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Sunday, December 27, 2009
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Sunday, December 20, 2009
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North Korea and South Korea engage in swine flu diplomacy
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Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Soju & Makgeolli
Soju & Makgeolli
The traditional Korean drinks of soju and makgeolli are both enjoying a renaissance amongst drinkers in Seoul.
Makgeolli is a milky-colored rice wine with a taste somewhere between Japanese sake and beer. Baekseju Village (1317-11 Seocho-Dong, Seocho-Gu near Gangnam subway station Tel: +82 2 595 1003) offers a range of specially prepared Korean traditional wines from the company's own brewery, together with some delicious side dishes. The roasted pork slices (bossam) braised with red pepper paste (gochujang) come highly recommended.
Soju is a distilled liquor similar to Japanese shochu and packs a real kick. Chungdam Ann Sojubang (118-19 Chungdam-Dong, Gagnam-Gu / +82 2 541 6381) offers excellent king ribs and pan-broiled octopus with your deceptively alcoholic fruit soju cocktails.
Cheers!
Sunday, December 13, 2009
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North Korea agrees nuclear 'co-operation' with US
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Ozawa apologizes for Japanese wartime atrocities
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Pohang Steelers win first game in FIFA World Club Cup
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Lee Offers to Help North Korea with H1N1 Flu
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Saturday, December 12, 2009
Choral Singing In Pyongyang
Choral Singing In Pyongyang
Female voices raised in revolutionary fervor are a Pyongyang favorite, always propaganda, always praising the leadership.
Monday, December 7, 2009
Bulguksa Temple Guardians
Bulguksa Temple Guardians
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| Bulguksa Temple Guardian |
Bulguksa Temple in Gyeongju is a Korean national icon. Bulguksa was completed in 774 in the Silla dynasty but was unfortunately destroyed by an invading Japanese army in the early 17th century.
These huge temple guardians are a common feature in temples in China, Korea and Japan and are related to ancient Hindu demi-gods or devas (cheon in Korean). Their job is to prevent evil spirits from entering the sacred grounds of the temple's inner sanctum.
Image © Daniel Allen
Sunday, December 6, 2009
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