Wednesday, October 27, 2010

The Great Korean Revolution : addresses with house numbers and street names

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You've probably noticed the recent changes in street signs : in Hangeul and English, in white alphabet over deep blue, almost no alleywa...
Friday, October 15, 2010

The fastuous and the furious : trimming down Seoul city's most embarrassing projects

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Good riddance. Seoul city council, now dominated by the Democratic Party*, tuned down OH Se-hoon's least sustainable projects, starting ...

SGBSC + KBC : small business & big party

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If anyone doubted about the vitality of Seoul's international small business ecosystem and the importance of addressing its specific nee...
Wednesday, October 13, 2010

KOREA JoongAng Daily, IHT inside

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As of October 18 and to celebrate its 10th anniversary, the English edition of JoongAng Ilbo is trying a rather bold move. Basically, the wi...
Saturday, October 9, 2010

Every Second Sunday

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Fancy some original fiction or poetry ? Take a bite of the Seoul Writers Workshop's 3rd annual anthology. And don't feel guilty abou...
Thursday, September 23, 2010

Chusoaked

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Typhoon Fanapi poured up to 10 cm of rain per hour over Seoul on Chuseok day (261 mm overall, a record for September), causing major damage ...
Monday, September 20, 2010

Chuseok dreams : tunnels between Korea, China, and Japan

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I remember, before the construction of the Channel Tunnel between France and England, how images of earlier projects would resurface, includ...