Show threadRoss of OttawaApr 17

I think the first rule of Japanese/Korean canned coffee is not to compare them to real coffee. But as a beverage category all their own, they can be pretty tasty both as cold and hot(warmish) drink offerings.

Enjoying this one! The mellow angle is pretty nice. Not as sharp as some can be.

#cannedCoffee #Japan #SKorea

GinaInTheBurg ❌👑🇺🇦🌊Feb 20
An example for the world. Let's hope its light shines brightly on the USA. #SKorea #Korea

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:3z5czvpv4t7ew25oxiehegxq/post/3mf7t6cwq3s2f
Sojourner00Feb 20

South Korea defends democracy and is the opposite of the U.S. response to insurrection. Now the U.S. is controlled by a fascist regime.
#insurrection #January6 #maga #trump #SKorea #democracy #fascism

https://tinyurl.com/2krn2cb2

Ex-South Korean president Yoon found guilty of insurrection over martial law order

Yoon Suk Yeol, the impeached former president of South Korea, was found guilty of insurrection and sentenced to life in prison on Thursday over his failed attempt to impose martial law on the U.S. ally

NBC News
Joseph Lim Feb 17
Why you can’t use #Google Maps in #SKorea: It’s not a ban
"Google🇰🇷 reported just 387bil won in 2024 revenue, paying 17bil won in corp tax. But estimates presented to #NationalAssembly place te co’s actual 🇰🇷earnings fr YouTube, PlayStore & advertising at 4.8-11tril won, figs derived fr US SEC filings & domestic corp disclosures.🧐Te gap reflects a corp structure tt routes most revenue thru #lowtax #jurisdictions. A 🇰🇷data center wld expose tt structure to scrutiny, Prof Yoo"
https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/why-you-cant-use-google-maps-in-s-korea-its-not-a-ban-its-a-price-tag-says-ex-govt-official
Why you can’t use Google Maps in S. Korea: It’s not a ban, it’s a price tag, says ex-govt official

The cost Google is weighing extends well beyond running map servers. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The Straits Times
Gina Intheburg 🇺🇦 🌻 🥥🌴Sep 17, 2025

Jasmine Garsd on AllIn:

SKorea's Hyundai & LG create innovative battery factory in #Georgia set up w/proprietary tech.

Once set up, Trump sends in #ICE to remove all the workers, send em back to #SKorea.

So now what happens to the factory & all its intellectual property?

Hm.

Gina Intheburg 🇺🇦 🌻 🥥🌴Sep 13, 2025

Carl Quintanilla on 🦋:

“.. Their roundup and the .. video showing some Korean workers shackled with chains around their hands, ankles and waists have caused public outrage and a sense of betrayal in #SouthKorea, a key U.S. ally.”
https://apnews.com/article/south-korea-hyundai-georgia-immigration-raid-dd97210ffb6126bdf763228dc03918e0?utm_source=onesignal

#Hyundai #TrumpTariffs #TrumpDeportations #Immigration #SKorea

South Korean workers detained in US arrive home

A plane carrying more than 300 South Korean workers released after days of detention in Georgia has landed in South Korea. TV footage shows the charter plane landing in Incheon International Airport on Friday. They were among about 475 people detained during the Sept. 4 immigration raid at a battery factory under construction on the campus of Hyundai’s sprawling auto plant west of Savannah. South Korea later said it has a reached an agreement with the United States for the Korean workers’ releases.

AP News
 Hacker NewsSep 9, 2025
Google to Obey South Korean Order to Blur Satellite Images on Maps
https://www.barrons.com/news/google-to-obey-south-korean-order-to-blur-satellite-images-on-maps-653e934e
#ycombinator #skorea #google #technology #enterprises #satellite #SKorea #Google #SYND
Google To Obey South Korean Order To Blur Satellite Images On Maps

Barrons
VinayJan 31, 2025
Sounds right.

#streetphotography #seoul #skorea #lumixgm1 #blackandwhitehotography #bnw #travel #travelphotography #2024 #thinkingleft
HtaggertJan 27, 2025
Reading on my Water theme for 2025 I present a review of Heinz Insu Fenkl’s Skull Water. A coming of age story about a military kid in S.Korea in the 1970’s. Great mix of tradition and the modern. #bookreview #literaryfiction #Korea #SKorea #bookstadon #reading #booksworthreading https://hollysreadingescapades.blogspot.com/2025/01/book-review-skull-water-by-heinz-insu.html?m=1
Book Review: Skull Water By Heinz Insu Fenkl 3.25/5 Stars

Show threadNaveedDec 25, 2024
##India went nuclear, faced sanctions, but eventually re-established itself as a respectable member of the global community. “It doesn’t have to be active support, just tacit acceptance. #SKorea could take the Indian route of first acquiring nukes and then receiving acceptance."