NYTimes reports on the arrest of a man with 1700 pairs of (allegedly) stolen shoes, and the larger problem of shoe management in a society which often goes shoeless.
Category Archives: not homework
North Korean … economy?
North Korea has stopped using money. All transactions to be carried out by bank transfer and certified check.
North Korean Divine Rule?
Turns out there’s actually an interesting debate about whether North Korea has claimed supernatural powers for their leading family.
The Kwangju Uprising
It was the Kwangju Uprising whose name we couldn’t come up with in class, and the thirtieth anniversary is approaching quickly.
South Koreans Texting Champions
Did I mention that South Korea was the most “wired” nation in the world? It also has world-class text messagers.
North Korean Studies
The NYT has a review of several new books on North Korea.