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When economist approach to North Korea issue goes off the mark
[note note_color=”#f3f3ef”]More refined version (with a proper edit) appeared on the Dissolve[/note] Economics seems to shed a light of reason when sight is murky by the shade that is politics. Politics is chaotic, illogical or plain dumb (maybe both) while economics guide us, with its calm voice of science, through this raucous bazaar of human…
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Does North Korean diplomacy always clearly reflect Kim’s intention?
With the much-anticipated Trump-Kim summit abruptly called off, many project their analysis in every possible angle. Some say opposite pressure from the Washington establishment was so strong while others say Kim Jong Un had no sincere intention for diplomacy at the first place. A senior White House official is reported to have said North Koreans…
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What defected North Korean diplomat Thae said of the BBC
Thae Yong Ho has released The Code of the Three-storey Secretary Office, a memoir of his diplomatic service days last week. Since I am working for the BBC, I was interested what he has written on the BBC and there are several paragraphs in which he remembers things, especially about the Korean service: [quote cite=”태영호, 3층…
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여름엔 아이스! 방탄커피 아이스로 즐기기
여름이 오고 있습니다. 방탄커피도 여름용이 있죠. 아이스 방탄커피를 만드는 법을 알려드립니다. 아시죠? ‘구독’을 눌러야 살이 빠집니다. [box title=”방탄커피·다이어트 전문 유튜브 채널 안내” style=”soft” box_color=”#fc0000″]제가 유튜브에서 방탄커피와 방탄커피를 활용한 다이어트를 집중적으로 다루는 채널을 운영하고 있습니다. 단순히 방탄커피 뿐만 아니라 방탄 다이어트를 위한 이론과 실천법도 준비 중이니 구독을 해두시면 두고 두고 도움이 되실 겁니다. ☞ 유튜브 채널…
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Ruins of Seoul: Gangnam Apartment
[note note_color=”#f3f3ef”]A refined version (with a proper edit) of the article appeared on The Dissolve[/note] It’s still the ruin porn when it comes to hippest places in South Korea. Ask hipsters who like to insta-hunt cool cafes in, like Seongsu. Cos we’ve seen too much glowingly shining skyscrapers armored by mirrors. Cos we feel there…