Tag Archives: China

Business/Economics, International, U.S.

World War 3: North Korea cuts off remaining phone lines, Kim Jong Un issues never before heard order, tells UN that South Korea will be nuked!

27 March 2013/15 Jumada l-Ula 1434/07 Farvardin 1391/16 Yi-Mao (2nd month) 4711

Democratic People’s Republic of Korea cutoff the last phone line to the Republic of Korea.  It was a line used to coordinate the movement of workers from South Korea to an industrial complex in North Korea.

DPRK officials said they will have no more communications with ROK or the U.S.  It also indicates they are willing to end the industrial/economic agreement with ROK.

Yesterday,  Kim Jong Un issued a “combat duty posture number one” order, saying military units needed to be ready to strike.  U.S. officials blew it off as rhetoric.  South Korean analysts say they’ve never heard of such an order from North Korea, so they are a little concerned.

To add to that the DPRK sent the UN Security Council a message saying the whole thing is the fault of the United States, and that if it came to war the North would definitely nuke the South: “….The DPRK has its own powerful precision means for nuclear attack and nuclear war methods.  The south Korean puppets who are behaving recklessly under their master’s nuclear umbrella will experience a sound by-blow of a nuclear attack when a war breaks out between the DPRK and the U.S…….the Foreign Ministry of the DPRK openly informs the UN Security Council that the Korean Peninsula is now in a touch-and-go situation due to the nuclear war provocation moves of the U.S. and south Korean puppets.  The DPRK army and people that have become one with the Supreme Command are entering the final stage of the all-out showdown with the U.S…..”

International, U.S.

World War 3: Japan moves army HQ onto U.S. base! Preps for war with North Korea/China?

26 March 2013/14 Jumada l-Ula 1434/06 Farvardin 1391/15 Yi-Mao (2nd month) 4711

The Japanese Ground Self Defense Forces (GSDF) have moved their headquarters onto the U.S. Army’s Camp Zama in Kanagawa Prefecture.  Camp Zama (FAC 3079) is the HQ of the U.S. Army component of U.S. Forces Japan.

The move was publicized in U.S. military media outlets at the end of February.  The Japanese Air Self Defense Forces (ASDF) HQ moved onto their new location, on Yokota Air Base (FAC 3013), with the U.S. Air Force last April.

Japanese media reports the moves were planned back in 2005-06.  Japanese and U.S. military officials say it’s all part of the plan to realign U.S. and Japanese forces for what is expected to be the next big “security challenges”.

Already Japanese elected (not, because Japanese courts have ruled successive elections void and unconstitutional) members of the Diet have already amended their U.S. imposed constitution to allow Japanese military to take part in ‘peacekeeping’ operations. Just last week Prime Minister Abe told President Obama they would have to amend it again to allow for their personnel to be used in combat alongside U.S. personnel  (the Japanese media reported that Obama asked for Japanese troops in case of a new war with Korea).

Business/Economics, International, Technology, U.S.

World War 3: South Korea hacked again!

26 March 2013/14 Jumada l-Ula 1434/06 Farvardin 1391/15 Yi-Mao (2nd month) 4711

Yet another cyber attack in Republic of Korea.  Websites and affiliated companies of YTN TV network became unviewable to audiences.

Also, live internet services went down in eight municipalities. The National Police Agency is still investigating last weeks cyber attack.  So far they’ve traced multiple attacks to Internet Protocol (IP) addresses in Europe, United States and even South Korea.  (previously everyone was blaming North Korea and China)

 

Business/Economics, International

New Bird Flu? First pigs now thousands of dead ducks pulled from river! Pigs in river now past 16000!

26 March 2013/14 Jumada l-Ula 1434/06 Farvardin 1391/15 Yi-Mao (2nd month) 4711

In Sichuan Province, China, locals have been pulling dead ducks from the Pengshan River.  At least 1000 so far.

Health officials are not able to determine what killed the ducks, as most were too decomposed.  Officials say there is no concern over the water in the Pengshan as it’s not used for drinking.

However, over in Zhejiang and Shanghai provinces the Huangpu River is used for drinking, and that’s where the number of dead pigs has hit 16000!

A week ago health officials blamed weather, government cuts and the economy for the pig deaths.

 

Business/Economics

What Economic Recovery? Do spicy food sales heat up when the economy cools off?

26 March 2013/14 Jumada l-Ula 1434/06 Farvardin 1391/15 Yi-Mao (2nd month) 4711

“An increasing number of customers are seeking hot spicy food, although our overall numbers have gone down, so we have consistently been developing new dishes for Sichuan House to meet the demand.”-Shin Seo-ho, chief operating officer of Sun At Food

A South Korean food company operating in China claims their spicy food sales have heated up as the economy has cooled down. China’s economy is still doing better GDP wise, compared to the United States, but has been slowing down.

Sun At Food claims sales of spicy dishes at its restaurants in China has increased three to six fold since the end of last year.

Another South Korean food maker, Nongshim, reported increased spicy shrimp snack sales.  They’ve also introduced a new spicy noodle to meet increasing demand.

And another company, Ottogi, has been adding spices to its ramen lineup.

There might be economic and medical reasons for the demand for spicy food.  The food companies say Capsaicin, from hot red peppers, is cheap, and many customers claim spicy food helps relieves the pain and stress of everyday life.

