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Monthly Archives: December 2009

George Soros Demands More Money from Developed Nations to Fight Global Warming

» by December 11th, 2009 at 4:00 am » Comments (9)

The fact that George Soros has now arrived in Copenhagen just further shows how little this meeting has to do with the environment: The $10 billion a year proposed by rich ...more »

South Korean Life Expectancy Tops 80 Years Old

» by December 10th, 2009 at 11:57 pm » Comments (47)

Here is some good news for South Korea: Life expectancy for South Korean people has topped 80 for the first time in the nation’s history. According to Statistics Korea, babies born last ...more »

First Foreign Labor Union Started In Korea

» by December 10th, 2009 at 7:17 pm » Comments (7)

It will be interesting if this union will do any good in regards to stopping the shady practices of hagwon owners in Korea: A group of foreign nationals working in Korea ...more »

Nothing Accomplished After First Round of Official Bi-Lateral US-North Korea Talks

» by December 10th, 2009 at 3:30 pm » Comments (3)

Like I said before nothing much would come from the bi-lateral talks with North Korea because there is nothing for them to talk about right now: President Barack Obama's envoy on ...more »

Picture of the Day: Cheju Man Hole Explosion

» by December 10th, 2009 at 1:14 pm » Comments (4)

Via Korea Beat. more »

Why the Korean Truth & Reconciliation Commission Should Be Disbanded

» by December 10th, 2009 at 7:42 am » Comments (15)

I appreciate all the e-mails people have sent me on this topic which I have unfortunately been late getting to, but will now address it: In the opening months of the ...more »

Climate Talks Now All About Money

» by December 10th, 2009 at 2:37 am » Comments (1)

Here is the lead story from the Foreign Policy magazine Morning Brief: While critics outside the U.N. climate conference in Copenhagen continue to attack the science of climate change, within ...more »

IPhone Not Ready For Sales On USFK Bases

» by December 9th, 2009 at 5:11 pm » Comments (10)

The IPhone may have come to Korea, but you may have to wait a while to buy from a USFK base though: The iPhone arrived a week ago in South Korea ...more »

Picture of the Day: Japan’s Hyuga Class Carrier

» by December 9th, 2009 at 1:12 pm » Comments (2)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="600" caption="Pictured above is Japan’s Hyuga-class “helicopter destroyer” (different angle) alongside the USS George Washington."][/caption] You can read more over at Coming Anarchy. more »

Sex-change curse placed on flowerpot thief

» by December 9th, 2009 at 11:38 am » Comments (1)

What kind of family keeps Granny's ashes in a flowerpot? A thief who stole a flowerpot containing the ashes of an African witch doctor grandmother is risking an involuntary sex change, ...more »

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