[Another Update 11/30/08] Chancelleor Michelle Rhee will be on the cover of Time Magazine. Here is the juicy bit:
Inside the magazine, Rhee reveals she’s a Democrat but came close to voting for Republican John McCain for president. She says a close friend begged her to give Democrat Barack Obama a chance.
Rhee says she is [...]
Better late than never:
The Unification Ministry has adjusted the content of unification education for both adults and students with President Lee Myung-bak’s North Korea policy, emphasizing the importance of national security and North Korea’s human rights issues.
Some left-leaning lecturers, who have been slammed for propagating distorted views on North Korea for the past decade, [...]
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 [...]
South Korean President-elect Lee Myung-Bak announced members of his transition team in the past couple of weeks. Since the news did not receive much coverage due to the holidays, better late than never as the saying goes.
Let’s start with the obvious one. Lee made history by including a foreigner, David Eldon. Eldon is [...]
Like the previous post on Korean Studies programs, most of the information and advice given here is general, intended to point one in the right direction, and offer a few ideas as a starting point; a lot of work will need to be done to find the right program and ensure it will meet [...]
Update: A few resources for finding Asian/Korean Studies programs. These lists aren’t all complete and contain many dead links, but it’s a good starting point:
Asian Studies
East Asian Studies
Korean Studies Centers/Organizations/Programs
South Korea WWW Virtual Library (scroll down to “Korean Studies,” a bit outdated but still useful).
Yuldo.net
Korean Studies Internet Resources
Original post: Recently I’ve received a few [...]
After missile and nuclear tests and uranium enrichment, the U.S. sanctions North Korean firms while Pyongyang reverses, making overtures. It’s not an accident, it’s a pattern of strategic disengagement.
- #Vanity Fair, of all publications, has a lengthy article on North Korea’s counterfeiting operations, including Office 39. Well worth a read. (h/t NE Asia Matters)
- #The Chosun Ilbo has an article about a new book by Chang Jin-song (formerly affiliated with the North Korean Workers' Party) that details Kim Jong-il private life, including the inside scoop on all his lady friends. According to Chang, one unfortunate young lady to get Kim's attention was, "brutally executed after she spurned Kim's persistent advances and fell in love with another man."
- #Gizmodo has an excellent array of Kim Jong-il photos; In Which We Provoke Kim Jong Il in 77 Offensive and Hilarious Ways. Some are sure to become often used classics.
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