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 […]
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 […]
Via the Korea Times: “Seoul education authorities have started to train native English speaking teachers to improve on their English teaching ability.”
Liberty in North Korea, or LiNK, is excited to announce a new initiative inviting North Korean defectors from all over the world. The Chollima Leadership Program is a three-week leadership development program to be held in Seoul, Republic of Korea, from June 1–21, 2008. Note: application deadline is 31 March.
MISSION
Co-sponsored by the […]
Namdaemun (the Southern Great Gate), which was perhaps the most renowned historical landmark in Seoul, suffered arson.
A little bit about the perpetrator:
Chae Jong-gi, a former fortuneteller who was angry about the amount of compensation the government had paid him for the loss of his house to a development project, showed up at Namdaemun.
He wore […]
On one hand, this could make good sense; if one is truly looking for reconciliation there no need to continually rehash the past. If Roh had included something about how the North should not expect an apology from South Korea either (though I’m not sure for what), the statement would have struck an almost […]
The North Korean National Taekwondo Demonstration Team is in the U.S. for two weeks of putting on shows and experiencing American Imperialist bourgeois decadence:
TaeKwonDo Times will host the USA Goodwill Tour 2007 of the North Korean National TeaKwonDo Demonstration Team. The 2007 Goodwill Tour will take place in five cites including Los Angeles […]
Don’t miss this post on, “Ethnocentrism and the Origins of Korean Nationalism,” by KM Lawson at the Frog in a Well (우물 안 개구리) Korean history blog. Interesting topic and fodder for vocabulary.
Mi-yeok-guk (미역국), or seaweed soup, can be eaten anytime, but is also a traditional food for new Korean mothers. As some of you may remember, our home welcomed a new addition in July (eight weeks ago today, in fact!), and as my Mother-in-law was unable to make the trip, I became fairly proficient at […]
This is an update to, “The Consequences of Anti-nationalistic Acts,” concerning the South Korean government’s plan, per a “special law” cooked up by the Investigative Commission on Pro-Japanese Collaborators’ Property, to:
…confiscate $27 million worth of land from the descendants of 10 people who allegedly collaborated with Japan during its 1910-45 colonial rule… (emphasis added)
Aside […]
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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