From an advertisement in The Economist, 11-17 November, pages 58-59: “Mesmerizing, Attractive Seoul. . . Seoul soon to become a new legend amongst world-class cities. . . Reborn as a Northeast Asian financial hub. . .”
In a previous post on Pyongyang Soju being imported to the U.S., I used pics from a bottle I have, which was purchased in South Korea. Jason Perlow of Off the Broiler sampled some Pyongyang Soju at a Korean restaurant in New Jersey and has photos of the updated labels (looks like it was $5.99 a bottle).
- #OFK has a telling post (w/video) on Joe Biden's North Korea policy. It's hard to do much of a related post on Obama since he hasn't even completed one term in the senate and so has a thin record. See all Election 2008 posts.
- #15 August is the 63rd anniversary of Victory over Japan (V-J) Day, or Liberation Day in North and South Korea. It’s hard to imagine how the North Koreans could explain the significance of the day without mentioning the U.S. doing the heavy lifting, but they still manage to do so.
- #North Korean Economy Watch has released version 11 of his layer/bookmarks for North Korea in Google Earth - easily the most authoritative map of North Korea on the web.
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November 20th, 2006 at 4:59 pm
If they’re not careful it will be “reborn” as an ash tray.
November 20th, 2006 at 8:40 pm
Or China’s armpit. I’m hoping the tone and direction of Korea will change with Roh is gone.
November 21st, 2006 at 6:56 am
That wouldn’t happen to be an advertisement from a chaebol-owned company, would it? Chaebollshit.
November 21st, 2006 at 7:34 am
Via the, “Seoul Metropolitan Government.”
November 21st, 2006 at 3:06 pm
Singapore it isn’t. Yet, it has something of a representative form of government, warts and all.
November 21st, 2006 at 3:29 pm
I’ll take Seoul over Singapore, or DC for that matter. The ‘daylighting’ of Cheonggye-chon shows a real dedication by the Seoul muni government to modern urban development. Good on ‘em.
Whether I’d invest heavily, knowing that my competitor has a second cousin at the Ministry of Finance and an uncle who owns a bank, is another issue..
November 21st, 2006 at 6:13 pm
Don’t get me wrong – I like many things about Korea and Seoul. If I didn’t, I wouldn’t spend so much time on it. Still, it’s fun to ridicule such advertisements.
November 22nd, 2006 at 11:48 am
I like visiting Singapore, but I don’t care to live in any Asian city. For that matter, I don’t particularly care to live in any major American city.
Exurbs all the way, baby! This is what I get for living in an exurb.