bomb

We're all going to DIE

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December 22nd 2010
The first I heard of North Korea bombing the Yeonpyeong Island on the West coast (beside Incheon) was from my boyfriend when he simply said to me "It's started". "What's started?" I asked, confused. Dinner? a TV show? the rain? "The war" he replied. None of my colleagues or my students for that matter had told me about the bombing that occurred at 2pm that day. Did it not concern me as someone l ... read more

Asia » South Korea » Incheon

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Korea was an independent kingdom under Chinese suzerainty for most of the past millennium. Following its victory in the Russo-Japanese War in 1905, Japan occupied Korea; five years later it formally annexed the entire peninsula. After World War II, a... ... read more