It's true but semantics. They signed a truce but no official peace agreement after the war. In reality there isn't any difference today when it comes to the actual state of war or peace.
Seems like the DPRK again is out throwing rocks and shouting insults at the big boys. Are they looking for a fight? Since I am up anyway waiting for the CL final here is what I think:
North Korea is on it's own. China is definately not intervening in a war and to be honest I think the CCP will be relieved to get rid of Crazy Kim and his companions. A democratic united Korea is no threat to China and the CCP knows that.
The North is not going to start a war either. They are rattling their sabres and shouting as usual but what they really want is recognition from the US and a guarantee that they will not be attacked in the future. 16 years of on and off negotiations have failed and the North sees no better relations under Obama so they are playing hardball gambling that their nukes will get them what they want on the political scene. It is a dangerous game though. The US and the South might decide to make their move before the DPRK can fit nukes to their missiles. If it happens it is going to be an ugly war but in the end the outcome is unavoidable and I doubt anyone will miss that tiny excuse for a man Kim Jong Il and his uber repressive regime.
The DPRK served an important purpose for China for many decades but these days it is just not worth the trouble anymore in China's new reality as a marketeconomy hungering for acceptance and recognition as a major supposedly peaceful player on the international scene.
No Kim Chi. It's capitalist food. 100 gram a day and we'll throw in a limited edition print of "The Best of Kim Il-Sung and Kim Jong Ill: Selected speeches 1990-2008". This 1200 page behemoth is a non stop cliffhanger and esential to understanding The Dear Leaders and their Godlike insights into humanity and DPRK communism. Apply today and you'll also recieve Kim Jong Il's coveted 2006 autobiography "Mummy, who does everybody hate me?". Interested? I think so.
We are currently looking for an English teacher at our cultural attaché training center in Kilju. The position is available now since our resident foreign teacher tragically had a fatal accident this morning while walking his dog around the nearby nuclear testing facility
The position offers the following benefits:
100 grams of rice a day.
A bicycle not more than 5 years old.
Shared room in the nearby "Kim Jong Il Socialist Excellence Complex".
24 hours cold water.
Reimbursed oxcart fare.
Free Korean classes at "Kilju School of Foreign Language and Reeducation"
No internet.
Don't miss out on this once in a lifetime chance to experience wonderful North Korea.
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My lease is up in 3 months or so and I have been thinking about moving to the northern part of KM. Maybe something like 20-25 mins by bus to Ren Min Zhong Lu where I work. I am looking for a high rise so that I can avoid the bars infront of all windows and something like 2 or 3 bedrooms and a small balcony. Do any of you live in an area that roughly fits that description? What amount of rent are we talking about? What do you think of Northern Kunming? I live in the west right now.
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The comment from Chris had deserved a wider audience. Beluga?
Went there yesterday and it totally made my week. Nice decor and friendly staff and a real salad bar. Sadly we both wanted mexican food so I can't really say much about their other courses. The food was great but just a tad spicier would have improved the dish. The best thing was that we almost had the place to ourselves and we could have a quiet conversation without shouting, spitting Chinese people in the background. I realised how much I had missed that since coming here.
We went to Chicago Coffee a couple of days ago and it was a nice experience. The place is cozy with soft comfy chairs (I realized how much I have missed one since coming here) and they have a nice little collection of English language books in the corner consisting mainly of classics and travel litterature. I was looking forward to trying their advertized tortilla bar but it wasn't up and running that evening.
Instead we went for 2 12 inch pizzas -roast chicken and pepperoni- but we quickly realized that 1 would have been enough. Those things are heavy. I am mainly into Italian style pizza but Chicago's double layered pizzas are well worth a try. Their coffee seems to be a bit on the expensive side but people say good things about it and they have got a nice selection. I wouldn't mind dropping by again some day,, hopefully when they've got the tortilla thing going. English speaking staff btw.
Chinese college freshmen increasingly unfit
Posted bySince when did a 1 kilometre run become an 'endurance' test? During handball and football practice, our endurance training was rarely less than a 5 km run. Apart from that, many of my students talk enthusiastically about sports but when do they have time to train? My high school kids attend school 7 days a week, 6 of those from 8 morning to 11 at night (with 2x 1.5 hours breaks) and the little time left not spent at school is used for homework and what few extracurricular activities they have left, and they are always study related. At the start of this semester when a 1-on-1 student began 10th grade she finally had to give up on her piano lessons and her track and field (which she had enjoyed immensely) as well as her extra maths lessons because there's just no way for her to keep it up. Hell, even finding time for her private English lessons took 2 weeks of sorting out her schedule and intense planning. Before China begins complaining about the priorities of the youngsters, they ought to take a good, hard look at how the educational business is conducted and how teenagers are treated in this setting.
Green Lake to get wetter, brighter, noisier
Posted byThey have one of those here in Tengchong. They're noisy but people seem to enjoy it. The water wall projection is so-so but the laser/fountain thingy set to music looks very nice. I agree with Dazzer by the way that it it's a bit of an eye sore when the nozzles and the pipes protrude the water. Don't expect the movies to look spectacular though. When the novelty's worn off you find yourself struggling to figure out what's on 'screen'. The photo on top is definitely taken during one of the brighter moments.
Chinese teens murder seven before arrests
Posted byAgainst capital punishment per definition here. Also, in China a bullet to the neck normally happens less than a month after the sentence and then that's it. These guys won't suffer, it will just be over. Personally I'd like them to spend life in a Chinese prison/work camp, every day like hell. Somehow seems more fitting.
The Box says goodbye
Posted by30.000 a month for such a tiny place? Does The Box have 4-5 floors above it I'm not aware of included in that price? You could find cheaper storefronts in London's W2 no problem. The businesses ought to sit down together and all decide to move to another accessible area, sign cheaper 5 year leases and collectively raise their middle fingers to the greedy bastards at Wenhua Xiang.
Yunnan serial killer gets death penalty
Posted byNice job allowing an insane murderer back into society so he could kill countless more people, eat their flesh and stack their eyeballs. That's what you get when you're focused on punishment and not rehabilitation, have nothing in place to do something about the mentally ill or some functioning psychiatric system able to determine if someone is fit to be released. Also, 4 YEARS to figure out who did this in a relatively small town where an insane loner with stacked human flesh on his property lives?? No one managed to tip off the police that, you know, just maybe they should go take a look at this guy's property?