tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24977821320906704062024-11-28T21:28:11.311+09:00The Dokdo TimesEnglish news from Dokdo’s oldest independent Korean-language newspaper.The Dokdo Timeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11094412523207135721noreply@blogger.comBlogger399125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2497782132090670406.post-81925572312421031512016-04-20T20:19:00.001+09:002016-04-20T20:41:59.699+09:00Lonely Koreans Hire DatesThe practice of hiring dates is gaining popularity among Koreans as people find personal interactions increasingly difficult during their busy lives.
Spring can be a bittersweet season for some Korean singles who see couples and their phones chirping under cherry blossoms. Many Koreans - especially that single friend of yours - believe that being alone is something to be ashamed of, when they The Dokdo Timeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11094412523207135721noreply@blogger.comDokdo, Ulleung-gun 799-805, Republic of Korea not Japan49.329255 2.468027000000006449.287862000000004 2.3873460000000062 49.370648 2.5487080000000066tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2497782132090670406.post-31897926904180868812016-04-13T21:04:00.001+09:002016-04-20T20:28:53.103+09:00Ancient Korean food comes to life in Japan after 13 centuries
Everybody knows about the stuff
The importance of following proper storage procedures for Korean food was highlighted today after an ancient Korean dish from 13 centuries ago suddenly came back to life and tried to eat nearby diners.
After the ancient Korean food came back to life, the Japanese hosts sighed and said "oh no, not again!". There has been speculation that if we knew why the The Dokdo Timeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11094412523207135721noreply@blogger.comDokdo, Ulleung-gun 799-805, Republic of Korea not Japan49.329255 2.468027000000006449.287862000000004 2.3873460000000062 49.370648 2.5487080000000066tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2497782132090670406.post-16888518651017753752016-04-12T21:06:00.000+09:002016-04-20T20:35:09.337+09:00Whining foreigners, racism and in-between
Fools die
Some things should be best left unsaid, but as journalists we usually go the other way. Our recent aditorial "Ugly Foreigners" two weeks ago opened up a can of worms which can be easily fought with Kim's Anti-Foreign Worm Cream (Please see disclaimers - may cause drowsiness, excessive localized hair growth, and piercing screaming episodes).
For some reason the issue of racism spilt The Dokdo Timeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11094412523207135721noreply@blogger.comDokdo, Ulleung-gun 799-805, Republic of Korea not Japan49.329255 2.468027000000006449.287862000000004 2.3873460000000062 49.370648 2.5487080000000066tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2497782132090670406.post-38905092459223326172016-04-09T22:05:00.001+09:002016-04-09T22:19:31.674+09:00Korean Porn Site Shutdown Highlights Nation's Poor IT and Cultural Knowledge
Hand job
The shutdown of Korea's largest porn site has highlighted the poor state of the nation's IT skills and cultural knowledge, according to experts.
The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency (SMPA) said they shut down Soranet last Friday and booked 69 people who were suspected of violating a string of laws by using the site. Soranet was notorious for its illicit photos taken by hidden cameras,The Dokdo Timeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11094412523207135721noreply@blogger.comDokdo, Ulleung-gun 799-805, Republic of Korea not Japan49.329255 2.468027000000006449.287862000000004 2.3873460000000062 49.370648 2.5487080000000066tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2497782132090670406.post-18862482745703538452016-04-08T21:40:00.002+09:002016-04-08T21:47:57.927+09:00Celebration to Mark 70 Years of Democracy in Korea Planned
Flower power
Korea is approaching 70 years of democracy, and the government is beginning to plan celebrations for this momentus event in 2018.
The upcoming elections on April 13 mark the 20th National Assembly elections since the first elections were held back on May 10, 1948, which were supported by an overwhelming majority of South Koreans who survived the mass killings of those who didn't The Dokdo Timeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11094412523207135721noreply@blogger.comDokdo, Ulleung-gun 799-805, Republic of Korea not Japan49.329255 2.468027000000006449.287862000000004 2.3873460000000062 49.370648 2.5487080000000066tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2497782132090670406.post-667375490056340252016-04-07T20:26:00.002+09:002016-04-07T20:55:11.201+09:00Koreans Move to Northern Europe to Escape KoreansA growing number of young Koreans are moving to Northern Europe to escape a growing number of Koreans in other regions of the world.
