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Fun on the dark side

Posted on 28 June 2013 by admin

http://www.the-tls.co.uk/tls/reviews/other_categories/article1279157.ece AIDAN FOSTER-CARTER Victor Cha THE IMPOSSIBLE STATE North Korea, past and future 530pp. Bodley Head. £25. 978 1 84792 235 9 John Everard ONLY BEAUTIFUL, PLEASE A British diplomat in North Korea 260pp. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center. Paperback, £12.99 … Continue reading →

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Ginseng, bear bile: NKoreans look to old cures

Posted on 4 May 2013 by admin

The Associated Press http://www.ajc.com/ap/ap/health/ginseng-bear-bile-nkoreans-look-to-old-cures/nXgpZ/ PYONGYANG, North Korea — The Man Nyon Pharmacy is lined with rows of colorful packages containing everything from dried bear bile and deer antler elixir to tiger bone paste and ginseng. But the ancient “Koryo” medicine … Continue reading →

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North Korean ‘court poet’ to publish memoir

Posted on 1 May 2013 by admin

http://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/may/01/jang-jin-sung-north-korea-insider-memoir He’s seen Kim Jong-il cry – Jang Jin-sung’s story of life inside the totalitarian state’s propaganda machine could be electric By Daniel Kalder Each London Book Fair brings breathless announcements of mega deals and amazing new books – although … Continue reading →

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From poor island boy to multi-business entrepreneur, Korean expat plans for more

Posted on 5 March 2013 by admin

http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/news/2013/02/28/0200000000AEN20130228003800315.HTML By Cho Jae-eun Contributing writer LONDON, March 5 (Yonhap) — It’s not every day that you get a pair of iconic, reclusive, but immaculately tailored artists peering through your windows. But when precisely that happened to Lee Ki-chul, at … Continue reading →

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The 18th Presidential Inaugural Address

Posted on 25 February 2013 by admin

“Opening a new Era of Hope” http://english1.president.go.kr/activity/speeches.php?srh%5Bpage%5D=3&srh%5Bview_mode%5D=detail&srh%5Bseq%5D=2617&srh%5Bdetail_no%5D=1 My fellow Koreans and seven million fellow compatriots overseas, As I take office as the 18th-term President of the Republic of Korea, I stand before you today determined to open a new era … Continue reading →

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Coming to Britain: Koreans make a home in the heart of England

Posted on 8 January 2013 by admin

http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/n_feature/2013/01/03/49/4901000000AEN20130103007300315F.HTML By Niels Footman Contributing writer LONDON, Jan. 8 (Yonhap) — Arriving in the United Kingdom as a single mother with three young children in the late 1980s, Hyeon-ja Jo harbored great expectations. “I’d thought that Britain would be a … Continue reading →

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Foreign Office minister Hugo Swire’s speech at AKS dinner 22 Nov 2012

Posted on 22 November 2012 by admin

http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/news/latest-news/?view=Speech&id=838187482 CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY Thank you Warwick for that introduction. I would also like to thank Baroness Perry, who is the reason we are able to meet here in Parliament. It is a great pleasure to speak to you this … Continue reading →

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The Good Parts To Life In North Korea

Posted on 2 October 2012 by admin

http://www.nknews.org/2012/10/the-good-parts-to-life-in-north-korea-2/ Question: Was there anything good or positive about living in North Korea? All we hear about are the bad things. Do any of the DPRK’s citizens benefit from the state? Maxwell B. Jae-young: Although media and news only show … Continue reading →

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South Korean host bars – for women

Posted on 18 September 2012 by admin

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-19570750 South Korea’s rapid economic development has meant some startling changes within its conservative social structure, including the rise of so-called host bars, where wealthy women pay the equivalent of thousands of dollars for male company. In the dim light … Continue reading →

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Hwang Ji-hae: “I get inspirations from the gardens I saw while growing up.”

Posted on 8 September 2012 by admin

Hwang Ji-hae: “I get inspirations from the gardens I saw while growing up.” http://www.koreafocus.or.kr/design2/layout/content_print.asp?group_id=104282 Kim Yun-deok Staff Reporter The Chosun Ilbo “Can you make me look attractive to investors?” Everyone laughs when Hwang Ji-hae (Jihae Hwang), 36, the “queen of … Continue reading →

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