Bloggers React to N. Korean Tourist Shooting
Region: Korea, Republic of
Posted by Hyejin Kim to Global Voices Online There is a way that South Koreans can officially and safely go to North Korea at present. It is a special tourist site that was opened for a special zone, Kumgangsan Tourist Region, in North Korea. Young people send their parents on this trip for ‘filial tourism for their parents.’ Mt. Kumgang is one of the most famous mountains on the Korean Peninsula and South... more
Views: 1361North Korea to Come Off Terror List
Region: Korea, Republic of
Following an October 2007 agreement, North Korea was supposed to hand over its nuclear information by the end of December 2007 in a disarmament-for-aid deal, but it missed the deadline. The country finally released the 60-page declaration on Thursday, and the United States has pledged to take North Korea off the terror list within 45 days, while also lifting some economic restrictions. The removal from the terroris... more
Views: 1136Afreeca CEO Arrested, Korean Blogosphere in Uproar
Region: Korea, Republic of
Korea’s Youtube equivalent, Afreeca, has recently become more famous due to live coverage of candlelight vigils. On the 17th, the CEO of Afreeca was taken by the prosecutor’s office under the charge of having illegal activities on the Internet. The investigation and swift confinement by the government have given rise to suspicion that the government gets back at them due to the reputation that they got from... more
Views: 1676South Korea: Please Give Me Advice on How to Break Up With This Man.
Region: Korea, Republic of
The following is an excerpt from a blogger's journal in South Korea regarding the candlelight vigils and protests that have plagued President Lee Myung Bak and his conservative coalition government in the aftermath of a free-trade deal with the United States. Posted by Hyejin Kim for Global Voices Online Since continual candlelight vigils in Korea and protests against the current government, I have put posts ab... more
Views: 1492Korea: Drama Kingdom
Region: Korea, Republic of
- by Hyejin Kim Korean dramas have been popular outside Korea. There has been a term to refer to this popularity, Hallyu (Korean wave). Pretty girls and neat boys, and their pure love or triangular love relations…. They would be characters to represent Korean dramas. The popularity of Korean dramas has become one of the important businesses through exporting to other countries. One result of hallyu is agg... more
Views: 2474N.Korea thanks U.S. for rescue
Region: Korea, Republic ofNorth Korea expressed a rare note of thanks to its long time foe, the US for rescuing its sailors from pirates off the coast of Somalia. "We feel grateful to the United States for its assistance given to our crewmen," the North's official KCNA news agency said in a report late on Thursday. "This case serves as a symbol of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea(DRPK)-U.S. cooperation in the struggle against terrorism... more
Views: 1451Korean Soldier's Crisis: Duty vs. Conscience
Region: Korea, Republic of
Posted by Hyejin Kim to Global Voices Online A young man who is serving his military service as police decided not to go back to his military unit after vacation and announced the declaration of conscience. The reason was that he felt guilty after suppressing civilians who attended candlelight vigils. There have been a lot of responses to his decision, which goes against the government and which means not finishing mi... more
Views: 2822South Korea Recalls Ambassador to Japan Over Island Claim
Region: Korea, Republic of
Posted by FindingDulcinea Staff A territorial dispute over a long-contested set of small islands threatens to upset diplomatic ties between the two countries. The South Korean government announced Monday that it is recalling its ambassador to Tokyo, following the release in Japan of an educational guidebook for junior high school teachers that makes claim to the islands. The rocky island group, called Dokdo in Kor... more
Views: 764A Possible Solution for “Reverse Brain Drain” Unemployment
Region: Korea, Republic ofHave you heard of “Brain Drain” phenomenon? “Brain Drain” has been one sided phenomenon where scientist, engineers, or other intellectual elites in developing nations migrated to developed nations for better life. However, nowadays, more and more professionals and second generation immigrants are returning home, giving birth to “Reverse Brain Drain”. In the pa... more
Views: 516What if Presidential Campaign Videos were Actually Fun to Watch?
Region: Korea, Republic ofDuring the recent U.S. election, there have been eye-catching Presidential Candidate Campaign mash-ups and parodies which turn a mundane topic into something more enjoyable to watch for pleasure, for instance, Chris Rock – “Message for White Voters”. Though, most of these campaigning clips were to influence people to vote for certain presidential candidate, but never really focused on the presid... more
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