A Korean comic artist has published a comic book rebutting a Japanese comic that took issue with Korean pop culture. Kim Sang-mo, a renowned comic artist in Korea, recently released “Hyomillyu” (hatred toward Japanese pop culture), a book he said he designed to counter the Japanese comic, “Hyomhallyu” (hatred toward Korean pop culture).”
Archive for January, 2007
Japan comics ignite hatred war, Korean artist fights back
January 26, 2007N. Korea denies US allegations it diverted UN relief funds
January 26, 2007(Kyodo) North Korea on Thursday rejected as “sheer fiction” U.S. allegations that funds had been diverted from a U.N. aid program. The official Korean Central News Agency quoted a Foreign Ministry spokesman as saying U.N. aid projects have been carried out in North Korea “strictly in conformity with the U.N. regulations and in a transparent way…
Protect your personal computer — and yourself
January 9, 2007NEW YORK (*****) — Alongside the basic new years resolutions such as losing weight and getting your finances in order, vow to keep your personal computer fast and clean this year. That includes keeping your personal information from spreading to others from your computer.
China Media Battle Hints at Shift on Intellectual Property
January 9, 2007A copyright lawsuit by one of China’s largest newspapers is setting off a media war that may shift policies toward intellectual property rights.
Asian immigrants most likely to remit, study says
January 9, 2007A recent study by the Research on Immigration and Integration in the Metropolis, Social Relations and Remittances, Asian immigrants are the most likely to remit much of their income to persons outside of immediate households.
Ko Un’s Poems to be Published in Mongolia
January 9, 2007The peoms of Korean famous poet , Ko Un, to be published in Mongolia .
South Korean President: rename Sea of Japan to “Sea of Peace”
January 9, 2007South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun has proposed renaming a body of water which is hotly contested with Japan as the Sea of Peace, which continues the official South Korean ultranationalist policy of trying to make the entire world remove “Sea of Japan” from its maps.
Italian police set up elite ‘SAS’ squad to take on… Satan!?
January 9, 2007A specialist Italian police squad has been set up to combat a growing tide of Satanism sweeping the country. Vatican officials have become worried at the number of churches being desecrated by Satanists and there have been several grim murders linked to devil worship.
Asian Horde Taking Over College Campuses – Too Many or Too Few?
January 9, 2007Debate is raging over admissions policies at America’s top universities. Asian-Americans make up less than 5 percent of the population but make up 10 to 30 percent of students. Some people think the numbers should be even higher if colleges judged by merit alone. Others say Blacks and Hispanics are underrepresented while Whites feel squeezed out.
Chinese outsourcing deal not a threat to Canadian R&D
January 9, 2007Canadian and Chinese high tech companies signed an agreement last month, a bid to make it easier to sell products in each other’s markets.
