Month: April 2012
Andrei Lankov on the Importance of Pyongyang
By Andrei Lankov Stalinist regimes love their capitals. A capital is usually a very special place. It is extolled by...
How the North Korean Missile Failed and What’s Next on Kim Jong-un’s List
Toon by Lee Scott, words by Iwazaru After the embarrassing failure of North Korea's Unha (the galaxy) 3 missile last...
‘Hello, do you know the Jesus Christ?’–Meeting People in a South Korean Gym
By The Expat at Expat Hell I recently changed gyms. The gym that I used to frequent was fairly close...
Funky Seoul Corner 15: Dee Edwards’ ‘You Say You Love Me’
By Scott Freeman Now it’s time to turn the clocks back to 1962 and go to Detroit, Michigan,USA. Dee Edwards,...
Police Fail to Save Murder Victim Despite Seven Minute Phone Call, GPS Tracking–Police Commissioner Resigns
By Iwazaru According to developing reports, the man, Wu Yuanchun, 42, an ethnic Korean from China, was on his way...
Street Art and Escapism in Busan: down the Rabbit Hole at Taeguk Village
By Ben Cowles After canning it up the hill at what must have been record speed, I couldn’t get off...
Working China’s ‘Soft Power’ as A Western Journalist in-Country
By Tom McGregor at China Daily Some Westerners incorrectly assume that China should only be viewed according to its political...
Your Two Cents: Korea’s Election Campaign Circus
By Lee Scott As many of you may know, a major election is coming up on Wednesday, April 11. Not...
Living behind Bars as a SOFA Inmate at Korea’s Cheonan Prison
By John M. Rodgers Some 90 kilometers south of central Seoul in South Chungcheong Province not far off of Interstate...
Asia’s Territorial Disputes: Ieodo and Korea’s Short Man Syndrome
By David Wills A few weeks ago, a couple of articles popped up on Google News that brought the name...
Doing Business in South Korea–The Straight-Shooting Guide
By 3WM Consultants Type ‘Doing Business in South Korea’ into a search engine and you are hit with an avalanche...
Funky Seoul Corner 14: The Beginning Of The End’s ‘Funky Nassau’
By Scott Freeman The Beginning Of The End was one of those early to mid seventies bands from, you guessed...