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Monthly Archives: January 2009
Picture of the Day: Ajushi & His Oxen
» by GI Korea January 26th, 2009 at 11:55 am » Comments (1)
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="462" caption="A Korean farmer plows his field using oxen deep in Korea's Gangwon Province."][/caption] You can read more about this picture here. more »Donald Kirk On Obama’s Absence of A North Korea Policy
» by GI Korea January 26th, 2009 at 5:42 am » Comments (10)
I guess you can say great minds think alike ;-) because I have noticed the same thing which is the Obama administration's lack of a North Korea policy: [caption id="" align="alignright" ...more »ROK Drop Weekly Linklets – 25JAN09
» by GI Korea January 25th, 2009 at 1:40 pm » Comments (1)
The Koreas It is official, the Gypsy Scholar is the foremost expert in all of Korea in the science of Fan Death after being published in Esquire Magazine. Does anyone have any ...more »Picture of the Day: Lunar New Year in Korea
» by GI Korea January 25th, 2009 at 11:20 am » Comments (0)
[caption id="attachment_10856" align="alignnone" width="350" caption="A couple with their young children visit their hometown to celebrate the lunar New Year on Friday. Chosun Ilbo"][/caption] more »Picture Released of Kim Jong-il Meeting with Chinese Officials
» by GI Korea January 25th, 2009 at 6:46 am » Comments (10)
Kim Jong-il is definitely looking much healthier now a days much to the glee of the Hankyoreh: [caption id="attachment_10891" align="alignnone" width="424" caption="In this photo distributed by China’s official Xinhua news agency, ...more »North Korea Threatens War Again
» by GI Korea January 25th, 2009 at 4:02 am » Comments (0)
If anyone cares (no I didn't think so), North Korea is threatening war with South Korea again: North Korea on Saturday denounced military exercises carried out by South Korea in ...more »Kim’s Son Speaks About Succession After Father’s Death
» by GI Korea January 24th, 2009 at 10:56 pm » Comments (1)
The only person in North Korea fatter then Kim Jong-il, his son Kim Jong-nam recently addressed questions concerning his father during a trip to China: North Korean leader Kim Jong-il's eldest ...more »Picture of the Day: Snowboarding in Gangwon-do
» by GI Korea January 24th, 2009 at 1:17 pm » Comments (2)
[caption id="attachment_10783" align="alignnone" width="334" caption="Competitors in a qualifying match for men??s half pipe show their skills at the FIS Snowboard World Championships in Hoengseong in Gangwon Province. (Yonhap News) ...more »Places in Korea: Seoul’s Deoksu Palace
» by GI Korea January 24th, 2009 at 10:48 am » Comments (7)
Introduction Seoul is filled with many palaces that are all a little unique in their own way and worth checking out. However, what makes the relatively small Deoksu Palace stand out ...more »Lunar New Year Traffic in Korea
» by GI Korea January 24th, 2009 at 2:29 am » Comments (5)
All of you hitting the road this weekend, beware: Those leaving Seoul for their provincial home over the lunar New Year would be wise to avoid 6 a.m. to noon on ...more »
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