The Koreas
- A very interesting and must read travelogue from North Korea. I just love how Chung Dong-young is described as "their guy".Â
-Â Lee Myung-bak, the Korean Mitt Romney?
-Â I learn something new every day, like who Hooker Hill in Itaewon is named after.Â
-Â Speaking of Itaewon it looks like it and other areas in Seoul will be getting a urban makeover soon.
- Itaewon isn’t the only place getting a makeover. The whole country will be getting a makeover with Lee Myung-bak’s canal scheduled to be completed by 2011.Â
-Â Interesting posting about the history of the currently being demolished Dongdaemun Stadium.Â
-Â The Big Hominid is back from Europe and he has a bunch of pictures for everyone to check out.
-Â Here is a Korean entry for the Darwin Awards.Â
-Â Korea’s finest conducting business as usual.
-Â Will Smith’s latest is leading the Korean box office.
-Â This is cool, Lee Byung-hun has been cast as Storm Shadow in the upcoming live action GI Joe movie.
- Remember when dinner with the Wonder Girls was auctioned for 20 million won? Well now the buyers have backed out.Â
Japan
-Â The USFK-ization of the USS Kitty Hawk has been implemented.
-Â Top five reasons to not let your daughter go to America.
-Â Here is a Christmas story involving a Japanese expat in Seoul.
-Â Go to bed early to save the world and oh year change your light bulbs while your at it.
China
-Â Chinese cricket prize fighting.Â
-Â I don’t know what this skill has to do with anti-terrorism training but it is cool nevertheless.
-Â Is anyone surprised by how the eco-loons go after the Japanese for whaling and only write naughty letters when the Chinese torture and kill endangered bears?
-Â China winning the perception game against America.
-Â It doesn’t help when China has infiltrated the US government’s Chinese translators.Â
Milblogs
-Â Is there a bigger demagogue in the US Senate than this guy?
-Â How come this is not at all surprising since it came from a UC-Santa Cruz alumni?
-Â If you have been following the W. Thomas Smith Jr. controversy, here is a good update.
-Â Interesting post-Iraq trip AAR from retired General McCaffrey.
-Â Can anyone name one time "talking"Â to the Taliban has ever worked as some in Canada and Britian are demanding?
-Â Michael Yon has his latest posting up covering the incompetence of the British media.Â
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