In the past Koreans emigrated to the Australia, New Zealand or Western Europe, and even to enemy countries such as Japan, China and the U.S. to avoid other Koreans, but now there are so many Koreans in these countries they are becoming unattractive destinations to The Dokdo Timeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11094412523207135721noreply@blogger.comDokdo, Ulleung-gun 799-805, Republic of Korea not Japan49.329255 2.468027000000006449.287862000000004 2.3873460000000062 49.370648 2.5487080000000066tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2497782132090670406.post-12498887829641614762016-04-02T21:08:00.000+09:002016-04-02T21:36:08.119+09:00Dokdo Land Prices Rise by 494 Percent Since 2011
Chinese passenger ferry
With Dokdo's population rapidly approaching 319,557, land prices in Dokdo City and surrounding areas are soaring.
One Dokdo plot of land which was priced at W165,000 per square meter in 2011 has risen to W980,000 this year - a rise of 494 percent. Despite the rise and the plot's proximity to Dokdo International Airport, developers are still hoping to purchase it, The Dokdo Timeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11094412523207135721noreply@blogger.comDokdo, Ulleung-gun 799-805, Republic of Korea not Japan49.329255 2.468027000000006449.287862000000004 2.3873460000000062 49.370648 2.5487080000000066tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2497782132090670406.post-33078393402405602012016-03-31T23:54:00.002+09:002016-03-31T23:54:38.183+09:00New Korean Government Symbol is Whale Chasing Its Own Tail
The government has unveiled a new unified symbol which it is hoped will establish a permanent brand image in the minds of its subjects, while reducing the cost of keeping cartoonists on regular retainers to change the logos of 51 government agencies every two years.
The new logo depicts a blue whale in an ever-decreasing circle trying to chase its tail, which appears to be bleeding from the The Dokdo Timeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11094412523207135721noreply@blogger.comDokdo, Ulleung-gun 799-805, Republic of Korea not Japan49.329255 2.468027000000006449.287862000000004 2.3873460000000062 49.370648 2.5487080000000066tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2497782132090670406.post-34401885330115028022016-03-29T19:19:00.000+09:002016-03-29T19:19:25.363+09:00Korea Under Threat - President Flees With 100 Business ExecutivesAs the clock ticks towards the deadline set in Pyongyang's ultimatum and its promise to reduce The Blue House to ashes in a sea of fire unless President Park Geun-hye apologizes for betraying the Korean people, the president has announced a trip to Washington and Mexico City, which is scheduled for eight days or 24,110 years, depending on how the situation with North Korea and Seoul develops.
The Dokdo Timeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11094412523207135721noreply@blogger.comDokdo, Ulleung-gun 799-805, Republic of Korea not Japan49.329255 2.468027000000006449.287862000000004 2.3873460000000062 49.370648 2.5487080000000066tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2497782132090670406.post-75262957279243058242016-03-28T19:03:00.000+09:002016-03-28T19:03:02.396+09:00Ugly ForeignersA video from a car's black box camera that went viral in Korea over the weekend showed an ugly Italian man stopping his car in the middle of the road, shaking his fist at the Korean female driver, and swearing like an Italian.
The man - whose family name is believed to be Vaffanculo - was outraged when the female driver honked at him as he cut into a line of traffic on the Olympic Expressway The Dokdo Timeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11094412523207135721noreply@blogger.comDokdo, Ulleung-gun 799-805, Republic of Korea not Japan49.329255 2.468027000000006449.287862000000004 2.3873460000000062 49.370648 2.5487080000000066tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2497782132090670406.post-30321462497827801602016-03-27T07:36:00.000+09:002016-03-27T09:44:22.992+09:00Google's Devious Plan to Humiliate Korea
Google approached Go champion and hero of the Korean people Lee Se-dol late last year to play a match, but tricked him with an offer of $1 million dollars in prize money. Even more deviously, the giant technology company did not tell him who exactly his opponent would be, apparently betting that Lee would not ask due to Koreans' well-known polite manners.
In a further sign of their ill The Dokdo Timeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11094412523207135721noreply@blogger.comDokdo, Ulleung-gun 799-805, Republic of Korea not Japan49.329255 2.468027000000006449.287862000000004 2.3873460000000062 49.370648 2.5487080000000066tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2497782132090670406.post-16048049082881430202016-03-26T21:09:00.001+09:002016-03-26T21:52:43.156+09:00North Korea in Plea to Tea Party
A North Korean web site unveiled video footage on Saturday in which one of its submarine-launched ballistic missiles destroys Washington D.C., in an apparent attempt to court Tea Party support during the U.S. election season.
