The Koreas
-  I didn’t realize that Lee Myung-bak actually spent time in prison. 
-  I guess these are a few good ways to get Honam to hate you. 
-  Two more North Korean refugees have been given asyulum in the US.
-  Nice photo essay and write up about spending Christmas in Korea.
-  Korean C-list star has plastic surgery operation that goes bad.
-  More North Korean reneging over their agreed up nuclear agreements. 
-  Some of you single guys out there might want to avoid this area of the Cheongyecheon.

Japan
-  Excellent balanced article rarely seen in the debate over whaling.
-  Japan has agreed to start importing foreign workers to fill key jobs in Japan.
-  Pretty good evidence that Japan’s figerprinting of foreigners is a good thing.
-  If you carry a purse, this Japanese city might be the place you would want to hold on to it a little more tightly.
-  Japan has some really cool Christmas cards.

China
-  The past has caught up to one of Mao’s former Red Guards.
-  Ironic human rights day in Taiwan.
-  The great grandson of Chang Kai-shek has his own political blog.
-  Why don’t I feel sorry for this guy falling for the juicy girl fraud?
-  Pandas taught to fight by a dog?

Milblogs
-  Michael Totten taking a fresh look at Hezbollah.
-  Michael Yon has a news flash for Osama Bin Laden.
-  Since when has talking and "mentoring" the Taliban as the British wants to do, ever worked?
-  3rd ID troops help Iraqi woman to walk again.
-  Just more proof the left will never be happy with progress in Iraq.
-  Let me get this right, the IDF is bad because they are not raping and pillaging the Palestinians? 
-  Very interesting read about the heroes of the battle for Wake Island.

Forward Deployed
-  $610 Million Dollar Corruption in the UN Uncovered
-  Christmas Greetings from the Daily Kos
-  PKK Terrorists Blamed for Foiled Subway Attack
-  Demagoguery of Military Suicide Rate Continues
-  Soldier Adopts Handicapped Iraqi Boy