The text of President Lee’s New Year address to the RoK, from Korea.net. Toward an Advanced, Leading Country During the Next Decade 1. Significance of 2010 and 2011 Good morning, fellow Koreans, The New Year of the Rabbit, 2011, has dawned. The rabbit is a symbol of wisdom and abundance, and I hope it will … [Read More]
Month: January 2011 (page 3)
Winter training
When it's cold out there, just be grateful you aren't a member of Korean Special Forces doing extreme winter drills: http://bit.ly/elH9hY # [Read More]
Kim Jong-un hacked
“Computer hackers breached North Korea’s official media accounts on 1 January, mocking the youthful heir apparent to the country’s leadership on his birthday. A video was posted on the country’s YouTube channel that depicted a caricature of Kim Jong Un driving a luxury sports car, running over women and children on the side of the … [Read More]
Brule’s Brilliant Korea
Tyler Brule waxes lyrical in today's FT (8 January): The secrets of my brilliant Korea (http://bit.ly/e9uOkn) … including Sulwhasoo skin cream #. He also has some K-pop recommendations. [Read More]
Kara’s Mister – infuriatingly catchy
Good news, bad news. First the bad: I can’t get Kara’s “Mister” out of my head. And the good: I can’t get the dance out of my head either. # [Read More]
LKL 2010 Quiz of the Year – the answers
Here are the answers to LKL’s 2010 Quiz of the Year. Picture Quiz 1. Jong Tae-se is the emotional coal miner. The Korean footballer, born in Japan, wept as he lined up for the DPRK national team in the 2010 World Cup. After their less than successful campaign, the DPRK footballers were said to have … [Read More]
A look back at the Korean sporting year of 2010
Historical is a term often misused in this day and age. Yet I am about to use it in a context that I am going to try and justify. The year 2010 was a historical one for Korean sports, and I don’t use that term lightly. There have been many many highlights in the world … [Read More]
January events 2011
Here are events to launch the Year of the Rabbit: Exhibitions The KCC’s exhibition of the work of young Korean artists in London, Future’s Future’s Future continues all month, as does Asia House’s exhibition of the Tiger in Asian Art and The Nam June Paik retrospective at Tate Liverpool. For related events, see under talks … [Read More]
Goose’s Dream: Soom Company at The Place
An interesting dance event coming up later this week: Soom Company present Goose’s Dream Friday 7th January 2011, 8pm Part of Resolution 2011 The Place: Robin Howard Dance Theatre | 17 Duke’s Road | London, WC1H 9PY Tickets and Information: 020 7121 1100 | http://www.theplace.org.uk/ SOOM (Korean for ‘breath’) is a newly formed company consisting … [Read More]
Sejong in the Snow
Nice pic of the statue of King Sejong in Seoul’s Gwanghwamun Plaza covered with snow – in the Chosun Ilbo: http://bit.ly/gDHVz1 # [Read More]
10 years of diplomatic relations celebrated with football
In 2004, Koryo Tours together with Ealing Studios and the British Embassy screened the film Bend it Like Beckham at the Pyongyang International Film Festival. It was seen by over 12,000 Pyongyang citizens and was the film they raved about…during the festival Koryo Tours were inundated with requests for tickets from staff at the hotel … [Read More]