Tea Party members have been calling for the destruction of Washington for some time, but unlike North Korea had failed to develop a nuclear program, instead believing The Dokdo Timeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11094412523207135721noreply@blogger.comDokdo, Ulleung-gun 799-805, Republic of Korea not Japan49.421456799999987 2.414639599999986849.421456799999987 2.4146395999999868 49.421456799999987 2.4146395999999868tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2497782132090670406.post-81069603794527109892016-03-21T21:14:00.001+09:002016-03-21T21:14:55.705+09:00Spartan 3000: Embarrassment as New South Korean Unit Gives Away Vital Military SecretThere was embarrassment in government circles today as the news of the formation of a new military unit appeared to give away vital details of South Korea's military strategy against North Korea in the event of an attack.
Early this morning it was announced that the South Korean Marine Corps had formed a new mobile unit assigned to counterattack North Korea in the event of Pyongyang initiating The Dokdo Timeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11094412523207135721noreply@blogger.comDokdo, Ulleung-gun 799-805, Republic of Korea not Japan37.2439666 131.8597231999999637.1933941 131.77904219999996 37.2945391 131.94040419999996tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2497782132090670406.post-60344572910530308552016-03-19T18:57:00.000+09:002016-03-21T21:03:06.304+09:00South Korea's Sexual Harassment Culture Causing Evolutionary ChangesCritics who warned that the ending of Korea's curfew laws in the early 1980s would lead to increased hours of sexual harassment against women have seen their worst predictions proven correct, with the release of a new report showing evolutionary changes taking place in the Korean population.
According to the survey of 6,413 people, which was conducted last year by CATS, the Corean Agency for The Dokdo Timeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11094412523207135721noreply@blogger.comDokdo, Ulleung-gun 799-805, Republic of Korea not Japan37.2439666 131.8597231999999637.1933941 131.77904219999996 37.2945391 131.94040419999996tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2497782132090670406.post-60600542364955217912015-08-30T19:49:00.002+09:002015-08-30T19:49:55.260+09:00Han River to run through SeoulThe central government and Seoul city authorities have announced plans for the Han River today. Under the plans, the Han River will run through Seoul and be wet. Officials announced that the scheme was already proving to be a great success, and defended the estimated 34 billion won (2.8 million US dollar) implementation costs.
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The Dokdo Timeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11094412523207135721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2497782132090670406.post-83444745988220638002015-08-28T21:27:00.000+09:002015-08-28T21:27:00.701+09:00Typhoon Goni brings Dokdo Times record attempt to an end
Photo from the 'bomb drink' period
An attempt by Dokdo Times journalists to break the record for the longest after work evening out ended Tuesday as Typhoon Goni struck Dokdo, causing bars to close across Dokdo City. Journalists expressed disappointment at the premature ending of their record attempt, which began over two years ago as a drinking bet "during a normal night out".
At the The Dokdo Timeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11094412523207135721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2497782132090670406.post-29278276417769915692013-08-01T20:38:00.000+09:002013-08-01T20:38:30.491+09:00Government to Research Singing Talents of Admiral Yi
Pole-dancer?
In traditional history classes, children are taught of the famous Korean Admiral Yi Sun-shin, who saved the country from a massive Japanese invasion plan armed with little more than a handful of ships made with superior Korean wood. But increasingly, children in school are reported to be questioning whether they should be learning about a man who apparently had no musical talent The Dokdo Timeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11094412523207135721noreply@blogger.comDokdo, Ulleung-gun 799-805, Republic of Korea not Japan37.2422265 131.8642896999999711.720192 90.555695699999973 62.764261000000005 173.17288369999997tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2497782132090670406.post-18227335884091793392013-07-26T20:59:00.000+09:002013-07-26T20:59:00.797+09:00Ruling Against Sham International Marriages Threatens US-Korea RelationshipA minor district court's move against so-called 'sham international marriages' could cause a profound change in the relationship between South Korea and the United States, experts have warned.
The Busan District Court ruled on Sunday that a denial of a visa extension for a foreign worker is justified when there are sufficient grounds to believe that his marriage to a Korean woman appears appearsThe Dokdo Timeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11094412523207135721noreply@blogger.comDokdo, Ulleung-gun 799-805, Republic of Korea not Japan37.2422265 131.8642896999999711.720192 90.555695699999973 62.764261000000005 173.17288369999997tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2497782132090670406.post-88570088114221372632013-07-18T20:14:00.000+09:002013-07-18T23:40:02.185+09:00Busan Announces Sister City Initiative With Fukushima and Chernobyl
Busan 2014
South Korea's second-class city of Busan has announced agreements to create cultural, commercial and civic cleaning links with the internationally renowned cities of Fukushima in Japan, and Chernobyl in Ukraine.
