An AP article that appeared in the IHT Friday about China’s online vigilantes was vaguely reminiscent of the wave of reports here in Korea that followed the suicide of actress Choe Jin-sil. In both cases, the internet became a medium for netizens to go on the attack against individuals seen to have violated societies mores. [...]
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On weekends I drive in to work, just to get away from the hour-long train ride that I do everyday. Streets in Seoul are heavenly on Saturday mornings, like smooth flowing rivers instead of the gnarled and twisted byways they become on weekdays. With the heat on to fight off the winter cold, I sail [...]
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