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Monthly Archives: August 2006
Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner, Again
» by GI Korea August 31st, 2006 at 7:28 am » Comments (0)
I like Chinese food as much as the next guy, but this is ridiculous: Fighting tooth and nail: Members of civic groups tear the Chinese flag in front of the Chinese ...more »Korean Government Disputes USFK Upkeep Contributions
» by GI Korea August 31st, 2006 at 7:08 am » Comments (0)
First you have a Korean defense official saying the Korean government plans on reducing their yearly contributions to USFK and now the Chosun is reporting a Korean politician saying that ...more »Defense Ministry Wants to Extend Zaytun Mission in Iraq
» by GI Korea August 31st, 2006 at 7:07 am » Comments (0)
The Korean government for some reason seems intent on keeping the Zaytun unit in Iraq for whatever reason: The Korean military¿s Zaytun Unit stationed in the Northern Iraqi town of Irbil ...more »South Korea to Provide Free Physicals to Troops
» by GI Korea August 31st, 2006 at 7:07 am » Comments (0)
From Yonhap: South Korea will provide free physical checkups for all its conscripts starting in 2008 as part of efforts to improve their welfare, government and ruling party officials said Thursday. In ...more »Updated Albums
» by GI Korea August 30th, 2006 at 7:13 am » Comments (0)
Just for everyone's info, I have updated the GI Korea albums, What I Like About Korea, What I Don't Like About Korea, and Only in Korea. These albums continue to ...more »So Much for Being Equal Partners
» by GI Korea August 30th, 2006 at 7:12 am » Comments (0)
Hat tip to Nomad for pointing out this dandy, Kim Kyu-hyun, a Defense Ministry official claimed on a radio program that the Korean government is going to try and reduce ...more »English Teacher Man Hunt in China
» by GI Korea August 28th, 2006 at 10:41 pm » Comments (0)
If anyone thought the English teacher bashing in Korea recently was bad it is nothing compared to what is going in China. The Peking Duck reports about an internet man ...more »Rapist Stays in Army?
» by GI Korea August 27th, 2006 at 11:03 pm » Comments (0)
There is probably more to this story but I find this sentencing very strange: A U.S. soldier was sentenced to five months¿ confinement Friday after being convicted in a court-martial of ...more »Making Big Bucks Blogging
» by GI Korea August 27th, 2006 at 11:02 pm » Comments (0)
Here is an interesting article for fellow bloggers out there to see how much money some bloggers out there are making: With Internet-like speed, blogs have gone from self-indulgent hobbies to ...more »Protesters Happy to See PATRIOTs Go
» by GI Korea August 27th, 2006 at 11:00 pm » Comments (0)
As expected the anti-US groups in Gwangju are quite happy to see the PATRIOT missile unit in Gwangju leave: Protesters are glad to see them go. Supporters want them to stay. ...more »
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