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Posted by Mongdori at 23:57 on 21 July 2008
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
Posted by Mongdori at 10:45 on 18 July 2008
A brief look at the glamorous life of phone English customers:
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Posted by Mongdori at 1:43 on 18 July 2008
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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Posted by Mongdori at 11:46 on 11 July 2008
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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Posted by Mongdori at 11:21 on 11 July 2008
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 -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 North Korea Pledges to Meet Obligations Under Nuclear Agreement Handshakes and smiles at North Korea meeting |
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Mexican Kidnappers Release 5 South Koreans Unharmed - Voice of America
North Korea sending 60 competitors to Beijing - RTE.ie
Olympic champion Australia beats South Korea 2-0 in three-match series - CNN
Japan wants more action on North Korea abduction row - San Diego Union Tribune
UPDATE 1-S.Korea finance minister against rate hike - Reuters India
Korea Elec Pwr Corp (KOP.BE) more shares bought by Unionbancal Corp - Mffais.com
Indonesia To Sell LNG To Korea Gas For $20/MMBTU - Official - CNNMoney.com
Korea News via YAHOO!
Rice presses N. Korea to verify end of nuke program
CNN.com - 6 hours ago
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
Reuters via Yahoo! News - 3 hours ago
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
International Herald Tribune - 8 hours ago
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.Also from YAHOO! News...
Rice Pressing Nuke Terms in N Korea - Time Magazine
Rice Presses N Korea over Weapons - Time Magazine
Six parties had "good meeting" on North Korea: Rice - Reuters via Yahoo! News
Rice presses North Korea on nuclear program - AP via Yahoo! News
Six-party states aim for early North Korea nuclear deal - Reuters via Yahoo! News
North Korea Pledges to Meet Obligations Under Nuclear Agreement - Bloomberg.com
Rice to push North Korea on verifying disarmament - Reuters via Yahoo! News