Both cities were made famous by their association with nuclear disasters, but Busan's political leadership were keen to assure the public that the decision to twin with the The Dokdo Timeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11094412523207135721noreply@blogger.comDokdo, Ulleung-gun 799-805, Republic of Korea not Japan37.2422265 131.8642896999999711.720192 90.555695699999973 62.764261000000005 173.17288369999997tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2497782132090670406.post-23488539674789567002013-07-17T19:39:00.000+09:002013-07-17T19:39:00.552+09:00Hackers Spend Four Years Trying to Find South Korean Military Secrets
Possible Suspect
A mysterious group of computer hackers has reportedly spent four years trying to steal South Korea's military secrets. However, it is believed that the group gave up trying to obtain military secrets recently after concluding that South Korea didn't have any, as they had all already been leaked or stolen.
The group, which is said to be anonymous, but not Anonymous, probably The Dokdo Timeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11094412523207135721noreply@blogger.comDokdo, Ulleung-gun 799-805, Republic of Korea not Japan37.2422265 131.8642896999999711.720192 90.555695699999973 62.764261000000005 173.17288369999997tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2497782132090670406.post-27141252995662379862013-05-19T20:09:00.000+09:002013-05-19T21:30:57.864+09:00American Foods to Face Anti-American Tax
American-fed vs Korean-fed Mouse
American food makers may face taxes to cover the cost of domestic food makers losing business and causing stress to their owners. 36-year-old Independent Rep. Moon Dae-sung has submitted a bill to control sales of 'high-calorie and low-nutrient foods' which 'threaten the public health'.
Moon is a taekwondo Olympic gold medalist, who recently came under fire forThe Dokdo Timeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11094412523207135721noreply@blogger.comDokdo, Ulleung-gun 799-805, Republic of Korea not Japan37.2422265 131.8642896999999711.720192 90.555695699999973 62.764261000000005 173.17288369999997tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2497782132090670406.post-91778570152040770572013-05-12T22:08:00.000+09:002013-05-12T22:08:48.953+09:00Psy Admitted to HarvardKorean rapper Psy was admitted to Harvard last week after being specially invited to attend the prestigious American Ivy League school. However, in a nod to the growing effectiveness of the Korean edutainment system, Psy will not be required to study under foreign professors but will instead move straight into teaching younger Harvard students the secret to achieving power and success.
Psy's The Dokdo Timeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11094412523207135721noreply@blogger.comDokdo, Ulleung-gun 799-805, Republic of Korea not Japan37.2422265 131.8642896999999711.720192 90.555695699999973 62.764261000000005 173.17288369999997tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2497782132090670406.post-32946359655715660002013-05-10T19:36:00.000+09:002013-05-10T19:56:26.803+09:00Troubling Snapshot of Average Korean TeenagerA troubling snapshot has emerged of the average Korean teenager, and not just because of her skirt length and the angle at which the photo was taken. According to the findings of a survey released yesterday by Statistics Korea and the Ministry of Gender Equality and Women Must Get Married and Have a Family, two out of three teenagers barely get any exercise, half are glued to their smartphones The Dokdo Timeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11094412523207135721noreply@blogger.comDokdo, Ulleung-gun 799-805, Republic of Korea not Japan37.2422265 131.8642896999999711.720192 90.555695699999973 62.764261000000005 173.17288369999997tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2497782132090670406.post-87632372361540263472013-04-14T21:20:00.001+09:002013-04-14T21:26:49.553+09:00Anger at BBC Use of 'Human Shields' in North KoreaThe London School of Economics has demanded that the BBC withdraw a television program in which an investigative reporter for the broadcaster is shown traveling to North Korea with a group of LSE students acting as his cover.
The British state broadcaster's 'Panorama' reporter John Sweeney posed as one of the LSE's PhD students on a university society trip in order to film undercover in the The Dokdo Timeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11094412523207135721noreply@blogger.comDokdo, Ulleung-gun 799-805, Republic of Korea not Japan37.2422265 131.8642896999999711.720192 90.555695699999973 62.764261000000005 173.17288369999997tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2497782132090670406.post-51227515188530412772013-04-05T21:35:00.000+09:002013-04-05T21:35:33.864+09:00'Dokdo' To Be Carved on Every Korean Schoolchild
Dokdo City - Korean population 210,000
As the threat of war on the Korean Peninsula dominates media headlines around the world, the South Korean government believes it has found a way of keeping the international community's attention on the really important issue of the Dokdo islands, which are Korean territory, by carving the Korean name 'Dokdo' into children. It is hoped that in addition to The Dokdo Timeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11094412523207135721noreply@blogger.comDokdo, Ulleung-gun 799-805, Republic of Korea not Japan37.2422265 131.8642896999999711.720192 90.555695699999973 62.764261000000005 173.17288369999997