· July, 2009

Stories about South Korea from July, 2009

Korea: Why Did Korean Politicians Fight?

  25 July 2009

The National Assembly passed a bill to revise media regulations after a brutal fight. The obsession with passing the bills from the ruling party, the GNP (Grand National Party), and suspicion of voting by proxy are leading to complaints from all kinds of people and organizations. The GNP denies the...

China and North Korea: Kim is like Chairman Mao?

  8 July 2009

On 4 July, the United States’ National Day, North Korea has launched seven missiles tests again and some of them were medium-range rockets that pose threat to Japan and South Korea. While Kim Jong Il has been portrayed as a crazy and authoritarian figure, Chinese netizens are eager to compare...

Green Dam and its kinds

  1 July 2009

Angry Chinese blogger explained the problem of Green Dam and reviewed similar censorship software and policy adopted by democratic countries.

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