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Monthly Archives: January 2008

Korea’s Largest Chinatown to be Built

» by January 31st, 2008 at 9:51 pm » Comments (4)

Looks like Incheon's "Chinatown" will have some competition: The groundbreaking ceremony of Gaoyang Chinatown was held in the city of Gaoyang, South Korea on January 28th. More ...more »

Another “Halliburton Poll”

» by January 31st, 2008 at 5:11 pm » Comments (0)

Is there any polls coming out now that are not secretly funded by this guy? more »

Comparing Red Light Districts in Korea

» by January 31st, 2008 at 10:09 am » Comments (76)

With the Chosun Ilbo concerned about the "worsening" sex trade outside US military installations in Korea, I thought it would be interesting to compare what GI and Korean red light ...more »

Korean Oil Contracts Suspended in Iraq

» by January 31st, 2008 at 6:06 am » Comments (1)

It looks the like the real reason for the existence of the Zaytun unit is having some issues: The Iraqi government has suspended crude oil exports to ...more »

Dubious Poll Claims Over One Million People Have Died in Iraq

» by January 31st, 2008 at 5:37 am » Comments (6)

UPDATE:  Just as I expected don't expect the left to call this poll a "Halliburton Poll: One million Iraqis killed in a "liberation" that they never asked ...more »

USFK to Take Action Against Illegal Gambling

» by January 30th, 2008 at 3:52 pm » Comments (35)

The Stars & Stripes have released today their next report on overseas military gambling and it is filled with lots of juicy information: U.S. Forces Korea is taking stringent new measures ...more »

At Least He Didn’t Learn Martial Arts to Beat Up Cab Drivers

» by January 30th, 2008 at 11:15 am » Comments (7)

Here is a totally a random useless Korea fact for everyone.  I never realized this, but Chuck Norris first began studying martial arts while stationed as an Air Force policeman ...more »

Photo Op or Real Concern?

» by January 30th, 2008 at 7:59 am » Comments (9)

Look who is helping with the oil spill clean up: Robert Kim, a former U.S. navy officer who spent years in prison for spying for his native ...more »

Stars & Stripes Publishes Overseas Gambling Responses

» by January 30th, 2008 at 2:49 am » Comments (14)

Some of you may remember that last month the Stars & Stripes was looking for feedback on gambling allowed on military bases overseas.  Today they have a slew of articles ...more »

Expanding ROK Naval Power to the Indian Ocean

» by January 29th, 2008 at 5:30 pm » Comments (2)

Fascinating posting from Mingi Hyun about the possible expansion of ROK naval power into the Indian Ocean: According to a media report citing an anonymous South Korean ...more »

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