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The Voice at the Other End of the BBB Call

The Voice at the Other End of the BBB Call by Cho Jae-hyon, Korea Times Staff Reporter, 26/06/2010

  About eight years ago, Son Bong-ho, an honorary professor of Seoul National University and a well-known civic activist - CEO of Seoul Culture Forum and former president of Dongduk Women’s University - was lured into the idea of providing free interpretation services for foreigners through cell phones.   In early 2002, when the whole country was preparing for the Ko...

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The Cruel Fate of Korean Moon Bears

The Cruel Fate of Korean Moon Bears by Gina Moon, 17/06/2010

Moon bears (also known as Asiatic black bear), a medium sized, sharp-clawed, black-coloured bear with a distinctive white or cream "V" or "moon shaped" marking on its chest, are native to Korea. They are omnivores, that is, they consume a great variety of foods including fruit, berries, grasses, seeds, nuts, invertebrates, honey and meat (fish, birds, rodents and other small mammals) although meat...

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Discriminatory Practices of Korean Websites

Discriminatory Practices of Korean Websites by Lou Ann Lee, 26/03/2010

If you’re not a Korean citizen you can't order movie tickets online from most theatre chains in Korea, nor can you buy anything from most e-markets or get seats at the majority of small or big ticket performances. You can’t make airline reservations or even access some information sites or service programs, including those targeting foreign residents and/or visitors. Why...

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Sejong City Controversy - Insight into Korean Politics

Sejong City Controversy - Insight into Korean Politics by CHOE Sang-Hun, IHT 3 March 2010, 11/03/2010

From a hilltop observation tower, potential investors are shown a sweeping vista of drained rice paddies and cleared pine forests, where trucks are moving earth and cranes hoisting steel beams to build an ambitious new city, dubbed “Happy City Sejong.”  But few South Koreans are happy about this 16.5 trillion won project, which over the years has morphed from plans to create a tot...

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Seoul Going Green for St. Patrick's Day

Seoul Going Green for St. Patrick's Day by Irish Association of Korea , 06/03/2010

NAMSAN TOWER JOINS THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING , SYDNEY HARBOUR BRIDGE AND MANY OTHER ICONIC BUILDINGS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD IN GOING GREEN FOR ST. PATRICK'S DAY With business recovering from the global economic downturn, one of Korea’s largest and most well-attended foreign festivals has received increased funding to ensure its celebration in 2010.Attracting an estimated 18,000 attendees ...

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Another ‘Star’ Extinguished

Another ‘Star’ Extinguished by House of Sharing International Outreach Team, 06/01/2010

Kim Ok Seon Halmoni was born in 1923 in Gyeongsangnam-do, drafted from Sacheon to Taiwan in 1939 by the Japanese Military and coerced into sexual slavery for seven years. She was beaten to a faint often in the comfort station and was almost forced to commit suicide by a Japanese officer at the end of the war. After the end of World War II, she returned to her hometown in Gyeonsangnam-do.  She...

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Looking for a Home: Thor - Borzoi Russian Wolfhound by Animal Rescue Korea - A.R.K., 14/07/2010

If you're thinking you might like a pet while you are in Korea - either permanently or to foster - there are a number of cats and dogs looking for homes. Korea4Expats.com is introducing to one of these below:Animal Name : ThorCity/Location : Asan Shelter Breed : Borzoi Russian Wolfhound Sex : Male Spayed / Neutered : No Age : 2-3 years old Size : E...

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HOPE - English Teachers Giving Something Back by Florian Fafelberger, 19/06/2010

Take a trip to another part of the world and you will find that many travelers communicate through English. For a native speaker who only speaks English, it might be a little unnerving to wonder how one’s world would change if the common language of business was Mandarin or even Korean.  In many cases, the necessity to learn another lang...

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South Korea’s Collective Shrug

by B. R. Myers, The New York Times, May 27, 2010, 03/06/2010

One of the students at my university was killed in the attack that sank a South Korean naval vessel on March 26. A visual communications major, Mun Yeong-uk was only a few months from concluding his military service when a North Korean torpedo split the warship, the Cheonan, in half. His classmates loyally collected money for his family’s fun...

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Are we being told the truth about the Cheonan?

by Robert Neff, The Marmot's Hole, 28 May 2010, 03/06/2010

According to Scott Creighton, we are being lied to and, unfortunately, he doesn’t seem to be alone.   Looking at the postings of our fellow bloggers in Korea there seems to be some uncertainty of whether or not we are getting the full story - and usually the insinuations are directed at the Korean government.  However, Scott Cr...

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