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Monthly Archives: March 2007

US Army Deserter, Deserts Again from ROK Army

» by March 31st, 2007 at 5:31 pm » Comments (2)

The weird deserter case involving a Korean national who enlisted in the US Army and then deserted and then was drafted by the Korean Army has now gotten even weirder: ...more »

Korea to Limit Filipino Workers

» by March 31st, 2007 at 2:19 pm » Comments (13)

The big question is how this effects the juicy girl business?: South Korea may limit the entry of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) due to the rising number ...more »

Things to Do in Korea: Seodaemun Prison

» by March 31st, 2007 at 8:35 am » Comments (15)

One of the most unusual things to do in the Seoul area, is a trip to Dongnimmun Park and Seodaemun Prison. I say unusual simply because you wouldn't think ...more »

Kidnapping Scams Plague Police

» by March 30th, 2007 at 6:46 pm » Comments (1)

How much of a scumbag do you have to be to do something like this?: A particularly annoying trend for law enforcement officials is the growing number ...more »

Teachers in Korea Get No Respect?

» by March 30th, 2007 at 8:55 am » Comments (8)

From the Korea Times: Huh, a 30-year-old teacher, had a rude awakening in his first year at a high school in Kyonggi Province. ``Things ...more »

Former ROK PM Calls for Return of USS Pueblo

» by March 30th, 2007 at 6:39 am » Comments (3)

Via DPRK Studies, come news that former South Korean Prime Minister Lee Hae-chan has called on North Korea to return the USS Pueblo: more »

ROK Drop Receives Sidebar Image

» by March 30th, 2007 at 6:17 am » Comments (0)

I know I have finally made it in the K-blogosphere because I have received an official Big Hominid sidebar image.  Much thanks to Kevin for the shout out. more »

Cab Driver Assaulted in Uijongbu

» by March 28th, 2007 at 5:56 pm » Comments (13)

UPDATE #2: The Stars and Stripes now has an English language report out that clarifies what happened. It was just one soldier involved in the incident and this ...more »

Culture of Flashing Lights

» by March 28th, 2007 at 9:05 am » Comments (1)

There is a good discussion going on over at Lost Nomad over this article about how Korea is looking at changing fire engine colors in order to make them stand ...more »

Evacuating Korea

» by March 28th, 2007 at 6:30 am » Comments (6)

I recently had a request by e-mail to post about what an American expat living in Korea should do in case war was to break out on the peninsula. ...more »

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