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It will be interesting to see how Korea reacts to this book by one of the most 'embedded' foreigners in the culture. Yonsei's Underwood International College is named after this man's family.
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The May 4 sessions of the SAT were scrapped across South Korea after questions from the test were found circulating in test-prep centers, throwing many students' college-preparation plans into disarray.
Wow. This is going to be big. I feel really bad for the thousands of students who did nothing wrong. No student can take the SAT in Korea this spring because of suspected cheating among some.
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It is interesting to me that Korea has the fastest internet connections in the world, the highest ratio of citizen : high speed device, yet has a very small percentage of the content created on the internet. I do feel that some of it is cultural, some of it is due to Tom McPhail's ETC theory
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Jim Clancy reports on North and South Korea and China's part to play in negotiations.
More news on North Korea. This video focuses a bit more on China's mindset and South Korean's fatigue regarding the subject.
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Would you stay in a country whose neighbor was warning of an imminent "moment of explosion"? It's a question many expats in South Korea are pondering.
Yes. CNN was able to find some scared foreigners. However, they failed to state how long each of these interviewees had spent in Korea. That is an important factor that most of us expats ask when choosing if we should consider the source to be credible. It is just a variable, but it is an important one. Also, there have always been gas masks and instructions in subways. I do not feel that it is responsible journalism to leave that fact out. It believe that the inclusion of the gas masks makes a reader assume that it is a reaction to the thread of North Korea.
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The US urges China to help rein in North Korea, hours after a leaked US report said Pyongyang was able to launch nuclear-armed missiles.
I am sharing this link because it does an OK job at showing several points from the US perspective.
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I would agree that most Koreans whom I talk to reflect this mood.
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Learn more: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=MEGyRgYJKEY Korean War Overview
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www.koreatimes.co.kr delivers the latest information on all events and stories taking place in Korea.
I am curious if this will cause people to push the limits, self-enforce, etc.
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At any time, this link will provide the most recent Wordpress blogs on the Topic of Korea.
The views of these bloggers may or may not match up with mine. Depending upone when you click on the link, you will get the most recent blog posts on Wordpress blogs dedicated to Korea or from people who include Korea in their Blog title.
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Former NBA star says Kim is waiting for Obama's call as ABC host George Stephanopoulos presses on human rights violations
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To promote and share Korean culture with the Washington, DC community.
This is a great site for learning about what Koreans in the USA care about.
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North Korea broke a three time losing streak, successfully lifting a missile into orbit last December, raising the stakes in the region.
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When Amy Chua’s book, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother came out in 2011, it sparked controversy among many people but especially psychologists and experts in child development.
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I am sharing this because I would like to hear your opinions. I don't pretend to be an expert, but I feel that this is worth discussing.
Korean education is amazing in some ways. There are some negative results. I have lived in Korea for four years and I have been in both public and private classrooms from kindergarten through university. I like many aspects of the system. Yet, I also witness the outcome of students trying to adjust during university years after being in the high-pressure homes. Some make the adjustment better than others.
(note: this article is not directly about Korean students)
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K-pop's dirty secret
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After rehearsing their dance moves and singing skills at one of the country's few K-pop boot camps run by major labels, many boys and girls are recruited when they're adolescents or teenagers.
Thank you to my student, JY for sharing this link with the clas. This article and the documentary at the end of the link share about the intense 'training' that young pop stars must go through in order to get into a K-pop band.
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Google News is interested in Korean Pop stars and looked at this topic in deeper sense. They handled about negative aspect of K-pop stars. Many children in South Korea are dreaming of becoming K-pop stars and therefore there is a negative aspect like this situation. I think this cultural changes and globalization of media might have caused this situation.
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North Korea lies somewhere between a 1930′s Soviet Union frozen in time and a dark, futuristic vision of society... as imagined back in the 70′s. "Land of Wh...
ViceGuide is my favorite. This is the second-best documentary that I have seen on North Korea. I don't like all of the parts, but I love some of them. This is worth an hour of your time if you are interested in understanding North Korea.
it's great to know and understand about N.Korea. many travlers from western countries can be allowed to go in to North Korea but we, the ordinary South Korean never ever can visit N.Korea. it makes me sad.
therefore, this video shows me that i've never seen such as views of cities, people on a street, etc. While watching this video, i thought all of the words from that north korean tour guide are full of propaganda. it's not a "tour guide"
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North Korea is variously portrayed as threatening or slightly comical - but how much do we really know about its young leader Kim Jong-un? John Sudworth reports.
This BBC report talks a bit about the history of the conflict. More importantly, it challenges the media to do more than point fingers and laugh, but to try to understand
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It would be better if Americans took a lesson from the South Koreans in the face of threats from North Korea: calm indifference.
I like the analogy that this is the same music pattern to the same old song and dance that has been played for decades. Yes, the volume is turned up, but the song is identical and the lyrics are similar. Will we dance like pupets on a string? Stay tuned.
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Nowak & Partner is recognized as the leading service provider to European companies in Korea, specifically in the areas of Executive Searc…
There are some rich statistics in here to help you understand the Korean job market landscape. Their is also some interesting insight on the adjustment challenges for recent Korean college graduates.
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It was always going to happen, but most of us didn't think it would happen so soon. Every Kindle has been cheaper than the one before it... This afternoon, Amazon is going to announce the Kindle Zero, (screenshot) the first...
Wow. This will be a "Game Changer". I agree with Seth's comment reminding us that we are officially now the product.
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SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea will strike back quickly if the North stages any attack on its territory, the new president in Seoul warned on Monday, as tensions ratcheted higher on the Korean peninsula...
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South Korea says it will deal strongly with any provocation from the North. Pyongyang cancelled a non-aggression pact with Seoul after the United Nations app...
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SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea formally rejected a U.N.
It has been a busy month in SK media talking about NK's more abrasive stance
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Les Miserables ROKAF (Republic of Korea Air Force) Parody / 레미제라블 공군 패러디 A military parody of one of the greatest movies of 2012, "Les Miserables"! After a g...
Half Les Military / Half Miserable Military experience / Fully Fun
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At this week's United Nations Conference on Disarmament, the representative from Pyongyang issued bold threats to continue its push toward nuclear capabilities, particularly against its enemy and neighbor, Seoul.
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