The Koreas

• Did Chris Hill really just compare the US human rights record to North Korea’s?
• Has any big name venture ever made money in North Korea?
• A Korean exchange student in the US is in legal trouble by trying to blackmail a female student for a sex video.
• Wow, this is one of the most racist Korean media articles I have read yet.
• Is skiing in Korea a nightmare?  From my experience it is not.
• Foreign spouses can now sue for adultery.
• The VANKers are at it again.
• Korean women now love US beef.  Anyone surprised by this change in attitudes?
• I agree, if the US Congress is going to be worthless, at least they can be entertaining as the Korean National Assembly.
• A Korean think tank has officially traced everything wrong with Korea back to Japan.

Japan

• Cell phone bans in Japanese schools becoming more popular.
• US political parties have the Donkey and Elephant to represent them.  In Japan they have the platypus?
• Since this J-Babe is from Shimane Prefecture, I wonder what she thinks about Dokdo?
• The economy may be struggling but not for McDonald’s in Japan.
• Is Google violating Japanese rights to privacy?
• If this Japanese study is true, then I am really screwed.
• Like Korea, the Japanese military has officially ended all involvement with the coalition effort in Iraq this month.

China

• The New York Times website has been blocked in China.
• In Beijing you can buy condoms now with your bus card.
• Is the US government intentionally blocking Chinese economic investments in America?
• A Daily Telegraph reporter got hoaxed by a false “character of the year” story.
• Website ordered to pay damages for “virtual lynching”.