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| Visit the NEW 1stopKorea! Sorry there haven't been many updates the past couple of months. I've been working on a new design, plus a Web 2.0 code update for the circa 1998 1stopKorea you're looking at now. To take a sneak peek at the new, beta version of 1stop, just click here. There are still some bugs to work out, plus I need to finish porting over all the content, but hopefully you'll like what you see. As always, feel free to submit your comments. |
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| South Korean Internet Censorship (updated) On 26 March South Korea's Ministry of Information and Communication announced a new crackdown on Internet content. The focus of the announcement was on pornographic user-generated content posted on ... (more) |
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| 'Survey of English Professionals in Korea' Others teaching English at universities here in Korea may have recently (March) gotten an email with the same subject line. The text goes on to explain the survey’s purpose as finding out, “what facts help foreign professors ... (more) |
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| U.S. Sanctions on North Korea Since the agreement at the 6-Party Talks in February, and this past week's visit of Kim Gye-gwan, North Korea's vice foreign minister, to San Francisco and New York, a lot of attention is getting paid to partially lifting ... (more) |
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| Japanese PM Abe Denies Government Role in WWII Sexual Slavery This has got to stop. Japanese government denials of forcing women into military sexual slavery have the same basis in 'fact', plus similar levels ... (more, on the blog) |
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| Downloadable 'Konglish' Handout for ESL Teachers 'Konglish', or Korean-style English, has caused trouble for many an English teacher or student here on the peninsula. Below, and in the attached file, is an activity designed to help correct some of the most ... (more) |
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| 2007 North Korea Trips Thanks to the recent accord in the 6-party talks, 2007 may be a good year for U.S. citizens hoping to visit North Korea. Check back here, or visit Koryo Tours (no relation to 1stopKorea) for more info. |
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| Conversation Textbooks for English Teachers Interested in an English conversation textbook series focused on Korean adults and college students? Check out the new Speaking for Everyday Life series for activities and materials built around the ... (more) |
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Korean Stock and Money Exchange Info |
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Korean Stock Markets (copyright KSDA*)
Courtesy the helpful people at - http://www.ksda.or.kr/ Hint: Click the buttons just below the graph (KOSPI, KOSDAQ, Domestic, ...) to view the various markets. |
Hint: Click Remittance to see the rates for wire transfers, and T/C to see the rates for traveler's checks. |
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