News links for October 8, 2009
- US President Barack Hussein Obama to visit Japan, Singapore, China, and South Korea in early November; may try Korean food during visit (Reuters, Yonhap)
- News Corp media mogul Rupert Murdoch visits South Korea and Japan in possible bid to create rival to Amazon.com's Kindle device (Reuters)
- French special envoy to North Korea Jack Lang, currently in South Korea, announces plan to visit DPRK next month (AFP)
- In wake of outrage over brutal "Nayŏng" rape case involving eight-year-old victim, Justice Ministry releases report saying 90% of parole applications were approved (Donga Ilbo)
- Justice Ministry says convicted pedophiles may be required to wear electronic monitoring anklets for life (Korea Herald)
- Pusan International Film Festival (PIFF) opens its nine-day run (Yonhap)
- Health Ministry says Novartis Korea was illegally stockpiling antiviral treatment Tamiflu for employees and their families (Korea Herald)
- In Seoul speech, British Business secretary Peter Mandelson predicts EU-ROK free-trade agreement would expand trade by €66.8 billion, or $98.4 billion (Joongang Daily)
- To promote international adherence to unique digraphs of South Korea's Romanization system, VANK launches global effort to encourage English-speaking countries to pronounce "someone" as "소머네" (USA Today)
I enjoy the fake posts you have, Kushi. Good stuff. My pick for Seoul's new name: 덕도신도시
ReplyDeleteFake posts?! What ever do you mean? :)
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