang’s possible request for a nuclear inspection of… USFK to verify the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula… “If the North raises the issue of inspection and verification in the South, including the facilities […]
It may at first seem counterintuitive that an increased threat from North Korea has resulted in a reduction of U.S. troops in the region. North Korean nuclear antics, although not solely responsible, have helped Japan embrace constitutional changes that will allow it to take a more active role in regional security. One result, and […]
From the NYT: ‘N. Korea Says U.S. Pressure Hurts Talks.’
Tell people exactly what they want to hear in order to convince them to forget what they know to be true, now matter how much it’s out in the open. AKA, ‘propaganda.’
From YONHAP, ‘Luxury Swiss watch store opens in Pyongyang.’
From the Dong-A Ilbo:
There are signs of anti-Korean sentiment among Washington D.C. intellectuals. Unprecedented mockery and criticism against Korea has appeared, and anti-Korean sentiment, usually seen among Republicans, is showing signs of spreading to Democrats as well. Even pro-Korean people do not deny the recent spread of anti-Korean sentiment in Washington…
The article has a […]
The Daily NK is an excellent source of obscure information on Kim Jong Il and what’s going on in North Korea. Two recent articles that got my attention:
China provides 10,000 tons of heavy oil as aid to N. Korea
Kim Jong Il Offers $20 Million Worth of Gifts
From YONHAP, ‘Kim Jong-il meets with Hu Jintao’:
North Korean leader Kim Jong-il held summit talks with Chinese President Hu Jintao Friday to discuss “bilateral relations and regional issues of mutual concern”, Chinese radio reported… Kim [reportedly] told Hu that “North Korea will attend the fifth round of six-party talks as scheduled.”
I imagine this […]
How will this affect the upcoming Six-Party Talks?
U.S. and Japanese officials have agreed to let the U.S. Navy station a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier in Japan for the first time, government officials said Thursday. Although American troops have been based in Japan since the end of World War II, the Japanese public has long […]
Via the Times: "The exhibition features 400 hand-painted posters dating from the peak of the Dear Leader Kim Sung Il's power in the 1950s to the present regime led by his son, Kim Jong Il." The article has only one image, but has several interesting propaganda quotes.
- #Young Korean Herrenvolk engaging in their version of Agoge, at least according to the New York Times. The two Korean schools mentioned in the article are similar to Exeter or Andover in the United States in someways (they are private academies that serve children of affluent parents). But my guess is that the studious atmosphere and intense regimen compare more to the likes of Stuyvesant (my alma mater) in NYC or T.J. in Virginia (both highly selective, but publicly-funded high schools).
- #North Korea claims that on 25 April 1932 the Korean People’s Army (KPA, 조선인민군/ Chosŏn inmin'gun) was formed. However, the more likely accurate date is 08 February 1948. It is celebrated as “Military Foundation Day” in Kimland.
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