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[Series Index]This is a continuation of Mr. Joo Seong-Ha's discussion about "journalism" in North Korea. Below is the translated article.* * * The previous post explained the types...
... that it is beginning to get awfully cold.Korea stands ready for a potential currency crisis. [Financial Times]Japan is doing a lot better than you think. [Naked Capitalism]But China might be doing worse than you think. [China Law Blog]Read this if you are even thinking about getting into law: “I thought about being a lawyer. You know, Dad, I really love you. But basically you help big companies...
The good folks at Bulletin of Atomic Scientists alerted the Korean to this article, Time for a Grand Bargain in North East Asia, by Professor Walter C. Clemens. This is a timely piece, as the talks between U.S. and North Korea held earlier in Geneva ended again with a whimper. Prof. Clemens, expert in diplomatic negotiation tactics with former communist countries, believes that there is a bargaining...
[Series Index]24. Lee Seung-Hwan [이승환]Years of Activity: 1989-presentDiscography:B.C. 603 (1989)Always (1991)My Story (1993)Human (1995)Cycle (1997)The War in Life (1999)Egg (2001)Karma (2004)Hwantastic (2006)Dreamizer (2010)Representative Song: For a Thousand Days [천일동안], from Human천일동안For a Thousand Days천일동안 난 우리의 사랑이 영원할거라 믿어왔었던거죠For a thousand days, I believed that our love will be eternal어리석게도...
... that yawning could dislocate your jaw. Almost happened twice today.IBM Korea is making an effort to hire LGBT candidates. [The Economist]According to World Bank, Korea is 8th easiest place to do business in the world. [World Bank: Doing Business]African American sellers on eBay get 20% less for the same product. [Chris Blattman]Japanese is not an imprecise language at all, and other observations...
Dear Korean,I have been doing some acting and modeling in Brazil, China, Thailand, etc. for some time now. I love acting and I'm planning in going to Korea to get a degree on acting there. How is the acting bussiness for Westerners in Korea? I know that Koreans are a little bit racist towards skin colour and some other things,...
The Korean is a huge fan of a Korean reality show called Survival: I am a Singer [나는 가수다]. The premise of the show is simple yet irresistible. Seven well-known singers compete for two weeks, sometimes with a song of their choice, other times with a song designated to them. The singers (or their staff) arrange the songs, stage...
Dear readers,Today, Ask a Korean! is five years old.The Korean really could have never envisioned how far this blog would go. It was meant to be a hobby to kill the ample leftover time as a law student. AAK!'s visitor count hovered at two digits per day for a long time. A question would come maybe twice a week.Now, AAK! receives thousands of visitors every day -- around 2,500 to 3,000 unique visits...
... that he loves learning about insider trading law.Michelle Rhee had ups and downs as a D.C. Chancellor of Education. [Washington Post]High housing cost leads to decline in fertility. Very applicable to Korea. [The Economist]Why do people still think Groupon is a multi-billion dollar business? How is it different from the junk mail that you throw out of your mailbox every day? [New York Times]You...
Dear Korean,I was born and raised in France, growing up we had a lot of TV shows from the United States, and although they were fictions they somewhat gave me a good idea of how people lived in the United States. The first time I came to the US, I was actually surprised of how "accurate" they were and since I have been living...
We haven't done this in a while, so let's chat! Simply come to the blog at 10 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. Talk to you later!Got a question or a comment for the Korean? Email away at askakorean@gmail.c...
... that he is well past the age when he could comfortably eat an entire Chipotle burrito.Libertarians have a startling tendency to apologize for autocracy. [Salon]What does moral absolutism look like? Make sure to read the underlying article by Prof. Jeremy Waldron. [Opinio Juris]Ivy League is Indian students' safety school. [New York Times]The Korean always knew that Korea's minimum wage was low,...
As you might have heard, Korea and United States entered into a free trade agreement on October 12, 2011. This is the largest free trade agreement for the United States since the North American Free Trade Agreement came into force in 1994.The Korean is mostly left-leaning in his politics, which means he is not a fan of Korea's current president Lee Myung-Bak. However, the Korean is not so small to...
[Series Index]The ever-awesome Mr. Joo Seong-Ha began running a series about "journalism" in North Korea, particularly with respect to the official newspaper, Rodong Shinmun. Below is the translation.* * ...
... that this shameless gimmick item is also losing steam.If you steal a penny in Texas, you might be a felon. [Volokh Conspiracy]Judge Denny Chin thinks a lot about sentencing criminals. [New York Times]Denmark's welfare state is the fairest in the world. But Australia is close to Denmark while spending less than the OECD average on welfare. [Inside Story]If you translated a biography of Thai king,...
The passing of Steve Jobs last week prompted a worldwide reflection of the incredible life and achievements of Jobs. Koreans joined in the reflection, filling online channels with tributes to and quotes from Jobs. For Koreans, however, the tributes to Jobs were not simply about the celebration of Jobs' legacy. Around the globe,...
Dear Korean, Did you know Korea has four seasons? This line seems to be part of the average Korean's repertoire of small-talk to use when-talking-with-foreigners. It might be becoming less common, but you certainly used to hear this a lot from Koreans - so much so, that I think it must be in the school textbooks somewhere....
... that as long as he avoided reading the obituaries, he could pretend that Steve Jobs was still alive.Koreans remember Steve Jobs. [Wall Street Journal]Former Gizmodo writer who was involved in the "Lost iPhone 4" story remembers Steve Jobs. [The Wirecutter]Americans "may look back on 2011 and see three events that undermine that story: the downgrade of America’s credit rating; the last flight of...
... that Drunken Tiger is your best pal when you are working late.Want to keep up with daily headlines from Korean newspapers in English? Try this out. [KEI]Why can't U.S. and China just be friends? [East Asia Forum]The damn dirty hippies protesting Wall Street could learn a thing or two from the Tea Party: "... while they were quietly seething, the tea-party movement was showing America what democracy...
Over the weekend, there was an interesting New York Times essay that discussed how there seems to be a new breed of hyper-impressive people. A sample:A BROCHURE arrives in the mail announcing this year’s winners of a prestigious fellowship to study abroad. The recipients are allotted a full page each, with a photo and a thick paragraph chronicling their achievements. It’s a select group to begin with,...
