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Monthly Archives: August 2007

Korean Hostages Freed, Allies React, Leftists Rejoice

» by August 31st, 2007 at 6:33 pm » Comments (5)

The remaining Korean hostages have been released and already international reaction to the Korean government's handling of the crisis has been extremely critical with Canada leading the way: In a move ...more »

Soldiers Fined for Trademark Violations

» by August 31st, 2007 at 7:02 am » Comments (4)

I actually posted on this last month about how trademark violations was a strange offense to be convicted of in Korea and now the Stars and Stripes has the details ...more »

Soldiers Assist Injured Driver

» by August 30th, 2007 at 4:20 pm » Comments (2)

This seems to happen quite a bit in Korea and I'm glad that at least the Stars and Stripes publishes it: Jasen was one of a dozen ...more »

Excavation Team at No Gun Ri Comes Up Empty

» by August 30th, 2007 at 9:40 am » Comments (14)

I can't say I'm not surprised: The search for the remains of victims of a U.S. massacre during the 1950-53 Korean War is likely to end Wednesday with no remains found, ...more »

Korean Hostage Crisis Day 41

» by August 29th, 2007 at 6:03 pm » Comments (4)

UPDATE #3: The South Korean government is coming under increasing criticism for their handling of the hostage crisis: South Korea's Munhwa Ilbo newspaper wrote that the handling ...more »

Korea Finder #50

» by August 29th, 2007 at 12:50 pm » Comments (10)

Who can name who this man is?: more »

NLL Will Not Be Negotiated During Summit

» by August 29th, 2007 at 6:21 am » Comments (2)

Well it looks like the military has been able to prevent President Roh from at least giving up Korean territory during the summit: The government has decided ...more »

Kim Byung-hyun on the Move Again

» by August 28th, 2007 at 12:58 pm » Comments (4)

Kim Byung-hyun must live in an RV the way he gets shipped around the Major League: South Korean star pitcher Kim Byung-hyun re-signed with Major League Baseball's ...more »

Kim Jong-nam Back in Pyongyang

» by August 28th, 2007 at 8:41 am » Comments (15)

It appears the "Dear Son" is back in favor with the "Dear Leader": The eldest son of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, Kim Jong-nam (36) has returned ...more »

North Korea Ups Death Toll from Flood

» by August 28th, 2007 at 6:35 am » Comments (0)

North Korea is now saying 600 people died from the floods this month and updated their damage assessment across the country from the floods.  I am still maintaining that these ...more »

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