A story in Reuters reports construction on Pyongyang’s “Hotel of Doom” has resumed. Apparently begun in 1987 by the late great Kim Il Sung, the project was initiated in response to South Korea’s hosting of the 1988 Olympics, but remained in a “coma” for close to 16 years prior to now. A 330-meter pyramid with [...]
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After eighteen days of relative quiet, at least as far as candle light vigils go, protesters reappeared in Seoul’s Jongro area on Thursday to protest Korea’s importation of US beef. Police in riot gear clashed with what the Hankyoreh says was a crowd of over ten thousand as Korea commemorated the 60th anniversary of its [...]
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Making sense of NK killing The Korea Times An editorial in the Korea Times by Michael Breen offers what seems to be the most sensible explanation for the shooting death of a SK tourist by NK security forces. Related story Illegal Koreans in the Philippines Buhay sa Korea South Korea is not a paradise and [...]
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