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AP expands North Korean coverage, opens first full news bureau by international agency – The Washington Post

NEWS

North Korea To Punish Mourners Who Were Insincere

Kim Jong-il’s Eldest Son Attacks Dynastic Succession Again
What It’s Like Chatting Up Kim Jong-nam
Kim Jong-nam Believes Brother Is Only A Figurehead and Regime Is Near Collapse
We NEED to get him on the show–Kim Jong-nam ‘Trying to Position Himself as Voice of Reform’

North Korea defector learns to trust the stranger who saved him – latimes.com

THINGS THAT MAKE YOU GO WHAA?
Farmer faces investigation over death of cows
South Korean inflation: home-baked

Thanks to everyone who emailed me the story about the smugglers with gold bars up their asses

Pinkberry co-founder beat homeless man with tire iron, LAPD says – latimes.com
Pinkberry founder arrested after assaulting homeless dude in LA

Han Sung Joo Ex Boyfriend Chris Xsu Claims Sexual Favors (Photo) « dedetillmanblogs
Worst. Breakup. Ever.

KTO chief stresses high-quality tourism, upgrading of the country’s image
Balancing Man tourism campaign
Seoul best MICE Award 2011 – South-Korea – korea4expats

Seeing the World One Bowl of Bibimbap at a Time – Korea Real Time – WSJ

It’s back – the Korean Church from hell

Can’t resist reading this with amusement–At Last, South Koreans Get Price Break on TVs – Korea Real Time – WSJ

TIME WASTERS

Abweh–abweh–whaa?–Young Jean Lee’s Theater Company Presents ‘Untitled Feminist Show’  | Korean Beacon

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ROK On! http://www.no-kancho.net

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Jesus was in Gangnam – ROK On!ROK On!

NEWS

Kings, Kims and chaebol

FTA talks with China to begin

THINGS THAT MAKE YOU GO WHAA?
South Korea Investigates Vote-Buying Scandal – NYTimes.com

South Korean Law Casts Wide Net, Snaring Satirists in a Hunt for Spies – NYTimes.com

Candidate for asshat of the year–I’m the Dojisa of Kyeonggi-do! (Stoop Before Me, Mere Civilian!)

Cows Gone Wild Could Be Coming To Seoul

Break oligarchy and allow ‘beer freedom’

Gestapo in Itaewon

Kimchi in tricky spot with NY inspectors

Comparing Apples with Apples

I’m not sure if they get the cultural subtext of that–Picture of the Day: Darth Vader Cuts Deal With KT

How the hell did SNSD’s concert for the troops get such a long piece in The Atlantic?
Kids React to K-pop – YouTube
Bonus – Kids React to K-pop – YouTube

EXPAT COMMUNITY

Joongang Daily article on SMOE NSET cuts

GI rapist asks for reduction in sentence. Serious, he did.

Expats Work To Develop “Footsteps of Wonhyo” Trail In Korea

Sick Babyseyo

TIME WASTERS

South Korea is #42–The 45 Places to Go in 2012 – NYTimes.com
50 beautiful places to visit in Korea | CNNGo.com

North Korean children playing the guitar. Creepy as hell. – YouTube

What a North Face jacket means in South Korea

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NEWS

Kim Jong Il Reported Dead
GP (Martin): Why the North Koreans cry
Spot the difference

Updates on the Chinese fish pirates

THINGS THAT MAKE YOU GO WHAA?
A Leading Critic of South Korea’s President Is Jailed

Black-haired Foreigner Releases Sex Tape of Announcer Girlfriend
Leaker of ‘Miss A sex video’ identified

Hyuna the Stripper and Ajosshi Fans

Korean Adults Drink 1.5 Bottles of Soju Every Week
Blackout Korea is back

‘Pixelated clouds’ are not what comes to mind
Dutch architects apologize for 9/11 blast look-alike design – Yahoo! News

Floors 4 and 14
Daegu student suicide investigation is growing

SBS reports on the SMOE budget cuts and the fear of foreign teachers in hagwons

Seoul’s English teachers shocked at getting axe

What Do Koreans Really think of Native English Teachers? – A Girlandtheworld Girls Of The World interview

Hagwons not following new law allow stoned foreign teachers to wreak havoc in classrooms

EXPAT COMMUNITY

Foreigners make up 3% of Korea’s population
SKorea: Human Rights Commission calls for visa flexibility
SKorea: 80% of foreign kids don’t attend school
How To Collect Your Claim In Korea – Filing a Lawsuit in Korea: Overview

TIME WASTERS

Seoul 2012 – Whisky Live – World Whisk(e)y Tasting and Sampling Shows

Seoul Village (Six lanes of traffic)
A blog for the urban planning geeks–Kojects »

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NOTE: This was recorded before the demise of our little friend up nawth.

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Dean Brown

gojejuguesthouse.com

MAIN TOPIC

JEJU!! (or is Hawaii the Jeju of America?)

NEWS

Odds and Ends: The Park Won-soon Edition
Final voter turnout and Busan Dong-Gu

Goddamn Chinese fish pirates again!

Occupy Seoul protests have begun

THINGS THAT MAKE YOU GO WHAA?
Additional measures against sexual assault on minors and the disabled (we did this last week)

Critical Beauty – Journal
Organizers Accused of Sexually Harassing Beauty Queens
Sexual harassment claims at beauty pageant probed
Beauty pageant contestants flee Korea alleging corruption, sexual harassment.

