Clever Turtles

An article about how North Korea is becoming a pit of sexual decadence.

A few things have to be kept in mind whenever reading stories "from" North Korea. Pretty much all news comes through a few anti-North Korean activists who cultivate communication channels with dissidents inside North Korea and refugees who have recently run the border. Several of them have religious motivations and ties with the South Korean evangelical community, who remain the most actively interested audience for news from North Korea. This is transparently obvious in this article.

Short article that caught my eye, considering that Korean police have come under a lot of criticism over poor technical investigation, especially in cases of rape. It is good news to see this guy caught.

Original from SBS.

40 year-old arrested for rape-robbery over two years ago

The Wonmi Police Department in Buchon city, Kyonggi province, is holding a 40 year-old Mr. A on suspicion of sexually assaulting and stealing the money of a women returning home at night over two years ago.

In a bizarre exhibition, a Japanese broadcaster arranged an exhibition match where a Korean kickboxer held back-to-back matches with three male entertainers. Of course, the public reaction is far more interesting than the actual match.

It is easy to see why Im Su-jong was chosen as the female combatant in this "battle-of-the-sexes" match. She is gorgeous and has delicate, feminine features, and in fact has an acting career. Not to mention she's a bantamweight. Perfectly girly to play the female role in the battle-of-the-sexes.

I put up a translation about Kim-Hui-jong, an up-and-coming actress/"It" girl, on Kangaji's site, where I'm posting/cross-posting from time to time. The site is run by a K-studies friend of mine and is a rough offshoot of the UH Anime Manga Society.

An article on the discussion of celebrities before and after makeup, a topic that has come up a little bit before, makeup and the "authenticity/artifice" of female beauty. Not a particularly deep analysis, though.

Original from Money Today via Ilgan Sports.

Stars before and after makeup - Kim Tae-hui

A Korean newspaper covers how poor the standard of care in corporate dentistry is. Corporations are responding by claiming that their clinics use practices typical to the field -- a rather unsettling defense, considering the charges.

An article about a recent report about the rising proportion of women prosecuted by the Ministry of Justice in Korea, with the proposed narrative that these women are suffering poverty and only commit crimes to feed their children.

Got to make the most out of the 'boobies' tag.

Back after a long hiatus! Trying to get back in the habit of translations.

Original from Ilgan Sports.

Criticism of how "weather forecasters" are news or bodies, do they follow announcers?

In general I think international schools are a good idea. What I don't understand is how parents are so eager to pack kids up and send them overseas alone. And while there are some very good international schools out there, some of them are clearly dodgy. An English international school in an English-majority country makes sense. An English international school in the boondocks in China? Not so much.