Business Week released their list of the World’s Best Companies, and South Korea’s Doosan Heavy Industries and Hyundai Heavy Industries made the top five at fourth and fifth place, respectively.

[Business Week]

Not really. But for those who are biracial in Korea, military service may be in their future. According to a new proposal by 23 lawmakers, biracial Koreans may become eligible for mandatory military service in the near future. Interesting to see a Constitutional argument being made in favor of equal protection for a minority that has not even asked for the right to serve. Governing self-interest or self-interested governance?

Article at the [Korea Times]

What a find! Spending countless hours on the web has a purpose after all! An amazing piano version of Billie Jean.

[Youtube]

Said a fashion photographer at the Korea Fashion Week held on September 11, at SETEC in Daechi-dong. Colorful styles, futuristic fabrics, and ‘affordable recession couture’ were on display.

[Chosun]

Former President Kim Dae-jung died at 1:42 p.m. Tuesday, Severance Hospital in Seoul said.

Kim, 85, has been under intensive care at the hospital since mid-July due to pneumonia.

He won the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts at reconciliation with North Korea, including a historic summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-il in 2000.

[Korea Times]

Ever since the Lee Myung Bak Administration came into office, one of the principal campaign promises was to reduce the cost of private education. After fits and starts, the Administration is moving forward. (more…)

Well, this may mean we can’t post anymore pictures from the major Korean dailies. Then again, how long is the long arm of South Korea’s copyright laws when it comes to blogs hosted on servers in the U.S.? Seems like major online news sources are unaware of network effects, or how this might actually direct more traffic to their websites?

Article at the [Korea Times]

[source: Chosun]

We LOVE the Chosun’s politically incorrect cartoonist. This is so refreshing! And so wrong! The drawing evidently illustrates how obese people are more prone to injuries.

[AP]

So say the North Koreans. SNAP! Hillary started her new “sticks and stones diplomacy” seeing fit to meet the North Koreans halfway by calling them ‘unruly children.’ Stay tuned for more episodes of U.S. diplomacy in action. Hopefully this won’t escalate into a nuclear missle foodfight anytime in the near future.