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Monthly Archives: March 2009
CNN Profiles Japan’s Suicide Forest
» by GI Korea March 20th, 2009 at 11:36 pm » Comments (3)
This makes me not want to ever hike in this forest in Japan: Taro bought a one-way ticket to the forest, west of Tokyo, Japan. When he got there, he slashed ...more »South Korea Expected to Press Attempted Murder Charges Against GI
» by GI Korea March 20th, 2009 at 7:03 pm » Comments (22)
This should really come as no surprise that attempted murder charges will probably be given to the USFK soldier involved in this month's brutal knife attack: South Korean police will ask ...more »Korea Offers to Join PSI If North Korea Tests Missile
» by GI Korea March 20th, 2009 at 4:56 pm » Comments (4)
This is a pretty strong stand being taken by the South Korean government in response to the suspected North Korean missile test: Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan says South Korea will fully ...more »Picture of the Day: Korea Defeats Japan in WBC
» by GI Korea March 20th, 2009 at 1:47 pm » Comments (2)
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="456" caption="South Korean baseball team players who defeated Japan 4-1 and advanced to the semifinals of the World Baseball Classic are fixing the national flag Taegeukgi on ...more »Confirmed, American Journalists Laura Ling & Euna Lee Detained By North Korea
» by GI Korea March 20th, 2009 at 10:34 am » Comments (18)
ABC News has confirmed that the two American journalists Laura Ling & Euna Lee have been "detained" by North Korean border guards: [caption id="attachment_11924" align="alignnone" width="320" caption="These undated photos show two ...more »Jang Ja-yeon Korea’s OJ Trial???
» by USinKorea March 20th, 2009 at 7:15 am » Comments (3)
This meanders somewhat as I think out loud, so bear with me... I normally just pass over entertainment items - even like the suicide of this actress. I thought to mention ...more »US Tries to Confirm Reports of American Journalists Kidnapped By North Korea
» by GI Korea March 19th, 2009 at 10:18 pm » Comments (2)
It looks like the North Koreans have found yet a new way to heighten tensions with the United States: The United States says it is trying to confirm reports that North ...more »Operation Smoking Dragon: The North Korean Counterfeiting Case Few Care About
» by GI Korea March 19th, 2009 at 4:58 pm » Comments (4)
Via the Korea Economic Reader comes this article on how few people seem to care about North Korea's counterfeiting activities: Maybe I’m wrong about the third line, but two weeks ago ...more »Picture of the Day: Dave Mustaine Taekwondo Goodwill Ambassador
» by GI Korea March 19th, 2009 at 1:05 pm » Comments (2)
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="450" caption="Taekwondo Goodwill Ambassador : U.S. legendary thrash metal band Megadeth leader Dave Mustaine, right, and World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) Secretary General Yang Jin-suk pose Saturday as ...more »US Military Announces Successful Flight Test of THAAD Missile Defense System
» by GI Korea March 19th, 2009 at 10:51 am » Comments (3)
Here is part of the US answer to the possible launch of a North Korean missile: The US military successfully shot down a short-range ballistic missile near Hawaii in a test ...more »
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