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Korea to Introduce New Foreginer Friendly Street Signs
» by GI Korea January 3rd, 2009 at 7:18 am » Comments (4)
I really don't see how this will help foreigners out?: The government will make road signs more foreigner-friendly, the Ministry of Public Administration and Security said Friday. The government will spend ...more »Korean Won to Continue to Fluctuate in 2009
» by GI Korea January 3rd, 2009 at 3:50 am » Comments (19)
If anyone is wondering, it doesn't appear the Korean Won is going to be stabilizing anytime soon: Predicting most worldwide foreign currency trends is, at best, an educated game of ...more »New CIF Facility Opens on Camp Casey
» by GI Korea January 2nd, 2009 at 11:41 pm » Comments (2)
Here is some good news for those of you stationed at Camp Casey: Soldiers at Camp Casey are about to have a much easier time getting field gear, with a ...more »Places in Korea: Hwanseon Cave – Part 1
» by GI Korea January 2nd, 2009 at 4:50 pm » Comments (1)
During our trip to Samcheok in Gangwon Province the sight we most looked forward to checking out is the little known Hwanseon Cave that is known as the largest cave ...more »Picture of the Day: DLP Protesters Receive IV’s
» by GI Korea January 2nd, 2009 at 1:30 pm » Comments (5)
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Jan. 2, SEOUL, South Korea -- Medical staff at the National Assembly give intravenous drip injections to officials and lawmakers of the main opposition Democratic Party ...more »Disproportionate Retaliation?
» by GI Korea January 2nd, 2009 at 10:30 am » Comments (16)
I have to wonder if the cartoonist at the Korea Times would be advocating for South Korea to respond proportionally if North Korea was shooting rockets into Seoul every day?: more »Burma Frees North Korean Defectors
» by GI Korea January 2nd, 2009 at 9:05 am » Comments (1)
Not much good news comes from Burma, but this sure is: Nineteen North Koreans have been released from detention in Myanmar and sent to Thailand, Burmese officials told the U.S.-funded ...more »Plastic Surgery in Korea Down By 40%
» by GI Korea January 2nd, 2009 at 6:19 am » Comments (1)
It looks like the global recession is hitting everyone, including the plastic surgeons: But turmoil coursing through the financial world and then into the global economy has hit South Korea ...more »North Korean Family of Four Defects to South Korea
» by GI Korea January 2nd, 2009 at 3:39 am » Comments (1)
The exodus of refugees from North Korea continues: A North Korean family of four defected to South Korea on Tuesday night and is under questioning by military authorities. The Navy said Wednesday ...more »Over Half of Korean Female Employees Sexually Harrassed
» by GI Korea January 1st, 2009 at 10:50 pm » Comments (1)
When it comes to Korean surveys the usual caveats apply, but I think these results seem believable: A 28-year-old female worker at a public company, who identified herself only by the ...more »
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