Man, North Korea gets ballsier by the day. At a recent Worker’s Convention in Hamgyeongbuk-Do they proclaimed that: ”China was currently blocking deliveries of food to maintain the appearance of neutrality on an international stage, but if North Korea started selling missiles to Taiwan then China would have no choice but to hand the food [...]
Archive for the ‘Translation’ Category
Biting the Hand that Feeds You
Posted in China, KOR-US Relations, Korea, Military, News, North Korea, Translation on October 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Sexual Assault in the Military
Posted in Human Rights, Korea, Military, News, Translation on September 30, 2010 | 1 Comment »
A friend of mine, who by a cruel trick of fate was forced to serve in the Korean military, and I were discussing all the terrible shit that happens to people in the army here. Hazing rituals are common in many group structures from military to sports the world over. However, the Korean military, with [...]
Old drunk lady bites high school student’s tongue
Posted in Korea, News, Translation on August 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
On the 23rd a judge in the 11th Court District of Eastern Seoul sentenced a 44-year-old Ms. Jo to 1 and a half years in prison, 3 years probation and ordered her to complete 40 hours of alcohol abuse courses for biting a high school student’s tongue. The court records revealed that, “The victim currently [...]
Teacher’s Unions Refuse to Spare the Rod
Posted in Korea, News, Translation on August 3, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I was reading the news today and I came across this article that seemed to relate to the previous article I translated in earlier post. (Yonhap News) Lee Jun-Sam = The Korean Federation of Teacher’s Association (KFTA) announced on the 30th that it would not be participating in the Corporal Punishment Prevention Task Force to [...]
Changes in the Kumho-Asiana Group
Posted in Korea, Korean Business, My Life, News, Translation on August 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
As many of you know, or may have ascertained from the domain of this blog, I work for a Korean company. This has forced me to take an active interest in the Korean business world in ways I would have never imagined possible. This article directly influences my position and my possible future at the company where [...]
Is the Disabled Persons Pension Fund a Trap for Disabled People?
Posted in Korea, News, People with Disabilities, Translation on July 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
As some of you may or may not know, I have a little sister who has Down Syndrome. So one of my biggest problems with Korean society since I first arrived has been its treatment of people with disabilities. I did a lot of volunteer service in my first 4 years in Korea and on many occasions I visited groups homes for people [...]
Violence in Korean Schools
Posted in Korea, News, Translation on July 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I was reading the news online when I came across this article about an incident of violence in a girls’ middle school in Jeju. As a remnant of my American upbringing manifested itself in a flash, I was shocked to see that the teacher wasn’t immediately let go for hitting his four students. I translated the article [...]
