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Professional Women's Golf: English Only

(via www.asian-nation.org) 11 days ago

Professional Women's Golf: English Only

I presume that most of you have heard about various campaigns aimed at making English the official language of the U.S., or a particular state, or some other entity or institution. In recent decades, such campaigns have ...

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N. Koreans alienated from Olympics

(via www.nt2099.com) 12 days ago

Chosun reported, "Hwang Young-cho, the marathon gold medalist in the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games, was my first sporting hero and has left me with an indelible memory. I saw him running on TV in China, while living a precarious...

Tags: china, korea, tv, life, games, olympic, olympics, north korea, gold, koreans, hero


Dokto Donuts?

(via japundit.com) 19 days ago

Dokto Donuts?

We reported on this story the other day over at Japan News Junkie, but here is a follow up by the good folks over at ROK Drop who actually went out to check on the report on their own.

Tags: japan, korea, international, koreans


An infuriated South Korea: Is this how to conduct diplomacy with neighbors?

(via ampontan.wordpress.com) 22 days ago

An infuriated South Korea: Is this how to conduct diplomacy with neighbors?

WE'VE ALL KNOWN people who just can't get along with anybody. They always seem to be embroiled in an overblown feud over some petty issue with a neighbor or coworker. They tend to have frequent misunderstandings...

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South Koreans withdraw from North Korea resort

(via www.channelnewsasia.com) 25 days ago

SEOUL: South Korean personnel began withdrawing from North Korea's Mount Kumgang resort after the communist country asked them to leave, officials said Sunday.

Tags: korean, korea, seoul, south korean, north korea, communist, koreans