By The Koreas
- In defense of North Korea’s censoring of the 2010 World Cup.
- A list on how to help foreigners adjust to life in Korea.
- A look at teaching on Korean islands.
- Group protests against North Korean school in Japan.
- Here is the video of the Wonder Girls on So You Think You Can Dance.
- Anyone interested in doing a Polar Bear swim in Gangwon-do?
- Claudia Rossett on the currency reform in North Korea.
- A look at the 12.12 Coup 30 years later.
- Inter-Korean investment at its lowest point since 2000. Gees I wonder why?
- The Anti-English Spectrum issue is making news in the Canadian media.
- A look at Jack London in Korea.
- The UK ambassador to Korea is a member of eco-faith.
- What is the worst K-Pop video of 2009?
- This Korean man lost $60,000 in a e-mail scam.
- A look at religions in Korea.
- It looks like one more place to eat crap Thai food has been identified in Seoul.
- On the other hand this looks like a pretty nice place to catch a bite to eat.
Japan
- The Sea Shepherd eco-theater is about to begin once again this year in the Antarctic. I wonder what nonsense and lies Paul Watson and company will come up with this year?
- The Australian Prime Minister is once again making empty threats against the Japanese.
- Well Wendy’s after 29 years is moving out of Japan.
- Anybody interested in buying a Japanese island?
- This is a pretty nice museum building to be left abandoned like this.
- Japanese women are looking to marry Chinese men?
- Japan’s own Cash for Clunkers program is excluding foreign cars.
China
- Is this evidence that the Chinese government is unhappy about North Korea’s currency reevaluation?
- The Japanese public has a growing positive image of China.
- Is China trying to get rid of old ESL teachers?
- The new Karate Kid remake is this time set in China. Shouldn’t it be called the Kung Fu Kid instead?
- Is Rupert Murdoch getting separated from his Chinese wife?
It is the sad reality. No mistake...
2:17 pm on December 13th, 2009 1
"Is this evidence that the Chinese government is unhappy about North Korea’s currency reevaluation?"
Doesn't sound like it. With the Chinese able to exchange unlimited amounts of North Korean won, I suspect they are doing a brisk business across the border with NK. The fees are probobly high for any tranfer of large NK funds across the border into China and then back again,(20-40%) however its better than losing everything under the NK policy of a maximum of 150,000 won.
Wouldn't be surprised if any number of high ranking NK officials are involved in illegal currency exchanges as well.
9:35 pm on December 13th, 2009 2
The Jack London link is cool. I always wondered where he got his Korea info for his short story in Star Rover from 1915. Great book written from the perspective of an inmate at San Quentin who astral projects to different scenarios to keep his sanity. One of the stories is of a foreign dude stranded for life in Korea in the 19th century.
11:49 pm on December 13th, 2009 3
Love that list at Takeshima Is Ours.
I lived in Thailand and I can tell you that everywhere I've eaten Thai food in korea, it's been shite.
It's been shite in other places, but we're talking about Thai restaurants in korea.
4:04 pm on December 14th, 2009 4
The fees are probably high for any transfer of large NK funds across the border into China and then back again.
10:22 am on December 15th, 2009 5
Better to lose 40% of your money than to lose 100%. $500-$600 dollars worth of won, I imagine, is a small fortune to most in NK.