International, U.S.

World War 3: Japan to amend constitution to allow Japanese military to fight alongside the U.S. in new Korean War!

25 March 2013/13 Jumada l-Ula 1434/05 Farvardin 1391/14 Yi-Mao (2nd month) 4711

Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, agreed to help President Barack Obama in preparations for war with Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.  Abe is asking the Diet to amend Article 9 of Japan’s constitution.

Currently Japan’s U.S. imposed constitution does not allow the Japanese to take part in military action outside the country.  It has been recently amended to allow for ‘peacekeeping’ operations. Abe reminded Obama that Japan’s constitution would have to be changed in order for Japan to help the U.S. against DPRK.

Abe’s request would allow the Japanese Self Defense Forces (SDF) to be used in Korea, under the guise of collective self defense alongside U.S. troops. This is not the first time that Japan was allowed to change their U.S. imposed constitution, the first time was during the First Korean War.

Business/Economics, International, Technology, U.S.

World War 3: South Korea changes tune on recent cyber attacks. Now blaming United States!

25 March 2013/13 Jumada l-Ula 1434/05 Farvardin 1391/14 Yi-Mao (2nd month) 4711

A few days ago the Republic of Korea’s (ROK) National Police Agency (NPA) blamed a crippling cyber attack on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) via China.

Now ROK’s National Police Agency has changed its claim and is blaming Europe and the United States!!!

South Korean cops now say the cyber attack that shut down three major TV broadcasters and three major banks, and disabled 32000 computers, came from IP addresses in three European countries and the U.S.

ROK NPA investigators suspect other countries are involved.  The question now is why were U.S. and South Korean officials so quick to blame China and the DPRK?

International, U.S.

Government Evil: Authoritarian South Korea ranked higher in Democracy than the United States!!!

22 March 2013/10 Jumada l-Ula 1434/02 Farvardin 1391/11 Yi-Mao (2nd month) 4711

According to the 2012 Democracy Index, published on Thursday by the Economist Intelligence Unit, the U.S. supported regime of Republic of Korea (ROK aka South Korea) ranks higher in Democratic values than the United States!

South Korea ranked 31st out of 167 countries/territories.  Both the United States, France, Japan and United Kingdom were ranked below ROK (so much for being the World’s leaders in democracy).

South Korea did see a drop in the Civil Liberties ranking, and their democracy is being called “flawed”.

Scandinavian countries are the tops for democratic values.

Don’t worry, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK aka North Korea) came in last place.

 

 

Business/Economics, International

World War 3: South Korea blames China for latest cyber attack!

21 March 2013/09 Jumada l-Ula 1434/01 Farvardin 1391/10 Yi-Mao (2nd month) 4711

The Republic of Korea’s National Police Agency now says that yesterday’s cyber attack came from a Chinese IP address.

Three major South Korean TV broadcasters and three banks were shut down by hackers using a virus.  Also, more than 32000 computers have been affected and will take up to five days to fully restore them.

ROK cops say they still suspect North Korea as they could have accessed South Korean computers using the Chinese IP.

Business/Economics, International

Mystery Pig Deaths: Bodies found in river now at 13000! Climate change & China’s booming economy & government spending cuts being blamed!

21 March 2013/09 Jumada l-Ula 1434/01 Farvardin 1391/10 Yi-Mao (2nd month) 4711

“People who dispose of carcasses illegally will be fined 2,000 yuan [$322 USD] and detained for seven days!”-Huang Jun, vice-head of Xinfeng township

Chinese media now claims 13000 pig bodies have been pulled from the Huangpu River.  Investigators expect more, but they’re not blaming disease, they’re blaming climate change, low pay for farmers and increasing demand for food.

At this point investigators say the bodies are showing no signs of epidemic type infections.  Many of the pigs had ear brands that linked them back to Zhulin village in Jiaxing city, Zhejiang Province, but officials there deny throwing pigs into the river.  Many people have described the massive pig farming operations as rotting stinking cesspools, they say when you’re on a train you know you’re passing the area just by the smell.

Some farming towns use vats of chemicals to get rid of dead animals, while other towns burn them.  Many townships have official collection points for dead farm animals, but most farmers still dump the bodies in the river.

There is also an official program to subsidize farmers for every animal that dies, yet local media report that local governments have never received the funding to pay for the program.  In fact, and despite China’s booming economy, government spending on farming programs have been cut.

There are also reports that slaughter houses will buy up pigs from mass die offs, so why are so many ending up in the river?

The reality is that the booming Chinese economy is not trickling down to the farmers.  So to increase their cash flow, and meet the increasing demand for food, farmers have been raising more and more animals in the same amount of space.  This increases the spread of disease and other problems: “I’ve been raising pigs for more than six years. Generally, each pig needs at least 1 cubic meter of space. If that space is too crowded, the temperature and humidity of the farm is affected. It also causes changes in the way the pigs eat and drink, their levels of activity and rest. Drainage also becomes a bigger problem.”-Wang Honglai, farmer from Wangzhuangtou village in Cangzhou, Hebei Province

China’s Ministry of Agriculture has ruled the mass die offs are the result of what are normally common farm animal infections, that are getting out of control due to overcrowding and exacerbated by abnormal weather conditions.