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Dokdo Death Metal

One of the easiest ways to gain social acceptance in Korea is to agree that the island of Dokdo is Korean territory, not Japanese. But you may still wonder if Korea's rebellious and deep-voiced death metal scene also supports the popular notion the Dokdo is "우리 땅". I think this video answers that question:

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Change Your Life with Phone English

A brief look at the glamorous life of phone English customers:

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Air Conditioner Tribute

Here's a seasonally appropriate song by the band Doctor Fish which asks the question "Why bother buying an air conditioner if you're too cheap to use it?"

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Hangul Pictogram Shirts

One thing foreigners often complain about in Korea is how shirts sold here have English writing on them, not Hangul. Usually, this writing is completely random and meaningless, such that wearing it back home would make you look like an idiot. But you can find shirts with Hangul on them occasionally. Here is a line of shirts from Basic House that lets people know you can read Korean, as well as support the Korean olympic archery team:

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So Fat

This summer, one of the most unavoidable songs has been the Wondergirls' "So Hot". Though not as catchy as their previous hit "Tell Me", it's still managed to obsess the youth of Korea with it's tongue-in-cheek lyrics, and has spawned an endless amount of UCC videos on the net. Here's one of them, vaguely reminding me of an old Weird Al song:

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Korea News via Google

Condoleezza Rice holds nuclear weapons talks with North Korea

Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom -57 minutes ago
Condoleezza Rice, the US secretary of state, has held her first meeting with North Korea's foreign minister, urging him to accept new measures to verify the ...
Video: Soaring food prices on the table at ASEAN summit RussiaToday

North Korea Pledges to Meet Obligations Under Nuclear Agreement Bloomberg
Handshakes and smiles at North Korea meeting Reuters India
Sky News - guardian.co.uk
all 1,843 news articles

Xinhua

China to intensify co-op with S. Korea, US, Australia, says Chinese FM

Xinhua, China -1 hour ago
SINGAPORE, July 23 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi Wednesday met here separately with South Korea's Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan, ...
FM: Informal Six-Party Talks end with meaningful results China Daily
Korea Outpaces Japan and China in Internet Usage Telecoms Korea (subscription)
ASEAN, China, Japan, South Korea Express Concern Over Global Finance istockAnalyst.com
New Straits Times - Xinhua
all 74 news articles

Washington Post

News Analysis A New Openness to Talks With That ‘Axis of Evil’

New York Times, United States -11 hours ago
It will only be the third meeting since Madeleine K. Albright visited North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-il, during the waning months of the Clinton ...
Iran, North Korea remain of 'axis of evil': US Hindustan Times
Iran, North Korea still in 'axis of evil' Melbourne Herald Sun
Iran and N. Korea still part of 'axis of evil' Reuters
ABC News - Los Angeles Times
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Korea News via YAHOO!

Rice presses N. Korea to verify end of nuke program

SINGAPORE (AP) -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice pushed North Korea on Wednesday to accept terms to verify the dismantling of its nuclear weapons program, as the two countries held cabinet-level talks for the first time in four years.

Handshakes and smiles at North Korea meeting

Ministers from six nations involved in nuclear talks with North Korea, including U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, held a rare meeting on Wednesday that China said showed a "political will" to move the disarmament process forward.

U.S. and North Korea take another step toward improved ties

In a break with U.S. policy, Condoleezza Rice joined what were termed informal talks with North Korea on the sidelines of a Southeast Asian security forum.

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Rice Pressing Nuke Terms in N Korea - Time Magazine
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Six-party states aim for early North Korea nuclear deal - Reuters via Yahoo! News
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