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Korean Culinary Vocabulary

When one of my chefs asked my to recommend some dishes at a local Korean restaurant I couldn't have been more thrilled.

Wikipedia partly unblocked in China

Censors have unblocked the English version of Wikipedia in China, with some restrictions, but apparently not the Chinese language edition.

To know Yale, one must consider the Tea Company

"Gandhi reminds us that Yale University is actually named after Elihu Yale, who served in the British East India Company between 1670 and 1699 and whose donation of books, textiles and arms helped construct the university's first building.

Publish and be damned is not a wise choice––English teacher under fire for telling the truth

In July 2006 McPherson filed a complaint against his hagwon for failure to pay his end-of-contract severance money."In August the Labor Board determined that the hagwon had to pay me everything I was due," McPherson said.

MS Web Browser Monopoly Weakens(The Korea Times)

Korea's government Web sites are gradually veering away from accepting Microsoft's long-term dominance and moving toward supporting multiple PC platforms such as Mac and Linux.A growing number of public organizations such as Korea Post, the Supreme Court and the Ministry of Gover …

Bad Engrishi

Some more bad English for your enjoyment.

Scribblings of the Metropolitician: The Politics of Pride and Shame

This is sort of a followup piece to "The Walking Wounded" post that clearly is spurred on by the recent events at Virginia Tech, with the mass murder-suicide of Cho Seung-Hui, the worst in American history.As I try to formulate a response, I do so while trying to stay true to my  …

Favorite Son Pioneered Chinese Study-Abroad Programs

Education Week has a story featuring "a sort of godfather of Chinese-American exchange programs" from the relatively unknown (in the US) seaside boomtown of Zhuhai (Pearl of the Sea) in China. But every time a teenager in the United States receives permission to study abroad …

Grilled Pork WITH SKIN (Ggeobdaegi Ogyeopsal 껍데기오겹살) — ZenKimchi Korean Food Journal

Grilled Pork WITH SKIN (Ggeobdaegi Ogyeopsal 껍데기오겹살) Haven't had this yet. I've had the kind without the skin, though.

Death With Dignity

If there was one thing that could sum up what it's like living in Korea, it might be this video.

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