A hydrogen fuel cell concept vehicle is displayed at the Busan Exhibition & Convention Center (BEXCO) at the Busan International Motor Show in the southeastern port city of Busan on June 7, 2018. (Yonhap)
A protester is taken away from a statue symbolizing Korea’s forced laborers on a sidewalk near the Japanese Consulate in the southeastern port city of Busan on May 31, 2018, as officials from the city’s Dong Ward office load the statue onto a truck, as police disperse protesters from civic groups who attempt to prevent it from being removed. The statue, which represents laborers who were forcibly mobilized by Japan during its 1910-45 colonial domination over the Korean Peninsula, was transported to the state-run National Memorial Museum of Forced Mobilization under Japanese Occupation also in the city. Civic groups want to set it up in front of the Japanese Consulate, but the government says it should be placed elsewhere. (Yonhap)
An annual sand sculpture festival is under way on Haeundae beach in the southeastern port city of Busan on May 19, 2018. This 14th edition runs until May 22 under the theme of “Meet the Heros through Sand.” Eleven sand sculptors from six nations, including America, Japan and Taiwan, are to exhibit their works at the festival. (Yonhap)
Here is an article about a teacher allegedly behaving badly in Busan:
An American professor at Pusan University fled the country after police started investigating sexual harassment allegations against him.
The university admitted Thursday that the professor allegedly verbally and sexually harassed several female students in front of a bar near the school on March 28.
He then allegedly kissed a student’s cheek and said inappropriate things, including sexual insults, to other students.
The students put up a hand-written poster about his behavior and remarks.
Some students wrote in protest, “I’m not going to have sex with you” on the blackboard before his lecture, following remarks he had made.
The school ordered him to appear at a disciplinary session but he fled the country after sending a resignation email. The school department fired him and his photo was removed from the faculty list. [Korea Times]
Chanel A says Red Cloud was seen in last week of December & when this program aired on Jan 3rd, was apparently still there. This is supposedly the picture taken of Red Cloud while docked in Busan. That's Busan alright: that bridge is Busandaegyo Bridge that connects to Youngdogu. pic.twitter.com/tF5so6JM13
— Noon in Korea (@NoonInKorea) January 7, 2018
Veterans and their families of the 1950-53 Korean War, alongside South Korean soldiers, offer a one-minute silent prayer at the U.N. Memorial Cemetery in the southern port city of Busan on Nov. 11, 2017, to pay tribute to U.N. troops killed in the conflict. Organized by the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs, the Turn Toward Busan ceremony was simultaneously held in 21 other countries that fought for the South Korean side against invading North Korea under the U.N. flag in the three-year conflict. (Yonhap)
Visitors enjoy themselves at the newly opened Marvel Experience in the southeastern port city of Busan, Asia’s first Marvel hall that provides virtual and augmented reality experiences and 4-D videos, on Oct. 26, 2017. (Yonhap)
The Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) has been emboldened ever since the Korean left was able to impeach President Park. So them protesting the US Navy personnel in Busan is not surprising:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=tCJ6cS6xVHM
Pictures of an anti-U.S. protest rally in South Korea spread online, causing concern ahead of U.S.President Donald Trump’s state visit to the country next month.
The rally was led by the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU), the country’s second-largest umbrella trade union. Near a Busan hotel where the U.S. Navy held a party to celebrate its 242-year history Oct. 14, protesters chanted messages like “U.S. troops go home!”
Since then, photos and a video of their protest have been shared by thousands of people on social media, including U.S. sailors and their families.
In their propaganda pamphlet to the sailors, they said, “Koreans despise dotard Trump. We also abhor you, his servants. It is because you are a war monster.”
A 35-second video, which is believed to have been filmed by a U.S. sailor on the same day, shows a Korean woman screaming and cursing at U.S. soldiers.
The KCTU, which has carried out anti-U.S. protests before, also criticized local police on its Facebook and Twitter accounts for protecting the sailors from protesters.
The pictures, video and the KCTU’s messages aroused anger among many Americans as well as Koreans. [Korea Times]
You can read more at the link.
USS Ronald Reagan leaves South Korea’s southeastern port of Busan on Oct. 26, 2017. The aircraft carrier entered the port on Oct. 21 in the wake of North Korea’s sixth nuclear test. (Yonhap)
Via a reader tip comes this absolutely horrible assault of a 14-year old girl in Busan:
A horrific attack in South Korea’s Province of Busan has caused outrage around the globe after pictures of the victim were revealed online.
A group of middle school students attacked and nearly killed a 14-year-old girl in Busan, South Korea. The four attackers were captured on CCTV attacking the girl with a metal pipe, a chair, several soju bottles, and lit cigarettes. The girls then took pictures of the bloodied victim after the attack and sent it to other students to ‘brag’ about what they did.
While the victim was 14 years old, three of her attackers were of the same age as she was too. One of the attackers was only 13 years old. They attacked her for 1 hour and 30 minutes before leaving her to die. [Viral 4 Real]
You can read the rest at the link, but this was actually the second time they assaulted her in response to the victim accepting a phone call from the boyfriend of one of the attackers.
