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Rabbit Addicted to Soap Operas
Region: Korea, Republic ofAn overweight rabbit in South Korea has become so addicted to soap operas that she attacks and bites owners if she's not allowed to watch her favourite shows. The story which was published on BunnyCover.com describes how Jia Xiaoyu, the Korean couch potato has succumbed to the level of maturity of a spoilt child. In particular, Jia Xiaoyu is a fan of Ms Mermaid, a popular South Korean soap opera. Should eithe... more
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Current TV Journalists to Stand Trial in North Korea
Region: Korea, Republic ofBy Jillian C. York On June 4, two American journalists will stand trial in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) for illegal entry into the country. The two women, Laura Ling and Euna Lee, both Asian-American journalists with Current TV, were detained on March 17, but despite the fame of Ling's sister (Lisa Ling, special correspondent for the National Geographic Channel, Oprah, and CNN), little atten... more
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What Does North Korea's Rocket Test Mean for International Relations?
Region: Korea, Republic of
by Rachel Balik Several countries say North Korea violated a UN resolution with this weekend’s launch of a rocket. While tensions will increase, further sanctions are unlikely. Launch Puts Japan on High Alert France’s president Nicolas Sarkozy declared that "This is a regime that has placed itself outside international law," after North Korea launched a long-range rocket into... more
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Can Leaving the Fan on Overnight Kill You? (No)
Region: Korea, Republic of
Posted by Hyejin Kim to Global Voices Online There is a myth that has been handed down from generation to generation in Korea. “The fan death.” If you sleep with a fan on in an airtight room, you might die. When I was a kid, adults around me always warned that I should not close the door and leave the fan on during sleep because I might die. It is like a summer horror story. Sometimes newspapers report i... more
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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
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North 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
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Afreeca 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
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South 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
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Korea: 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
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N.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
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