Posted on June 18, 2009 by George Deftereos
Korean President Lee Myungbak is in Washington meeting U.S. President Barack Obama. They are presenting a joint front against North North Korea’s defiance of UN sanctions. Complicating matters are the two U.S. journalists arrested earlier this year when they crossed into North Korea from China. The Korean Central News Agency said the journalists from Current TV crossed [...]
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Posted on May 21, 2009 by George Deftereos
In what may be a perversion of one of my favourite quotes “If children aren’t learning, change the way you are teaching”, the Korean Institute for Curriculum and Evaluation (KICE) is developing an English test in what looks like a thinly veiled attempt to improve test scores. The Institute aims at replacing foreign English tests like [...]
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Posted on May 7, 2009 by George Deftereos
The canal project is back, but now in a watered down (I know, I’m terrible) and seemingly more useful incarnation. Lee MB’s plan is to build an 18km long canal linking the Han River with the West Sea. This will allow ships easier access to ports on the West Sea and Chinese ports. I suppose it [...]
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Posted on December 1, 2008 by George Deftereos
I shaved my moustache off yesterday. I feel like I lost an old friend.
In memoriam
Now, it has been a long time since I wrote anything. It’s getting to winter, I’m hibernating, etc. Not to say that nothing has been going on. Example,
2MB urges banks to cut interest rates (headline). The first sentence of the opening [...]
Filed under: 'wo/man of the moment', 2MB, China, Economy, Korea, democracy, government, president | Tagged: 2MB, auto bailout, China, crisis, democracy, Lee Myungbak, money, moustache, Movember, safety | 1 Comment »