Seoul National University student rejects ‘education fever’

Trouble in podcast land

North Korea starting to show some T&A on TV–北 TV에 반라의 여배우?…전례없는 파격 [디지털시대 경제신문 디지털타임스]

Photographer Eric Lafforgue makes his 5th trip to North Korea. Check out his Flickr Stream

SHINee and South Korean K-Pop Groups at Madison Square Garden – Review – NYTimes.com

EXPAT COMMUNITY

TIME WASTERS

3D Korea International Film Festival (3D 한국국제영화제) in Gwangju, November 17th through 21st.

Night Fishing

Andong and Hahoe – Thomas Lee Coyner (SeoulMan)’s Photos

2000 Foot Hot Wheels Track

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NEWS

Site of South Korea’s Grand Prix Is Not Only Exotic, but Full of Surprises – NYTimes.com

THINGS THAT MAKE YOU GO WHAA?
Political Moron of the Week Assorted lowlights

Oh, it’s okay to give alcohol to minors (as long as you’re not selling it) In criminal law, timing is important

45 years of calling for revisions to the SOFA
Itaewon grows quiet after USFK curfew

This is effed up–Naturalized Korean files petition with human rights council after sauna denies her entry
SKorea: NHRC probe after foreigner refused entry to sauna

Djamilya to return to Korea!

Zenith Travel owner arrested, finally.

EXPAT COMMUNITY

Babyseyo! Babyseyo! Babyseyo!

Seoul asks expats to make town meeting suggestions

TIME WASTERS

Paul Ajosshi: Best K-pop Medley Ever

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Brief Guest Appearance by

Michael Hurt (Yahae)

News

US soldier accused of raping Korean teen
SKorea: US soldier to be indicted for sexually assaulting teen | Asian Correspondent
Oh, for the love of Christ…

Police arrest man for indecent assault against a foreign teacher

Positive Developments in Laws on Sexual Assault

SKorea: Extradition imminent in Itaewon Burger King murder?

Things That Make You Go Whaa?

Some of these are truly head scratching–Most-read Naver.com articles of the week — October 9, 2011
1. A study of time spent studying by high school students in Korea, Japan, China, and America found that Korean students spend by far the most time studying. Americans came fourth at six hours per day, with Japan and China at seven hours per day with Saturday classes (although actually many Japanese schools have abolished Saturday classes).

2. With the upcoming release of the film “The Crucible”, based on the sexual abuse scandal at the Gwangju Inhwa School, a diary written by a female prosecutor during the trial was published online.

3. A doctor was arrested on charges of repeatedly sexually assaulting a nurse beginning six years ago and recording the attacks on video.

4. A second American soldier was accused of sexually assaulting a Korean teenager.

5. A driver in Seongnam who was also a pastor was killed in a car accident, leaving his family bereft.

6. An Incheon bus driver had a heart attack and died while waiting for a red light.

7. A young man was struck and killed by a car on the highway after he ran after a bus he needed to catch.

8. A man confessed to groping a jogger after pulling her pants off because he liked her legs.

9. An article about high school students learning to express their frustrations in poetry.

10. Police officers on their way home from work apprehended a sexual assault suspect.

Gusts Of Popular Feeling: The true origin of pizza
Creative Korean Advertising #26: Koreans Laughing at Themselves

Ha! The weaknesses just reveal the weaknesses in Korean computing habits–A smaller, faster Web-based laptop

Kpop Can’t Take Over America. Neither Can Anybody

Reebok Assvertising Full of Hot Air: Korean Reactions

SKorea lacks system to curb corporate abuses

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I’m Korean, I have a book that proves it! « Eugene is huge!

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Steve Jobs-The King is dead! Long live the King
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/special/2011/10/182_96161.html
Samsung pushes to ban sale of iPhone 4S
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/tech/2011/10/133_96091.html
Samsung profit predicted to fall
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/biz/2011/10/182_96157.html
4S Underwhelms
http://tvnz.co.nz/technology-news/faster-lighter-new-named-apple-phone-announced-4442860

News
The Constitutional Court rules on the Vandom case:
http://bit.ly/o3zNYO
Korean schools helpless in the face of foreign English teachers:
http://bit.ly/qiord9
Teachers committing sex crimes to be disciplined and disadvantaged in recruiting
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2011/10/117_96132.html
SKorea: Female teacher jailed for assaulting student:
http://bit.ly/n0HgBE
230,000 3 time drunk drivers
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/biz/2011/10/113_96156.html
G-Dragon avoids Drugs Charge
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/special/2011/10/178_96144.html
http://koreajoongangdaily.joinsmsn.com/news/article/html/386/2942386.html?cloc=joongangdaily|home|online

US soldier accused of raping Korean teen:
http://bit.ly/ocEPHD
SKorea: Taxi driver sticks his car where the sun don’t shine:
http://bit.ly/pMa8JD
SKorea: Japanese soccer team taunted over earthquake | Asian Correspondent: http://bit.ly/rrMOfE

Ain’t No Party Like a Pyongyang Party’ Cause a Pyongyang Party is Absolutely Mandatory!: http://bit.ly/nRjL7e
NK has hand out again
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2011/10/113_96158.html

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Hello? Does this thing still work?

Having to dust off the website. I guess we’re back on the air.

To tide you over until our next new show, here’s a collection of flotsam, jetsam and other detritus from our first fifty episodes.