Well, they finally did it.  The above is my second ‘ode’ to the ‘great leader’ in all his rocket glory. North Korea announced that it would eventually launch a satellite into orbit, although it is believed this launch was going to be a test for a ballistic missile system.  Apparently the missile didn’t go into [...]

“바나나값 40% 뛴 까닭“ 까닭 = cause 뛰다 = to bounce 주머니 사정 걱정하지 않고 누구나 먹을 수 있는 저렴한 과일 중 하나였던 바나나가 1년 사이 갑자기 귀하신 몸이 됐다. 유통업체의 매입 가격 기준으로 1년 전에 비해 41%나 급등했기 때문이다. 주머니 = money pouch 사정 = circumstance, 유통 = circulation 매입 = purchase 기준 = [...]

Source: Chosunilbo To give you some background, according to the OECD 2008 statistics Korea ranked number one in terms of percentage of Internet-subscribing homes which were broadband and number three in download speed. It looks like Korea is upgrading it’s already super high-tech Internet structure once again.  ₩34 trillion will be invested by multiple sources [...]

Picture courtesy of Chosun Ilbo Source: Korea Beat A blogger in South Korea, only known as “Minerva,” was recently arrested for posting ”malicious rumors” saying that the economy would collapse.  I won’t argue about whether he should have wrote what he did, but that brings up an interesting question.  What is free speech?  Are we allowed to [...]

Source: Digital Chosunilbo Apparently, North Korea has made a new years resolution to start a revolution in South Korea. The Workers Party released a statement saying, “The South Korean people should more actively kindle the flames of a struggle crushing the fascist rule of the conservative authorities.” Happy new year Kim Jong-Il … I’m pretty [...]