Archive for September, 2009
Just like ‘honey thighs’ (Gusts of Popular Feeling)
September 30th, 2009 | 
Author: Had Jim Reid been singing ‘thighs’ instead of ‘behind’, this song would have provided an even better accompaniment to this post… I don’t spend much time reading the entertainment section, so to speak, so the use of the word ‘kkulbeokji’, or ‘honey thighs, to describe, well, thighs, wasn’t something I was aware of. It apparently means, according to this article and allkpop , ’sweet-as-honey…
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South Korea seeks to raise developing world’s profile for G20 (The Earth Times Online Newspaper)
Seoul – South Korea plans to invite African nations and other developing countries to the Group of 20 (G20) summit it is hosting at the end of next year, President Lee Myung Bak said Wednesday. The group of the world’s 20 largest economies would disc…
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US ready for North Korea nuke dialogue, official says (The Earth Times Online Newspaper)
Seoul – The United States is willing to improve relations with Pyongyang if the country takes irreversible steps to dismantle its nuclear weapons programme, a senior US official said Wednesday. Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg, who was visit…
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South Korea nuclear proposal "ridiculous": North media (Reuters)
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea’s state media rejected a proposal by South Korean president Lee Myung-bak for a fresh deal to end its nuclear arms programme in return for massive aid, which he called possibly Pyongyang’s last chance at survival.
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Scandal-hit UN program resumes aid in NKorea (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
SEOUL, South Korea — A U.N. development agency has resumed operations in North Korea after a more than two-year pause following allegations of fraud.
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Technology Regression (Where the Hell Am I?)
Clearly, months into this and reverse culture shock pain is still an issue. You see, after living in South Korea for so long, I adjusted to the incredibly high level of technology that was there and adjusted to how people used that technology. In some ways that means my habits have changed. I remember sitting on the Seoul subway watching TV. Here in Manhattan you can’t even get a phone…
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