ROK Drop Weekly Links 30APR-6MAY07

Korea
– Has living overseas effected your English speaking ability?
– OFK reminds everyone that North Korea has now gone over 20 days in their most recent violation of a signed agreement with the international community.
– Anyone has any plans to attend the Hi Seoul Festival?
– I agree, Kim Pyong-il sure does look like his dad and probably is the reason why he is in Poland.
– Do you have a scooter?  Well here is one way to secure it.

Japan
– The Japanese have a long holiday break this weekend and many Japanese are spending it in Korea for reasons you may not expect.
– Congressman Mike Honda has now commented on comfort women in Japan for US soldiers after World War II.  To sum things up, he could care less.  I do wish Congressman Honda would answer what he thinks about the modern day Korean comfort women in China?
– Has anyone heard about the sheep poodle story in Japan?  Guess what, it is not true.
– Death penalty issue rises in Japan again with the hanging of two criminals this week.

China
– The killers of a journalist in China are actually being held accountable for the killing or are they? 
– Environmental pollution in China has been linked to infertility in China.
– I don’t like my neighbor’s dog that barks at night, but damn I would never set the dog on fire.
– Here is a good post on the riots happening in Macau that are being successfully covered up by the Chinese media censors. 

Milblogs
– The US Naval Academy is creating a whole new definition for the term an "independent contractor".
– Make sure to read the latest excellent dispatches from Michael Yon, here and here.