Ten Things South Korea Does Best.

A fun list that says a lot about the people of South Korea.

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South Korean plastic surgeon attempts to create the perfect face.

There’s a bit of online talk over what the perfect face looks like, in the eyes of Koreans. What do you think?

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First snow in Seoul.

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Hard to see in the blowing wind, but there’s snowflakes coming down.

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Government to add 10% tax to cosmetic surgery.

As the self-proclaimed plastic surgery/cosmetic surgery capital of Asia, it seems logical that Korea will push to add a 10% VAT to all cosmetic surgeries.

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Myeongdong – 9th most expensive commercial real estate market.

Myeong-dong yet again ranks among the world’s most expensive commercial real estate neighborhoods. Hong Kong’s Causeway Bay comes in at #1. Continue reading

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Competitive cultural promotion

Things are heating up in Asia as China and Japan attempt to steal some of the sunshine that Korea is currently enjoying from the world. Governments are trying to brand their countries as fun and cool and going so far as to put limits on the import of Korean TV dramas to better compete.

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Korean Series continues to Game 7 as Red Sox win in the US.

Update 11/3: Sadly the Lions took their third straight Korean Series title.

An exciting MLB season came to a close as the Red Sox took the US Baseball’s World Series title. In Korea, the Lions rallied against the Bears to force Game 7 for the similar Korean Series.

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