China knew about Trump stopping Korea military drills before US military – Business Insider
oh my….
Category: East Asia,
An imprecise term I’m using to refer to the region composed of China, Japan, South Korea, North Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Nepel, Tibet, and perhaps Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia – depending on the context
Seoulbeats – Irene’s Crime: Reading?
It is a book with themes of marginalization, internalized misogyny, and gender based discrimination. Male fans of Irene took this as a personal attack.
…Irene’s angry male fans have been leaving comments like, “I’m disappointed in her”, “I regret ever thinking of marrying you”, and “Don’t be so naïve to the world. She needs to realize that the majority of her fans are male and it’s wrong for her to make them feel bad when they’re spending money on her”.
…Not unlike many other modern societies, the true heart of feminism is lost through the representation by more radical feminists, who dominate the gender equality conversation.
This may be the case with South Korea: with some of the public’s understanding of feminism being misandry as opposed to equality, feminism has become equated with man-hating.
… When female idols associate with feminism, the problem isn’t that it is seen as an act of man-hating. The real problem is that female K-pop idols associate with feminism, it directly undermines the system of objectification and fantasy that toxic fans construct around female idols. The K-pop industry markets their idols with the perfect boyfriend or girlfriend fantasy.
…A person with autonomy cannot be a fantasy, because a person isn’t a fantasy. Irene, in an offhanded comment, reminded her fans that she is more than just her K-pop persona, and that was her gravest crime in the eyes of toxic fans.
Irene’s Crime: Reading? – seoulbeats
hmmmm
Pencey-Poo bashes North Korea’s military parade, endorses Trump planning a completely identical parade
Pence bashes North Korea’s military parade, endorses Trump’s parade – ABC News
Being a total and complete hypocrite much, asshole???
Kim Yo Jong: Kim Jong Un’s younger sister heads to South Korea Friday
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s younger sister is headed to South Korea Friday for a three-day visit to the Winter Olympics, making it the first time any member of the Kim dynasty has visited the country, according to the South’s Yonhap news agency.
…North Korea will march in the opening ceremony Friday as a united delegation with South Korea and field athletes in five sports. Officials in Seoul announced Wednesday the North’s decision to send Kim Yo Jong as part of its own delegation led by Kim Yong Nam, president of North Korea’s parliament. Kim Yo Jong is believed to be 30 years old.
…Accounts published in South Korean media suggest Kim Yo Jong is behind leader Kim Jong Un’s attempts to improve his public image by visiting schools and factories and may have encouraged his unlikely friendship with U.S. basketball star Dennis Rodman.
Kim Yo Jong: Kim Jong Un’s younger sister heads to South Korea Friday
hmmmm
Parasites make treatment of N. Korean defector harder, doctor says
The soldier has successfully undergone a second round of surgery at Ajou University hospital earlier in the day, which lasted for about three-and-a-half hours, from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. He is still in a critical condition, according to Lee Cook-jong, the physician who treated him.
The operation concluded with the removal of a bullet lodged in the abdominal wall, Lee said.
“We are struggling with treatment as we found a large number of parasites in the soldier’s stomach, invading and eating into the wounded areas,” Lee said. “We have also discovered a parasite never seen in Koreans before. It is making the situation worse and causing tremendous complications.”
…“I don’t know what is happening in North Korea, but I found many parasites when examining other defectors,” said Professor Seong Min at the Dankook University Medical School. “In one case, we found 30 types of roundworms in a female defector. The parasite infection problem seems to be serious even if it does not represent the entire North Korean population.”
Parasites make treatment of N. Korean defector harder, doctor says – Korea Biomedical Review
hmmm
South Korea professor guilty of defamation of comfort women
Survivors react angrily to an academic’s suggestion that some wartime sex slaves were not coerced.
South Korea professor ‘mentally stressed’ comfort women – BBC News
hmmm
Philippines Apologizes to China Over Wrong Taiwan Logo
The Philippine defense department has apologized to China for the “grievous but purely unintentional mistake” of using Taiwan’s defense ministry logo during a ceremony where the Chinese ambassador turned over assault rifles to the Filipino defense chief and top military commanders.
Philippines Apologizes to China Over Wrong Taiwan Logo – Bloomberg
That’s just hilarious
The walls are closing in: China finds new ways to tighten Internet controls
Beijing aims to control every aspect of cyberspace, bringing censorship to a personalized level.
The walls are closing in: China finds new ways to tighten Internet controls – The Washington Post
sigh…
‘Hitler Had Right Motives’ Comment Lands Japan’s Deputy Prime Minister in Trouble
Japanese Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso sparked outrage Tuesday after suggesting that the Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler, who persecuted millions and sought the extermination of the Jewish people, had the “right motives.”
“Hitler, who killed millions of people, is no good even if his motive was right,” Aso said, as quoted by the Japanese Kyodo news agency.
‘Hitler Had Right Motives’ Comment Lands Japan’s Deputy Prime Minister in Trouble
doh!
Nikki Haley suggests President Trump tweeted about classified info
United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley refused to comment this morning on a report about North Korea, saying, “I can’t talk about anything that’s classified.”
One person who didn’t mind sharing the information? President Donald Trump.
: Nikki Haley suggests President Trump tweeted about classified info – ABC News
oy….
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