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NEWS

South Korean Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan said Wednesday North Korea is clearly responsible for the sinking of a South Korean naval ship.

And here’s the proof(But not proof reading – I think it was a “patrol” ship Korea Times, not a “petrol” ship.)

And Andrew Salmon looks at if and what SK might do in response

THINGS THAT MAKE YOU GO WHAA?

New Dog Poop Girl! Now Toilet Milk Girl.

Audio of the university girl berating the cleaning lady here.

Gwangju Underground Shopping Centre roof collapse – no injuries.

Bolt runs 9.86secs in Daegu

I’m all for voting early and voting often, but standing on the back of a bongo truck at 7am with a loud speaker is not what I wanna hear

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Korea – Hub of 3D

Meanwhile Bangkok burns.

An unsurprising editorial from the Hanky about the UN rapporteur on Speech. See also Roboseyo who attended Le Rue’s address, but wasn’t all that impressed.

Speaking of Rob and looking impressive.

I wud like to work 4 Hanhwa plz k thnx

Feel like a swim in the Han?

5 Years of Dokkdo – Where are we now?

Zimbabwe to replenish Pyongyang zoo.

PLUGS
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MUSIC
Main Theme — Ben McPherson – “2wksnyc”
News — satya – “Silk Route Album Mix”
Things That Make You Go Whaa? — cjacks – “Candyland”
ExPat Community — Deyo – “Retro90210fun”
Time Wasters of the Week — Brown Eyed Girls – “Abracadabra”

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4 Rivers Project

Samsung Sues Michael Breen citing damage to its reputationand then having had it’s reputation damaged, withdraws
Breen still to answer a Criminal case for liableUN Special Rapporteur in town talking about freedom of speech – good timing in light of the above.

Still can’t do it in terms of Software – Developers shun Samsung Phone OS “Bada”

Recent articles about foreign arrests.

Life of a Salaryman. Best animated .gif ever

MUSIC

Main Theme — Ben McPherson – “2wksnyc”
News — satya – “Silk Route Album Mix”
Things That Make You Go Whaa? — cjacks – “Candyland”

That’s right!

We’re nearing episode #100, and we want to celebrate it with our listeners. So mark your calendars for June 19th and meet us at the rooftop of Roofers in Itaewon for a live show with a live audience (you, really).

In order to entice you there, the kind folks at Roofers have set up a deal where you can get a burger and beer for W10,000.

Stay tuned here and on our Facebook and Twitter pages for details as they arise.

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More politicking

Yup, It was a torpedo

South Korea getting as many people involved on the ship thing, just in case some ass needs to be kicked

From Three Wise Monkeys

N.Korean Leader Hints at Return to Nuclear Talks
Happy Parents’ Day
A commander gives a report to other commanders and President Lee Myung-bak, who sits at the head of the table, and says, “The amount of soil caused by dredging is a threat to national security. Should we deploy troops to it?” The commander points to a slide in which there is a heap of soil labeled “soil of the Four Major Rivers Restoration Project construction.”

From the Hankyoreh – always ready to equate Ol’ Bung Eye with Korea’s dictatorial past.

The Rhetoric of Korean Food GlobalisationGlobalizing Korea: A Rhetoric of Food

Long article on how “Wangdda” is cool and how businesses are starting to embrace it.
Room Salon Addict Speaks
And more on room salons. Why on earth you would accompany such a story with a picture of Gangnam / Yeoksam I will never know….

Congratulations Rob. I don’t envy you.

Seen IronMan 2 yet? If you were in Korea then you saw it before Japan AND the US

Texts from Korean Girls